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New Graduates’ Experiences in Paediatric Private Practice: Learning to Make Intervention Decisions

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Background. Challenges with clinical decision-making are common among new graduate occupational therapists. There is limited research exploring their experiences of learning to make intervention decisions. Purpose. To explore new graduates’… Click to show full abstract

Background. Challenges with clinical decision-making are common among new graduate occupational therapists. There is limited research exploring their experiences of learning to make intervention decisions. Purpose. To explore new graduates’ experiences of learning to make intervention decisions in pediatric private practice. Method. A case study approach, involving a range of data sources, explored the experiences of 11 new graduates and three experienced occupational therapists working in Australian private practices. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Findings. Themes pervading new graduates’ decision-making experiences were: “being seen as capable and competent,” “similar and familiar,” and “specialist versus generalist positions.” Contextual influences contributed to new graduates utilizing their support networks and personal experiences in addition to workplace supports. Implications. It is vital to balance private practice business demands with opportunities for new graduates to engage with experienced occupational therapists and professional communities of practice to assist their learning to make intervention decisions.

Keywords: practice; intervention decisions; make intervention; new graduates; learning make

Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Year Published: 2022

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