Practice Supervision and Assessment in Nursing, Health and Social Care

This guide for health and social work practitioners provides strategies for practice learning and personal development, emphasizing the lived experience of the learner and the critical importance of an expansive and compassionate learning environment. It covers the context of practice learning, the role of the supervisor/assessor and educator, learning environments, coaching, assessment, and supporting the learner in difficulty, and includes chapters on practice learning in various settings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 02 July 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide is essential for health and social work practitioners who support learners, trainees, apprentices, and pre-registration students engaged in practice-based and work-based learning. Drawing on educational learning theory, it presents strategies for practice learning and personal development, emphasizing the lived experience of the learner and the importance of an expansive and compassionate learning environment. The book covers various aspects of practice learning, including the context, the role of supervisors/assessors/educators, learning environments, coaching, assessment, and supporting learners in difficulty. It also highlights practice learning in diverse settings, such as working with children, social care, and maternity care. Each chapter includes learning outcomes and activities, as well as a chapter summary. This book is particularly relevant for nurses, midwives, social workers, therapists, and operating department practitioners who support learners in the workplace, as well as registrants completing practice supervisor/assessor/educator preparation and pre-registration students taking modules on supporting learning.

Weight: 444g
Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032415383