Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: January 2022

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Thursday, January 27, 2022

The Art of Preserving Health - a Poem

  Self - Individual - Person
|

 INTERPERSONAL    :     SCIENCES               
HUMANITIES - ARTS ----------------------------------  SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY  :   POLITICAL 
|
Community - Group - Population

Friday, January 21, 2022

Webinar: WHO Classification of Self-Care Interventions for Health - Feb 14th

Webinar to present the WHO Classification of self-care interventions 

 09:00 Washington / 15:00 Geneva

This classification aligns with a people-centred approach to health and well-being outlined in the WHO global Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health and Well-being. This classification has a health system focus and aims to promote an accessible and bridging language for researchers, policymakers, donors and health programme managers working on self-care. 

Please register here:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7796921047088796688

WHO resources on self-care interventions: 

 https://www.who.int/health-topics/self-care#tab=tab_1

WHO Classification of self-care interventions: 

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240039469

We look forward to your participation! 

Ados V. May, MPA | WHO/IBP Network

Senior Technical Advisor

email: ados.may AT phi.org

 

  Self - Individual - Person
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Community - Group - Population
 Classification of Self-Care
Interventions for Health
Classification of Self-Care
Interventions for Health

Service planning and development
Public engagement
Informal carers
Social care
Care Givers
Accountability
Value for Money
Population Health
Users

Patient - Self - Citizen Research?


Health For All
Human Rights
Health Services
Reporting, Statistics and
Planning, Standards
Information Systems Infrastructure
Governance, Regulation

Population Health
Finance, Value for Money
Outcomes - Policy:
National - International
Sustainability

 

My source: IBP Network


Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Call for Short Essays - Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture

Dear Colleagues,

Interfaces hope some of you will consider publishing with us, please forward to others who might be interested.  Many thanks!

Interfaces; Essays and Review in Computing and Culture publishes short essay articles and essay reviews connecting the history of computing/IT studies with contemporary social, cultural, political, economic, or environmental issues. It seeks to be an interface between disciplines, and between academics and broader audiences. It is very much interdisciplinary and past essays published have been from scholars and doctoral students from sociology, media studies, communication, information studies, history, history of sci/tech, science and tech studies,etc.  Essays are generally 2,000 to 3,500 words (a few go up to 4,000 which is fine if you wanted a longer essay, but 2,000 to 3,000 or 3,500 the norm).

Some possibilities, but not limited to...
  • Think piece on some aspect of the sociology, geography, anthropology, history, or other social or cultural study of the digital world
  • addressing a contemporary issue that in part contextualizes looking back at change over time
  • An essay that provides a short, popular version that promotes a larger work (draws from and promotes a full-length article or a book, could announce pre-publication or point to post publication of larger work)
  • Reflections on a body of literature (including an essay review on two or more books, essay on digital exhibit on computing/digital world)
  • Other types of short essays on computing and culture

Essays go through editorial review (myself and my colleague Amanda Wick, co-editors), which is usually short and straightforward and leads to publication in about a month from original submission.

I hope you will consider submitting an essay to us! If I can answer any questions, please let me know.

Best, Jeff
"Injustice wears the same harsh face wherever it shows itself."-Ralph Ellison

Jeffrey R. Yost, Ph.D.
Director, Charles Babbage Institute
Research Professor, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
222  21st Avenue South
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
 
<>
 
Previously on W2tQ:
 
My source: SOCIOTECH list
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=SOCIOTECH

Sunday, January 16, 2022

SHAME AND MEDICINE PROJECT: 2022

‘PHENOMENOLOGY AND SHAME EXPERIENCES’

SPECIAL PANEL BSP ANNUAL UK CONFERENCE 2022

Call For Papers for special panel for the 2022 British Society for Phenomenology Annual Conference

Location: University of Exeter, UK, in-person and virtual (hybrid)

Date: Tuesday 30 August – Thursday 1 September 2022

CFP deadline: Thursday 31 March 2022 (midnight UK).

The “Phenomenology and Shame Experiences” Call for Papers invites abstracts to be considered for a special panel for the 2022 British Society for Phenomenology Annual Conference on the theme of Engaged Phenomenology II.

This panel is sponsored by the Shame and Medicine Project and the aim of the panel is to encourage an engaged phenomenological approach to considering shame in its various forms, and how it relates to and effects features of lived experience such as embodiment, affective life, consciousness, sociality, intersubjectivity, intercorporeality, health, among others.

Check out the full CfP for ‘Phenomenology and Shame Experiences’.

https://shameandmedicine.org/call-for-papers-phenomenology-and-shame-experiences/

 

Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

COGNITION
lived experience
emotions
mental health
interpersonal skills
self-conscious
shame
self-stigma

subjectivity

physical health
dis-ability
place - privacy
medicine
health care

HEALTH STATUS

objectivity

STIGMA
SHAME
SOCIAL COGNITION
communication
meanings
dignity and respect

health status [REAL?]
power
health professionals
(whose parity of esteem,
autonomy, control?)
'Cost' to health systems?

 

My source:

Philos-L "The Liverpool List" Department of Philosophy, University of Liverpool https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/philosophy/philos-l/

@PhilosL @LiverpoolPhilos

 

Saturday, January 15, 2022

£62.5k Funding opportunity for researchers interested in healthy ageing

£62.5k Funding opportunity for researchers interested in healthy ageing
UKRI and Zinc have announced the 3rd funding round for the Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards. Researchers are encouraged to apply for this £62,500 (fEC) grant from UKRI and 9-month structured programme of support from Zinc, to translate their research into impactful and scalable products, services, and interventions that add quality to later life.

The call for expressions of interest opens on 1st February and closes on 22nd February 2022. You can access the expression of interest guidance, plus further resources here. If you have any questions, please visit zinc.vc/catalyst or email the team at catalyst AT zinc.vc

My source:

Wendy Zhou, CHAIN Manager

CHAIN - Contact, Help, Advice and Information Network – is an online international network for people working in health and social care. For more information on CHAIN and joining the network please visit website: www.chain-network.org.uk

 

Thursday, January 13, 2022

One person's castle...

Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group
Michael Allen, a former soldier, spent three years building a mountain fort after developing PTSD
TOM WREN/SWNS @TomWrenPhoto
doing
activity
place
reablement

sense making
relationships
roles
belonging

 

The former homeless veteran who built a castle on a Welsh hill and welcomes thousands of visitors

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-homeless-veteran-who-built-22551325

My source:

Parker, C. One man’s castle helps in the fight for mental health. The Times, 6 January 2022, p.13.

Photos: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-mans-castle-helps-in-the-fight-for-mental-health-pj7jmhs97

@TomWrenPhoto https://www.tomwrenphoto.com/

 

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The Fact/Value Dichotomy in Economics

Convenor: Catarina Tello de Castro and Julian Reiss

All inquiries about the panel should be sent to
catarinatellodecastro AT gmail.com and julian.reiss AT jku.at.
 
Participants in this panel will include Julian Reiss.
 
 
Much of modern economics follows the scientific method to have a grip on human conduct so that useful predictions are possible. This way, economics as a discipline distanced itself from moral philosophy as it was firstly thought by Adam Smith. Nevertheless, this presumption of objectiveness has been accused of being very little objective, separating economics into normative and positive economics as well as originating the fact-value dichotomy. These distinctions are now being disputed by the proposal of an entanglement of both facts and values (Putnam, 2002; Dasgupta, 2005; Kincaid, Dupré, & Wylie, 2007; Reiss, 2008; Putnam & Walsh, 2011; Hausman, McPherson & Satz, 2017, et al.). As so, it is possible to think about ways of doing economics with moral, ethical or any other normative criteria.
 
This panel seeks to promote an interesting debate between any scholar or student (undergraduates included). We welcome works on subjects such as value theory, normative economics, positive economics, economic transformations in contemporary times, rational choice and utility maximization, scientific method on economic theories, and others regarding the main areas and topics proposed.
 
If you want to apply, please submit an abstract, of 400-500 words along with five keywords, of your paper prepared for peer review by 5 April 2022. We will respond by 28 April 2022. All proposals must be submitted online through our website using the Abstract submission Form (please, click “Submit Abstract” and fill the form).

Prof. Dr. Julian Reiss, lic. oec. HSG
Institute for Philosophy and Scientific Method

JOHANNES KEPLER
UNIVERSITY LINZ

Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz, Austria
Phone +43 732 2468-3681

julian.reiss AT jku.at
www.jreiss.org

Administrator: Evelin Stockinger
T +43 732 2468-3680
philo AT jku.at

My source and in liaison with the panel convenors:

Philos-L "The Liverpool List" - Department of Philosophy, University of Liverpool
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/philosophy/philos-l/

Monday, January 10, 2022

Reference [ii] "Practice in forensic psychiatry: A proposed interdisciplinary model"

Practice in forensic psychiatry:
A proposed interdisciplinary model

Expanding on the post about a further reference for Hodges' model:

Holmes, D. Perron, A. Jacob, J.D. Paradis-Gagné, É. & Gratton, S (2018). Pratique en milieu de psychiatrie légale: proposition d’un modèle interdisciplinaire. Recherche en soins infirmiers, (Practice in forensic psychiatry: A proposed interdisciplinary model). 134, 33-43. DOI: 10.3917/rsi.134.0033

Here, and on twitter I have sought to stress the limitations of the biopsychosocial model in healthcare, and I value Holmes et al. recognition of Hodges' model as politico-biopsychosocial

The authors also identify the structural nature of the model.

 

In comparing 'models of care' there is the question of whether Hodges' model is a model of care. As a generic conceptual framework Hodges' model can of course be used in the health care (as per its original design and creation) but it can be used to compare models of care.

Below, translated by Google are the models used in the paper.

I have altered the listing bringing the Tidal and Recovery model s together. Some I've 'mapped' in pairs, using formatting to indicate the differences.

Tidal Model

"The Tidal Model is a humanistic nursing model of recovery developed by Barker (12) with the premise that the person with mental disorder has strengths, abilities, personal priorities and a future ahead (13). This model of care, popular in forensic psychiatry circles, recognizes certain deficits of the hospitalized patient but it is especially interested in the meaning that the latter attributes to them. The sick person is the expert in his life and is therefore the one who contributes the most to his own recovery. This nursing perspective is therefore centered on the phenomenological experience (lived experience) of the patient and on the role of the staff, which is to allow healing and restore hope (12,14)."  

Recovery Model

"A popular model in mental health care, the recovery model is increasingly gaining ground in psychiatric care settings (28). The postulates of this humanistic model state that anyone, including those suffering from mental disorders, can aspire to a fulfilling future, participate in rewarding and inspiring activities, self-determination and finally, be able to live in an environment free of stigma and discrimination (29). The peculiarity of this model lies in the fact that recovery is part of a process where the person with mental illness can continue to show symptoms while being able to adapt to their condition (often chronic) and pursue their goals. life (30)."
Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

recovery
strengths, abilities, personal priorities
deficits
healing and hope
phenomenological -
(lived experience)

personal responsibility
fulfillment - life goals
patient as expert
personal adaptation
living with x,y,z...
coping strategies

place as context
my future
deficits
signs - symptoms
chronicity
Institutional settings
clinical - hospital



humanistic - human qualities
social expectations
social contribution
participation - social inclusion
free from stigma
deficits

Institutional settings
politics of recovery
free from discrimination
forensic
deficits

<>

Integrated Practice Model

"This model was developed by Virginia Lynch, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, and it guides the role of practicing staff in this care setting (15). There are three main theoretical foundations: 1) the fields of expertise involved (nursing, criminal justice and forensic science), 2) the health system (victim and offender, health care and forensic nursing ) and 3) the social impact (social sanction, human behavior, crime and violence) (16). According to this model, patients should be cared for using an interdisciplinary and holistic approach (15)."
Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group
nursing
forensic psychiatry
2. health system
interdisciplinary
holistic

OFFENDER

nursing
theoretical foundations
forensic science
1. fields of expertise
2. health system
interdisciplinary
holistic


VICTIM

role of practitioners
2. health system
3. social impact
(
social sanction,
human behavior,
crime and violence)



criminal justice
2. health system

<>

Model of Nursing Interaction

"This model of care includes six categories of forensic nursing interaction with the goal of establishing a relationship with the patient: establishing and maintaining a relationship (relationship based on honesty, respect and trust), encouraging and support interactions (help the patient to recognize his qualities and use his resources), the learning of social skills (encourage the patient to do social activities and talk to others), reality orientation (help the patient patient to be aware of his way of being and of acting), reflective interactions (the perception of the patient and his problems) and the learning of practical skills (encouraging the patient to develop good lifestyle habits) ( 17,18)."


Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

patient qualities, resources

reflective interaction
self-perception of problems
reality orientation
awareness of way of being and of acting

practical skills
develop lifestyle skills


reality orientation

learn social skills
develop lifestyle skills encourage social activities
talk to others

encourage and support interactions
reality orientation
perception of patient and problems

<>

Healthy Living Program

"This model was developed in response to metabolic syndrome and physical illnesses that may develop in people with severe mental illness (19). It includes programs related to health promotion activities such as weight reduction, smoking cessation, physical exercise, etc. It is a voluntary approach that not only improves physical health, but also independence and recovery. For the program to work in the institution and to fit into its organizational culture, the approach must be flexible and systematically maintained by the entire interdisciplinary team."

[ PARITY OF ESTEEM] 
                                       mental health - metabolic syndrome physical illnesses
Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group
independence
recovery
voluntary approach

(physical) health promotion activities such as weight reduction, smoking cessation, physical exercise,



independence
recovery


voluntary approach

for program to work in the institution and to fit into its organizational culture, the approach must be flexible and systematically maintained by the entire interdisciplinary team

<>


Holistic Model

"This model is used in forensic care in the assessment, health care and psychotherapy of patients with personality disorder (22). Holistic care includes the physical (diet and exercise), cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of the patient. This model is based on problem solving, anger management and decision making. Caring is a central concept in the holistic model and is actualized in an emotional, psychosocial, constant and authentic caring response (23). It is for caregivers to be present for the patient, to respect his situation, to understand his experience and to demonstrate a desire to help."

Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group
holistic care
personality disorder
[mental] health care
psychotherapy
assessment
emotion
problem solving, anger management
decision making
actualized

psycho-


holistic care
'caring'
assessment
diet, exercise
health care
'being present'


-social

culture
holistic care
'being present'
constant and authentic caring
understand person's experience
respect person's situation
desire to help


forensic care
holistic care

desire to help
(also exemplified in the organisation?)

<>
Good Lives Model

"This model focuses on the offense committed by the mentally disordered offender, his recovery, the promotion of personal goals, the reduction of the risk of reoffending, and the treatment of mental illness (24,25, 26). The model favors an approach based on the strengths of the patient. In addition, mechanisms of change are present, that is to say that behaviors judged to be poorly adapted are replaced by adapted behaviors when the patient is equipped with the skills, resources and support provided by the nursing staff. This model contextualizes the offense, focuses on the symptoms of mental illness while conceptualizing both as inappropriate behaviors.This model helps to better understand the relationship between mental illness and crime in order to create an individualized plan of care."
Risk-Need-Responsivity Model

"This model (27) imported from the correctional environment was adapted to the psycho-legal context by the addition of the “mental illness” dimension. It was developed primarily to reduce the risk of recurrence. Care interventions are geared towards the identification and treatment of criminogenic factors. This model is based on three major principles: the risk principle (granting the highest level of resources to the group most at risk of crime), the needs principle (identifying dynamic criminogenic risk factors and targeting them in treatment) and the principle of receptivity (adjusting programs according to the characteristics of the person: learning style, motivation, strengths, etc.) (24,25)."
Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

mentally disordered (diagnosis)
recovery

characteristics of the person learning style (evidence?)
motivation, strengths
3.
principle of receptivity treatment: skills, resilience
personal goals
“mental illness” <-> crime

recurrence
individualized plan of care


1. risk principle ->
resource allocation

recurrence

treatment
2. dynamic criminogenic risk factors 
support of nursing staff


treatment
[social determinants?]
mechanisms of change
adapted behaviours
inappropriate behaviours
recurrence

offense
reoffending


correctional environment
contextualise the offence
treatment
principles [policy]

recurrence

<>

Hodges' Health Career Model

"This model has a politico-biopsychosocial structure which is consistent with contemporary interdisciplinary practice (20); that is, it relies on a multidimensional critical approach, incorporating writings in sociology and politics, in order to understand the person in context. It is based on four objectives: measuring learning, providing holistic care, supporting reflective practice and closing the gap between theory and practice (21). This model is applicable in various clinical situations in a psycho-legal context. When this model is used as a frame of reference, it emphasizes the role of caregivers who must meet the patient's needs and focus on their problems. It also serves as a guide to assess and provide assistance to the patient vis-à-vis their physical, psychological and social needs as well as with the justice system in order to promote their recovery. The theoretical foundations call on four sources of knowledge: interpersonal, scientific, sociological and political (21)."

The PERSON in Context 

(situated)

Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

INTRAPERSONAL
INTERPERSONAL
reflective practice
conceptual structure

psychological needs

measure of learning

psycho-
SCIENTIFIC

physical needs

theory-practice gap


SOCIOLOGICAL

reflective practice
(develop self-awareness)

social needs

practice-theory gap

POLITICAL
justice system (needs)







-legal

[ all embedded within the SPIRITUAL ]

Not just 'problems' Hodges' model can incorporate any desired stance, perspective or philosophical approach - strengths, disease, skills, weaknesses or deficits, psychosocial for example.

I am not sure about explicitly 'measuring learning, but the model can be used by learners and teaching staff / mentors to demonstrate their understanding and justify their output - formulation.

There is an instrumental potential in Hodges' model as a whole. Hodges' model can illustrate the degree of holistic intent - whether this is realised could also be indicated using the model.

Once again I am grateful to the authors for their inclusion of Hodges' model. The reference is listed in the blog's bibliography (please see the sidebar for others) which includes:

Doyle, M., Jones, P. (2013). Hodges’ Health Career Model and its role and potential application in forensic mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 20, 7, 631-640.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01961.x/abstract

Jones P. (2014) Using a conceptual framework to explore the dimensions of recovery and their relationship to service user choice and self-determination. International Journal of Person Centered Medicine. Vol 3, No 4, (2013) pp.305-311.

See also on W2tQ (with overlap):

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=forensic

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=justice

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=interdisciplinary

Plus the following

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

PHI MAGAZINE (Φ) - Liminal Issue [ii]


Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group

mental disorientation
study - philosophy - ideas
liminal - liminality
ethical practice
creativity reflection
threshold concepts
uncertainty - meaning - ambiguity


physical disorientation
time, place, 'person'
process
theory
transition - threshold - doorway
media



art - arts
practice
socialisation (orientation)
rites of passage
status
meanings

-isms
political orientation
power - boundaries
professionalism
posture?
status

 

Previously on W2tQ:

'threshold concepts' 

Q. Do we, must we, always 'stand' when presented with a 'threshold'? Discuss ...


Tuesday, January 04, 2022

'New' citation: "Pratique en milieu de psychiatrie légale: proposition d’un modèle interdisciplinaire."

Practice in forensic psychiatry:
A proposed interdisciplinary model

Checking through emails I missed a notification from ResearchGate about an additional citation for Hodges' model:

Holmes, D. Perron, A. Jacob, J.D. Paradis-Gagné, É. & Gratton, S (2018). Pratique en milieu de psychiatrie légale: proposition d’un modèle interdisciplinaire. Recherche en soins infirmiers, (Practice in forensic psychiatry: A proposed interdisciplinary model). 134, 33-43. DOI: 10.3917/rsi.134.0033

This is very welcome, even though in December 2021, I am 'late to the party'. This it seems is how news of potential additions to the bibliography are bound to arrive, which is a bit frustrating. It would be marvellous to learn of a project much earlier - while the work is 'live'. Not to jump on-board as a co-author necessarily, but to share the dynamism of work-in-process.

I continue to take encouragement from the fact that researchers appear able to find, understand and apply Hodges' model in their respective theoretical, practical and work context.

This is rewarding in itself so many thanks to the authors.

If I can access the English copy I will post again with any observations and comments that arise.

Translated by Google:

"Hodges' Health Career Model

This model has a politico-biopsychosocial structure which is consistent with contemporary interdisciplinary practice (20); that is, it relies on a multidimensional critical approach, incorporating writings in sociology and politics, in order to understand the person in context. It is based on four objectives: measuring learning, providing holistic care, supporting reflective practice and closing the gap between theory and practice (21). This model is applicable in various clinical situations in a psycho-legal context. When this model is used as a frame of reference, it emphasizes the role of caregivers who must meet the patient's needs and focus on their problems.It also serves as a guide to assess and provide assistance to the patient vis-à-vis their physical, psychological and social needs as well as with the justice system in order to promote their recovery. The theoretical foundations call on four sources of knowledge: interpersonal, scientific, sociological and political (21)."

In comparing several models of care please note how the authors here recognise how Hodges' model is not just bio-psycho-social; yes - it is politico-biopsychosocial.

See also on W2tQ (with overlap):

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=forensic

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=justice

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=interdisciplinary


Sunday, January 02, 2022

PHI MAGAZINE (Φ) - Liminal Issue [i]

 Submissions are OFFICIALLY open for our Liminal Issue.

PHI Magazine cover by Taudalpoi
The word ‘Liminal’ encompasses the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the transitional stage of a process, boundary, or threshold. It comes from the Latin word līmen, relating to participants of rites of passage who no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the rite is complete. During a rite's liminal stage, participants stand at the threshold. In many ways, this is where the world stands today.

We take all kinds of submissions: prose, photography, poetry, painting, opinion pieces, film or music—you make it, we want to publish it!

Submit to us before 14/02/2022 to be considered for our Liminal Issue.

For enquiries: submissions.phimag AT gmail.com

+++

WHAT IS PHI MAGAZINE (Φ)?

Φ Magazine is a quarterly publication aimed at showcasing the creative talents of Philosophy students across the globe outside the academic realm. Be it photography, painting, poetry, prose, or anything in between then it can find a place in the pages of Φ.

My source: 

Philos-L "The Liverpool List" https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/philosophy/philos-l/

@PhilosL @LiverpoolPhilos 

Thanks to Chiara at PHI Magazine for the cover image by Taudalpoi.

n.b. I will add a further post to relate the above call to threshold concepts and Hodges' model.

Saturday, January 01, 2022

Book review: Curriculum Development In Nursing Education (4th. Edition)

Revisiting this book Curriculum Development In Nursing Education [CDNE] in its 4th edition is pure co-incidence as I champion and study four care domains (and besides with the spiritual - there are five care domains). Working on a paper in summer 2020 I realised it was a decade since my review of the 2nd edition. 

While I, we all like - to think we progress in our thought, I see I'm picking up on the same themes - so this in itself is helpful. The graphics inside the front and back cover pages tell me to remember the 'brief' and not look for clinical practice (content) here. There's continuity in the style of the cover design and format. The text clear and prose easy to follow while very detailed with numerous sources referenced.

The book's webpage covers:

Overview, Table of Contents, About the Author(s), Sample Materials, and Instructor Resources. The latter include:

  • PPTs
  • Case Studies
  • Questions + Activities

CDNE is front (back) and center focussed on the processes involved in curriculum development, through scholarship, faculty development and ongoing appraisal. It's always useful to revisit key terms and definitions. It is not only technology that is dynamic, as the past two years have shown. Plus, things have clearly moved-on since my original PGCE studies, teaching experience, mentoring and mentor updates. 

As regular readers will realize I constantly seek out links, associations and support for the project here. I still have an 'itch' regards nurse theory. The theory-practice gap is noted (p.347) and nursing conceptual frameworks (p.313). So and in due order, the book isn't about the content of curricula, but the organization. The discussion on definitions of 'curriculum' is salutary since 2019-2020:

1. post-COVID-19 (watch this space)

2. nursing - the curriculum - in the 21st century 

    (self-care, nursing workforce, the profession, global health, climate change, technoscience)

This is a major task. CDNE is vested in actions: especially by faculty, data gathering, implementation, checking of standards - fidelity of delivery. Once again there are template - form examples for data gathering. The book is general in terms of specific approaches to curriculum development.

The table (using Hodges' model) below represents figure 13-5 (p.347) "Examples of concepts addressed in Professional, Ethical, and Legal Obligations: A Critical Appraisal 2017-2018." 

I have indicated overlaps. Curriculum planning, design and development is about assurance, so too is Hodges' model with this being an original purpose for the model.*

Individual
|

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------ mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
Group
clients
communication
relational practice
ethical practice
critical reflection
patient safety

clients
critical reflection (time, events, context, place)
patient safety



ethical practice
collaboration (team work inc. patient & carers)
communication (family)
relational practice
social determinants of health
patient safety (public health)
social 

health and healthcare policy
political influences
advocacy
patient safety
professionalism: accountability, self-regulation

 justice

Reconceptualizing curriculum design sounds a rather academic exercise, and as such the book brings home the role that concepts play and the impact of such activities can have not only on teaching staff, but their numbers which are also explored (p.328). Emphasis on innovation and creativity in teaching, learning and deployment of educational technology are discussed at length (chapter 16). Chapter 16 is a reminder of how the combination of LMS and CMS is a non-trivial requirement in education. It seems the book was published just prior to COVID-19's intervention. We are all too aware of the effects of COVID on student's experiences and how suddenly the strengths and limitations of learning technology and video were exposed. Social media was shown in its dual-coated regalia of gift and curse. Social media is in the text (p.350, 353 for example) but is not listed in the index (as with values).

The core of the book delivers:

  • Part  II  Core Processes of Curriculum Work
  • Part  III  Preparation for Curriculum Development
  • Part  IV  Development of an Evidence Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum

Of course, I appreciate the book's concept-based content (p.242) which prompts me to continue to study and keep alive the dream of a new website that seems forever virtual. Efforts to ignite learning are listed in table 13-2 (pp.351-353) across three pages from algorithms, humor, to written assignments.

Ideas on teaching, learning, educational frameworks and pedagogies is a further revision exercise and update, and for some readers may act as a primer for more reading. The linking of content to philosophy and curriculum philosophy is once again very welcome. As befits a text that originates in the USA, NCLEX®, external reviews and accreditation are activities that affect curricula worldwide. 'Wanting my cake and eating it' I wondered if some of the references need updating, not - to be clear - that I have specific suggestions; more a case of what a decade in education, today, means? The student nurse who read a draft paper and commented on the references (XXXX) clearly still resonates with me. This may be COVID-induced angst, but may be something for the 5th edition? A decade and more is not long for the educational and philosophical foundations (p.274, psychomotor domain levels), but in EdTech terms...? There are now exacerbating factors too.

As with the author's findings (pp.309-310) I have a sense that in transdisciplinary, and interprofessional education, there is much to understand and unpick - metacognition, reflection (p.310). You will find 'climate of collegiality' (p.392). Am I losing the thread again in reaching for the green spray paint? Should nursing (and all healthcare no less) curricula take into account climate change, or is this a political step too far? 

It seems not:

Anthropocene skills need to be at the centre of curricula, Peter Sutoris  30 January 2021

'Anthropocene skills' - to what extent do these include reflection, critical thinking, integrated approaches..? Wither the global conceptual framework to act as a scaffold?

Is there a top 10 of research themes with fields of study? Perhaps the lack of such a list is a positive, as so many such lists are produced as social media click-bait. It might be worth referencing more recent and emerging fields; threshold concepts, networked learning for example. As in 2009, I am biased. While scholarship is a synonym for research, I would expect to see the latter in the index. The educational establishment must produce research and an ongoing conveyor of newly qualified nurses. Perhaps university and colleges in combination (p.304) may produce an educational ecosystem that can fulfill both purposes. A crucial human resource role at a time when demographics present a challenge that is local, national and global. 

As a practitioner - CDNE is an excellent book, with much educational learning even if you are not working specifically on curriculum review, design, planning and development. Chapters are all accessible, and as standalone reading with the summary and case studies. The index is comprehensive and well organised.

I have some draft notes for a course on Hodges' model. This book is a great motivation to not only return to that task, but complete it.

Special thanks to Clare McMillan, European Manage, Class Professional Publishing

https://www.classprofessional.co.uk/

- and to acknowledge, I received this book in Aug-Sept 2020. Apologies for the delay.

*This was pre-'Project 2000'. Yes a long, long time ago, the 1980s in fact.

Happy New Year everyone!