Educator
The role of the educator involves physiotherapists applying learning principles and strategies relevant to the practice context to facilitate learning by other professionals, students, clients, relevant others, funders and/or insurers, communities and governments.
Browse our list of resources below to upskill in this area.
Try our Competency Self-Assessment Questionnaire to rate your confidence on the 7 core physiotherapy competencies. If you find areas where you need to upskill, add these to your Professional Development Plan. Learn more about Educator Competencies.
Learning Resources
Teaching on the Run
Teaching on the Run is an award winning, online programme designed for busy clinicians or supervisors who want to upskill in education and clinical supervision ‘on the run’. A series of 9, short online modules covers:
- Planning learning
- Clinical supervision
- Clinical teaching
- Assessment fundamentals
- Skills teaching
- Effective group teaching
- Supporting learners
- Facilitating interprofessional learning
- Improving communication skills
For more information on this programme go to: https://www.tellcentre.org/home or contact Margaret Potter [email protected]
Podcasts
Learning Uncut: Elevate 05: Building Learning Culture – Nigel Paine
How to build a culture of learning in the workplace. The importance of building an organisational learning strategy to help your staff learn on the job and grow your business.
https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-05-building-learning-culture/
New Zealand Physiotherapy Board Resources
A full list of the Physiotherapy Standards can be found here.