Module 2 Successful Leading for Health and Social Wellbeing

• Successful Leading for Health and Wellbeing
  • Session One: Qualities of an Effective Leader
  • Session Two: Becoming an Effective Leader
  • Session Three: Common Leadership Issues
  • Session Four: Theory of Reflection
  • Session Five: Self Reflection
  • Session Six: Understanding Teams I
  • Session Seven : Understanding Teams II
  • Session Eight : Becoming a High Performing Team
  • Session Nine : Common Team Problems
  • Session Ten: Effective Leadership in Organizations
  • Session Eleven : Becoming a High Performing Oranization
  • Session Twelve : Common Organizational Problems

Welcome to this module on successful leadership within the context of health and social welfare. For some of you this will be the second module in the series.  As you are doubtless aware the teaching and learning materials are 100% online.  However there will be some facilities for face-to-face contact during the course of a module. You may of course contact the module teaching team at any time during the course of teaching for advice by email or through the various discussion forums.

The contact details for module staff can be found in the menu on the module home page under information.

Please work through each of the activities at a steady pace rather than all at once. You will need therefore to set yourself a plan of study, to fit around your own work /home schedule.  Best wishes to you as you work through programne and do let us know of any issues or concerns

Content

This module will provide students with skills and knowledge to achieve improved patient health and social well being and the delivery of quality services in health and social wellbeing contexts; it will address concepts and theories of leadership and management; personal reflection of leadership development; dealing with challenging situations through effective leadership; developing leadership in fellow workers; valuing diversity; team working, motivating and collaborating with others and recognising organisational cultures, networks and the structure and use of power

 

Learning outcomes

On completion of the model this should provide you with

·          Advanced  knowledge and a systematic understanding of concepts, theories and principles related to leadership and management

·          Advanced knowledge and systematic understanding of communication, motivation, team working , diversity and power within health and social wellbeing services

·          Ability to critically appraise evidence regarding the drivers for and nature of effective personal, team, organisational and global leadership

·          Advanced knowledge and systematic understanding of organisational systems, cultures and policies in health and social wellbeing services

·          The ability to critically apply evidence to potentially challenging situations within health and social wellbeing leadership contexts

·          The ability to critically reflect on  leadership development to self and other health and social wellbeing staff

 

Proposed Assignment

This will comprise a portfolio (4000 words).  The portfolio will consist of 2 sections;

 1st section- a critical reflection on self within the context of leadership

 2nd section – a case based scenario of leadership in a team or organisational context

 

Skills

Knowledge and Understanding Skills

The ability to demonstrate and develop critical and advanced knowledge and understanding of principal theories, principles, concepts and research related to leadership and management for health and social wellbeing.

Cognitive Skills

The ability to apply a constant and integrated approach to analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues so as to make informed judgements regarding leadership and management for health and social wellbeing. 

Transferable Skills

The ability to engage in critical debate and communicate clearly and at an advanced level, with an ability to utilise a wide range of resources to support advanced decision making; deal with complex professional issues in ways that demonstrate reflective, self-critical, autonomous and evidence based performance.