Using an integrated competence model to evaluate a health visitor cascade training programme for the Family...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

• Cascade training models are utilized for disseminating skills and knowledge to healthcare professionals.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of such programs is crucial for ensuring quality training and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the experiences of health visitor trainers participating in a cascade training program in Wales.
• To analyze the feedback provided by trainers regarding the program's logistics and impact on competence.

Main Methods:

• Utilized Driscoll's model (What, So What, Now What) for organizing trainer feedback.
• Employed an integrated competence model by Weeks et al. for category analysis of free-text feedback.
• Assessed cognitive, functional, personal, and meta-competence based on trainer feedback.

Main Results:

• Feedback provided insights into the logistical aspects of the training program.
• The evaluation successfully identified cognitive, functional, personal, and meta-competence among trainers.
• There was limited opportunity within the feedback to assess ethical competence.

Conclusions:

• The cascade training program in Wales offered valuable learning experiences for health visitor trainers.
• The utilized feedback models were effective in identifying various aspects of trainer competence.
• Future iterations should incorporate methods to better evaluate ethical competence in health visitor training.