Physiotherapists' Perspectives on Professional Practice Leadership Models: Key Features to Enhance Physiotherapy Practice.

The purpose of this study was to explore professional practice leadership models (PPLMs) within the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) by outlining the PPLMs currently in use, identifying elements of the PPLMs from physiotherapists' perspectives, and determining key features of PPLMs that enhance physiotherapy (PT) practice. In this qualitative, cross-sectional study, we used focus groups to explore physiotherapists' knowledge about their facility's PPLM, physiotherapists' role within the PPLM, the impact of professional practice leaders on PT practice, the impact of the PPLM on physiotherapists' job satisfaction, and the elements of an ideal PPLM. We coded transcripts using qualitative software and followed an inductive data analysis approach to develop themes.

Sparking collaboration and instilling core competencies through training a statewide workforce in Infant Mental Health: Report from the field.

Fostering collaboration and instilling core competencies across the diverse Infant Mental Health systems and understanding their training needs are crucial endeavors to support the delivery of evidence-based care and treatment continuity for infants and their families. This paper details the Connecticut Association for Infant Mental Health's use of a comprehensive infant mental health training series as a vehicle to achieve these aims. The training series, and the steps taken to execute and evaluate it are described to provide a framework for future collaborative training initiatives.

The family assessment device: an update.

The current study set out to describe family functioning scores of a contemporary community sample, using the Family Assessment Device (FAD), and to compare this to a currently help-seeking sample. The community sample consisted of 151 families who completed the FAD. The help-seeking sample consisted of 46 families who completed the FAD at their first family therapy appointment as part of their standard care at an outpatient family therapy clinic at an urban hospital.

A descriptive study of older bipolar disorder residents living in New York City's adult congregate facilities.

Objectives: Much of the research on geriatric bipolar disorder is from outpatient populations or epidemiological surveys with small samples. In contrast, in this study a descriptive analysis was conducted of geriatric and younger adult residents with bipolar disorder or mania in non-clinical adult congregate facilities (ACFs) in the greater New York City region.

Methods: A total of 2602 ACF residents were evaluated in 19 facilities, across multiple demographic and health domains.