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REAFFIRMING PROFESSIONALISM

REAFFIRMING PROFESSIONALISM. Dr Neil Thompson. Managerialism and professionalism. A new relationship between local and central government A business model of public service Targets and performance indicators The modernisation agenda Impact on morale Impact on professionalism

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REAFFIRMING PROFESSIONALISM

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  1. REAFFIRMING PROFESSIONALISM Dr Neil Thompson

  2. Managerialism and professionalism • A new relationship between local and central government • A business model of public service • Targets and performance indicators • The modernisation agenda • Impact on morale • Impact on professionalism • The Big Society • Options for responding

  3. What is professionalism? • Professional knowledge base • Professional skills base • Value base / ethics • Accountability • Professional development • Professional body • Traditional professionalism • ‘We know best’ • Elitist • Non-participatory • Anti-professionalism

  4. The new professionalism • Bringing expertise together • Egalitarian • Inclusive • The price we pay for neglecting professionalism • Confidence (subjective and objective) • Problems of accountability • Low morale, leading to stress and workload management issues • Barriers to learning and development • Poor practice, poor outcomes

  5. Neil’s latest book: People Management E-zine: THEhumansolutionsBULLETIN www.humansolutions.org.uk/bulletin Subscription-based online learning community tutored by Neil: http://tinyurl.com/apdpneilthompson E-learning modules featuring Neil: www.avenuelearningcentre.co.uk Neil’s website: www.neilthompson.info

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