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http://dx.doi.org/10.18064/JKASI.2022.20.1.26

Investigating Professional Competency and the Needs of Training for Occupational Therapists Using Sensory Integration Interventions  

Jung, Hyerim (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Baekseok University)
Lee, Ji-Hyun (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, U1 University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration / v.20, no.1, 2022 , pp. 26-38 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : The aim of this study was to determine the priority competency by analyzing the importance, performance, and educational requirements of occupational therapists to develop a competency in performing sensory integration intervention. Methods : Occupational therapists were surveyed by gender, age, educational background, work location, occupational therapy experience, and sensory integration therapy experience. The difference was investigated through the importance-performance analysis of competency, and the priority of the competency was investigated using the Borich demand analysis method. Results : The therapists recognized professional competency as the most important, whereas performance was the least important. In all sub-competencies, the importance was high, but the performance was low. As a result, the education requirement was highest for professional competency. The importance-performance analysis revealed that professional competency was the area requiring the most urgent improvement. As a result of the Borich demand analysis, statistically significant differences between the importance of all competencies and the actual performance. The most significant difference was found in the professional competency group. Conclusion : The occupational therapists in this study who performed sensory integration interventions recognized professional competency as the most important but most lacking in actual clinical practice. The results of this study will be used as guidelines for developing competency-based sensory integrated intervention curricula.
Keywords
Competency; Education needs; Importance; Performance; Sensory integration intervention;
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