HOVFEL22020 Person-centred collaboration (Spring 2022)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
5
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organisation
Campus:
Campus Fredrikstad
Course Leader:
Camilla Anker-Hansen
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Elective course in the following programmes:

  • Bachelor in Child Welfare
  • Bachelor in Nursing
  • Bachelor in Social Educator Training
  • Bachelor in Social Work
  • Bachelor in Work and Welfare Studies

The course is open for international students within the same bachelor programmes.

The course is to be combined with:

HOVFEL20020 - Digitalisation and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and welfare services (10 ECTS)

Required prerequisite knowledge

The course is to be combined with:

HOVFEL20020 - Digitalisation and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and welfare services (10 ECTS).

Recommended previous knowledge

Completed courses from the first year of the bachelor programme.

Teaching semester

4th semester (spring).

Content

  • Person-centred approaches
  • Service user involvement
  • Service collaboration based on person-centred approaches
  • The following service users are emphasised:

- Children and young people

- People who misuse drugs and people who experience mental health issues

- People who have experienced violence and sexual abuse

  • Digitalisation and inclusion, equality and non-discrimination
  • Service improvement work

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student:

  • has knowledge about person-centred approaches
  • has knowledge of service user involvement

Skills

The student:

  • can identify, evaluate and reference relevant literature on person-centred collaboration and improvement of services, and relate this to a relevant research question
  • can reflect upon social inequality and inclusion

General competence

The student:

  • can plan and present a service improvement project focusing on user involvement

Teaching and learning methods

Relevant learning methods: Digital methods like screencast and podcast, lectures, group activities, seminars, workshop.

Workload

Expected study effort in the course is 130 hours.

Practical training/internship

No practical training/internship in this course.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • Participation in compulsory activities. Look into the general part of the curriculum.

Requirements must be approved before the student can complete the exam

Exam

Digital written exam under supervision (Multiple Choice).
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • No aids allowed
  • Grading system: A-F.

Examiners

Internal examinator.

Course evaluation

Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer best possible courses and study programmes. The following forms of evaluation are used for this course:

- Continuous evaluation with reference group

- Final evaluation

The results are considered in a programme council.

Reading list

The reading list was last updated December 19th 2019.

McCormack, B. & McCance, T. (2017). Underpinning principles of person-centred practice. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (23 p.)

McCance, T. & McCormack, B. (2017). The person-centred practice framework. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (31 p.)

Glasby, J. (2017). Person-centred approaches: a policy perspective. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (10 p.)

Manley, K. (2017). An overview of practice development. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (17 p.)

McCormack, B. & Dewing, J. (2017). Creating flourishing workplaces. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (12 p.)

Lieshout, F.V. (2017). Navigating organisational change: being a person-centred facilitator. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (11 p.)

Solman, A. & Wilson, V. (2017). Person-centred health services for children. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (12 p.)

Karlson, B. & Borg, M. (2017). Person-centredness, recovery and user involvement in mental health services. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (10 p.)

Dickson, C. (2017). Person-centred community nursing. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (12 p.)

McCance, T. & McCormack, B. (2017). A considered reflection and re-presenting the person-centred practice framework. In McCormack, B. & McCance (ed), Person-Centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. (6 p.)

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