兒童新生兒領域物理治療之教育精進

A Preliminary Report on the Core Competencies in Pediatric Physical Therapy Courses of Entry-Level Physical Therapist Education in Taiwan

10.6215/FJPT.202409_49(3).0004

徐碧真(Bih-Jen Hsue)；吳盈瑾(Ying-Chin Wu)；劉天慧(Tiu-Wai Lau)

新生兒 ； 物理治療 ； 核心能力 ； 教育目標 ； newborn ； physical therapy ； core competency ； educational goals

物理治療

49卷3期（2024 / 09 / 01）

135 - 145

繁體中文;英文

隨著新生兒及產科醫療照護的進步，新生兒物理治療師的需求也日益增加。新生兒是在生理、行為和發展方面相對脆弱性的嬰兒。特別是在環境複雜的重症加護病房（Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU）的新生兒，對治療師和實習學生都是很大的挑戰。本文的目的是（1）了解歐美先進國家入門級（entry level）物理治療學系有關新生兒物治療的課程，及新生兒物理治療師的教育目標和核心能力；（2）了解目前臺灣醫院新生兒物理治療的執行和臨床教學情況；（3）進而對臺灣的兒童新生兒領域物理治療教育提出具體建議。在搜尋美、加、英、澳等國，共63所大學的物理治療系的兒童物理治療相關課程，參考了美國物理治療學會兒童組、英國兒童特許物理治療協會的新生兒物理治療臨床指引，和初步分析了臺灣15家醫院新生兒物理治療的臨床業務內容及臨床教學情形後，本文針對臺灣新生兒領域物理治療提出一個初步但具體的專業教育課程及教育目標。

As neonatal and obstetric medical care advances, the need for neonatal physical therapists increases. Newborns are infants who are relatively vulnerable physiologically, behaviorally, and developmentally. Especially neonates in the complex environment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) pose a great challenge to both therapists and intern students. The purpose of this article is to (1) explore the neonatal physical therapy courses in entry-level physical therapy in advanced countries in Europe and North America, as well as the educational goals and core competencies of neonatal physical therapists; (2) understand the current implementation and clinical teaching of neonatal physical therapy in Taiwan hospitals; (3) and then put forward specific suggestions for the neonatal physical therapy in the course of pediatric physical therapy in Taiwan. After searching for the related courses of pediatric physical therapy in 63 universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries, referring to guidelines of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapist of the United Kingdom, and looking into the data of 15 hospitals that practice neonatal physical therapy and provide clinical practicum /teaching, this article proposes a preliminary but specific professional education curriculum and goals for neonatal physical therapy in Taiwan.