An Introduction to Practice Education

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Using this resource
3. Part One - An introduction to practice education
   1. The role of practice education
   2. The relationship between the academic programme and practice education
   3. Approaches to teaching and learning
   4. Expectations of Professional Practice
   5. Reflection
4. PART TWO - Planning and Preparation for Professional Practice Education
   1. The role of professional practice education
   2. Examining the work environment - resources for learning
   3. Reflection
   4. Possible resources to use with a student with the same learning preference
   5. Possible student anxieties before embarking on a new placement
   6. Suggested information required by practice educators
5. PART THREE - Supervising and Assessing a Student in Professional Practice
   1. Defining the learning experience
   2. Student supervision and feedback
   3. Principles of Assessment
   4. Reflective practice
   5. Coping with the student with difficulties
   6. Reflection
6. Suggested responses and additional notes
   1. Aims and objectives
   2. Video Scenarios - Supervison assessment
   3. Supervision
   4. References

Reflection

You have now covered all the main sections of the Practice Educators Distance Learning Course. We hope you have enjoyed working through the materials and are ready to start putting it into practice.

First, think about Part Three:

• Can you describe the model of skill acquisition and how this relates to the development of competence?
• Can you apply the theory and practice of objective setting to your own service environment?
• Can you describe different types of supervision, and what might be covered in a supervision session?
• Do you appreciate the importance of the supervisory relationship between you and the student?
• Could you recognise, and initiate appropriate action, if a professional practice student appears to be failing?