THE TRAINING PACKAGES DEVELOPMENT ON PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINICAL TEACHINGFOR CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
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This research aimed to develop the training packages on physical therapy clinical teaching for Clinical Instructor. The research design was mixed method approach: qualitative method was used to collect baseline information, draft the training packages and quantitative method was used to evaluate the training packages. The results showed that at present, training on physical therapy clinical teaching for clinical Instructor was not enough. Clinical instructors were acting as a practitioner role more than a clinical instructor role. The main problems were inappropriate supervision in clinical practice, inefficient questioning technique, and insufficient teaching in clinical reasoning. Training on techniques and methods of clinical teaching were needed; especially analysis of patient’s problem. The content of the draft of the training packages on physical therapy clinical teaching for clinical Instructor was teaching in clinical reasoning which consisted of one instruction handbook and five training packages books. There were three phases of training: preparation of training, training and post training. A phase of training takes one day. The teaching clinical reasoning had six steps: planning for collect patient’s data, formulating initial hypothesis and planning for objective examination, revising hypothesis, planning for treatment, planning for reassessment and reflection. The draft of the training packages were rated in highest level in 11 items for appropriateness and highest level in all items for accuracy.
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