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Professional Preparation for Practice

A Pragmatic Overview

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Part of the book series: Practice, Education, Work and Society ((PEWS,volume 7))

Abstract

Professional preparation for practice is a complexity of knowledge, inquiry, aspirations and culture that spans a multitude of fields. Regardless of the professional field under consideration, the goal is the same – to prepare students to become practitioners in the profession. In this chapter, we focus on four main areas as a pragmatic overview to preparation for professional practice: (1) a brief history of professional preparation for practice in the United States, (2) based upon metaphor, a descriptive model, related to professional preparation for practice, and (3) issues pertaining to preparation for professional practice, culminating in a revised model. The chapter ends with (4) a summary and key considerations for the future of professional preparation for practice.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dean of the Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

    Charlotte Brasic Royeen PhD, OTR/L

  2. Department of Occupational Therapy Samson College of Health Sciences, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Professor and chairperson Paula Kramer PhD, OTR

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Editors and Affiliations

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

    Joy Higgs

  2. Health Sciences Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    Dale Sheehan

  3. Academic Practice and Student Experience, University of East London, United Kingdom

    Julie Baldry Currens

  4. Ontario School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Canada

    Will Letts

  5. Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University, United States of America

    Gail M. Jensen

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Royeen, C.B., Kramer, P. (2013). Professional Preparation for Practice. In: Higgs, J., Sheehan, D., Currens, J.B., Letts, W., Jensen, G.M. (eds) Realising Exemplary Practice-Based Education. Practice, Education, Work and Society, vol 7. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-188-7_3

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