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Item Becoming a person-centred facilitator of learning in a hospital setting: Findings from a participatory action-oriented study with hospital-based educators(Elsevier, 2024-12-13) Robinson, Betty Ann; McCormack, Brendan; Dickson, CarolineAim Investigate the experience of hospital-based educators becoming person-centred facilitators of learning. Background Hospital-based educators working with staff are not well-prepared for their role. No person-centred pedagogical approaches exist specifically for use in hospital settings. Educators are positioned to advance person-centredness in clinical practice. To do so they need knowledge and skills in person-centred approaches. Little is known about how educators transform from teacher-centred approaches to person-centred facilitation. This study investigated how educators learn about and use person-centred principles to acquire educational theory and become person-centred facilitators. Design Participatory, action-oriented research Methods Guided by four person-centred principles blending relational inquiry and practice development, 10 educators participated in group and individual sessions over 18 months. Data were analyzed using relational inquiry and critical creative hermeneutics. Results Becoming person-centred facilitators was enabled through three principles: starting with self, developing community and belonging and bumping against culture and inviting transformation. Participants became person-centred facilitators through intrapersonal, interpersonal and contextual transformations during moments of discovery, reconciliation and action. Competence developed by experiencing and using four methodological principles of taking a relational stance; using active learning to learn in and from practice; being collaborative, inclusive and participatory; and linking creativity with cognition. This model resulted in improved trust, strengthened relationships and more meaningful and robust learning outcomes. Conclusions Hospital-based educators can be enabled to become person-centred facilitators by providing them with person-centred learning opportunities. The four methodological principles, as a model for person-centred education, provided an effective preparation and orientation to educational and person-centred theory.Item From root to fruit – flourishing in change. Evaluation of a development programme for practice development facilitators in end-of-life care(Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS), 2018-05-16) Dickson, Caroline; Legg, Melanie; Penman, Pam; Smith, Tracy; Marie CurieBackground: This paper outlines the structure, processes and outcomes of a 12-month development programme for nurses who were transitioning from a practice-based training role to a practice development role. The programme was part of organisational commitment to develop a person-centred culture. A new team of Practice Development Facilitators across the UK was formed at Marie Curie. Marie Curie, a UK-based charity supporting people with palliative and end of life care needs. Aims and Objectives: The overall aim of the programme was to enable PDFs to engage with the theory and practice of practice development to develop as enablers in the delivery of person-centred practice. Methods: A co-designed multi-method evaluation of the programme that adopted emancipatory practice development and active learning methodologies. Data collection included 4th Generation evaluation, reflective writing, participant stories and examples of practice change. Findings: The programme supported a change in focus of their role from technical to emancipatory. The team identified new ways of engaging together which enabled them to embody person-centredness. By experiencing active learning they came to understand themselves and their practice. Throughout the programme the team experienced a range of organisational challenges which impacted on their progress throughout the programme. Development of their facilitation skills and a strong community of practice will assure embeddedness and sustainability of their new role. Conclusions: Facilitators of Practice Development are a catalyst in developing person-centred cultures which are indicative of flourishing organisations but this needs to be included in organisational strategy. Experiencing flourishing creates a sense of well-being and renewed commitment to develop practice in ways that keep person-centred care at its heart. Key messages: • Making explicit values and beliefs at the beginning of a programme enable social learning and innovation in practice • Investment in PD can be a catalyst to developing person-centred cultures • Role-modelling person-centredness has an impact on staff well-being and person-centred practices • Embedding communities of practice will main momentum in new ways of working