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Unit of Study MIDW3006 - Midwifery Practice: Mentorship A (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    On-campus teaching in this unit is delivered over two weeks

Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to critically analyse contemporary models and frameworks for midwifery leadership and an introduction to midwifery mentor/mentee relationships; concepts, issues and challenges and their impact on midwifery practice will be examined. The midwife as educator will also be explored.

Unit content

  1. The midwife as educator within Australian clinical setting
  2. Mentor and mentee roles within the midwifery context
  3. Collegial, courageous, and constructive communication skills
  4. Midwives supporting midwives
  5. The midwife as leader within the Australian healthcare context
  6. Strategies for self-care

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically analyse and compare theoretical principles and practices of leadership within midwifery, including effective communication skills, that foster effective health care teams

critically analyse adult learning principles and practices that underpin the midwife as educator

explore and explain current theory and evidence-informed practice to midwifery mentor–mentee relationships

discuss the midwife’s role in creating a healthy workplace environment and building professional resilience in self and others

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Delany, C., & Molloy, E., 2018, Learning and Teaching in Clinical Contexts: A Practical Guide. , Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA. ISBN: 9780729542722.
  • Downe, S., Byrom, S., & Simpson, L., 2010, Essential midwifery practice. leadership, expertise and collaborative working:, Wiley. ISBN: 9781405184311.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Brockett, R. G. (2015). Teaching adults : a practical guide for new teachers (First edition. ed.). San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.

     

  • De Leo, A., Bayes, S., Butt, J., Bloxsome, D., & Geraghty, S. (2021). Midwifery leaders’ views on the factors considered crucial to implementing evidence-based practice in clinical areas. Women and birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 34(1), 22-29. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2020.08.013

     

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.