Optimising Learning Through Practice

This book provides newly qualified health professionals and students with the background, theory, and practical knowledge to get the most out of practice and to harness all forms of learning opportunity. Focusing on the practical appreciation of learning theories and covering the principles of sound mentorship and clinical supervision, this unique text covers the components that combine to make a clinical area a good learning environment. The book identifies individual learning needs, and examines clinical supervision and mentorship. It also looks at improvement of the learning environment and managing constraints, and it discusses the wider context of continuous professional development, including training needs analysis and practice educator roles.