tara fenwick, professor of professional education director, propel research network issues in...
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Tara Fenwick, Professor of Professional EducationDirector, ProPEL Research Network
Issues in Interprofessional Practice
Conflict over what is the priority, and what is the right thing to do
Dismissal or lack of full usage of one another’s potential contributions
Overlapping services, but not joined up
Practitioners governed by different larger structures, rules, routines and schedules
Mutual trust issues
•Different contributions – recognise what unique perspective, resources and competency strengths each partner brings•Different boundaries – of standards of practice, of professional responsibility, of knowledge•Different key objectives•Specific professional language
Clarify the shared issue/problem space, and different strengths
Learn from existing practices
• lessons from rural police• taking time to build
relationships• strategic rule bending• calculated risk taking• invite yourself to their
meetings
Attend to hierarchies
conflicts played out among directors/heads of different services – e.g. protecting boundaries, decision-making authority, budgets
attend to histories – e.g. command and control ideals, conventional practice spheres
Work through issues of interprofessional practice
•Appreciate difference – in priority, practices, structures•Anticipate communication difficulties•Recognise influence of history•Clarify the shared issue•Make different meanings & priorities explicit •Make explicit each group’s unique skills, knowledge, powers•Initiate contact and educate – e.g. explain what police can contribute to a particular issue•Leadership is critical•Inter-professional training