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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland: collaborative placements

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland: collaborative placements. Joanna Beveridge, Professional Practice Tutor and Elaine Hunter, AHP Consultant, Alzheimer Scotland. Context.

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland: collaborative placements

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  1. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland: collaborative placements Joanna Beveridge, Professional Practice Tutor and Elaine Hunter, AHP Consultant, Alzheimer Scotland

  2. Context • Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers 2010 • Scotland’s national Dementia Strategy 2013-2016 • Internship – Santander/ AS/ QMU • Dementia Day – October 2013 • Placements

  3. What we did … • 2 level 3 undergraduate OT students on full-time placement (8 weeks) in Alzheimer Scotland Resource Centre. • Professional supervision provided by part-time Dementia Advisor who is also an OT • Day-to-day mentoring provided by AS resource centre staff

  4. Benefits • Students designed and implemented a workshop on the use of occupation for volunteers • Exposure to benefits of employment outside the statutory sector • Promotion of self directed learning, clinical reasoning, resourcefulness and professional autonomy • First placement of its kind for AS - students introduced the profession of OT (with support) to people with dementia and their carers

  5. Issues for future placements • Students felt they had less client contact than their peers • Students benefited from peer assisted learning whilst having a part-time PE • Good communication is key for all involved and students – we had good support from you and we will build on an infrastructure in AS. • capture the learning e.g. DVD or other methods that we can explore. • Evaluate impact on people with dementia

  6. References The Scottish Government., 2013. Scotland’s national Dementia Strategy 2013-2016 [online] Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [viewed 5 March 2014] Available from:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/Services/MentalHealth/Dementia/DementiaStrategy1316. The Scottish Government., 2010. Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers [online] Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [viewed 5 March 2014] available from: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/05/31085332/0.

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