“…Diverse approaches are described in the literature including the use of a defined IPE course as the vehicle for bringing interprofessional student groups together (Church et al, 2010; Gonzales, Gangluff, & Eaton, 2004; Russell & Hymans, 1999). Developing an IPE course or courses would assure academic administrative support including the provision of resources such as faculty time and designated space and provide a regularly scheduled time and place for interdisciplinary classroom activities.…”
Interprofessional educational experiences for baccalaureate nursing students are essential to prepare them for interprofessional communication, collaboration, and team work. Nurse educators are ideally positioned to develop and lead such initiatives. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of an interprofessional education (IPE) project involving students in nursing, medicine, social work, and chaplaincy. The Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Care Education (iCOPE) project uses team based palliative oncology education as the framework for teaching students interprofessional practice skills. The need for IPE is apparent, but there are very few comprehensive, successful projects for nurse educators to use as models. This article describes the development of the curriculum by the interprofessional faculty team. Issues encountered by nursing faculty members as they implemented the IPE experience are discussed. Solutions developed to address the issues as well as ongoing challenges are presented. This project can serve as a model of a successful IPE initiative involving nursing students.
“…Diverse approaches are described in the literature including the use of a defined IPE course as the vehicle for bringing interprofessional student groups together (Church et al, 2010; Gonzales, Gangluff, & Eaton, 2004; Russell & Hymans, 1999). Developing an IPE course or courses would assure academic administrative support including the provision of resources such as faculty time and designated space and provide a regularly scheduled time and place for interdisciplinary classroom activities.…”
Interprofessional educational experiences for baccalaureate nursing students are essential to prepare them for interprofessional communication, collaboration, and team work. Nurse educators are ideally positioned to develop and lead such initiatives. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of an interprofessional education (IPE) project involving students in nursing, medicine, social work, and chaplaincy. The Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Care Education (iCOPE) project uses team based palliative oncology education as the framework for teaching students interprofessional practice skills. The need for IPE is apparent, but there are very few comprehensive, successful projects for nurse educators to use as models. This article describes the development of the curriculum by the interprofessional faculty team. Issues encountered by nursing faculty members as they implemented the IPE experience are discussed. Solutions developed to address the issues as well as ongoing challenges are presented. This project can serve as a model of a successful IPE initiative involving nursing students.
“…2000, Scheyett & Diehl 2004). There are many assumptions that partnership works and improves the quality of experiences for users (Beresford 1994, Gonzales et al . 2004, Elliott et al .…”
Partnership work with service users and carers in social work education is a policy requirement, and it is also central to the anti-oppressive and rights-based values of social work. This paper reports research findings which are drawn from an educational context, but are also relevant to the wider field of health and social care. The research team undertook a systematic knowledge review using the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre system, which had been used in health and education, but which had not previously been used in social care and social work. This involved an extensive search of electronic databases and rigorous screening to identify studies which had sufficient relevance to be subjected to detailed analysis. The research team also undertook a practice survey of the teaching, learning and assessment of partnership in prequalifying programmes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This involved three stages: a document search; telephone interviews; and focus groups held with students, academic staff, and service users and carers. Throughout the research process, the interdisciplinary team was advised and supported by a stakeholder group which consisted of service users and carers, students, and employer representatives. In the second part of the paper, subsequent discussion explores key findings from the research, including the disputed nature of the concept of partnership, models of partnership work within social work education and the dearth of research on partnership outcomes. Five related questions are identified as a means of interrogating the robustness of the research process and findings. The paper concludes by arguing for work to be done to theorise partnership, and to develop effective strategies for improving the quality of partnership working in education, and health and social care practice.
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