Fostering supportive learning environments in long-term care: the case of WIN A STEP UP.
The education of direct care workers (DCWs) is key to improving job quality and the quality of care in long-term care (LTC). This paper describes the successful integration of a supervisory training program into a continuing education intervention (WIN A STEP UP) for DCWs, identifies the factors that appear to influence the integration of the learning into practice, and discusses the implications for educators. The WIN A STEP UP program achieved its strongest results when the DCW curriculum was paired with Coaching Supervision. Attention to pre-training, training and post-training conditions is necessary to successfully integrate learning into practice in LTC.
Craft Morgan
Jennifer
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Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina, 720 MLK Jr Blvd CB 1030, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. craft@email.unc.edu
Haviland
Sara B
SB
Woodside
M Allyson
MA
Konrad
Thomas R
TR
D000328:Adult; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007858:Learning; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*