Browse our list of resources below to upskill in this area.
Try our Competency Self-Assessment Quiz and 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.
Physio Academy Learning Resources:
Online and other learning resources from Physio Academy instructors.
Webinars
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The Tricky Scapula
Course4.5 average rating (2 reviews)FREE | Access 12 months | Scapula dyskinesis can be ‘tricky’ to treat and some people have persistent pain or shoulder instability despite extensive treatment. Is sensory perception the forgotten link in rehabilitation?
Free
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
CourseWatch this pre-recorded CRPS Webinar | Access for 12 months. Dr Tracey Pons, PhD, NZRPS (Pain) presents the diagnostic criteria for a CRPS diagnosis and a conceptual clinical model for the Physiotherapy management of CRPS.
$20
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Physiotherapy and Mental Health
CourseFREE | Access: 12 months | In this webinar, Tracey talks about how physiotherapists can help people with physical injuries who struggle with their mental health.
Free
Other Learning Resources
New Zealand Law
Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights |
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0078/latest/whole.html |
Health Information Privacy Code |
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Retention of Health Information Regulations |
http://legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0343/latest/DLM225616.html |
NZ Physiotherapy Board Resources
Physiotherapy Board Standards of Practice
A full list of the Physiotherapy Standards can be found here.
Aotearoa NZ Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. |
This provides a foundation for the professional behaviour expected of physiotherapists in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Professional Standards: |
These standards detail the expected minimum standards of practice in physiotherapy in New Zealand. Combined with the Aotearoa NZ Code of Ethics and practice thresholds, they describe what the public and the profession expect of a competent physiotherapist. |
Cultural competence standard: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards/cultural-competence-standard |
Involvement of an additional person during a consultation: |
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Physiotherapists practicing in a defined field of interest: |
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Serious event: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards/serious-event-standard |
Sexual and emotional boundaries: |
Physiotherapy New Zealand Physiotherapy Board Resources
Physiotherapy Board Complaints Processes: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/about-us/complaints-notifications |
To register a complaint or concern: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/about-us/complaints-notifications/register-a-complaint-or-concern |