Communities of Practice to Improve Employment Outcomes: A Needs Assessment

Bezyak, Jill; Yan, Min; Kang, Hee-Sook; Burke, Jana; Chan, Fong

doi:10.1007/s10926-013-9494-1

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“…The challenge of accessing and using technology in community mental health practice is consistent with findings from other studies in large systems (Bezyak, Yan, Kang, Burke, & Chan, 2014; Nadeem, Weiss, Olin, Hoagwood, & Horowitz, 2016). This illustrates the need to carefully understand both individual factors such as technical abilities and time constraints as well as organizational factors such as IT capacity and agency policies that can hinder or facilitate the use of technological tools to enhance training and support for programs and practices.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Supporting Mental Health Providers: the Feasibility and Promise of a Virtual Professional Learning Community

Mehta

Atkins

Neal

et al. 2018

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Supporting Mental Health Providers: the Feasibility and Promise of a Virtual Professional Learning Community

Mehta

Atkins

Neal

et al. 2018

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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“…CoPs are being used to support collaboration across national or international jurisdictions for improved knowledge generation and dissemination [ 14 , 18 ], by different types of health practitioners [ 19 , 20 ], and for health policy development to promote, for example, public health financing practices in low-income countries transnationally [ 21 ]. Uncovering the mechanisms that contribute to their success, such as how CoPs interact with formal structures within and across health organizations and how organizations leverage their access to such communities to build their internal knowledge assets, is important for advancing the field [ 16 , 22 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Communities of practice for supporting health systems change: a missed opportunity

Kothari

Boyko

Conklin

et al. 2015

Health Res Policy Sys

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BackgroundCommunities of practice (CoPs) have been used in the health sector to support professional practice change. However, little is known about how CoPs might be used to influence a system that requires change at and across various levels (i.e. front line care, organizational, governmental). In this paper we examine the experience of a CoP in the Canadian province of Ontario as it engages in improving the care of seniors. Our aim is to shed light on using CoPs to facilitate systems change.MethodsThis paper draws on year one findings of a larger multiple case study that is aiming to increase understanding of knowledge translation processes mobilized through CoPs. In this paper we strategically report on one case to illustrate a critical example of a CoP trying to effect systems change. Primary data included semi-structured interviews with CoP members (n = 8), field notes from five planning meetings, and relevant background documents. Data analysis included deductive coding (i.e. pre-determined codes aligned with the larger project) and inductive coding which allowed codes and themes to emerge. A thorough description of the case was prepared using all the coded data.ResultsThe CoP recognized a need to support health professionals (nurses, dentists) and related paraprofessionals with knowledge, experience, and resources to appropriately address their clients’ oral health care needs. Accordingly, the CoP led a knowledge-to-action initiative that involved a seven-part webinar series meant to transfer step-by-step, skill-based knowledge through live and archived webinars. Although the core planning team functioned effectively to develop the webinars, the CoP was challenged by organizational and long-term care sector cultures, as well as governmental structures within the broader health context.ConclusionThe provincial CoP functioned as an incubator that brought together best practices, research, experiences, a reflective learning cycle, and passionate champions. Nevertheless, the CoP’s efforts to stimulate practice changes were met with broader resistance. Research about how to use CoPs to influence health systems change is needed given that CoPs are being tasked with this goal.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12961-015-0023-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Having conducted focus groups or interviews with members earlier on in the process might have helped identify these needs and preferences regarding types of activities and use of technology in the RehabMaLL CoP and enabled changes in procedures to improve levels of participation. Bezyak, et al [ 42 ] have shown that conducting focus groups early on in the process can help identify specific needs of members and limits regarding the use of online technology. In particular, their participants noted that even if social media websites such as LinkedIn or Facebook are easy and convenient to use, they are often blocked in the workplace.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rehabilitation Living Lab in the Mall Community of Practice: Learning Together to Improve Rehabilitation, Participation and Social Inclusion for People Living with Disabilities

Mazer

Kairy

Guindon

et al. 2015

IJERPH

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Communities of practice (CoP) can facilitate collaboration between people who share a common interest, but do not usually work together. A CoP was initiated and developed including stakeholders from clinical, research, community and governmental backgrounds involved in a large multidisciplinary and multi-sectorial project: the Rehabilitation Living Lab in a Mall (RehabMaLL). This study aimed to evaluate the structure, process and outcomes of this CoP. A single case-study, using mixed-methods, evaluated the RehabMaLL CoP initiative after one year, based on Donabedian’s conceptual evaluation model. Forty-three participants took part in the RehabMaLL CoP with 60.5% (n = 26) participating at least once on the online platform where 234 comments were posted. Four in-person meetings were held. Members expressed satisfaction regarding the opportunity to share knowledge with people from diverse backgrounds and the usefulness of the CoP for the RehabMaLL project. Collaboration led to concrete outcomes, such as a sensitization activity and a research project. Common challenges included lack of time and difficulty finding common objectives. A CoP can be a useful strategy to facilitate knowledge sharing on disability issues. Future research is necessary to determine strategies of increasing knowledge creation between members.

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Communities of Practice to Improve Employment Outcomes: A Needs Assessment

Abstract: HR professionals report a need for current, relevant information on this topic, and participants outline guidelines for developing the CoP and building useful content areas.

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Supporting Mental Health Providers: the Feasibility and Promise of a Virtual Professional Learning Community

Supporting Mental Health Providers: the Feasibility and Promise of a Virtual Professional Learning Community

Communities of practice for supporting health systems change: a missed opportunity

Rehabilitation Living Lab in the Mall Community of Practice: Learning Together to Improve Rehabilitation, Participation and Social Inclusion for People Living with Disabilities

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