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Wilson, Richard D.; Lewis, Steven A.; Murray, Patrick K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: There is little information about how increases in the rehabilitation therapist workforce have been distributed over the nation. There is evidence that rural areas continue to face a shortage of trained rehabilitation providers. There has also been little attention to therapist distribution in non-rural settings where health professionals…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Labor Supply, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
Effgen, Susan K.; Myers, Christine Teeters; Myers, Doug – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2007
Each year, the United States Department of Education collects data on the number of children with disabilities and the number of service providers meeting their needs in the educational system. The purpose of this investigation was to reanalyze the U.S. Department of Education data to determine state and regional ratios of physical therapists and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
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Anderson, Marcia K.; Bacon, Victoria L. – College Quarterly, 2006
In 1975, the American College of Sports Medicine began recommending the integration of change theory in the delivery of health-related and rehabilitation-based programs in which exercise prescription was a major part. The Stages of Change Model has been well integrated into the core curricula in the United States for many health care…
Descriptors: Sports Medicine, Integrated Curriculum, Focus Groups, Minimum Competencies