Learning manual handling without direct supervision or support: a case study of home care workers

Palesy, D; Billett, S

Learning manual handling without direct supervision or support: a case study of home care workers

Palesy, D

Billett, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Social Work Education, 2017, 36 (3), pp. 273 - 288
Issue Date:: 2017-04-03

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dc.contributor.author	Palesy, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-5398	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Billett, S	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:06:41Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Social Work Education, 2017, 36 (3), pp. 273 - 288	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0261-5479	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/49227
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. How home care workers (HCWs) adapt their classroom training to their workplaces is central to their own safety and that of their care recipients. A case study approach was adopted for this inquiry into HCW training in Australia, where new workers were directly observed and interviewed in their workplaces following classroom training. Findings from the study advance four contributions: (a) learning is person-dependent, (b) artefacts in the form of written materials afford a valuable form of learning support; (c) opportunities for these workers to meet, share and refresh their knowledge are important for further development of occupational capacities; and (d) more organisational support for such socially isolated workers’ learning is needed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Social Work Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02615479.2016.1218457	en_US
dc.title	Learning manual handling without direct supervision or support: a case study of home care workers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	36	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	1607 Social Work	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	36	en_US

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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. How home care workers (HCWs) adapt their classroom training to their workplaces is central to their own safety and that of their care recipients. A case study approach was adopted for this inquiry into HCW training in Australia, where new workers were directly observed and interviewed in their workplaces following classroom training. Findings from the study advance four contributions: (a) learning is person-dependent, (b) artefacts in the form of written materials afford a valuable form of learning support; (c) opportunities for these workers to meet, share and refresh their knowledge are important for further development of occupational capacities; and (d) more organisational support for such socially isolated workers’ learning is needed.

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