Forum on Interprofessional Education in Social Work SWAP/JUCSWEC London 8 th November 2010 Judith Thomas, University of the West of England, UK Anne Quinney, Bournemouth University UK IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 1

The project The brief - commissioned to produce a suite of open access interactive learning resources (learning objects) on inter-professional and inter-agency collaboration (IPIAC) The dual purpose of the resources was to assist learners in exploring and understanding the nature of IPIAC and improving IPIAC practice IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 2

The team The Commissioner, Project Manager and Internal Peer Reviewers – SCIE, based in London The Technical Developers – EPIC, based in Brighton The Subject Material Experts (SMEs) - Anne Quinney, Bournemouth University Judith Thomas, University of the West of England Colin Whittington, Independent Consultant The External Peer Reviewers – a senior social work practitioner, two academics, a service user. IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 3

IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 4 IPIAC e-learning resources Introduction to IPIAC Professional identity and collaboration Building relationships, establishing trust and negotiating with other workers Working together to assess needs, strengths and risks A model of practice and collaboration Working collaboratively in different types of teams The practitioner, the agency and inter-agency collaboration Key policy and legislation…an IPIAC timeline

Working together IPIAC Resources5 SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10

Assessment All IPIAC resources are interactive so lend themselves to formative assessment. –testing of knowledge e.g. Multiple choice questionnaires –articulating rationale for intervention e.g who would you talk to first and why? –reviewing previous learning using open questions e.g. What do you think or already know about.....enter in text box –Summarising learning from using resources e.g. Self assessment questionnaire –Links made to NOS IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 6

Practice Learning Freely available Resources are evidence informed. Use different case examples, real world examples. Draw on theory, policy, legislation. Allow students to practice basic skills e.g. Introducing themselves to other professionals. Expand repertoire of learning approached Practice educators can use them to update their own knowledge or look at areas with students Help students to think about relationships with other professionals and IPIAC more widely Support PEds meet new practice educators standards IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 7

Clickable town map IPIAC Resources8 SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10

Highlights We pushed our model–building and visual ideas a long way with a lot of success Examples IPIAC Resources9 SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10

Staff training and development When using the IPIAC resources Experience is not a prerequisite Skills of blended learning curriculum development or group facilitation skills (face to face and online) are not pre- requisites Knowledge about IPIAC can be developed from the resource contents However preparation and familiarization are important IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 10

Quality enhancement The IPIAC resources have been user- tested and peer reviewed by a social work academic, specialist subject and IT staff at SCIE, an academic from a related profession, a social work manager, a service user educator The resources draw on the available literature and provide links to research studies and further reading IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 11

Feedback on usage The resource authors would welcome feedback on how the resources are being used in university settings, in practice settings, with social work and other students. For example how are they used in IPE or uni-professional learning - as part of the curriculum or as additional resources for independent learning? IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 12

Further reading Ashford, M and Thomas, J. (2005) ‘Interprofessional Education’ in Effective Learning and Teaching in Social Policy and Social Work H Burgess and I Taylor (eds) Institute for Learning and Teaching Barrett G, Sellman D and Thomas J eds. Interprofessional working in health and social care. Basingstoke: Palgrave. Pollard, KC, Thomas, J and Miers, M (eds.) (2010) Understanding Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire. ISBN Cooner TS Learning to create enquiry-based blended learning designs; resources to develop interdisciplinary education. Social Work Education ifirst advance publication 14 th May m=titlelink Hutchings M, Quinney and Scammell J The utility of disruptive technologies in Interprofessional education; negotiating the substance and spaces of blended learning. In Bromage, A. Clouder, L and Gordon F. eds. Interprofessional E-learning and collaborative working: Practices and technologies. IGI Global. Quinney A Collaborative social work practice. Exeter: Learning Matters. IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 13

Further reading cont. Hutchings M, Quinney and Scammell J The utility of disruptive technologies in Interprofessional education; negotiating the substance and spaces of blended learning. In Bromage, A. Clouder, L and Gordon F. eds. Interprofessional E-learning and collaborative working: Practices and technologies. IGI Global. Quinney A Collaborative social work practice. Exeter: Learning Matters. Quinney A, Hutchings M and Scammell J 2008 Student and staff experiences of using a virtual community, Wessex Bay, to support interprofessional learning; messages for collaborative practice. Social Work Education, Vol p Scammell l, Hutchings M and Quinney A A virtual practice community for student learning and staff development in health and social work Interprofessional education: changing practice through collaboration. Higher Education Academy Health Science and Practice subject centre. Whittington C Collaboration and partnership in context, In Weinstein J, Whittington and Leiba T. eds. Collaboration in social work practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. IPIAC Resources SWAP/JUCSWEC 08/11/10 14