Unit of Study MIDW3010 Midwifery Practice: Mentorship B (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

MIDW3009 - Maternal and Women’s Health OR MIDW1002 - Primary Health Care Midwifery; AND MIDW3006 - Midwifery Practice: Mentorship A AND HLTH3005 - Interprofessional Health Practice AND Have completed or currently enrolled in MIDW3008 - Midwifery Professional Experience 3b

Unit description

Building on from Midwifery Practice: Mentorship A, this unit will see students move into the role of mentor for a first-year midwifery student. Applying theoretical and evidence informed knowledge to build a mentor- mentee relationship, and drawing on prior leadership knowledge, skills and experience, students will plan for and reflect on their performance in the role of mentor.

Unit content

Midwife as mentor and educator
Midwife as leader and leadership in the health care context
Communicating as a mentor
Safety, respect and professionalism

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply adult learning principles while undertaking the role of mentor to a 1st year midwifery student

apply theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge to a mentor–mentee relationship

critically analyse and reflect on an experience of your own performance as mentor/educator

develop, maintain, and conclude mentor-mentee relationship in a way that differentiates the boundaries between professional and personal relationships

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Seminar 6 hours (1 day)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Practical	40%
Report	60%

Teaching method

Seminar 6 hours (1 day)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Practical	40%
Report	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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