Australian herbalists' perceptions of professional clinical support

Casey, M; Adams, J; Sibbritt, D

Australian herbalists' perceptions of professional clinical support

Casey, M Adams, J

Sibbritt, D

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Citation:: Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism, 2006, 18 (3), pp. 93 - 98
Issue Date:: 2006-09-21

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dc.contributor.author	Casey, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-09-21	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism, 2006, 18 (3), pp. 93 - 98	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1033-8330	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/66249
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To describe the perceptions held by members of the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA) regarding the levels of intra-professional support available to them upon entering clinical practice. Design: A national postal survey sent to all full members of the NHAA. Setting: Nationwide herbal clinics of NHAA practitioners in Australia. Main outcome measures: Rating scales of perceptions of support (1=very supportive, 2=somewhat supportive, 3=a little supportive, 4=not supportive) provided by the respondents in regard to their educational institution, professional association (NHAA) and other practitioners, reported as frequencies and means. Results: Herbalists appear to receive most support from informal inter-professional relationships with other practitioners (mean=2.13) and some support from their professional association (mean=2.35). The majority of herbalists do not perceive their training institution (mean=3.18) as being very supportive. Conclusion: The survey results show a significant degree of consistency in attitudes across Australia by members of the NHAA towards perceptions of available post-graduate support. The survey data indicates that support available to herbalists when entering clinical practice is on an informal, practitioner to practitioner basis, as opposed to the result of any formal structures. This research highlights how herbalists perceive formal support structures available to them as post-graduates as insufficient.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism	en_US
dc.title	Australian herbalists' perceptions of professional clinical support	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	18	en_US

Abstract:

Objective: To describe the perceptions held by members of the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA) regarding the levels of intra-professional support available to them upon entering clinical practice. Design: A national postal survey sent to all full members of the NHAA. Setting: Nationwide herbal clinics of NHAA practitioners in Australia. Main outcome measures: Rating scales of perceptions of support (1=very supportive, 2=somewhat supportive, 3=a little supportive, 4=not supportive) provided by the respondents in regard to their educational institution, professional association (NHAA) and other practitioners, reported as frequencies and means. Results: Herbalists appear to receive most support from informal inter-professional relationships with other practitioners (mean=2.13) and some support from their professional association (mean=2.35). The majority of herbalists do not perceive their training institution (mean=3.18) as being very supportive. Conclusion: The survey results show a significant degree of consistency in attitudes across Australia by members of the NHAA towards perceptions of available post-graduate support. The survey data indicates that support available to herbalists when entering clinical practice is on an informal, practitioner to practitioner basis, as opposed to the result of any formal structures. This research highlights how herbalists perceive formal support structures available to them as post-graduates as insufficient.

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