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Unit description
Building on from Midwifery Practice: Mentorship A, this unit will see students move into the role of mentor for a first-year midwifery student. Applying theoretical and evidence informed knowledge to build a mentor- mentee relationship, and drawing on prior leadership knowledge, skills and experience, students will plan for and reflect on their performance in the role of mentor.
Unit content
- Midwife as mentor and educator
- Midwife as leader and leadership in the health care context
- Communicating as a mentor
- Safety, respect and professionalism
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply adult learning principles while undertaking the role of mentor to a 1st year midwifery student |
| 2 | apply theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge to a mentor–mentee relationship |
| 3 | critically analyse and reflect on an experience of your own performance as mentor/educator |
| 4 | develop, maintain, and conclude mentor-mentee relationship in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply adult learning principles while undertaking the role of mentor to a 1st year midwifery student
- apply theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge to a mentor–mentee relationship
- critically analyse and reflect on an experience of your own performance as mentor/educator
- develop, maintain, and conclude mentor-mentee relationship in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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