Transforming Practice through Clinical Education, Professional Supervision and Mentoring

Description

This important resource investigates topics related to clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring. Beyond student supervision, it discusses supervision of professionals in the work place and the emerging importance of professional mentoring for ongoing professional development. Its broad perspective is relevant to a wide range of health professions, including audiology, dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, radiography, and speech-language pathology. Complex theoretical material is presented in a straightforward, "person-centered" approach that makes information easily accessible and applicable to practice.

Reviews

***** This is an exciting book that will be well used, and a constant source of reference in many clinical areas.

Key Features

• Written by multidisciplinary experts with academic and research backgrounds who also possess extensive practical experience in a variety of professional health fields.
• Reader-friendly, engaging material is grounded in current theory and evidence.
• Three distinct but interrelated fields - clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring - are addressed together in one book for the first time.
• Supervision of professionals in their workplace is covered, as well as professional mentoring for ongoing professional development.
• Presents complex theoretical material in an engaging, ''person-centered'' approach.
• Acknowledges the importance of psychological well-being with chapters on the self in supervision and finding meaning and preventing burnout.

Readership

All allied health professional, students and practitioners, for whom supervision is now a key component of their education and professonal development. The book is relevant for use both by those undertaking the supervision and by those who are being supervised, particularly since all members of the health professions will become involved in supervision sooner or later. To get the most out of the process it is important that both parties understand the stages and elements involved. The groups of health professions for whom supervision is now a key part of their basic education and professional development include: nursing, OT, physio. Radiography, speech and language therapists, podiatrists, dietitians, audiologists, pharmacists, prosthetists and orthotists.

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Author Information

Edited by Miranda L. Rose, School of Communication Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia and Dawn L. Best, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Carlton, Victoria, Australia