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A logical approach takes you from student to health professionalPart 1 covers broader issues such as getting ready for placement, your role, rights and responsibilities, supervision, assessment and working in teams. Part 2 provides information on a variety of clinical fieldwork placement settings, and how to prepare for each. Part 3 helps you transition from student to fieldwork educator and includes information about recruiting students back to your workplace.Encourages multidisciplinary practiceThe key to good health practice is to have all health professionals working together successfully with shared skills in reflective practice and in engaging clients in care. This text uses clinical examples to demonstrate interdisciplinary teamwork in action, and encourages reflective and ethical practice.Includes advice from a wide range of contributorsGreat depth and diversity of experience from health practitioners across Australia provides a well-rounded approach to your fieldwork experience, including interviews with clinical supervisors from nursing and allied health professions.NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew chapter, ‘Working in Palliative Care’New chapter, ‘Becoming a Reflective Practitioner’Portfolio development exercises, which help to shape a student’s clinical portfolioMore detail on competency standards for students on placementA ‘supervisor profile’ (interview) within each chapter of Part 2 shows students the role of the supervisor and the supervisor’s expectations during placement.

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Author:   Karen Stagnitti (, Professor, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia) ,  Adrian Schoo (, Professor, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia) ,  Dianne Welch (, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   1.078kg
ISBN:  

9780195519600

ISBN 10:   0195519604
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   19 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Issues for Practice1. Getting Ready for Placement 2. The Three Rs: Roles, Rights and Responsibilities 3. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 4. Models of Supervision 5. Making the Most of Your Fieldwork Learning Opportunity6. Assessment of Clinical Learning 7. A model for Alternative Fieldwork 8. Interprofessional Learning in the Field: Multidisciplinary Teamwork 9. Learning from Failure 10. Using Digital Technology for Knowledge Transfer 11. Fostering Partnerships with Action 12. Supporting People’s Decision-Making13. Working in Palliative CarePart 2: Contexts of Practice14. Working in Diverse Settings 15. Working with Mothers and Babies 16. Working with Children and Families 17. Working in Acute Settings 18. Working with Older People 19. Working in Mental Health 20. Working in Workplace Practice 21. Working in Private Practice 22. Working in Rural and Remote Settings 23. Working in Indigenous Health SettingsPart 3: Transition to Practice24. You Become the Supervisor 25. Starting Out in Supervision 26. Health Workforce Recruitment and the Impact of Fieldwork Placements

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Karen Stagnitti Professor, Personal Chair, Occupational Science and Therapy Program, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University Adrian Schoo Professor, Flinders Innovation in Clinical Education Cluster, School of Medicine, Flinders University Dianne Welch Director of Clinical Studies, School of Nursing, Deakin University

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