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Reframing risk management in dementia care through collaborative learning

Authors

Clarke, Charlotte L., Wilcockson, Jane, Gibb, Catherine E., Keady, John, Wilkinson, Heather, Luce, Anna

Journal

Health & Social Care In The Community, Volume: 19, No.: 1, Pages.: 23-32

Year of Publication

2011

Abstract

Risk management is a complex aspect of practice which can lead to an emphasis on maintaining physical safety, which impacts on the well-being of people with dementia. Education for practitioners in risk management is particularly challenging because of its conceptual nature and diverse perceptions of risk between and within professional groups. The practice development research reported here formed one part of a multisite study and contributed to developing a risk assessment and management framework for use by practitioners in partnership with people with dementia and their families. Practice development research uses learning theories in the process of the research, and in so doing its intent is to not only create new knowledge but to view the research process as also a process of learning for those involved. Twenty practitioners from varying professions participated in five Collaborative Learning Groups, each of at least 2 hours duration, which were held over a 7-month period. Data analysis highlighted contradictions in the care system and in the professional’s intention to practice in a person-centred way. These were expressed through the themes of: Seeking Certainty; Making Judgements; Team Working; Managing Complexity; Gathering and Using Information.; © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Bibtex Citation

@article{Clarke_2010, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00944.x}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00944.x}, year = 2010, month = {sep}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, volume = {19}, number = {1}, pages = {23--32}, author = {Charlotte L. Clarke and Jane Wilcockson and Catherine E. Gibb and John Keady and Heather Wilkinson and Anna Luce}, title = {Reframing risk management in dementia care through collaborative learning}, journal = {Health {&} Social Care in the Community} }

Keywords

dementia, great britain, humans, physicians practice patterns, problembased learning, risk management, therapy

Countries of Study

UK

Types of Dementia

Dementia (general / unspecified)

Types of Study

Focus Group

Type of Interventions

Workforce oriented interventions

Workforce Interventions

Other