Thanks (or blame) goes to Kate Waterworth for finding these gems. Click on the image for the full magic. … [Read more...] about Poststructuralism explained with hipster beards
Critical perspective on client-centred practice
A few weeks ago, I posted up a blog from Hybrid Pedagogy that shed some light on what it means to be critical. With perfect timing, Karen Whalley Hammell (author of Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation and honorary under cover member of the Critical Physiotherapy Network), has published a new paper in the Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (access the abstract here) Although the paper is directed at an occupational therapy readership, there's a lot in the paper for physiotherapists to reflect on. Karen is very keen to share thoughts and ideas about the paper (you can find her contact details in the list of CPN members). … [Read more...] about Critical perspective on client-centred practice
Qualitative research for mere mortals #1
There's a lot more qualitative research being produced by physiotherapists today, which is gratifying because for a long time it looked like the profession might be stuck in an endless loop of clinical trials on hamstring stretching, and the last thing the profession needs right now is more trials on hamstring stretching. But there's still a dire need for more qualitative research in physiotherapy, and especially good quality research, which can sometimes be in short supply. How many times have you read a piece of qualitative research and thought that the authors were just telling you what you already knew? You know the kind of thing I mean: an interview-based study of people's experience … [Read more...] about Qualitative research for mere mortals #1