Question from Community Care – Research on joint training in learning difficulties nursing and social care

Research on joint training in learning difficulties nursing and social care

By Dave Sims

* The development of joint training suggests that boundaries between professions can sometimes be artificial and that education can break these down. This does, though, have implications for professional identity and roles. What is it that defines your professional identity? (GUIDE TIME FOR DISCUSSION: 5 minutes)

* Which skills and knowledge does your profession hold that are particularly special to it? (15 minutes)

* What would be the benefits for service users if some of these skills and knowledge were learned by other professionals? (20 minutes)

* Can you identify skills that other professionals hold that could have been included in your professional training? How would these skills have further enhanced your practice? (20 minutes)