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CHANGES IN PERCEPTION OF PROFESSION AND SELF OCCURRING DURING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TRAINING
Author(s) -
Nordholm Lena A.,
Westbrook Mary T.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1980.tb01122.x
Subject(s) - perception , occupational therapy , psychology , personality , social psychology , clinical psychology , medical education , medicine , psychiatry , neuroscience
A survey of 97% of final year occupational therapy students at Cumberland College showed that their self concepts had become more androgynous since first year. Career commitment had increased but career status aspirations remained intermediate and most students planned to work part‐time during childrearing. Students' perception of their occupation changed markedly during training. Most were satisfied with their career choice but 29% said that they were likely to move to a related occupation. Desire to move was related to personality change.