‘The real risk is doing nothing’: Innovative practices developed to support nursing and midwifery students with a disability in clinical practice P. Halligan & F. Howlin (UCD) M. Quirke & A. Heelan (AHEAD)
Dec 16, 2015
‘The real risk is doing nothing’: Innovative practices developed to support nursing and midwifery students with a disability in clinical practice
P. Halligan & F. Howlin (UCD)
M. Quirke & A. Heelan (AHEAD)
Introduction
UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems
Nursing & Midwifery programmes
Clinical partners sites
90 clinical sites
Clinical Assessment Subcommittee (CASC)
Students with Disabilities
• 1: 18 students have registered • Students may have more than 1 disability • Dyslexia is most common registered disability
• 2009 = 39 registered students
• 2010 = increased by 10
Development of Innovative Practices
Aim
To extend supports to encompass clinical placements, using a collaborative and partnership approach, with key stakeholders, who support the students while on clinical placements
Objectives
To explore the literature and identify international best practice
To identify the needs of key support staff
To develop appropriate, effective, and practical support systems
To identify pathways for future development
Literature Review &
Consultation • Irish context
• Disclosure
• Competence & Fitness to Practise
• Legislation
• Reasonable accommodations or supports
• Regulatory requirements and disability legislation
• Further research
• Consultation
Phase One
Identifying and Assessing Needs
Scoping workshop & collaboration – Clinical staff – Academic staff – Administration – Occupation health – Human Resource
management – Access Centre/AHEAD– HSE
Outcomes • Written guidelines • All disabilities • Access to
registered students
• Patient safety & fitness to practise
• Resources• Symposium
Phase Two
Establish Support Systems & Processes
Support systems/processes
• Information Letter • Consent form • Symposium
– Legislation – Equality – Draft of guidelines
• Consultation • Student focus group• Conference
Outcomes
• Consent form • Increased awareness
– legislation – disclosure – disabilities – competence & fitness
to practice – reasonable
accommodations• Guidelines →Resource
Guide• Clinical needs
assessment • Student support group
Phase Three
To Identify pathways future development
• Clinical Needs Assessment • Guidelines
• Disability Liaison Officer (DLO)
• Staff training and awareness
• Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) project
• Student national support group
• Support, monitor, evaluate student and staff experiences
• Establish International links
• Publications
Phase Four
‘The real risk is doing nothing’
Thanks to our contributors, colleagues and students
Organisations – AHEAD and Access Centre
Further information:
Phil Halligan 01 7166420 [email protected]
Frances Howlin 01 [email protected]