Professional Practice in Health

Ed. by Angie Titchen and Joy Higgs

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Society is rapidly changing its expectations of professionals inall arenas. In this book we focus on changing patterns ofprofessional practice in health, education and the creative arts.In each of these areas professional practice care is undergoingmajor reform in a complex and rapidly changing environment.
This multi-authored text explores professional practice in fourkey dimensions: doing, knowing, being and becoming. These conceptshave been chosen to represent professional practice as much morethan applying learned knowledge in practice situations. The authorspresent professional practice as a lived and dynamic experience aswell as a process, a service for (and with) others, and a way ofbeing and behaving. The text explores the essential unity ofknowledge and practice, through discourse, narrative, imagery andcritical debate.

This is a book for all those seeking to learn and to improvepractice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 665g
• ISBN-13: 9780632059331
• ISBN-10: 0632059338
• Artikelnr.: 13623491

Autorenporträt

At school, the author was mostly disinterested in every subject except creative writing, for which, at age ten, he won his first award. However, calling it his first award suggests that there have been more, which there have not. Accolades may come but, in the meantime, he is having a ball writing mystery stories and crime thrillers and claims to have more than a hundred books forming an unruly queue in his head as they clamour to get out. He lives in the south-east corner of England with a duo of lazy sausage dogs. Surrounded by rolling hills, brooding castles, and vineyards, he doubts he will ever leave, the beer is just too good.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Section 1: Introduction: Framing professional practice; Knowing and doing
in context; Doing, knowing, being and becoming: The nature of professional
practice; Our collaborative inquiry.
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Section 2: Dimensions of professional practice: Practising without
certainty: Providing health care in an uncertain world; The meaning(s) of
uncertainty in treatment decision making; Finding the fifth player:
Artistry in professional practice; Embodying knowledges: Challenging the
theory/practice divide; Exploring relationships in health care practice;
Technology and the depersonalisation of knowledge and practice; The
research-sensitive practitioner; The practice-sensitive researcher.
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Section 3: Journeying on professional practice: Using autobiographical
narrative and reflection to link personal and professional domains;
Students and educators learning within relationships; Becoming in
professional practice: An exemplar; Transforming practice; Articulating
practice; Whether the twain shall meet: Knowledge and practice in the
education of health and human service professionals; Parallel journeys in
professional practice; Developing creative arts expertise; Weaving the
body, the creative unconscious, imagination and the arts into practice
development.
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Section 4 Reflections: Professional practice: Walking alone with others;
Towards professional artisty and creativity in practice.
Index.

Rezensionen

"A stimulating and thought-provoking book, one to savour for itsideas and to enjoy for its artistry...Occupational therapistsshould try it"
British Journal of Occupational Therapy

"The book has a unique contribution to make that willcomplement existing texts."

"Tables and figures are generally clear andcomplementary. Overall, presentation is excellent. The book isattractive, well laid out and well illustrated."

"It will be an excellent resource for libraries anddepartments as well as postgraduates with a specific interest inprofessional practice and development."
Physiotherapy Journal