Leadership in Elderly Care
6 Credits (ECTS)
Leadership in Elderly Care
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Module Description
The aim of this module is to provide students with the key management and leadership skills that help build, lead and support a high-quality team.
Students will be able to adapt management style and practices to evaluate and mobilise their workforce.
They will also develop a greater understanding of their own leadership styles and how it can affect the opportunity to empower, modernise and improve the current workforce to organisational success.
In addition, the module provides a current in-depth knowledge surrounding communication and conflict management, ethics, emotional intelligence and diversity related challenges in today’s elderly care organisations.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following:
- a Level 6 degree in a related field;
OR
- a Level 5 diploma or higher diploma and 5 years’ work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
Preference is given to applicants having a Level 6 degree in a discipline related elderly care and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in management within the sector.
Target Audience
The target group covers, but is not limited to:
- Care Home Managers and Directors
- Personnel involved in the administration of care to the elderly
- Educators
- Welfare Officers
- Human Resources and Operations Managers involved in the administration of care for the elderly
- Middle Management (such as. senior care workers etc.)
- Personnel involved in family counselling and counselling of the elderly
- Nurses
- Medical Doctors
- Allied health professionals, such as physiotherapists, dieticians etc.
Career Paths
The potential positions for which this programme aims to prepare could be: Elderly Care Home Managers/Directors, Elderly Home Chief Executive Officers/ Chief Financial Officers/Human Resources Managers.
It is designed to improve the prospect of employment and career progression in areas including, but not limited, to:
- Community/social services agencies for the elderly;
- Religious organisations which provide care for the elderly;
- Healthcare and long-term care agencies and institutions (state and private).
How you’ll be assessed
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Dissertation Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.
Additional Info
Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to get 70% of the course fees back through the Get Qualified scheme.**
Due to the modular structure of the course, you may also opt to take individual modules as stand-alone. The entry requirements still apply.***
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
**Terms and conditions apply.
Learning Outcomes
Competences: – at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- Critically analyse and communicate information on complex contemporary issues in elderly care management and leadership to specialist and non-specialist
audiences. - Use both managerial as well as leadership theoretical concepts to manage elderly care organisation.
- Critically assess and apply the necessary steps to resolve conflicts within elderly care organisation setting.
- Critically evaluate the implication of cultural diversity on management of elderly care organisation.
- Critically assess the implications of evolving ethical issues in elderly care organisations.
- Manage debate and dialogue both with specialists and non-specialists to critically analyse and evaluate the steps the leadership can take to increase
employee effectiveness. - Critically assess the importance of Emotional Intelligence concept in leading others and oneself.
Knowledge: – at the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:
Leadership in Healthcare and Elderly Care Organisations
- The Leadership Imperative
- A review of Academic Leadership Theories and Concepts
- Ethics and Integrity
Personal and Team Values
- Interpersonal Connection and Servant Leadership
- Managing and evaluating own values and leadership style
- Assessing Team Values
Managing and Leading Teams
- Tuckman’s model of team development
- Managing conflicts
- Evaluating team effectiveness
The Need for Leaders and Influencers
- Communication and Persuasion Skills for Leaders
- Building ‘Patient Friendly’ Teams
- Managing Diversity
Introduction to the Coaching and Mentoring Styles
- Emotional Intelligence and Empathy and their role in collaboration and sharing
- Active listening and open questions in coaching and mentoring process
- Coaching and Mentoring techniques to take employees’ skills to the next level
Leadership and Ethical Issues in Elderly Care
- Ethical health-care related issues
- Leadership ethical issues
- Improving ethical decision making in elderly care leadership
Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:
- Develop management skills and practices that create high quality teams and resolve conflicts.
- Critically apply effective communication and influencing skills through clear and effective communication with residents, relatives and staff.
- Critically analyse and prepare the plan to resolve issues affecting the needs of residents.
- Coach and motivate team members to deliver high quality professional care which meets the changing needs of residents.
- Develop skills in emotional intelligence as tool for effective leadership.
- Empower staff and increase their sense of responsibility and accountability by applying relevant coaching and mentoring techniques.
Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:
The learner will be able to:
- Master problem- solving skills by analysing case studies and working out the issues presented in real life situations.
- Evaluate and critically appropriate to discipline being studied.
- Collect, analyse and interpret data/information to support arguments, and to develop and apply ideas.
Module-Specific Communication Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Communicates ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences using a range of techniques involving qualitative and quantitative information to sustain arguments.
Module-Specific Learner Skills:
- Undertake independent and self-directed study through researched literature reviews.
Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:
The learner will be able to:
- Navigate through the online learning platform to find assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials etc.