K. Sanders, Kelly Marriott-Statham, Maria T. Mackay, Ailsa McMillan, Karen Rennie, B. Robinson, S. P. Teeling
{"title":"The Student International Community of Practice: a critical reflection on the shared experience of being a member, using creative hermeneutics","authors":"K. Sanders, Kelly Marriott-Statham, Maria T. Mackay, Ailsa McMillan, Karen Rennie, B. Robinson, S. P. Teeling","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.101.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.101.011","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Student International Community of Practice is a global network of more than 30 doctoral candidates affiliated with the Centre for Person-centred Practice Research, at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. An ongoing challenge the community faces is its changing and growing membership; as members progress and complete their doctoral studies they leave the group, and as the centre grows new community members (doctoral candidates) join. Aim: To explore and describe the experience of being a member of the Student International Community of Practice, using a creative process of reflection and collaborative analysis, and to identify the implications for the future of the community and the integration of new members. Conclusion: The Student International Community of Practice is a valuable social learning experience for those who are members. It will continue to be a flourishing safe space if, despite its changing membership, we pay explicit attention to our agreed purpose, ways of working and values. Implications for practice/academic research: • Belonging to a sustainable and flourishing community of practice enhances learning, and decreases isolation and loneliness on the doctoral journey • A community of practice is sustainable when it is underpinned by a clear purpose, agreed ways of working and values, to which all members consistently pay explicit attention","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48246482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation in persons. An analysis of two prominent academic narratives","authors":"F. Jacobsen","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41958445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Orientation in expected and unexpected landscapes – a case study of a newly established municipal healthcare unit","authors":"Hellen Dahl, Kristin Ådnøy Eriksen","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42002501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Munkejord, O. Stefansdottir, E. Sveinbjarnardóttir
{"title":"Who cares for the carer? The suffering, struggles and unmet needs of older women caring for husbands living with cognitive decline","authors":"M. Munkejord, O. Stefansdottir, E. Sveinbjarnardóttir","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.005","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Nordic welfare states have been called the ‘caring states’. However, increasingly, less money is spent on long-term care for older persons than on care for younger persons. Additionally, a strong de-institutionalisation of care coupled with an ageing at home ideology means older persons are expected to remain in their own home, even when they are frail and in need of comprehensive care. As a result, family members, particularly older women, are increasingly expected to take on caring roles, sometimes at the expense of their own health and wellbeing. Aim: The aim of this article is to examine the experiences of older women caring for a spouse living with cognitive decline in a Nordic context. Methods: A qualitative study was designed, in which 11 women in Iceland and Norway were interviewed in their own homes about their past and current experiences as care partners. Findings: Our participants reported that despite receiving home-based care services from the municipality, living with a husband with cognitive decline consisted of constantly being on the alert and assisting with various practicalities. It entailed being woken up night after night, always having to repeat the same bits of conversation, dealing with accusations of infidelity, episodes of aggression, and sometimes hallucinations, violence and fear. The women needed more information, more assistance and time away from care, and emotional and psychological support. Conclusions and implications for practice: The care partners were not treated as persons with their own care needs, and their voices were not heard. A relational person-centred approach in homebased elderly care is needed, placing the couple, not the individual, at the core of service provision. A tool for systematic collaboration between home care services and families should be developed so that both partners’ needs may be met in a more coherent and holistic way.","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41765615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Hybrid’ thoughts on care for people with dementia and their families: critical perspectives on care work","authors":"Gøril Ursin","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45976747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical perspectives on person, care and ageing: unmasking their interconnections","authors":"K. Thorkildsen, Christine Øye, O. Synnes","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.001","url":null,"abstract":"The need for theoretical and empirical investigation of perspectives on the concept of person in relation to care and ageing is highly relevant due to care policy approaches guided by ideas and priorities in relation to person-centred care, user participation, active ageing, quality in care, and patient rights, among other things. The political and professional priorities involved mean there is a need to explore the notions and interconnections of person, care and ageing because these have consequences for how care services are organised and delivered in real-life settings. Therefore, this special issue will critically examine how the relationship between person, care and ageing can be illuminated empirically and theoretically.","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43817347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. M. Sandvoll, Anne-Margrethe Hjertenes, Michele Board
{"title":"Perspectives on activities in nursing homes","authors":"A. M. Sandvoll, Anne-Margrethe Hjertenes, Michele Board","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Introduction: Access to meaningful activities is an indicator of quality of nursing homes, and contributes to wellbeing and dignity. Lack of activities can lead to boredom, apathy, disruptive behaviour or lack of confidence or meaning. Recent inspections undertaken by the authorities in nursing homes in Norway show lack of activity provision, which is in line with research. This indicates that the government’s policy and new regulations to increase the level of activities in nursing homes has not succeeded, probably related to challenges in developing care practices. However, nursing homes should strive to incorporate meaningful activities for residents to occupy their time and provide a sense of purpose. Few studies have discussed the meaning of activities as well as the challenges in developing a practice focused on activities. Therefore, we want to point out some important perspectives which policy makers, researchers and practitioners can reflect on. Aims: A scoping study was undertaken to discuss what constitutes meaningful activities as well as the opportunities to develop a person-centred practice focused on activities. Conclusions and implications for practice development: The understanding of activities in a residential nursing home setting needs to be reconsidered, broadened and further developed. For example, what most people might recognize to be passive activity, may be interpreted by nursing home residents as an activity. Activities must be person-centred recognising and accepting individuals wishes. The goal is to transform practice cultures to enable person-centred ways of working.","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45993476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards a critical understanding of creativity and dementia: new directions for practice change","authors":"P. Kontos, A. Grigorovich, Romeo Colobong","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.10suppl.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49082203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Wilson, J. Dewing, Shaun Cardiff, T. E. Mekki, Christine Øye, T. Mccance
{"title":"A person-centred observational tool: devising the Workplace Culture Critical Analysis Tool®","authors":"V. Wilson, J. Dewing, Shaun Cardiff, T. E. Mekki, Christine Øye, T. Mccance","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.101.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.101.003","url":null,"abstract":"The Workplace Cultural Critical Assessment Tool (WCCAT) is a participant observational tool developed a decade ago to capture evidence about workplace culture that can then be used to support practice development initiatives. The WCCAT has been applied extensively across the world in a range of healthcare settings. Since its inception, practice development has progressed and it is now explicitly linked to advancing person-centred cultures. With this in mind, it seemed timely to revise the WCCAT to reflect the progress made within practice development, and strategically link the tool to person-centred practice and achieving person-centred outcomes. This revision (WCCAT®) has been undertaken by members of the International Community of Practice (the authors of this article), whose focus is person-centred practice research. This article outlines the process undertaken for the revision and for the alignment of the revised tool with the Person-centred Practice Framework. Guidance is provided on when, why and how to use the tool to capture participant observational data that highlights evidence of person-centred practice. Detailed information and cues to support the observer in collecting and analysing data are provided, along with suggestions for facilitating feedback of data and subsequent action planning to support changes in practice. The benefits and limitations of using the WCCAT® are outlined.","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45274927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The power of relationships","authors":"G. Stacey","doi":"10.19043/ipdj.92.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.92.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30387,"journal":{"name":"International Practice Development Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46710063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}