From: Physiotherapy clinical educators’ perceptions of student fitness to practise
Q1. Approximately, how many years have you been practising as a physiotherapist? 0–1 year; >1-3 years; >3-5 years; >5-10 years; 10+ years | |
Q2. Approximately, how many students did you “supervise” (i.e. you were involved in marking the student’s APP) in 2012? 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5;6–10; 11–15; >15 | |
Q3. Approximately how many of these students had FTP issues? For example clinical competence, professional behaviour, physical or mental health issues that impacted on a students’ ability to perform the functions of a clinician safely and effectively. 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5;6–10; 11–15; >15 | |
Q4. In 2012, the students with FTP issues were managed (grade each of the following using a 5 point Likert scale, 1 = never, 5 = always) alone +/− departmental staff members (including manager); with input from Health Service co-ordinator; with input from campus based university staff). | |
Q5. What are the signs that typically alert you to a potential FTP issue? (free text). | |
Q6. What type of FTP concerns have your students experienced? Select one or more of clinical competence; professional behaviour; physical health; mental health; other (please explain, free text) | |
Q7. Could any of the FTP issues have been avoided? Yes; no; not applicable (no FTP concerns) If yes, how these might have been avoided (free text). | |
Q8. Can you give some examples of how FTP issues have impacted on client care? (free text). | |
Q9. Can you give some examples of how student FTP issues impact on your work as a clinical educator? (free text). | |
Q10. Do student FTP issues affect your work satisfaction? yes; no. If yes, in what way? (free text) | |
Q11. How confident did you feel to manage the different types of FTP issues listed? Rate each of the following using a 10 point Likert scale, 1 = extremely non confident to 10 = extremely confident: clinical competence; professional behaviour; physical health; mental health. Comment on the strategies used (free text). | |
Q12. How comfortable did you feel to manage the different types of FTP issues listed? Rate each of the following using a 10 point Likert scale, 1 = extremely non confident to 10 = extremely confident: clinical competence; professional behaviour; physical health; mental health. Comment on the strategies used (free text). |