Book Title: Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook
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Book Description: This workbook builds on Physiotherapy Otherwise (2022) which offered a critical sociology of the physiotherapy profession. Following the original format of the 2022 text, this workbook includes video introductions to each of the main theories covered in the book, as well as hyperlinks to key texts, structured activities to help readers apply aspects of the theories, and prompts for deeper reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of each theory. The book accompanies the AUT postgraduate course HEAL812 Health Professional Practice, but would be applicable to postgraduate physiotherapy/physical therapy students throughout the world, as well as allied health professionals studying the past, present and future for their own professions.
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Book Description
This workbook builds on Physiotherapy Otherwise (2022) which offered a critical sociology of the physiotherapy profession. Following the original format of the 2022 text, this workbook includes video introductions to each of the main theories covered in the book, as well as hyperlinks to key texts, structured activities to help readers apply aspects of the theories, and prompts for deeper reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of each theory. The book accompanies the AUT postgraduate course HEAL812 Health Professional Practice, but would be applicable to postgraduate physiotherapy/physical therapy students throughout the world, as well as allied health professionals studying the past, present and future for their own professions.
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Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook Copyright © 2025 by David A. Nicholls is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook Copyright © 2025 by David A. Nicholls is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
This book was published by Auckland University of Technology via the Council of Australian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective. The online version is available at https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/physiotherapy-wb.
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Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook by David Nicholls is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 Licence by Auckland University of Technology.
Recommended citation: Nicholls, D. (2025). Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook. Auckland University of Technology. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/physiotherapy-wb
Recommended attribution: Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook by David Nicholls is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 Licence by Auckland University of Technology.
Cover (illustration) by David Nicholls based on the cover image: ‘Group’ © Melissa Schriek and cover design © Heike Jane Zimmermann that appear in Physiotherapy Otherwise ISBN (online): 978-1-927184-91-2 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.