Practice Development Workbook

If you’re looking to develop and improve your nursing, health or social care practice, either individually or as part of a team, the Practice Development Workbook for Nursing, Health and Social Care Teams offers a wide-ranging selection of activities, tools and resources covering vital aspects of practice development.  Written as a companion volume to the latest edition of the best-selling Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare, this new resource grounds practice development in day-to-day nursing and health and social care through accessible, informative learning activities.  It also focuses on practical ways in which teams can make their workplace cultures more effective and person-centred, and enables practitioners to empower themselves to make compassionate care a fundamental part of effective health and social care systems.

Key features:

• Offers a full range of resources and tools to support all stages of learning and development towards person-centred practice, including learning activities, templates, posters, tips and hints, information sheets, and checklists.
• Includes practical advice for teams to involve patients, clients and residents in the transformation of workplace cultures and bringing about sustainable change
• Perfect for use both by individuals or by those working in group settings
• Presents informative and accessible information through activities and key learning points rather than just theory
• Fully linked to Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare, second edition, but can also be used as a stand-alone resource
• Includes access to a companion website featuring even more tools and resources, including: sample Powerpoint presentations, worksheets and reflection tools, questionnaires and checklists, evaluation tools, as well as a bonus chapter on 'Sharing and Celebrating'

Jan Dewing is Head of Person-centred Research and Practice Development at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, UK; Co-Director, Centre for Practice Development (including Lead for Kent Sussex Surrey, Dementia Care Innovation Hub), Canterbury Christchurch University, Canterbury, UK; Visiting Professor, Person-centred Practice Research Centre, University of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland; Visiting Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW, Australia.

Brendan McCormack is Director of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research, and Head of the Person-centred Practice Research Centre, University of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland; Professor II, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway; Adjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; Visiting Professor, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Angie Titchen is Independent Practice Development Consultant, Principal Investigator at the Knowledge Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland; Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst NSW, Australia; Associate Fellow, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK.