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Education. Making your experience count.

H Wilson

    Health Visitor
    |September 1, 1990
    PubMed
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    Health visitor courses now offer academic recognition through a diploma in professional studies in health visiting. This accreditation acknowledges the program's rigor and provides students with valuable academic rewards.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Public Health Training

    Background:

    • Health visitor courses are academically rigorous.
    • Historically, there has been limited academic reward for health visitor training.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce the academic accreditation for health visitor courses.
    • To highlight the new Diploma in Professional Studies in Health Visiting.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
    • Validation of health visitor courses in participating institutions.

    Main Results:

    • Newly-validated health visitor courses receive academic accreditation.
    • The accreditation awarded is the Diploma in Professional Studies in Health Visiting.

    Conclusions:

    • Health visitor courses now have formal academic recognition.
    • Students undertaking these courses can receive academic rewards for their efforts.