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Sports Physiotherapy for All
Development of Sports Physiotherapy Competencies
Leonardo da Vinci Open Day MECC Maastricht 16/12/04
Cathy Bulley Research Fellow,
SPA Project
Presentation Outline…
• Benchmarking• SPA Project participants• Development of the competencies: stages in the process contributions of different SPA Project
participantslessons from experience• The next stage
Benchmarking
Competencies and Standards
Competencies:
Behaviours comprised of specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to achieve the description of the professional and corresponding accreditation(i.e. Sports Physiotherapist)
Measurable Standards:
Minimum threshold levels of achievement in relation to learning outcomes and corresponding competencies that will ensure a professional has achieved the expected level of ability to meet the description
Benchmark: Description of a Professionali.e. Sports Physiotherapist
Purposes of Benchmarking
Purposes of Benchmarking
benchmarking for educators: course content and level
international mobility through harmonisation in the demonstration of competencies
transparency between employers and employees (sports organisations, clubs, recreational facilities, athletes)
greater structure to career progression for sports physiotherapists – identification of learning needs
SPA Project
• Core Group different contributions
• Expert Group at different stages in
• Advisors the process:
• Consultants these will be outlined
• Employees with some examples
• Partners of our learning
Development of the Competencies
1) Initial decisions: concepts and framework
2) Sports physiotherapy themes: collection and theming of international documentation
3) Definition and description of sports physiotherapy
4) Theme confirmation
5) Establishing competency areas
6) Writing the competencies
7) Review process
1) Initial decisions
DescriptionDecisions regarding:
competency framework, conceptualisation, level;
ContributorsConsultant, Researcher
Core Group;
Confirmed by Expert Group
LessonsReliance on the consultant and researcher at this stage – important that they worked together.
Debates surrounded: accreditation or registration; understanding of Master’s level.
2) Sports physiotherapy themes
DescriptionCollection of international documentation relating to sports physiotherapy practice and education
ContributorsSPA Partners
Researcher work package 1
Administrator
Lessons Slow response - ? time delay between agreement from partners and start of the project Issues regarding intellectual property.
The request sent before the researcher was employed (+); administration was very important;
3) Definition & Description
DescriptionDefinition and description: what is unique about sports physiotherapy? (extensions of roles, distinct roles)
ContributorsExpert Group
Facilitators from Core Group
Researcher
Lessons• Issues regarding professional boundaries (continued during the writing of competencies)• Master’s degree or Master’s level?
4) Theme confirmation
DescriptionRigorous checking of the themes for comprehensiveness, clarification of themes
ContributorsConfirmed by Expert Group
Facilitators from Core Group
Researcher
Lessonse.g. theme: psychological techniques: clarified that sports physiotherapists should be aware of them but must be aware of scope of practice and referral criteria
5) Establishing competency areas
DescriptionThemes allocated to roles in the framework (group), then grouped within roles (pairs) competency areas (18)
ContributorsExpert Group
Facilitators from Core Group
Researcher
LessonsThis worked well, increasing the efficiency of the two days:
1) Framework
2) Teamwork with facilitator and researcher: regular synthesis of progress to keep momentum
6) Writing the competencies
DescriptionCompetencies based on themes grouped within roles; narrowed down further with identification of overlap (14)
ContributorsConsultant, Researcher,
Coordinator of
work package 1
Lessons• Efficient – ensured that deadlines were met• Face-to-face contact between consultant and researcher was important• Deadlines were tight
7) Review process
DescriptionDraft 1 review Draft 2 review Draft 3 (11) vote by Int. Federation of Sports Physiotherapy
ContributorsEveryone! Researcher, Administrator, Webmaster (draft 1: project participants, draft 2: public consultation)
Lessons• Response to web distribution less engagement than expected, but positive result next stage: dissemination strategy• Deadlines: required established working relationships
Next steps…
• Second phase of work package 1: standards Deadlines decided by the next IFSP General
Meeting (June 2005)
• Workpackage 2: audit toolkit working closely together – Input from later work packages is necessary during
earlier work to ensure coherence