The Present Status and Recognition of Physical Therapy Clinical Practice

물리치료 임상실습 교육의 현황과 인식

Purpose : This study is performed to investigate the status and recognition of the education for physical therapy clinical practice. Method : This study used a descriptively designed survey in which 328 clinical instructor, 55 professors and 404 college trainee students in Korea are participated. The research instruments developed by Kim(2004) and Park(1997) are used. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS/PC+12.0. Results : 1. Trainees are in favor of practicing in the university hospital, but more needed to practice in various clinical institutions. 2. Clinical practice period is 400-600 hours. The time of clinical practice has been shifted to the summer vacation, so it is needed to be scattered along semester evenly. 3. The categories of diseases should be determined, by which trainees to experience the assessment and treatment through clinical practice. 4. For the case of accident during clinical practicing, an insurance contract is required for trainees. 5. Through school and clinical institutions, the common and standardized clinical practice manuals or instructions are needed. Conclusion : Clinical institutions and college for student training to improve efficiency are forced to study systematically.