Abstract
Midwifery education providers aim to produce graduate midwives who are knowledgeable, clinically competent and safe practitioners who meet the minimum requirements for registration (Butler et al., 2008). Despite this, graduates are not always adequately prepared for the full scope of professional skills required by the workforce without needing to undertake further postgraduate study. For example, graduates are required to supervise, teach and assess students in the clinical area, and yet these skills are often not included in their pre-registration education (Rance and Sweet, 2016). Additional professional expectations that are challenging for graduates include; team leadership, professional development and advocacy skills; multi-disciplinary collaboration; active engagement in research and incorporating research evidence into policy and practice; community level health promotion and partnerships; and advancing public health policy. There is a need to consider innovative ways to include these comprehensive professional skills during undergraduate education.
This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for midwifery clinicians and educators to share perspectives of the workplace readiness of graduate midwives and learn about and share innovative educational ideas and strategies to better equip midwifery students with these key comprehensive professional skills.
At the conclusion of the workshop participants will be able to:
–Recognise midwifery professional skills requiring further emphasis in pre-registration curricula to produce empowered and work-ready midwives
–Identify educational strategies to prepare midwifery students for the requirements of professional practice
–Develop a plan for integration of innovative strategies into their midwifery education programs
–Generate potential ongoing research and collaborative educational projects
This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for midwifery clinicians and educators to share perspectives of the workplace readiness of graduate midwives and learn about and share innovative educational ideas and strategies to better equip midwifery students with these key comprehensive professional skills.
At the conclusion of the workshop participants will be able to:
–Recognise midwifery professional skills requiring further emphasis in pre-registration curricula to produce empowered and work-ready midwives
–Identify educational strategies to prepare midwifery students for the requirements of professional practice
–Develop a plan for integration of innovative strategies into their midwifery education programs
–Generate potential ongoing research and collaborative educational projects
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Women and Birth |
Place of Publication | Austrralia |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | S44 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Volume | 32 |
Edition | Supplement 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Event | The power, passion and politics of midwifery: 2019 Australian College of Midwives National Conference - National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia Duration: 17 Sept 2019 → 19 Sept 2019 https://www.midwives.org.au/news/power-passion-and-politics-midwifery |
Conference
Conference | The power, passion and politics of midwifery |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Canberra |
Period | 17/09/19 → 19/09/19 |
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Keywords
- Midwifery education
- students
- assessment methods