Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-29-2012

Keywords

kinesiology, allied health professions, clinical care

Abstract

Formerly a self-governed profession, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, kinesiology was designated a regulated profession under the Regulated Health Professions Act (1991). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of current health delivery agents to the regulation of kinesiology. An 18-item survey was used to collect data, and a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) framework was used for analysis. The data indicated that kinesiology provides a unique expertise adding to client and patient care and is a needed partner within the multidisciplinary health environment. Similarly, despite the need for the profession to clearly define, delineate, and promote its scope of practice to professionals and to the public, there are increased opportunities that exist within the health care sector, particularly in chronic disease prevention. The addition of kinesiology as a regulated health profession was not considered to be a threat by existing key stakeholders.

Comments

26 October 2015: At the time of publication, Sheridan College author Kerry Braniff was associated with Lakehead University.

Faculty

Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies

School

School of Applied Health

Journal

Health

Version

Publisher's version

Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication

yes

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Terms of Use for Works posted in SOURCE.

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Original Publication Citation

Braniff, K., Montelpare, W. & McPherson, M. (2012). Assessing the relative perspective of the regulation of kinesiologists among other health professionals. Health, 4, 464-469. doi: 10.4236/health.2012.48074.

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