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http://dx.doi.org/10.18064/JKASI.2022.20.2.1

Educational Needs and Self-Assessment for Competency of Newly Employed Therapists Using Sensory Integration Intervention  

Lee, Ji-Hyun (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, U1 University)
Jung, Hyerim (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Baekseok University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration / v.20, no.2, 2022 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : This study aimed to investigate the importance, performance, and educational needs of sensory integration intervention competency for newly employed therapists who use sensory integration intervention. Methods : The general characteristics, importance, performance, and educational needs of sensory integration intervention competency were investigated for therapists with less than three years of experience in sensory integration intervention. Educational needs and rankings were identified through Borich needs analysis. Results : The competency cluster that newly employed therapists perceived as the most important but with the lowest performance level was "Expertise," and the demand of the "Expertise" competency cluster was also the highest in the analysis of educational needs. The difference in importance and performance in all sub-competencies was statistically significant. In the Borich needs analysis, the rank of educational needs was derived as follows: "Evaluation skill" (5.56), "Analysis skill" (5.50), and "Overall knowledge of occupational therapy" (5.47). Conclusion : It was found that the newly employed therapist using sensory integration intervention recognized professional competency as the most important, while also recognizing that their professional competency was low. Accordingly, education to enhance professional competency was most needed. This study presented basic data for the direction of education to strengthen competency in consideration of the educational needs of newly employed therapists.
Keywords
Competency; Education needs; Newly employed therapists; Sensory integration intervention;
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