Physiotherapy Practitioner
The physiotherapist practitioner role sits at the intersection of all core competencies. The practitioner sits at the nucleus of all integrated aspects of the Physiotherapy practice. Physiotherapy practitioners apply their integrated knowledge, skills and professional values to individuals and groups in the promotion of health and provision of culturally responsive, evidence-informed, high-quality and safe person-centred management.
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 Physiotherapy Practitioner Competencies.
Physio Academy Learning Resources:
Physio Academy has a range of courses covering many clinical practice areas. Search our learning content for a course type, specific topic or instructor and find a course that suits your level of learning or click on the topics below to browse the learning resources in each area.
Categories
Cultural Competency
Self-Assessment tool from the NZ Physiotherapy Board
This is a link to the NZ Physiotherapy Board webpage where you can find a self-assessment tool, video, pdf download and list of specific cultural competencies and suggestions for how you can go about improving cultural comptetency.
This is a fantastic resource with many useful links that explains how physiotherapists may demonstrate their cultural safety and competence to interact effectively and respectfully with health consumers who identify as Māori (ngā kiritaki hauora Māori).
Click here to go to the Cultural Competency Self Assessment and Resources page.
Online cultural competency training
Mauriora
Mauriora Associates offers short online training courses to help meet your annual practising certificate requirements. These are available on our website mauriora.co.nz. The courses include Cultural Competency and The Treaty of Waitangi and Healthcare. Some of their courses are linked below.
Foundation Course in Cultural Competency (Maori) (FREE): https://mauriora.co.nz/
Foundation Course in Maori Healthcare and the Treaty of Waitangi (paid): https://mauriora.co.nz/
ACC Cultural Competency Guide
These sessions are presented by Mauri Ora Principals and health sector experts Dr Peter Jansen and Dr Riripeti Haretuku. In the webinar, they'll outline changes within the guidance that align with current cultural safety approaches across Aotearoa and bring a te ao Māori lens to its application to ACC’s health and rehabilitation services.
Click here to watch the free online webinar and view other cultural resources.
NZ Physiotherapy Board Resources
Physiotherapy Standards of Practice
Physiotherapy 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.
A full list of the Physiotherapy Standards can be found here: [add hyper link to text] https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards
Cervical spine manipulation standard: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards/cervical-manipulation-standard |
Cultural competence standard: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards/cultural-competence-standard |
Giving advice about medications: |
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Informed consent: |
https://www.physioboard.org.nz/standards/physiotherapy-standards/informed-consent-standard |
Non-treating physiotherapists performing assessments of patients for third parties: |