Category: Continuous Professional Development

The Good Mentoring Toolkit for Healthcare

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Bayley H, Chambers R and Donovan C
Pages: 168p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: CRC Press, (1 Sept. 2004)
eISBN-13: 978-1857756494

This toolkit can be used to help you establish good practice in mentoring, whether you are being mentored, an individual mentor, or responsible for setting up a mentoring scheme in your organisation – hospital or primary care trust, deanery, college, etc. It will guide you as to what to expect from mentoring and provide practical help in setting up the components of a mentoring scheme. Chapter 1 includes the many and varied definitions of mentoring. We employ general definitions of mentoring throughout this toolkit, rather than employing any terminology specific to one professional group. In brief, the benefits of mentoring for individuals are:

increases the confidence of the mentee by:

    • supporting them while they learn new skills, behaviours, etc.
      challenging assumptions
    • offering alternative perspectives
    • facilitating the mentee in finding solutions to their problems
  • encourages reflective practice by:
    • providing a sounding board
    • providing protected time and space to consider professional practice
    • increasing mentees’ understanding of their working environment
  • enhances self-development through:
    • action planning and learning
    • effective goal setting
    • increasing professional confidence and professional credibility.

Revalidation: Prepare Now and Get it Right

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Chambers R, Wakley G and Magnall A
Pages: 168p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: CRC Press, (25 Jan. 2008)
eISBN-13: 978-1846191893

This won’t hurt a bit…How do you show that you consistently provide high quality clinical care both as an individual doctor and member of a team? How do you provide convincing evidence of your performance that justifies you as being fit to practise? And how do you achieve this in a way that is not too burdensome? Revalidation will now be more stringent that ever. You might need help gathering information so that your evidence is sufficiently robust and objective, presenting it so that addresses the fields in the General Medical Council’s document. You’ll need to make sure you match your portfolio with what is expected in your specialty area. This book helps you to sustain your energy in gathering and reviewing evidence of your day-to-day performance at work so that you are recertified and relicensed with ease, whatever future revisions are made to the revalidation process. By suggesting proactive and structured methods, this book offers easy to comprehend ways to guide you through the evidence cycle, with many examples in both clinical and non-clinical fields. It is ideal for primary care and hospital doctors preparing for revalidation, including trainee doctors. Appraisers, and trainee appraisers in trusts, deaneries or general practice will find the guidance invaluable, as will appraisal leads in healthcare organisations and those with responsibility for quality assurance of appraisal as part of clinical governance or regulation.

Successful Professional Portfolios for Nursing Students, 2nd ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Reed S
Pages: 132p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: Learning Matters, (30 May 2015)
eISBN-13: 978-1473916319

This book is a simple, quick and easy to use guide to building a professional portfolio for nursing students. Students are required by the NMC to keep an ongoing record of achievement, to demonstrate their competence at each stage of their programme. The portfolio is an essential part of the assessment of practice to demonstrate nursing competence. This book gives a step-by-step and practical explanation of how to compile a professional portfolio to succeed in these assessments. It can be used throughout nursing programmes and into your nursing career as a tool to help with interviews, appraisals and the NMC revalidation process.

Key features

  • Excerpts from other students′ portfolios show what makes a good portfolio
  • Step-by step activities guide you through building your own portfolio
  • Linked to the latest NMC Standards and ESCs for pre-registration nursing education

The Foundation Programme for Doctors: Getting in, Getting on and Getting Out

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Alwan F, Francis R and Smith EJ
Pages: 120p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: CRC Press, (20 Jan. 2007)
eISBN-13: 978-1846191169

This book includes a foreword by Jane Dacre, Academic Vice President, Royal College of Physicians, Professor of Medical Education, CHIME, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist, The Whittington Hospital, London. This book prepares you for the often daunting life after medical school, detailing everything you need to know about preparing, applying and surviving. It’s the most up-to-date guide available filling you in on recent important changes to the application system. This practical guide is full of valuable tips, tables, worked examples, frequently asked questions, further resources and useful addresses. Highly recommended for final year medical students and other clinical medical students preparing for their final year, this book is also invaluable for junior doctors progressing through the Foundation Programme and all those with teaching and supervisory responsibilities in medical schools and hospitals. ‘An invaluable resource for our new generation of doctors. It takes readers through the process from application, to F2 and beyond. It offers useful advice in a useable and readable format. It is written by a group of current and past medical students who have lived through, and continue to live through, the insecurities of the changing medical career structures. Its style is informal, engaging and easy to absorb, so it should be a good distraction for those currently in the run-up to their finals exams. Good luck to all of you, and don’t forget, Medicine is a wonderful career.’

Healthcare Simulation at a Glance

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: McKimm J and Forrest K
Pages: 96p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, (26 July 2019)
eISBN-13: 978-1118871843

Healthcare Simulation at a Glance presents an accessible overview of everything you need to know about simulation in clinical practice and healthcare education.

From embedding simulation in programmes, to technical and non-technical features of simulation in a variety of contexts, to how simulation can be used in assessment and the provision of feedback to healthcare professionals, this practical guide is the perfect resource for developing the skills and knowledge required as both a student and an educator. Healthcare Simulation at a Glance:

  • Introduces the concepts and theories underpinning simulation practice
  • Provides an understanding of the key terms and processes involved
  • Includes a range of examples and tips for easy application in practice

Healthcare Simulation at a Glance is ideal for both those new to using simulation in education, as well as experienced academics.

Inclusive leadership: the definitive guide to developing and executing an impactful diversity and inclusion strategy: 1st Edition

Posted onAuthorJames Ryan

Author: Sweeney C. Pages: 336
Format: PDF
Publisher: Pearson Education 01/11/2016
eISBN-13:9781292112756

The most successful organisations are those with the most diverse and engaged workforces. Studies show an 80% improvement in business performance among those with high diversity levels. When people feel included and able to reach their full potential, they are more engaged, more productive and often more creative. Inclusive Leadership will help you drive culture change using organisational development principles. It takes you through the key components of leading change throughout the employee lifecycle, your supply chain, and through product development. Crucially, it will help you make a genuine impact on your business, through your people, both now and in the future.

Artificial Intelligence: Applications in Healthcare Delivery

Posted onAuthorJames Ryan

Author: Sandeep.R
Pages: 336
Format: Epub
Publisher: Productivity Press 30/11/2020
eISBN-13: 9781000216844

Research Impact: Guidance on Advancement, Achievement and Assessment

Posted onAuthorJames Ryan

Author: McKenna HP. Pages: 135 Format: PDF
Publisher: Springer
05/10/20
eISBN: 9783030570286

Research for research sake is no longer tenable or affordable; to be valuable to society, research must have impact! This textbook takes the reader on a journey from how the UK Research Excellence Framework assesses impact to real examples of outstanding research impact case studies. Along the way, Prof. Hugh McKenna describes and explains the case for research impact, the challenges, the link between research impact and evidence informed practice, achieving impact through changing policy and engaging with the public, how researchers can make their research findings more impactful and how research impact is assessment nationally and internationally

It is written in an easily accessible and understandable style, with reflective exercises amply distributed throughout its pages and helpful guides helping to engage readers and notably health professionals who are often turned off by the normal heavy research tomes. This book makes the complex simple and the wearisome fascinating. The short chapters are interesting and authoritative and can be read on a ‘standalone’ basis, allowing readers to ‘dip in and out’.

Supercharged Teams: 30 tools of great teamwork

Posted onAuthorJames Ryan

Author: Hamilton P. Pages: 247 Format: PDF
Publisher: Pearson Education
18/01/21
eISBN-13: 978-1292334660

Great teamwork is crucial for any high performing team, but being in a team is harder than ever before. Work is faster, leaner and more digital, and teamwork can be last on our list of priorities. Supercharged Teams will boost the way your team works together, whether you lead a team or belong to one.
With 30 powerful tools for teamwork, supercharge your team to:
•Reset your team to work better together
•Adapt your team to new challenges, whether they are in the same office, working remotely or collaborating across different departments, organisations and locations
•Learn from high performing teams across the world with case studies and examples
•Develop the skills and approaches that work effectively in today’s working environment

Sustainability and Interprofessional Collaboration: Ensuring Leadership Resilience in Collaborative Health Care. 1st Edition

Posted onAuthorJames Ryan

Author: Forman D. Pages:355 Format: PDF
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
27/07/2020
eISBN-13: 978-3030402815

This book is the fourth in the series on leadership, interprofessional education and practice, following on from Leadership Development for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice(2014), Leadership and Collaboration: Further Developments for IPE and Collaborative Practice (2015) and Leading Research and Evaluation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (2016).Along with policy changes around the globe, these three books have stimulated experts in this area to consider not only the ways in which they introduce and develop interprofessional education and collaborative practice, but also how they evaluate their impacts. In this 4th book, the focus is on the sustainability of these initiatives, sharing insights into factors that promote sustainability including leadership approaches and organisational resilience, as well as frequently encountered difficulties, and ways to overcome them.

Being a nurse : A personal guide from graduation to revalidation

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Lauren Philpott. Pages: 186 Size: 1.94 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Lantern Publishing
Published: 30 June, 2018
eISBN-13: 9781908625540

Being a Nurse will help both student nurses and newly qualified nurses in their progression from graduation to revalidation. Packed full of personal accounts, hints and tips, the book provides advice to new starters on dealing with the challenges of being a nurse. It covers important topics such as first-day nerves, the value of teamwork, how to avoid burnout, coping with a bad day and how to know when you’re ready to progress. The author takes a jargon-free, supportive approach that aims to help you develop your confidence as a nurse so that you in turn can offer the best care for your patients.

Nursing practice: knowledge and care, 2nd ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Ian Peate, Karen Wild. Pages: 987 Size: 107.53 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 20 November, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781119237488

The second edition of the successful and definitive nursing textbook, Nursing Practice is designed to support the student throughout the entire nursing degree. Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct, it explores a range of clinical and professional issues that the student will need to know, in one complete and accessible volume. Thoroughly updated and with full-colour, high quality illustrations throughout, this new edition features an additional chapter on the principles of supporting families and carers in practice, advice on revalidation, as well as a number of learning features and activities to help consolidate learning. Nursing Practice provides invaluable information to enable not just student nurses, but also those who are qualified and members of the extended nursing family, to develop a deeper understanding of their patients needs and to ensure that they are practicing safely and effectively.

The fearless organization: Creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Amy C. Edmondson. Pages: 258 Size: 1.32 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley
Published: 13 November, 2018
eISBN-13: 9781119477228

Conquer the most essential adaptation to the knowledge economy

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent—but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of “fitting in” and “going along” spells doom in the knowledge economy. Success requires a continuous influx of new ideas, new challenges, and critical thought, and the interpersonal climate must not suppress, silence, ridicule or intimidate. Not every idea is good, and yes there are stupid questions, and yes dissent can slow things down, but talking through these things is an essential part of the creative process. People must be allowed to voice half-finished thoughts, ask questions from left field, and brainstorm out loud; it creates a culture in which a minor flub or momentary lapse is no big deal, and where actual mistakes are owned and corrected, and where the next left-field idea could be the next big thing.

This book explores this culture of psychological safety, and provides a blueprint for bringing it to life. The road is sometimes bumpy, but succinct and informative scenario-based explanations provide a clear path forward to constant learning and healthy innovation.

  • Explore the link between psychological safety and high performance
  • Create a culture where it’s “safe” to express ideas, ask questions, and admit mistakes
  • Nurture the level of engagement and candor required in today’s knowledge economy
  • Follow a step-by-step framework for establishing psychological safety in your team or organization

Shed the “yes-men” approach and step into real performance. Fertilize creativity, clarify goals, achieve accountability, redefine leadership, and much more. The Fearless Organization helps you bring about this most critical transfor

Building an Innovative Learning Organization: a framework to build a smarter workforce, adapt to change, and drive growth

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Institute a culture of learning to boost organizational performance and agility

What makes organizations successful? Today, most successful companies are learning organizations. Building an Innovative Learning Organization shows you how to join their ranks and bring your organization up to the head of the class. This book is a practical, actionable guide on how to boost performance, successfully manage change, and innovate more quickly. Learning organizations are composed of engaged, motivated employees who continually seek improvement, which leads to organizational agility and the ability to innovate ahead of the curve. When you encourage learning at every level, from the intern to the C suite, you gain a more highly skilled workforce with a greater ability to act in any situation.

Building an Innovative Learning Organization shows you how to create this culture in your organization, with detailed explanations, practical examples, and step-by-step instructions so you can get started right away. Written by a recognized thought leader in the training industry, this informative and insightful guide is your roadmap to a more effective organization.

You will discover how to:

  • Attract, retain, and motivate the best employees
  • Become a more innovative and agile organization
  • Create a culture of continuous self-improvement
  • Encourage learning at all levels and translate it into action

Learning and education doesn’t end at graduation—it’s a lifelong process that keeps you relevant, informed, and better able to achieve your goals. These same benefits apply at the organizational level, making the culture self-sustaining: learning organizations attract top workers, who drive the organization forward, which attracts more top workers. If you want the best people, you have to be their best option. Building an Innovative Learning Organization gives you a blueprint for building a culture of learning, for a stronger, more robust organization.

Building a Global Learning Organization: using TWI to succeed with strategic workforce expansion in the LEGO Group

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Pages: 234 Size: 4.62 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Productivity Press – M.U.A.
Published: 06 June, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781498700641

Building a Global Learning Organization: Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group describes how a multinational company developed a global structure for learning based on the TWI (Training Within Industry) program to create and sustain standardized work across multiple language and cultural platforms. In this book, Shingo Prize-winning author Patrick Graupp collaborates with two practitioners who performed the planning and implementation of the LEGO Group worldwide Learning Organization.The book outlines the organizational and planning models used by the LEGO Group to create the internal ability to give and receive tacit skills and knowledge. Describing how and why TWI is used as the foundation for success in knowledge transfer across diverse languages and cultures, it provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish a solid organizational foundation for your own Learning Organization.Providing expert insight into the work of culture change, the book explains how to work with people to create motivation for moving to a new system of learning. It details the critical elements that made the implementation at the LEGO Group a success, identifies the stumbling blocks they encountered along the way, and explains how they were overcome. Case studies describe in detail what these efforts looked and felt like in actual application.The TWI program has long been recognized for its ability to generate results. After reading this book, you will gain valuable insight into how your organization whether large or small, national or international can integrate this timeless tool into your operating structure and your daily culture.

Building a Global Learning Organization: Using TWI to succeed with strategic workforce expansion in the LEGO Group Patrick Graupp, Gitte Jakobsen, John Vellema.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Pages: 234 Size: 4.62 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Productivity Press – M.U.A.
Published: 06 June, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781498700641

Building a Global Learning Organization: Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group describes how a multinational company developed a global structure for learning based on the TWI (Training Within Industry) program to create and sustain standardized work across multiple language and cultural platforms. In this book, Shingo Prize-winning author Patrick Graupp collaborates with two practitioners who performed the planning and implementation of the LEGO Group�s worldwide Learning Organization.The book outlines the organizational and planning models used by the LEGO Group to create the internal ability to give and receive tacit skills and knowledge. Describing how and why TWI is used as the foundation for success in knowledge transfer across diverse languages and cultures, it provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish a solid organizational foundation for your own Learning Organization.Providing expert insight into the work of culture change, the book explains how to work with people to create motivation for moving to a new system of learning. It details the critical elements that made the implementation at the LEGO Group a success, identifies the stumbling blocks they encountered along the way, and explains how they were overcome. Case studies describe in detail what these efforts looked and felt like in actual application.The TWI program has long been recognized for its ability to generate results. After reading this book, you will gain valuable insight into how your organization�whether large or small, national or international can integrate this timeless tool into your operating structure and your daily culture.

Using Games to Enhance Learning and Teaching: a beginner’s guide

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Nicola Whitton And Alex Moseley. Pages: 233 Size: 2.06 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge Ltd
Published: 23 May, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780203123775

Using Games to Enhance Learning and Teaching provides educators with easy and practical ways of using games to support student engagement and learning. Despite growing interest in digital game-based learning and teaching, until now most teachers have lacked the resources or technical knowledge to create games that meet their needs. The only realistic option for many has been to use existing games which too often are out of step with curriculum goals, difficult to integrate, and require high-end technology.

Using Games to Enhance Learning and Teaching offers a comprehensive solution, presenting five principles for games that can be embedded into traditional or online learning environments to enhance student engagement and interactivity. Extensive case studies explore specific academic perspectives, and featured insights from professional game designers show how educational games can be designed using readily accessible, low-end technologies, providing an explicit link between theory and practice. Practical in nature, the book has a sound theoretical base that draws from a range of international literature and research.

Reflective Writing

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Kate Williams, Mary Woolliams And Jane Spiro. Pages: 136 Size: 3.24 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Red Globe Press
Published: 16 September, 2017
eISBN-13: 9780230377240

acked with practical advice, this concise guide explains what reflective writing is and how to approach it. It provides students with all the key information and strategies they need to develop an appropriate reflective writing style, whatever their subject area. Annotated examples from a range of disciplines and contexts show students how to put these tips into practice. It also includes a section on applying reflective practices to personal development and career planning. This handy guide is an indispensable resource for students of all disciplines and levels, who are required to develop and demonstrate reflective qualities in their work. It will be particularly useful to students writing reflective logs on placements.

Studying for Your Midwifery Degree

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Siobhan Scanlan And Hilary Walker. Pages: 201 Size: 965 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 18 November, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781446296325

This essential handbook helps midwifery students to make the most from their time studying. It clearly explains the core learning skills they will need right from the start of the course, such as academic writing, placement learning and understanding theoretical concepts. It also introduces more advanced skills, such as reflection, research, evidence-based practice, writing a dissertation and complex decision-making. It shows why these important skills are essential both to succeed at university and beyond into practice.

Developing Your Assertiveness: Communicate clearly and improve your professional relationships

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Pages: 22 Size: 1.73 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 03 November, 2017
eISBN-13: 9782808000512

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about becoming more assertive with this practical guide. Both at home and at work, we are constantly bombarded with demands and requests, and it can be difficult to say no. However, if we do not put our own needs first from time to time, we can end up frustrated, angry and even burnt out. Assertiveness is therefore a vital asset, as it allows us to set clear boundaries and ensure that they are respected, which makes for healthier communication and professional relationships. In 50 minutes you will be able to:

  • Find out what is stopping you from asserting yourself at work
  • Say no to unreasonable requests without hurting the other person
  • Communicate effectively with both colleagues and managers

Assertiveness Made Easy: Stand up for yourself and communicate more effectively

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Pages: 43 Size: 1.15 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 26 November, 2018
eISBN-13: 9782808011150

Increase your assertiveness in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Assertiveness is a vital asset in our professional, personal and family relationships as it enables us to ensure that our needs are respected and that we feel valued. It is closely linked to the technique of Nonviolent Communication and is an effective way of boosting our self-confidence and self-esteem.

In this book, you will learn exactly what assertiveness is and why it matters. It also features tips to communicate clearly and effectively, as well as the golden rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid as you work to become more assertive.

Effective Communication Skills for Doctors

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Teresa Parrott & Graham Cook. Pages: 204 Size: 1.01 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Bpp Learning Media Ltd
Published: 01 September, 2011
eISBN-13: 9781472729613

There is an urgent need to improve doctors’ communication skills. Research has shown that poor communication can contribute to patient dissatisfaction, lack of compliance and increased medico-legal problems. Improved communication skills will impact positively on all of these areas. The last fifteen years have seen unprecedented changes in medicine and the role of doctors. Effective communication skills are vital to these new roles. But communication is not just related to personality. Skills can be learned which can make your communication more effective, and help you to improve your relationships with patients, their families and fellow doctors. This book shows you how to learn those skills and outlines why we all need to communicate more effectively. Healthcare is increasingly becoming a partnership. Change is happening at all levels, from government directives to patient expectations. Communication is a bridge between the wisdom of the past and the vision of the future. Readers can also access a free online module; once completed, they can download a certificate for their portfolio of learning/Revalidation/CPD records. This easy-to-read guide will help medical students and doctors at all stages of their careers improve their communication within a hospital environment.

How to Succeed on Primary Care and Community Placements

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: David Pearson, Sandra Nicholson. Pages: 230 Size: 1.25 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 22 January, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781118343425

How to Succeed on Primary Care and Community Placements offers practical advice on how to get the most from your time on community visits, within patient consultations, and with the practice team. It highlights the unique opportunities and challenges you will face on placement, from using clinical information systems, to home visits and long term patient relationships, and how to take advantage of new ways of learning with web-based tools, mobile devices and social networking. Key features include: Learning outcomes at the start of each chapter with links to web-based learning, case examples, and tasks to undertake whilst on placement An evidence-based, practical approach to improving learning, teaching, assessment and feedback in community settings Written by a team of experienced community-based medical education specialists, it is ideal for all medical students, whether on early clinical placements or later in training, and for tutors and preceptors looking for novel ways to engage their students.

Destination Dissertation: A traveler’s guide to a done dissertation

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sonja K. Foss And William Waters. Pages: 465 Size: 10.87 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 23 October, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781442246157

Your dissertation is not a hurdle to jump or a battle to fight; as this handbook makes clear, your dissertation is the first of many destinations on the path of your professional career. Destination Dissertation guides you to the successful completion of your dissertation by framing the process as a stimulating and exciting trip-one that can be completed in fewer than nine months and by following twenty-nine specific steps. Sonja Foss and William Waters-your guides on this trip-explain concrete and efficient processes for completing the parts of the dissertation that tend to cause the most delays: conceptualizing a topic, developing a pre-proposal, writing a literature review, writing a proposal, collecting and analyzing data, and writing the last chapter. This guidebook is crafted for use by students in all disciplines and for both quantitative and qualitative dissertations, and incorporates a wealth of real-life examples from every step of the journey.

How to Write Dissertations & Project Reports

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Kathleen McMillan & Jonathan Weyers. Pages: 303 Size: 2.05 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Prentice Hall – M.U.A.
Published: 02 November, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780273743842

Fully updated since first publication in 2007, and with extended and revised sections in key areas such as Plagiarism & Copyright, Ethics in research, and Citing & Referencing, How to write Dissertations & Research Projects will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in researching and writing dissertations and longer pieces of coursework and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.

Writing a Dissertation For Dummies

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: By Carrie Winstanley. Pages: 363 Size: 18.53 MB Format: PDF Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 06 January, 2011
eISBN-13: 9781119996019

Producing a dissertation has become a major requirement of most university courses, both undergraduate and Masters. It`s likely to be the largest single piece of work you`ll have to submit – and also the hardest! Writing a Dissertation For Dummies walks you through all the practical and theoretical aspects of writing a dissertation to help you produce a first-class work. This guide is ideal for any student in the broad range of the social sciences, from anthropology to law, psychology to media studies. From choosing a topic, to researching the literature, utilising your supervisor, managing your time, and structuring and writing your dissertation, you`ll be able to avoid all the common mistakes and stay on top of your workload throughout the process. You`ll also find tips on the best way to reference your work, and expert advice on presentation and binding. This is a must if you want to maximise your marks on your university dissertation. Writing a Dissertation For Dummies covers:

Part I

  • What is a Dissertation?
  • So You Have to Write a Dissertation
  • Thinking About a Research Question

Part II

  • Getting Set Up for Your Dissertation
  • The Structure of Your Dissertation
  • Getting Started
  • Finalising Your Research Question, Dissertation `Type` And Considering Ethics
  • Reading Efficiently and Taking Useful Notes

Part III

  • Getting On With Your Research
  • Researching in Libraries and the Using the Internet
  • Creating Your Own Empirical Data
  • Analysing Data And Drawing Conclusions
  • Staying on Track

Part IV

  • Writing and Polishing
  • Managing Your Argument: `Writing Up` Your Non-Empirical Dissertation
  • Writing Up Your Empirical Dissertation
  • Writing Effectively
  • References, Bibliographies and Appendices
  • Sorting Out The Presentation of Your Dissertation

Part V

  • Managing The Overall Experience
  • Your Work Habits
  • Looking After Yourself Physically and Emotionally
  • Ten Common Dissertation Pitfalls to Avoid Chapter
  • Ten Essential Tips For Completing Your Dissertation Chapter
  • Ten Items For Your Very Final Checklist

Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Teena J. Clouston … [et Al.]. Pages: 232 Size: 1.05 MB Format: PDF Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: 02 April, 2010
eISBN-13: 9781444320558

Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care offers a practical insight into the opportunities, benefits and challenges of using problem based learning (PBL) in health and social care education and also student directed learning (SDL) as a learning and teaching tool. It represents a collection of practical and emerging concepts in terms of how to do PBL and SDL and considers the practical barriers and solutions, challenges to self awareness and finally future potentialities and directions for learning.

Exploring Microsoft Office Excel 2010

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, Hogan. Pages: 303 Size: 28.82 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Pearson Education M.U.A.
Published: 03 October, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781292053288

For introductory computer courses on Microsoft Office 2010 or courses in computer concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2010 applications. The goal of the Exploring series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill. The Exploring series for Office 2010 also enables students to extend the learning beyond the classroom. Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did five years ago. With this in mind, the Exploring series seeks to move students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing coverage of the fundamental skills that everybody needs to know. A lot of learning takes place outside of the classroom, and the Exploring series provides learning tools that students can access anytime, anywhere.

Building Your Portfolio

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Kath Owen, Margaret Watson. Pages: 144 Size: 749 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Facet Publishing
Published: 10 June, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781783300723

Thoroughly updated to reflect the new requirements of CILIP’s revamped suite of Professional Registration qualifications, this is the essential ‘how to’ guide to producing a successful portfolio. Reflecting on achievements and presenting evidence of enhanced knowledge and skills underpin many professional and educational qualifications. Building a portfolio is key to recording and demonstrating this professional development, and gaining official recognition in the form of Professional Registration qualifications. Set out in a user-friendly format, and covering each element of a portfolio, the guide is jam-packed with examples, useful hints and tips, personal contributions from successful applicants, web links, and further reading to help you develop a top-notch portfolio. The role of the VLE, new submission routes including e-submission and the new route to Revalidation all clearly explained. Readership: Library and information practitioners working towards any of the three levels of CILIP Professional Registration (Certification, Chartership, Fellowship), candidates for Revalidation and those beginning their first job in the sector. Mentors, employers of library and information staff, students of library and information science, and others interested in effectively recording their continuing professional development.

Oxford Case Histories in Rheumatology

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Joel David … [et Al.].
Pages: 300 Size: 2.45 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 27 October, 2011
eISBN-13: 9780191626876

Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees, Oxford Case Histories in Rheumatology contains over 40 well-structured, peer-reviewed cases from the Oxford Hospitals, giving detailed coverage of the specialty, including diagnostic and management dilemmas. Each case comprises a brief clinical history and the relevant examination findings; details of investigations undertaken followed by questions on differential diagnosis and management; and detailed answers and discussion. The text is complimented by over 50 radiographic illustrations and an 8-page colour plate section. The question-and-answer format is designed to enhance the reader`s diagnostic ability and clinical understanding. As part of the Oxford Case Histories series, this book is aimed at post-membership trainees and consultants and will be a useful resource for those preparing for exit examinations or revalidation. It will also be of interest to those who wish to improve their skills in diagnosis and management of a broad range of rheumatological disorders.

How to Succeed at the Medical Interview

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Chris Smith, Darryl Meeking.
Pages: 142 Size: 4.87 MB Format: PDF Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: 31 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118393819

How to Succeed at the Medical Interview provides candidates with a competitive edge. It reduces the likelihood of unexpected questions or situations and helps improve confidence before and during the medical interview. This new second edition includes updated content on changes to the structure of healthcare and how this affects both the application and interview process. It details the types of questions that will be asked at medical interviews and also provides improved guidance for overseas doctors and healthcare professionals and for those seeking to practice abroad. How to Succeed at the Medical Interview is the ideal guide for Foundation Programme trainees, Specialist Registrars and General Practitioner trainees. It is also valuable for healthcare professionals facing competitive medical interviews at any stage of their career.

How to get a Specialty Training Post

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Author: Written By Danny C.G. Lim.
Pages: 204 Size: 1.06 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05 May, 2011
eISBN-13: 9780191621581

Each year, thousands of junior doctors apply for highly competitive training jobs in a variety of specialties. Obtaining a training job can be a difficult and stressful process, with some specialties attracting 40 applicants per post. This book helps doctors to improve their chances of getting that highly sought-after post. It is a wide-ranging, accessible guide to the application process, covering every step, from online application to the selection panel. It includes essential tips on career development, interview technique, and specialty-specific advice.

Leadership in healthcare

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Richard B. Gunderman.
Pages: 211 Size: 1.55 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Verlag
Published: 05 May, 2009
eISBN-13: 9781848009431

“Leadership in Healthcare” opens up the world of leadership studies to all healthcare professionals. Physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals spend thousands of hours studying the science and technology of healthcare, and years or even decades putting into practice recent findings in molecular biology, clinical diagnostics, and therapeutics. By contrast, the topic of leadership and the traits of effective leaders tend to receive remarkably little attention. Yet no less vital than an understanding of how to interpret diagnostic tests and design care plans is a grasp of healthcare`s organizational side, including the operation of multidisciplinary care teams, academic departments, and hospitals. If patient care, education, research, and professional service are to thrive in years to come, we must do a better job of preparing healthcare professionals to lead effectively. Composed of insightful and thought-provoking essays on the key facets of leadership, this book is designed to meet the needs of several important constituencies, including educators of health professionals who wish to incorporate leadership into their educational programs; health professional organizations seeking to enhance their members` leadership effectiveness, and individual health professionals who wish to embrace leadership in their personal and professional lives. This book represents a vital resource for health professionals who wish to enhance the quality of leadership in health professions education, practice, and professional development.

Internal Coaching: The inside story

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Katharine St John-Brooks.
Pages: 321 Size: 833 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Karnac Books
Published: 07 November, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781782412021

Internal Coaching: The Inside Story provides a window into the world of internal coaching: the challenges and rewards for the coaches themselves and the ways in which organisations can ensure that they can get best value for money from their investment in them.Internal coaching is booming. A recent survey showed that nearly four fifths of large organisations in the UK believe that internal coaching (that is coaching delivered by one employee to another in a different chain of command) will grow over the next three years. Yet there has been surprisingly little written about the unique nature of the internal coaching role. Drawing on the stories of hundreds of internal coaches, coach sponsors, lead coaches, supervisors of internal coaches and coach trainers, Internal Coaching: The Inside Story gives internal coaches a voice. It makes available to hard-pressed HR directors, talent managers, and learning and development professionals the fruits of very practical research into what is working in organisations and how they might maximise the value for money they get from their investment in internal coaches. The whole aim is to stimulate thinking and be a catalyst for generating options and choices.

A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Mentoring

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Karen Elcock, Kath Sharples.
Pages: 321 Size: 2.1 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 01 February, 2011
eISBN-13: 9780702047725

Are you mentoring students? This is an indispensable handbook for: both new and experienced mentors seeking practical advice; academic staff who deliver mentorship programmes; and, link lecturers who support mentors in practice.

The Nurse Mentor’s Handbook: Supporting Students In Clinical Practice

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Author: Danny Walsh.
Pages: 257 Size: 16.26 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 September, 2014
eISBN-13: 9780335263196

This popular and manageable mentoring book gives you strategies and ideas to help devise and enhance learning opportunities for students.  It includes sections on the context of mentorship, developing skills of teaching and assessing and it concludes with tips on maintaining skills once qualified. It is in turn likely to be useful for both novice and experienced mentors.

The Nurse Mentor And Reviewer Update Book

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Cyril Murray, Lyn Rosen And Karen Staniland.
Pages: 169 Size: 4.9 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 June, 2010
eISBN-13: 9780335241217

This book is the ideal resource for anyone working as a nurse mentor. Using case studies and examples based on the specific Nursing and Midwifery Standards (NMC 2008) the book supports qualified mentors towards meeting the evidence requirements of an annual mandatory update. A range of activities are included that can be worked through individually by a mentor or with peers. These will help to provide a range of different sources of evidence at appraisal interviews, to demonstrate a mentor`s ongoing competence. This practical and flexible guide explains the meaning of competence and is designed to help mentors judge competence in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council standards and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. Appraisers/reviewers will also find this book useful, as it outlines the organisational and individual obligations in promoting and recording the ongoing competence of mentors. This book is the ideal resource for anyone working as a nurse mentor. Using case studies and examples based on the specific Nursing and Midwifery Standards (NMC 2008) the book supports qualified mentors towards meeting the evidence requirements of an annual mandatory update. A range of activities are included that can be worked through individually by a mentor or with peers. These will help to provide a range of different sources of evidence at appraisal interviews, to demonstrate a mentor`s ongoing competence. This practical and flexible guide explains the meaning of competence and is designed to help mentors judge competence in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council standards and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. Appraisers/reviewers will also find this book useful, as it outlines the organisational and individual obligations in promoting and recording the ongoing competence of mentors.

Mentorship in Healthcare

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Mary E. Shaw, John Fulton
Pages: 104 Size: 1.8 MB Format: PDF Publisher: M&K Update Ltd.
Published: 17 December, 2012
eISBN-13: 9781907830709

In healthcare settings, the term ‘mentorship’ is normally used to describe the supervision of a pre-registration student by a qualified practitioner. Mentorship can be very formal or relatively informal. It can also be practised differently in particular locations, settings and healthcare professions. This clear, concise book transcends professional and geographical boundaries in order to focus on the essential characteristics of effective mentorship. It will therefore be useful to a very wide range of healthcare professionals who are involved in mentoring and assessing junior colleagues. The book examines learning theories, teaching and communication skills and assessment methods. It also contains helpful advice on dealing with overseas students and students with special needs. Activities, reflection, quotes and tables enable readers to absorb the content and relate theory to practice.

Mentorship and Clinical Supervision Skills in Health Care

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Lynne Wigens And Rachel Heathershaw.
Pages: 284 Size: 7.32 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Cengage Learning – M.U.A
Published: 22 April, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781408098998

This fully revised and highly accessible second edition of Mentorship and Clinical Supervision Skills in Health Care: Learning Through Practice, from the Nursing and Health Care Practice series, provides all the background, theory and practical knowledge required to be an effective mentor within nursing and health care. The text explores mentorship from the stance of a student and from that of a qualified health care professional, to encourage critical understanding and securing its appeal to professionals and trainees in the field. Completely up-to-date, this text is written in line with the new NMC requirements and provides coverage of key developments in the field including: the role of technologies and e-portfolios in nursing and health care education; the growing importance of experiential learning and the role of reflection; recent changes in assessment techniques and the conceptualisation of validity, reliability and discriminatory power.

Mentoring, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Practice

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Author: Ci Ci Stuart
Pages: 234 Size: 8.67 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 10 July, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780702047039

This is a `how to do it`, practice-centred book, providing workable educational strategies to assist busy practitioners supervise and support the learning and assessment of learners during clinical placements, to achieve valid and reliable assessments. All strategies are underpinned by a solid theoretical and evidence base. The complexity and challenges of mentoring, learning and assessing in the clinical setting are specifically addressed.

Medical regulation and revalidation

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Author: John Martyn Chamberlain.
Pages: 118 Size: 433 KB Format: PDF Publisher: The Policy Press
Published: 26 August, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781447325451

Medical sociology has traditionally focused on the governance of ‘troublesome’ social groups, including the unwell, the ‘deviant’, and the criminally insane. But recently, it has explored how the state ensures the public is protected from medical malpractice, negligence, and criminality. Against the background of some high-profile scandals, this authoritative book examines the modernisation of the regulation of doctors by the introduction of a quality assurance process. Highlighting areas of good practice, this book will be required reading for scholars of medical sociology, medical education and health policy.

Revalidation

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Author: Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley And Phil Bright.
Pages: 164 Size: 1.38 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc – M.U.A.
Published: 06 July, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781138030831

This won’t hurt a bit…How do you show that you consistently provide high quality clinical care both as an individual doctor and member of a team? How do you provide convincing evidence of your performance that justifies you as being fit to practise? And how do you achieve this in a way that is not too burdensome?Revalidation will now be more stringent that ever. You might need help gathering information so that your evidence is sufficiently robust and objective, presenting it so that addresses the fields in the General Medical Council’s document. You’ll need to make sure you match your portfolio with what is expected in your specialty area.This book helps you to sustain your energy in gathering and reviewing evidence of your day-to-day performance at work so that you are recertified and relicensed with ease, whatever future revisions are made to the revalidation process. By suggesting proactive and structured methods, this book offers easy to comprehend ways to guide you through the evidence cycle, with many examples in both clinical and non-clinical fields. It is ideal for primary care and hospital doctors preparing for revalidation, including trainee doctors. Appraisers, and trainee appraisers in trusts, deaneries or general practice will find the guidance invaluable, as will appraisal leads in healthcare organisations and those with responsibility for quality assurance of appraisal as part of clinical governance or regulation.

Reflective Practice in Nursing

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Chris Bulman, Sue Schutz.
Pages: 274 Size: 2.21 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 10 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118307762

From reviews of previous editions: `This excellent book provides useful guidance on the use of reflection in practice…a helpful addition to any nursing library.` Primary Health Care `…an excellent investment in any nurses` library portfolio.` Journal of Advanced Nursing `An extremely welcome addition to nursing`s literature on thoughtful, knowledgeable practice.` Nursing Times `This is an excellent practical guide to reflective practice…I would highly recommend this book to all practice teachers and students.` Journal of Practice Nursing The ability to reflect on practice has become a competency demanded of every healthcare professional in recent years. It can be a daunting prospect- but this practical and accessible text guides the way, using the latest research and evidence to support the development of skills in reflective practice and provides help and advice on how to get started, how to write reflectively and how to continue to use reflective practice in everyday situations. This fifth edition of Reflective Practice in Nursing is an indispensable guide for students and practitioners alike who wish to learn more about reflective practice, as well as containing essential information for teachers and lecturers.

Reflective Practice For Healthcare Professionals

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Beverley Joan Taylor.
Pages: 242 Size: 7.6 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 May, 2010
eISBN-13: 9780335238361

Taylor reveals how reflection and contemplation creatively welds the everyday working day world to a myriad of cultural, ethical, moral and managerial challenges. This book offers the beginning practitioner a broad understanding of why conscious awareness of one`s thinking matters. Taylor`s insight reveals her deep thoughtfulness as a meticulous researcher, supervisor and mentor and her guidelines will ground you in shaping your own development as a researcher in practice”. (Dr Margaret Martin, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). “Reflection, as a process of critical self-evaluation, continues to grow and be recognised as a successful, approach to improving, changing and managing healthcare practice. This latest text by Taylor is a welcome addition to the increasing body of knowledge on the subject. She writes, as always, with exceptional clarity and manages to combine practical guidance with experiential insights and theoretical frameworks. Highlighting the importance of ordinary human communication for all healthcare professionals, Taylor`s text and presence is anything but ordinary”. (Professor Dawn Freshwater, University of Leeds, UK). “This book is about more than reflection, it is about a philosophy of nursing that Taylor has espoused throughout her career, and it makes a connection with the reader in a way that many books do not. This is a must-have book for all who wish to move their practice forwards”. (Joanne Pike, Senior Lecturer, NEWI, North Wales). This popular book provides practical guidance for healthcare professionals wishing to reflect on their work and improve the way they undertake clinical procedures, interact with other people at work and deal with power issues. The new edition has been broadened in focus from nurses and midwives exclusively, to include all healthcare professionals. Practice stories by a variety of healthcare professionals are interweaved throughout the book to illustrate reflective practice and `author`s reflections` boxes are used to illustrate the author`s experience of reflective practice. The book contains a clear and comprehensive description of: the fundamentals of reflective practice and how and why it is embraced in healthcare professions; strategies for effective reflection; systematic approaches to technical, practical and emancipatory reflection; and, a step-by-step guide to applying the Taylor REFLECT model. This edition also introduces the concept of `ordinariness` in health care, which used consciously with the reflective practice processes in this book should increase the likelihood that patients receiving healthcare will feel acknowledged, heard and comforted as intelligent human beings.

Reflective Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Janet Hargreaves And Louise Page.
Pages: 206 Size: 1.79 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 16 December, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780745656656

Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important. How do we share our ideas and thoughts to enrich both professionals and their client base? This book uses stories and exercises to enable readers to develop their skills. Its emphasis is on the practical, from how to construct a reflective essay to the ethical ambiguities of whistleblowing and constructing a professional persona. The book is written with the needs of students of health and social care in mind. For those who want to develop their skills beyond the scope of the book, each chapter ends by with a step-up suggestion enabling them to build on what they have already learned.

Reflection for Nursing Life: Principles, process and practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: John McKinnon.
Pages: 151 Size: 1.68 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge Ltd
Published: 29 January, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781315766324

Over the past decades, reflection has taken centre stage in nursing education but it is easy to get stuck in a superficial cycle of storytelling and self-examination, without getting any further insights into your own practice and abilities. Reflection for Nursing Life starts with a basic introduction to reflective practice and moves through to look at more critical perspectives, with guidance for reflecting on the complex realities of practice. This accessible text is designed to support a deeper understanding of the value of reflection and its relationship with the needs of modern practice. Beginning with discussions of self-awareness and the reflective cycle, it goes on to explore ideas about critical incidents, critical reflection models and transformational learning. It integrates cutting-edge neuro-scientific research and thinking about emotional labour and intelligence in healthcare into mainstream reflective practice, drawing on both new and established ways of guiding learning and professional judgment. Reflection for Nursing Life includes numerous exemplar reflective narratives, diagrams and exercises to help the reader identify their strengths and weaknesses, whilst tips for overcoming weaknesses and developing strengths are also provided. It is the ideal text for nursing students and practitioners looking to improve their reflective practice skills.

Teaching Made Easy

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Kay. Mohanna Mohanna, Kay.
Pages: 264 Size: 4.64 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc – M.U.A.
Published: 06 July, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781138031272

The Third Edition of this highly respected book has been further refined following feedback and consultation; it continues to provide essential structure, support, guidance and tips for both beginning and experienced teachers and their managers. The new edition has been developed for use by both UK and international teachers. Its content is designed to be relevant and inclusive to all healthcare disciplines, and has been thoroughly reorganised to ensure more intuitive placement of information. Key points are highlighted by the new inclusion of Tips from experienced teachers in each chapter, while newly-written chapters reflect contemporary concepts and key approaches, including teaching styles, curriculum development, e-learning, virtual learning environments, leadership and professionalism. This book will continue to benefit everyone teaching health professionals at all levels, including general practitioners and hospital doctors, nurses in primary and secondary care, professionals allied to medicine and health service managers.

Facilitating Reflective Learning: Coaching, Mentoring and Supervision

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Anne Brockbank And Ian McGill.
Pages: 336 Size: 5.06 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Published: 03 July, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780749465087

“Facilitating Reflective Learning: Coaching, Mentoring and Supervision” is written by two leading experts in the field. The text explains how coaching and mentoring works in different situations. The authors guide the reader through key learning theories; describe the different models available for coaching and mentoring; and, demonstrate how they can be applied in practice. In this completely revised new edition, robust theory is backed up by practical advice and numerous case studies. The coaching and mentoring skills used in different situations are clearly described. Ready to use resources include templates for contracting, reviewing and evaluating, as well as guidance on group dynamics for team coaching and group supervision. Advice is also included on sensitive areas such as the boundary between mentoring or coaching and therapy, and the desirability of supervision.

Enabling Learning in Nursing and Midwifery Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Sue West, Tim Clark And Melanie Jasper.
Pages: 270 Size: 924 KB Format: PDF Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Published: 20 March, 2009
eISBN-13: 9780470697917

With current Government targets to increase health and social care practitioners, there is an increased need for informed mentors and preceptors to support the development of the students and new health professionals. Enabling learning in nursing and midwifery practice: A guide for mentors seeks to underpin recent mentoring initiatives, exploring the impact of mentoring, supervision and preceptorship on professional practice, covering principles that underpin effective learning and providing practical guidance on mentoring and assessment strategies within practice settings. Enabling learning in nursing and midwifery practice: A guide for mentors addresses the inter-professional and policy context for mentorship, examines the nature of effective learning environments and provides mentors with the necessary tools to assist students in their development within a practice setting. It explores the use of reflective practice, virtual learning and other core resources to enhance and support learning in practice and addresses assessing practice, making correct judgements about student competence and the development of competence in newly qualified practitioners. Enabling learning in nursing and midwifery practice: A guide for mentors is an important resource text for practitioners seeking to support learning in practice as well as experienced mentors and preceptors seeking to update their skills and understanding. Key features

  • Evidence-based, practical guide to effective mentoring and preceptorship.
  • Integrates theory and practice.
  • Addresses the context of learning in practice and the challenges of clinical supervision.
  • Promotes understanding of the importance of assessing practice and managing the mentoring process.
  • Equips mentors to enable students and newly qualified staff to gain confidence and expertise Includes activities, points for reflection and examples from practice

The Complete Handbook of Coaching

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Edited By Elaine Cox, Tatiana Bachkirova, David Clutterbuck

Pages: 505 Size: 13.85 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 23 April, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781473904132

This second edition provides the most comprehensive guide to the field of coaching, exploring a range of coaching theories and approaches, genres and settings, and professional issues. It supports trainees and professionals to identify and develop a personal style of coaching. Its three parts cover: * The theoretical traditions underpinning coaching such as cognitive-behavioural, Gestalt and existential * Contexts and genres such as life, executive, peer, team and career coaching * Professional issues such as ethics, supervision, continuing professional development, standards and mental-health issues. Written by leading international authors, each chapter makes links between theory and practice and includes discussion questions to facilitate reflection on the topic, further reading suggestions, and case studies. This new edition includes completely revised and updated chapters throughout, an additional emphasis on cross-cultural coaching and new chapters on Health and Wellness Coaching and Researching Coaching. The handbook is a unique resource that has helped thousands of practitioners and trainees from a variety of professions and multi-disciplinary backgrounds, including health, education, business and management and psychology, throughout their coaching career.