Mini-Workshop

No One Knows What I Do - the Paradox of Competence in Roles and Responsibilities

- CDT
Room: Merchants
Cynthia Carroll, MA, LPC, CLSSGB, CPPS, PNAP
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Emily Stuart, MS, LAT, ATC, PNAP
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Track:
  • Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Pedagogy and Education Science

When people (students, faculty, professionals, etc.) think of IPE, what often comes to mind is a focus and excitement for the core competency of Roles and Responsibilities. In course expectations and evaluations regarding IPE, students ask questions sounding like, "Can you just tell me what everyone can do?" and then share disappointment sounding like, "I didn't feel like I actually learned about other professions’ roles and responsibilities." Despite educators’ great ideas and intentions, methods of teaching toward this competency often leave learners in a negative state - feeling left out, undervalued, overly generalized, erroneously stereotyped, and more. But there is hope! This session will offer participants the ability to reach a shared mental model regarding what is possible when striving to reach a state of competency in Roles and Responsibilities. The presenters will discuss the depth and breadth of the subject to be mastered, the history of professional roles, an atypical series of thought bursts to alter mind-set, and the methods anyone can use to establish a healthy foundation for lifelong learning in Roles and Responsibilities.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the current issues with training toward competence in the subject area of Roles and Responsibilities.
  • Discuss the realistic outcomes we can expect from our attempts to meet the IPEC Core Competencies, with specific focus on Roles and Responsibilities.
  • Explore, through active involvement and participation, methods for establishing a healthy foundation for lifelong learning in Roles and Responsibilities.

References

  • Brown, A. M. (2017) Emergent strategy: shaping change, changing worlds. AK Press.
  • Interprofessional Education Collaborative. (2023). IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Version 3. Washington, DC: Interprofessional Education Collaborative.
  • Hodges, B. D., & Lingard, L. (2012). Introduction. In The Question of Competence: Reconsidering Medical Education in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 1-13). New York: Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801465802-004
  • Slusser, M. M., García, L. I., Reed, C.-R., & McGinnis, P. Q. (2019). Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health Care. Elsevier.