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Unit of Study MIDW3010 - Midwifery Practice: Mentorship B (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 will be over two weeks

Unit description

Building on from Midwifery Practice: Mentorship A, this unit will see students move into the role of mentor for a first-year midwifery student. Applying theoretical and evidence informed knowledge to build a mentor- mentee relationship, and drawing on prior leadership knowledge, skills and experience, students will plan for and reflect on their performance in the role of mentor.  

Unit content

  1. Midwife as mentor and educator
  2. Midwife as leader and leadership in the health care context
  3. Communicating as a mentor
  4. Safety, respect and professionalism

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3

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:

apply adult learning principles while undertaking the role of mentor to a 1st year midwifery student

apply theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge to a mentor–mentee relationship

critically analyse and reflect on an experience of your own performance as mentor/educator

develop, maintain, and conclude mentor-mentee relationship in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Gopee, N., 2011, Supervision and Mentoring in Healthcare , 4th edn, Sage Publications, Los Angeles, USA. ISBN: 0857024191.
  • Stuart, C. C., 2013, Mentoring, learning and assessment in clinical practice : a guide for nurses, midwives and other health professionals, 3rd edn, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh. ISBN: 9780702041952.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.