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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Health visiting"”.
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WHITHER HEALTH VISITING … AGAIN?
This descriptive, qualitative study asks “Whither Health Visiting…Again?” and provides a window into a significant period for the profession of health visiting, from September 2004 - December 2009. It explores the professional identity of health visiting from its inception to its recent past, …
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The culture of community engagement from participant perspectives: implications for health visiting.
… of community engagement (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) (NICE) 2008). It is argued that community engagement has the potential to improve health, yet there is limited understanding about how this works (NICE 2008). This study has taken a critical ethnographic approach to …
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Exploring the transition experiences of recently qualified health visitors to understand their support needs and future career aspirations: an interpretative description study.
… the transition experiences of recently qualified health visitors to understand their support needs and future career aspirations. Recently qualified health visitors, nurses who have completed post-graduate training to become health visitors, are vital to ensure robust and sustainable health …
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“I am a Health Visitor now”: An Investigation of Student Health Visitors’ perceptions of their Professional Identity
In many health care professions professional identity is considered to be important because it aids recruitment and retention and improves quality of care. Professional identity in nursing has been examined in depth in relation to students joining the profession but it has not been considered in …
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A multiple perspective exploration of health visitors’ family focused practice with mothers with mental illness and their families
… illness. Research to date has suggested that health visitors are in a crucial position to support not only the mother’s mental health, but also the family. Family focused practice (FFP) is an approach that recognises the inter-related needs of family members, and the need to address and …
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Pragmatics of inter-professional collaborative partnerships
… working between clinical psychology and health visiting in the form of a jointly planned and delivered Self-esteem Focus Programme, with an evaluation of the effects of the programme on participant's self concept and self-esteem. This programme was delivered over eight weeks, the contents …
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Addressing the needs of children under ‘universal’ and ‘vulnerable’ caseloads – a psychosocial case study of health visitors within an inner London borough
The health visiting service (HVS) offers preventative ‘universal’ and ‘enhanced’ services, and remains the most cost-effective method of providing early support to families to reduce inequalities and enhance outcomes for children (Department of Health and Department for Children Schools and …
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A critical realist exploration of the mother’s subjective experience of her relationship with her baby. The importance of recognising and supporting reciprocity in infant care and the barriers to achieving this
… relationship. How the study’s results can inform health visiting practice is considered. Six mothers were interviewed, four of whom participated in a video of their mother-infant interaction. Two focus groups, each with six health visitors, discussed their practice in the context of supporting the …
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The development and validation of tools to measure the parent/health visitor relationship
… Question: Is it possible to measure the parent/health visitor relationship? Aim: To develop and validate tools to measure the parent/health visitor relationship. Background: The helping relationship has been the subject of intense scrutiny in other helping professions, particularly psychotherapy …
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Clients' reports of the work of health visitors in the child health clinic and during home visits
… clients' reports of aspects of a single child health clinic visit and of a home visit by the health visitor. There are two foci of the thesis. First: recall; value and use of the advice/information selected by the client as the most important; second, an exploration of the meaning of support …
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Barriers, challenges and facilitators of implementing the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) in a maternity organisation: a qualitative study of the experiences of maternity staff
… Breastfeeding is widely recognised for its health benefits for both infants and mothers, however it faces significant socio-cultural barriers, particularly in industrialised societies. Many women encounter barriers and challenges that hinder their ability to effectively breastfeed their …