Attributes of effective interprofessional placement facilitation
Journal article
Authors | Forman, D. |
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Abstract | Background: The quality of facilitation is an important influence on the efficacy of interprofessional education (IPE) delivery. The research objective was to increase understanding of the attributes of effective facilitation of students during external IPE placements in primary care situations. Methods and Findings: A thematic analysis of the experiences of academics, students, and placement-site staff at three placement sites was employed to explore participants’ perceptions of the attributes of effective IPE facilitators. These attributes included experience in an interprofessional context, together with an understanding of the specific clinical and assessment requirements of different disciplines. Facilitators also needed empathy with respect to the requirements of the external IPE placement sites and the ability to liaise between student and site needs. Conclusions: Models of IPE placement facilitation were most effective when, while following general principles, facilitators tailored them specifically for the individual situations of the placement sites and the learning requirements of particular groups of students. The most rewarding IPE learning experiences occurred when IPE facilitators provided sufficient clinical opportunities for students to work collaboratively with individual clients, provided the students perceived that their participation was relevant to their own discipline. |
Keywords | Interprofessional education; Facilitation; Interprofessional practice; Placements |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education |
Publisher | Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press |
ISSN | 19167342 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.22230/jripe.2014v4n2a155 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/613656 |
Publication dates | Oct 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 Jan 2017, 09:00 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/948v6/attributes-of-effective-interprofessional-placement-facilitation
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