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Since graduating in 1986, Kay worked in Sydney for several years, in the area of paediatrics, before taking up a position as departmental head and paediatric physiotherapist in Young. Her particular areas of interest are paediatrics, and working with patients with chronic and complex conditions. She is a rural practitioner by choice and experience.

Roles

• Lecturer in Physiotherapy,
• Clinical Coordinator 1st & 2nd years

Teaching

a) Experience in developing and teaching subjects using a Problem Based Learning approach, in which learning is achieved through the process of working through a problem to reach an understanding or resolution of that problem.

b) Experience in the design and conduct of workplace learning experiences for students in the field of paediatric physiotherapy, again based on the PBL approach to learning.

Subject Delivery

• PHS300 Integrated Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
• PHS302 Neurology and Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice
• PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency
• Clinical Coordinator for first and second year students
• Clinical Educator for fourth year students

Innovations in Teaching

Key areas of focus in innovations in teaching are on a) increasing the incorporation of technology into PBL subjects in order to increase authenticity of learning, b) improving alignment between learning objectives, assessment tasks and learning activities and c) incorporating interprofessional perspectives into PBL cases.

Research

Future research direction: student preparation for workplace learning experiences, with particular reference to paediatric physiotherapy.

Professional & Community Engagement

My approach to P & CE is to forge as strong links as I can with the physiotherapy community, to ensure our teaching is relevant and based in the current context, as well as taking into account new research. My goal is to be an interface between university and rural physiotherapy worlds, consistently updated on what is current and feasible in rural practice so that we can address and consider those issues when developing our course.  This approach includes: being a  clinical educator in the community; being closely networked with the other physiotherapists in my particular area of practice; and providing workshops to physiotherapists and clinical educators. 

Roles

• Chair Paediatric Physiotherapy Network, Central West region
• Committee member Australian Physiotherapy Association Central West regional group
• CSU representative on NSW/ACT Clinical Coordinators Group.
• Member NSW Central West Division of General Practice Ltd (becoming Medicare Local) Clinical governance advisory committee