Practice Analysis of Certified Pedorthists

The results in this section document the quantitative ratings of the respondents on the knowledge and skills statements delineated in association with each of the six domains. All survey respondents rated the knowledge and skill statements on two rating scales:

• Criticality—How critical is this knowledge or skill to optimizing outcomes for patients?

The knowledge and skill statements were generally rated highly on the criticality scale, with 85 of the 88 statements achieving criticality ratings of 3.0 or higher with five statements rated at 3.9.

• Point of Acquisition—At what point should this knowledge or skill be acquired by a Certified Pedorthist?

The Acquisition rating scale is used to determine the point at which a knowledge or skill is required for practice. To the degree that respondents support Acquisition primarily before passing the ABC examinations, a body of knowledge or a skill may be considered as validated for inclusion in a credentialing program such as ABC’s programs for Certified Pedorthists.

Seventy nine of the 88 statements were rated by more than 50% of respondents as a knowledge or skill that should be acquired before the point of certification as a pedorthist.

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