Training Together Part Two: An Exploration of the Evaluation of a Shared Learning Programme on Dual Diagnosis for Specialist Drugs Workers and Approved Social Workers (ASWs)

Bailey, D.

Abstract

This paper describes a formative approach to evaluating a shared learning training course for ASWs and drugs workers on dual diagnosis. It uses a four-stage approach to evaluation in an attempt to explore issues relating to curriculum content, training methods and design, learners' satisfaction with the training and outcomes in respect of practice. It also draws upon a recent review of interprofessional education undertaken by the British Education Research Association (BERA) to explore to what extent interactive methods of learning are employed through the training delivery as a means of fostering improved interprofessional collaboration that can be transferred from the training environment to professional practice. The paper concludes that although limited in its generalisability and the extent to which changes in practice can be attributed to the training, the training providers have learned some useful lessons about how to maximise the value of a shared learning approach in promoting collaborative working between ASWs and drugs workers.

Citation

Bailey, D. (2002). Training Together Part Two: An Exploration of the Evaluation of a Shared Learning Programme on Dual Diagnosis for Specialist Drugs Workers and Approved Social Workers (ASWs). Social Work Education, 21(6), 685-699. https://doi.org/10.1080/0261547022000026391

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2007
• Journal: Social Work Education
• Print ISSN: 0261-5479
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1227
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 685-699
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0261547022000026391
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1624517