英國視障者的物理治療教育

Physical Therapy Education for the Visually Impaired in the United Kingdom

胡名霞(Ming-Hsia Hu)

《Journal of Medical Education》 4卷3期 (2000/09) Pp. 275-284

https://doi.org/10.6145/jme.200009_4(3).0002

摘要

國內視障團體多年來朝向進入醫療體系內進行按摩工作之目標而努力，英國的視障者已經由一百多年前只能從事按摩業幷遭社會輕視的歷史中走過，目前英國物理治療學會的會員中約有2%爲視障者，從事臨床物理治療師、物理治療教師、物理治療主管等職位。此外，英國視障者的物理治療教育也由過去的特殊教育制度，到現今回歸至主流學校。本文報導英國皇家盲人協會之物理治療資源中心及英國物理治療學會關於視障物理治療師之相關資訊，以瞭解當地視障者進入物理治療教育體系以及畢業後進入職場之歷史與現况。

關鍵字

視覺障礙 ； 物理治療 ； 高等教育

並列摘要

Physical therapy to date has not been a popular career choice for the visually impaired in Taiwan. Approximately 2500 visually-impaired people who were aged between 15 and 29 years were registered in 1996 in Taiwan. Many of these students graduated from a special school for the visually impaired and became masseuses. This article reports on the physical therapy education for visually-impaired students in the United Kingdom(UK).In the UK, the visually impaired students began their career as masseuses after graduating from special schools. The massage-training program in the UK gradually expanded in curriculum content and became the North London School of Physiotherapy in 1978. Since 1993, however, all visually impaired students have entered mainstream physical therapy schools for their education towards attaining physical therapists status. The advantages and disadvantages of special education versus inclusive education for the visually-impaired person choosing physical therapy as their career discussed. It is recommended that mainstream physical therapy schools in Taiwan eliminate the current restriction on enrollment of the visually impaired, thus making physical therapy a possible career choice for visually impaired people. (Full text in Chinese)

並列關鍵字

physical therapy ； visually impaired ； education