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It is now recognised that therapists require career-long training in order to maintain and improve their expertise. However, training will fail to improve services to clients unless the work environment supports staff in its use. Although this "training transfer" problem is widely acknowledged, to the authors' knowledge the way that the work environment influences clients' access to effective therapies has not been subjected to a detailed and systematic formulation. Therefore, this small study illustrates a suitable formulation, based on the training received by a group of National Health Service (NHS) staff in "psychosocial interventions", and proposes its use as a "feedback fascia" to managers and others. To do this, structured interviews were held with a self-selected sample of n 14 20 therapists (mostly nurses) and all of their managers (n 11) in one NHS Trust. The results indicated an impressive degree of training transfer. It is concluded that staff training can improve clients' access to effective treatments, but that significant organisational support for innovation is required. A feedback fascia can guide such support. ©Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Author(s): Milne D, Hanner S, Woodward K, Westerman C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
Year: 2004
Volume: 17
Issue: 5
Pages: 268-274
Print publication date: 01/01/2004
ISSN (print): 0952-6862
ISSN (electronic): 1758-6542
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09526860410549371
DOI: 10.1108/09526860410549371
PubMed id: 15481695
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