Providing positive interventions working with older people

我对这个博士学位的主题领域非常感兴趣，并呼吁我的承诺和职业重点是为老年人提供积极的干预措施。这是通过我之前在心理健康护理实践和教育方面的经验来证明的，我在健康和社会护理的广泛环境中与老年人及其照顾者一起工作。与老年人及其家人一起工作，让我有机会了解衰老过程中涉及的一些复杂变化，尤其是在出现痴呆症的情况下。这项工作包括与各种各样的多专业人士、非正式护理人员和痴呆症患者家庭进行广泛的联络，我在与各种各样的人沟通以及以积极和合作的方式与他们交往方面培养了出色的人际交往能力。我的学位和硕士都是社会科学，这补充了我的实践经验，这进一步证明了我在不同的学术和教学环境中工作的背景。目前担任伍斯特大学痴呆症研究协会的高级讲师，该协会在以人为本的护理方面有扎实的定性研究记录。在这个职位上，我参与设计和提供高质量的教学和培训材料给各种健康和社会护理群体，如学生护士、社会工作者、全科医生、住房协会和社区团体。招募痴呆症患者及其家属参与规划和培训，认识到他们能够做出的积极贡献。在会议，教学，反思，创新和创造性的方法，以促进而不是教学；反映了我的哲学。我是海军上将护士硕士级模块的模块负责人，专门为社区中有复杂痴呆症需求的家庭提供服务。与支持海军上将护士的慈善机构英国痴呆症协会的同事密切合作，我从一项研究的结果中开发了这个模块，痴呆症协会委托我们为海军上将护士更新能力框架。我是这项研究的项目负责人，该研究使用了迭代方法和定性方法，这项研究按时完成，框架于2016年启动，并被护士在实践中使用。之前，我是英国急性医院RCN痴呆症领导项目评估的研究人员之一，该项目涉及焦点小组的运行和数据收集。这一研究经历增强了我扩大参与对社区人民有真正影响的研究项目的愿望。考虑攻读博士学位已经有一段时间了，我相信这个奖学金为我提供了一个这样做的机会，并成为一名研究人员，同时为预防和积极老龄化的政策实施做出贡献。

The subject area of this PhD is of great interest to me and appeals to my commitment and career focus in providing positive interventions working with older people. This is demonstrated through my previous experience in both mental Health nursing practice and education working with older people and their carers in a broad range of settings within health and social care. Working with older people and their families has given me the opportunity to understand some of the complex changes involved in ageing, particularly where there is an onset of dementia. This work has included liaising extensively with a variety of multi-professionals, informal carers and families living with dementia and I have developed excellent interpersonal skills in communicating with a diverse range of people and engaging with them in appositive and collaborative way. Both my degree and masters are in social sciences which complement my practical experience and this is further demonstrated through my background working in arrange of different academic and teaching settings. Currently working as a senior lecturer with the Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester which has a solid track record of qualitative research around person centred care. Within this role I am involved is designing and delivering high quality teaching and training materials to a variety of groups within health and social care, such as student nurses, social workers, GP's, housing associations and community groups. Recruiting people with dementia and families into planning and training delivery, recognising the positive contribution they are able to make. Presenting at conference, teaching, reflection, innovative and creative approaches to facilitate rather than teach; reflects my philosophy.I am module lead for a masters' level module for Admiral Nurses who work specifically with families with complex needs around dementia in the community. Working closely with colleagues from Dementia UK, the charity which supports Admiral Nurses, I developed this module from the outcomes of a research study where Dementia UK commissioned us to refresh the Competency Framework for the Admiral Nurses. I was project lead on this research which used an iterative approach and qualitative methodology, this was completed on time and the framework was launched in 2016 and is used by the nurses in their practice. Previously I was one of the researchers in an evaluation of the RCN dementia leadership programme in acute hospitals throughout the UK which involved running focus groups and collecting data.This research experience reinforced my desire to extend my involvement in research projects which have genuine impact for people in communities. Having considered undertaking a PhD for some time I believe that this studentship provides me with an opportunity to do this and develop as a researcher, whilst contributing to policy implementation around prevention and positive ageing.