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The Education and Training for Change Programme: Part 2: The Use of a Mutual Support Model to Inform Staff Development
Author(s) -
Podesta Sean,
Cole Angela,
Ezelle Lesley Anne
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1993.tb00698.x
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , training (meteorology) , service (business) , professional development , nursing , change management (itsm) , interpretation (philosophy) , medicine , medical education , business , political science , computer science , marketing , geography , lean manufacturing , meteorology , law , programming language
This article looks at the staff development strategy devised as part of the Education and Training for Change (ETCH) programme for Basildon & Thurrock Services for people with learning disabilities. The strategy covers all staff in the service, and takes account of the needs of staff facing possibly imminent hospital closure. The model of mutual support that underpins the strategy is described: it offers a positive view of change and an interpretation of hospital closure that has implications for both training provision and service management.