Evaluation of an inter-professional training program for student clinical supervision in Australia

Human Resources for Health

Kate Duncanson¹  Angela Fielding¹  Trudi Marchant¹  Robyn Martin¹  Sue Gillieatt¹ 

[1] School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia

关键词: Student supervision;    Clinical supervisor;    Clinical supervision training;    Clinical supervision;    Clinical placement;   

Others  :  1139280
DOI  :  10.1186/1478-4491-12-60

 received in 2014-05-21, accepted in 2014-09-25,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

As a response to an Australian shortage of clinical health, nursing, and medical placements, Commonwealth Government funding has been directed to expand student training opportunities and increase the competence and number of available clinical supervisors. This paper evaluates the application of a particular supervision training model for this purpose. It considers the model’s suitability and relevance across professions and its impact on supervisory knowledge, skills, and values as well as the intention to supervise students.

Methods

The design, delivery, and evaluation of a series of one-day introductory student clinical supervision training workshops for allied health disciplines, nursing, and medicine are considered. Participants evaluated Proctor’s model of clinical supervision, which was expanded by the trainers to incorporate diversity and power relations in student supervision.

Results

Evaluation results suggest that adapting Proctor’s model for student clinical supervision is relevant across a broad range of health disciplines and clinical areas. Participants from 11 health professions reported that the training improved their knowledge, skills, and values and expanded their willingness to accept student clinical placements. The outcomes are suggestive of enhanced clinical supervision intent, capacity, and capability.

Conclusions

The student supervision training improved participants’ confidence in their clinical supervision skills. The findings suggest that the training has the potential to extend capacity and capability for student supervision across health professions and in Health Workforce Australia’s identified priority areas of mental health, community health, rehabilitation, private practice, and non-government organisations. Findings also indicate that these gains are reliant on health organizations developing and sustaining cultures of learning.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Gillieatt et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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