The Implementation of a Model of Person-Centred Practice In Older ...
The Implementation of a Model of Person-Centred Practice In Older ...
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<strong>The</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> a model <strong>of</strong> person-centred practice in older person settings<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
For future practice development programmes; for the development <strong>of</strong> residential care<br />
for older people in Ireland a number <strong>of</strong> issues need to be addressed and these are<br />
set out below under 6 themes.<br />
<strong>The</strong>me 1: Role <strong>of</strong> NMPDU and NMPDU facilitators<br />
• Establish leadership role <strong>of</strong> NMPDUs in taking forward emancipatory/<br />
transformational approaches to practice development work.<br />
• Review <strong>of</strong> the effectiveness and value for money in staff input into training and<br />
short term training and practice development initiatives.<br />
• Review/map the skills sets <strong>of</strong> NMPDU staff working in practice development.<br />
• Plan for the ongoing development <strong>of</strong> facilitators who can enable emancipatory<br />
practice development processes to be realised in practice in line with the National<br />
practice development strategic framework.<br />
<strong>The</strong>me 2: <strong>Practice</strong>/Workplace Based Learning<br />
• Address low levels <strong>of</strong> reflection and underdeveloped skills in critical reflection.<br />
• Consider further Active Learning or other similar experiential based approaches<br />
to learning in and from practice.<br />
• Generate opportunities for observations and feedback activities to become a<br />
regular feature in the workplace.<br />
• Consider provision <strong>of</strong> more mixed groups for learning.<br />
• Create learning spaces rather than teaching places.<br />
• More work is needed on learning alongside older people and families.<br />
• Review investment in classroom-based training and explore creative means <strong>of</strong><br />
resourcing work-based learning.<br />
<strong>The</strong>me 3: Leadership and Facilitation Skills<br />
• Develop more learning opportunities for the development <strong>of</strong> facilitation skills.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is a need for continued support for those who have already developed<br />
facilitation and practice development skills through this programme.<br />
• A new national network for facilitators has been created by NMPDU and internal<br />
facilitators <strong>of</strong> this programme – there is a need for ongoing support for this new<br />
national network.<br />
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