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Supervision of qualified community rehabilitation workers
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 57, No 1 | a489 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v57i1.489
| © 2018 Monika Petrick, Kasenga Sichangwa, Mark Collinson, Katherine Pickford
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 August 2018 | Published: 28 February 2001
Submitted: 30 August 2018 | Published: 28 February 2001
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Monika Petrick, Wits-Tintswalo Community Rehabilitation, Research and Education programme, South AfricaKasenga Sichangwa, Wits-Tintswalo Community Rehabilitation, Research and Education programme, South Africa
Mark Collinson, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
Katherine Pickford, Physiotherapy Department, Tintswalo Hospital, South Africa
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Supervisors of Community Rehabilitation Workers (CRWs) have a critical role to play in supporting and developing the skills and effectiveness of CRWs. This paper reports on research conducted by the Wits/Tintswalo Community Rehabilitation, Research and Education (CORRE) Programme amongst past and present supervisors of qualified CRWs. The aim was to understand different approaches used in supervision, the problems encountered and possible solutions, and the perceived impact of CRWs within rehabilitation services.
Thirteen supervisors of qualified CRWs completed a postal or hand delivered questionnaire, which contained a range of open-ended and semi-structured questions. The findings included the supervision activities, the problems around supervision and the benefit of a CRW service. The need for community based rehabilitation (CBR) practice protocols and standards was highlighted.
These findings were one of a series of steps towards the development of a CBR management manual for the Northern Province.
Keywords
Supervision; Community Rehabilitation Workers (CRW’s); Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR); Wits/Tintswalo Community Rehabilitation; Research And Education Programme (CORRE)
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