Journal article
Clinical supervision and continuing professional development for midwives in Queensland, Australia: Findings from an online survey
Focus on Health Professional Education, Vol.14(2), pp.1-11
2013
Abstract
Objective: As the discipline of midwifery continues to develop and models of care are expanded, access to professional support and development will be important. Clinical supervision (CS) and continuing professional development (CPD) are two ways of providing this support. This study aimed to identify the extent to which midwives in Queensland were involved in CS and undertook CPD as part of their professional practice. Methods: As part of a wider study, all nurses and midwives with an active email address who were registered with the Queensland Nursing Council were invited to participate in an online survey. Five thousand and seven questionnaires were completed. Of this sample, 316 (6.3 %) were midwives, and their data were identified for separate analysis. Results: Two-thirds of the midwives were familiar with the concept of clinical supervision, but nearly half reported they had never had CS during their working careers. The majority of these midwives indicated that they would be interested to receive CS if it was offered to them; about half indicated that their workplace offered CS. All midwives who completed the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale (n=28) scored their experience of CS to be of a nonefficacious quality. The majority of midwifes reported that they were offered professional development opportunities, with the workplace providing financial support. Barriers to both clinical supervision and CPD were similar: lack of support in the workplace, lack of time, staff backfill and geography. Lack of appropriate supervisors and workplace culture were also cited as barriers to CS. Conclusions: Ongoing examination of the way in which midwives and other health professions engage in CPD and clinical supervision is necessary as the professions and regulatory requirements change.
Details
- Title
- Clinical supervision and continuing professional development for midwives in Queensland, Australia: Findings from an online survey
- Authors
- Margaret Barnes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringEdward White (Author) - University of New South WalesJulie Winstanley (Author) - University of SydneyRachel Reed (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Focus on Health Professional Education, Vol.14(2), pp.1-11
- Publisher
- ANZAME: Association for Health Professional Education
- Date published
- 2013
- ISSN
- 1442-1100
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449006102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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