Table 1 Interview protocol
Question | Probe | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tell me a little about yourself and your work | Training, role Place/jobs today and in the past Contract with pediatric physiotherapy |
2 | What are the settings in which children with motor disabilities receive physiotherapy intervention in Israel? | Who is the regulator in each setting? Are you satisfied with the services children receive? If not, why not? What are the advantages, challenges and facilitating factors? |
3 | What do you think is an ideal physiotherapy treatment for a child with a motor disability? | What is the focus of physiotherapy intervention? What are the goals? Which children need physiotherapy intervention? What/where do you think is the best setting for physiotherapy? In an educational setting? At home? In a medical setting? How can we determine “best practices” for children? |
4 | Can you compare physiotherapy practices in medical settings with school-based physiotherapy? | Are the treatment goals the same? Similarities and differences in clinical reasoning |
5 | How does pediatric physiotherapy professional development happen? | What are the opportunities for knowledge transfer? Availability and accessibility of professional courses? Seminars? What sort of knowledge is important to a pediatric physiotherapist? What are the professional development opportunities in the education system/healthcare organizations? |
6 | What is a professional pediatric physiotherapist? | How is professionalism built? How is professionalism expressed? |
7 | Do you think children with motor disabilities receive the physiotherapy services they are entitled by law and according to their needs? |