Professionalism in Practice (SW18-05-04-2)

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ProgrammeStandards for the Dental Team

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Description'Professionalism in Practise' is a unique course designed and delivered by an ex Lay Member of the GDC Fitness to Practise Panel. Nicola Burnett Smith is a trainer who spent 10 years sitting on cases of alleged misconduct. Combining her expertise in communicating skills training with her experience as a panellist, she designed a course that looks closely at what motivates and protects dental professionals when faced with difficult dilemmas in everyday working life, using the Standards for Dental Professionals as the backbone of the learning. She and co-presenter Ian Sanders both spent many years as professional actors onstage and screen and they use this talent to bring to life the challenges that you will bring to the workshop, performing and improvising around your case studies. ‘Professionalism in Practice' has toured to PG Dental Deaneries all over the UK and has received excellent feedback as one of the most illuminating and practical workshops available on the subject of behaviour, reflective practice, communication and ethics.
VenueEngineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset  View details
Date & timeFriday 4 May 2018, 09:00 to 17:00
LecturersMs Nicola Burnett Smith & Mr Ian Sanders  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Catering Meal
Core topic Not a core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£90.00
Aims

To inspire and influence those attending the workshop with a challenging presentation on the issues around ethics, professionalism and regulation for dental professionals


To provoke thought, insight and debate about the current challenges to the profession and also focus on the participants’ individual challenges

To create a unique and engaging workshop using participatory, experience-based learning

Objectives

· To help the group explore their role in protecting the public interest and how they can take responsibility for this in everyday working life. This includes focus on issues including raising concerns; saying ‘no’ when asked to act outside of your competency or scope of practice; obtaining informed consent.


· To help the group come to a better understanding of the Ethical Principles and the Standards and how they apply to real life situations.

· To come to a better understanding of how to avoid getting into a bad situation using reflective practise and increased self-awareness.

· To understand how putting the public interest before your own can stop trouble from coming your way.

· To understand how to make a bad situation much better. And, if it does get to the Fitness to Practice stage, how to do the right thing in the lead-up to a case being heard.

Learning outcomes

· The participants will be able to use more open questioning to help them navigate challenging situations with colleagues and patients - including complaints handling.


· They will be better informed in making decisions about raising concerns and more confident in working with colleagues.

· They will be better able to avoid getting themselves into difficult situations involving ethical dilemmas.

· They will be able to put the patients’ and the public interest first even in confusing situations.