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Access, Agency and Abilities

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Health Practice Relationships

Part of the book series: Practice, Education, Work and Society ((PEWS))

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Central to health practice is the aim to use professional knowledge and capabilities in the service of others (Higgs, 2012). The inherent humanness of health practice highlights the importance of health practice relationships in shaping individuals’ access, agency and abilities for the achievement of meaningful health outcomes.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia

    Narelle Patton BAppSc(Phty), MHSc, PhD

  2. School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

    David Nicholls PhD, MA, GradDipPhys

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  1. Narelle Patton BAppSc(Phty), MHSc, PhD
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia

    Joy Higgs

  2. The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia

    Anne Croker

  3. The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Mountain Mobile Physiotherapy Service, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia

    Diane Tasker

  4. Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Westmead Hospital, The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia

    Jill Hummell

  5. The Education For Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia

    Narelle Patton

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Patton, N., Nicholls, D. (2014). Access, Agency and Abilities. In: Higgs, J., Croker, A., Tasker, D., Hummell, J., Patton, N. (eds) Health Practice Relationships. Practice, Education, Work and Society. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-788-9_11

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