Practice Based Learning in Nursing, Health and Social Care: Mentorship, Facilitation and Supervision

Work-based learning facilitation, mentoring and coaching are allintegral to the healthcare professions. Practice Based Learningin Nursing, Health and Social Care promotes effectiveprofessional learning in the workplace and helps healthcareprofessionals to develop, enhance, reflect on and change theirpractice and perceptions of mentoring, facilitating, andsupervision. Aimed at the health and social care practitioner who is involvedin facilitating learning, teaching and assessing learners inpractice, this essential, comprehensive text explores several keythemes, including: - The nature of facilitating (coaching, supervision, mentoring)within professional contexts - Learning in communities of practice - Becoming an effective facilitator/mentor - Understand and supporting work-based learning - Managing the unusual, such as failing learners or thosewith special needs - Giving and documenting feedback - Managing workloads in busy environments - Professional development issues Special features: A clear, accessible guide for new and experienced practiceeducators/facilitators alike A comprehensive, applied text for practitioners of all levelsof experience in facilitation and supervision Written by authors with extensive experience in thefield Uniquely focuses on the professional development of thementor/facilitator themselves Provides case studies throughout showing illustrating commonissues and how to engage in formal theories of professionalpractice Multiprofessional focus - aimed at all health and social carepractitioners