Scope of Practice

6. Conclusion

It is important to emphasise effectiveness within an individual's scope of practice, as well as safety and risk limitation. Ultimately physiotherapy practice must be in the best interests of the animal's care. Inevitably, development in one area of practice such as specialisation will be balanced by the dilution of skills in another area of professional work. But by considering the questions set out above and acting on the responses they generate, an individual is able to appreciate the limits of her / his own current scope and the wider scope of the profession. Therefore the individual should understand the need for updating skills as required.