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Recognizing the talent within: preparing clinicians for a role in professional development
1Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Postgraduate Nursing, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Background:
Ongoing professional development is recognized as crucial to the psychiatric and mental health nursing profession; however, implementing effective professional development programs has proved problematic. The Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice in Victoria, Australia, developed a clinician-trainer course to overcome some of the identified problems.
Method:
An evaluation was conducted to measure participant satisfaction with the program.
Results:
The initial evaluation suggests the course delivery and content were considered useful and relevant to participants, although areas for improvement were identified.
Conclusion:
The model developed is potentially effective but a longitudinal evaluation is required to determine the impact of the course on the implementation of professional development in the clinical domain.
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