Clinical and Fieldwork Placement in the Health Professions

by Stagnitti, Karen; Schoo, Adrian; Welch, Dianne

• ISBN13: 9780195568462
• ISBN10: 019556846X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Common across all the health professions are fieldwork issues such as clinical placements in hospitals, community based service provision, and client-therapist interaction. They all demand knowledge of skills and techniques, and all require proficiency in problem solving and clinicalreasoning. Clinical and Fieldwork Placement in the Health Professions prepares students for their work in clinical and fieldwork settings, where their understanding of the various clinical and client-centred environments is dependent not only on their knowledge and skills, but on how well they workwith other health professionals. The text is intended to be used throughout the health students' course. It is interdisciplinary rather than discipline-specific, and incorporates both clinical placement and fieldwork education within the context of professional health care services and delivery. Some chapters will be more relevantfor first year students, particularly the specific settings section, while others will be more appropriate for final year students, where broader issues such as ethics and legal responsibility are covered.

Author Biography

Karen Stagnitti is Associate Professor, Occupational Science and Therapy, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University. Adrian Schoo is Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University. Dianne Welch is Associate Head of School, School of Nursing, Deakin University.

Table of Contents

Lists of Figures, Tables and Case Studies	p. vi
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Glossary	p. xii
Contributors	p. xxxi
Preparing For Placement	p. 1
Getting Ready for Placement	p. 3
Working in Diverse Settings	p. 13
Working with Mothers and Babies	p. 26
Working with Children and Families	p. 37
Working in Acute Settings	p. 50
Working with Older People	p. 62
Working in Mental Health	p. 76
Working in Workplace Practice	p. 87
Working in Private Practice	p. 100
Working in Rural and Remote Settings	p. 108
Working in Indigenous Health Settings	p. 119
Checklist: Preparing for Placement	p. 137
Making The Most of Your Fieldwork Placement	p. 143
Models of Supervision	p. 145
Making the Most of Your Fieldwork Learning Opportunity	p. 159
Assessment of Clinical Learning	p. 171
A Model for Alternative Fieldwork	p. 186
Interprofessional Learning: Working in Teams	p. 199
Learning from Failure	p. 218
Using Online Technology	p. 231
Checklist Making the Most of Your Fieldwork Placement	p. 246
Ethics, Law and Responsibilities	p. 249
Fostering Partnerships with Action	p. 251
Ethical and Supported Decision-making	p. 263
The Three Rs: Roles, Rights and Responsibilities	p. 281
Legal Issues	p. 299
Checklist Ethics, Law and Responsibilities	p. 309
Transition To Practice	p. 313
You Become the Supervisor	p. 315
Starting Out in Supervision	p. 329
Health Workforce Recruitment	p. 345
Checklist: Transition to Practice	p. 355
References	p. 357
Useful Websites	p. 367
Index	p. 369
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