Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Alzheimer Scotland: collaborative placements

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and
Alzheimer Scotland collaborative placements

• Joanna Beveridge, Professional Practice Tutor and
  Elaine Hunter, AHP Consultant, Alzheimer Scotland

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Context

• Promoting Excellence A framework for all health
  and social services staff working with people
  with dementia, their families and carers 2010
• Scotlands national Dementia Strategy 2013-2016
• Internship Santander/ AS/ QMU
• Dementia Day October 2013
• Placements

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What we did

• 2 level 3 undergraduate OT students on full-time
  placement (8 weeks) in Alzheimer Scotland
  Resource Centre.
• Professional supervision provided by part-time
  Dementia Advisor who is also an OT
• Day-to-day mentoring provided by AS resource
  centre staff

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Benefits

• Students designed and implemented a workshop on
  the use of occupation for volunteers
• Exposure to benefits of employment outside the
  statutory sector
• Promotion of self directed learning, clinical
  reasoning, resourcefulness and professional
  autonomy
• First placement of its kind for AS - students
  introduced the profession of OT (with support) to
  people with dementia and their carers

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Issues for future placements

• Students felt they had less client contact than
  their peers
• Students benefited from peer assisted learning
  whilst having a part-time PE
• Good communication is key for all involved and
  students we had good support from you and we
  will build on an infrastructure in AS.
• capture the learning e.g. DVD or other methods
  that we can explore.
• Evaluate impact on people with dementia

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References

• The Scottish Government., 2013. Scotlands
  national Dementia Strategy 2013-2016 online
  Edinburgh Scottish Government. viewed 5 March
  2014 Available from http//www.scotland.gov.uk/T
  opics/Health/Services/MentalHealth/Dementia/Dement
  iaStrategy1316.
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• The Scottish Government., 2010. Promoting
  Excellence A framework for all health and social
  services staff working with people with dementia,
  their families and carers online Edinburgh
  Scottish Government. viewed 5 March 2014
  available from
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/05/31
  085332/0.