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Reframing risk management in dementia care through collaborative learning
Author(s) -
Clarke Charlotte L.,
Wilcockson Jane,
Gibb Catherine E.,
Keady John,
Wilkinson Heather,
Luce Anna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
health and social care in the community
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.984
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1365-2524
pISSN - 0966-0410
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00944.x
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , dementia , general partnership , psychology , risk management , process (computing) , professional development , certainty , knowledge management , medical education , nursing , medicine , pedagogy , social psychology , management , computer science , business , philosophy , disease , finance , pathology , epistemology , operating system , economics
Abstract Risk management is a complex aspect of practice which can lead to an emphasis on maintaining physical safety, which impacts on the well‐being of people with dementia. Education for practitioners in risk management is particularly challenging because of its conceptual nature and diverse perceptions of risk between and within professional groups. The practice development research reported here formed one part of a multisite study and contributed to developing a risk assessment and management framework for use by practitioners in partnership with people with dementia and their families. Practice development research uses learning theories in the process of the research, and in so doing its intent is to not only create new knowledge but to view the research process as also a process of learning for those involved. Twenty practitioners from varying professions participated in five Collaborative Learning Groups, each of at least 2 hours duration, which were held over a 7‐month period. Data analysis highlighted contradictions in the care system and in the professional’s intention to practice in a person‐centred way. These were expressed through the themes of: Seeking Certainty; Making Judgements; Team Working; Managing Complexity; Gathering and Using Information.