In 2005, the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) published the Sports Physiotherapy for All project (SPA)(1) which defined four key Roles and 11 Competencies a sports physical therapist should have, setting the standards for international education ever since. The aim of this international perspective is to reflect on the IFSPT competencies of a sports physical therapist and explore the need for an update.
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Title
Do the International Competencies of the Sports Physical Therapist need Updating?
Creators
Jo Verschueren - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Maria Constantinou - Australian Catholic University
Publication Details
International journal of sports physical therapy, Vol.18(6), pp.1257-1259
Publisher
NASMI-International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy