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- Title
Learning Experiences of Future Healthcare Support Workers Enrolled in a Dual Mode Vocational Training Programme.
- Authors
Ruiz-Fernández, María Dolores; Gámez-Vargas, Iván; Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel; Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria; Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar; Ortega-Galán, Ángela María
- Abstract
Background: With life expectancy increasing, there is a growing need to train healthcare support workers who provide care for dependent people in healthcare centres and at home. This qualitative study, based on Gadamer's hermeneutic philosophy, aimed to understand the learning experiences of future healthcare support workers currently enrolled in an intermediate, dual modality vocational training programme with regard to caring for dependent people. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit the participants, who were all students enrolled in an intermediate level vocational training programme in care for dependent people. Fourteen in-depth interviews and one focus group session were conducted with the students. Atlas.ti 8.0 software was used to analyse the participants' accounts. Results: The students highlighted the vocational nature of their studies and the need to feel competent and useful as a healthcare support worker for dependent people. Practice-based learning and the need for training in core competences are complementary and essential elements of the training process. Conclusions:The participants' previous experiences were key in determining their academic trajectory and reflect their motivation and interest to learn. However, they feel vulnerable, unprotected, and lack training in psychosocial skills. Educational institutions should focus training programmes on the practice and development of psychosocial skills that motivate students to acquire transversal competences.
- Subjects
SPAIN; HEALTH education; SOCIAL support; EVALUATION of human services programs; FOCUS groups; VOCATIONAL education; PROFESSIONAL employee training; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; UNLICENSED medical personnel; LEARNING strategies; QUALITATIVE research; PHENOMENOLOGY; SOUND recordings; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 19, p2678
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11192678