초임작업치료사와 선임작업치료사에서 인지영역의 핵심실무역량에 대한 인식 수준 비교

Comprehension Level of Core Practice Competency of Cognitive Domain in First-time Occupational Therapist and Senior Occupational Therapist

This study was to examine the comprehension level of core practice competency of cognitive domain in first-time occupational therapist and senior occupational therapist. This study conducted questionnaire survey targeting initial occupational therapists with less than 3 years of clinical experience and senior occupational therapists with more than 5 years of clinical experience for adult patients working in domestic medical institutions and the data collected from 223 therapists were used for analysis. The analysis result showed that, in the distribution of initial occupational therapists group and senior occupational therapists group according to general characteristics of the study participants, there was a significant difference in such items as age, level of education, type of workplace, and clinical experience. The differences in recognition level of the initial occupational therapist group and the senior occupational therapist group, the level of the core practice competency in occupational therapy of the initial occupational therapists evaluated by the senior occupational therapist group showed statistically lower results in all items. Therefore, there is a discordance between the core practice competency acquired through university education and the core practice competency required in the clinical field. It is necessary to suggest the right direction of clinical education in clinical fields.