Specific Guidance on the Outcomes of the Assignment:
This module explores theories and tools applied to sustain and manage change in Health and Social Care.
You will have a clear case scenario that forms a part of your portfolio.
Leadership theories are introduced. You will learn and evaluate Lewin’s theory of change and Kotter`s 8 step model of change.
This will help you to understand and apply evaluation to interdisciplinary staff relations and team dynamics.
You will complete a Myers-Briggs self-evaluation and then apply the Gibbs model as a framework for critical reflection of personal experiences, which are useful to support leadership in the future.
The curriculum will include:
- Contemporary opinions and differences between leadership and management.
- Theories and perspectives on leadership.
- Coaching theories and evaluation of self as leader.
- Theories of change and stakeholder analysis.
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Core:
Aveyard H., Sharp, P. (2017) A beginner’s guide to evidence-based practice in Health and Social Care, 3rd Edition (UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare) UK: Open University Press.
Bianchi, M., Bagnasco, A., Bressan, V., Barisone, M., Timmins, F., Rossi, S., Pellegrini, R., Aleo, G. and Sasso, L. (2018), A review of the role of nurse leadership in promoting and sustaining evidence‐based practice. Journal of Nursing Management, 26(8), pp.918-932.
Gibbs, G. (2005), Improving the quality of student learning. University of South Wales [PhD thesis] (United Kingdom).
Nyström, M.E., Karltun, J., Keller, C. and Andersson Gäre, B. (2018), ‘Collaborative and partnership research for improvement of health and social services: researcher’s experiences from 20 projects’, Health Research Policy and Systems, 16(1), pp.1-17.
Recommended:
Lorenzi, N.M. and Riley, R.T. (2000) ‘Managing change: an overview’, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 7(2), pp.116-124.
Taylor, B.J. and Devine, T. (2020) Assessing needs and planning care in social work, Abingdon: Routledge.
Websites:
Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities
Myers-Briggs - https://www.myersbriggs.org/
16 MBTI Personality Types Descriptions (myersbriggs.org)
University of Edinburgh. (2023) Reflection toolkit: Gibbs` Reflective Cycle. Available at:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/reflectors-toolkit/reflecting-on-experience/gibbs-reflective-cycle
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Suggested Framework to present 3000 words:
Part 1: Carry out a Myers-Briggs assessment or Personality Types | 16Personalities or Personality Types and Leadership Styles | 16Personalities
Part 2: Reflection on conducting the Myers-Briggs assessment
Evaluate how useful a personality assessment is to understanding yourself as a leader
Part 3: Using change management theory to support a staff team through a change proces
Reading before the task: Practice manager | Health Careers. Imagine that you are the practice manager and your company is going through a period of change such as trying out new ways of working, job cuts due to funding or responding to new legislation.
Use change management theories (e.g. Lewin’s Theory of Change and Kotter’s 8 step model of change) to analyse their value to you as a leader when supporting a staff team through a change process
Part 4: Evaluation of leadership theories
Evaluate Leadership theories to explain how you would successfully use leadership skills and abilities to manage a team through a change process
Part 5: Reflection on self as a leader
Use the Gibbs model of reflection to reflect on your learning about yourself as a leader and evaluate your capability to lead and manage a team through a change process
Please see the below link to take you to your online template:
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/C8d0uQxzlKhtiS1W
Instructions:
- Open the link
- Choose the option to EDIT
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