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Practice Learning QualificationPLQ (SS)

A reflection on the benefits and challenges of Service User and Carer involvement in

the development of PLQ (SS)

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Overview of PLQ(SS)

• Review of Practice Teaching Award (2003)• Confidence in Practice Learning (2004)• Scottish Practice Learning Project Objective• Developing an alternative modular award

• Framework written by the Institute (IRISS)

• 4 stage award at SCQF LEVELS 7,9,10 and 11• National short life working group• Development by SQA and RGU to date

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Involvement of Service Users and Carers in the development of PLQ (SS)

Input on a range of activities at different phases: • Institute working group on submission and

consultation• SUC Sub group• Access to PLQ – context and range of issues• Approvals Panels

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Involvement of Service Users and Carers Emerging opportunities and challenges

• Whose agenda is being met? • Nature of relationship- expert, co-worker,

co-user? • Identity issues –representation • How individual needs can be addressed in

eg how materials are produced and expressed?

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Opportunities and Challenges cont.

• Resources – how to reward, recompense, recognise and provide support costs?

• Therapeutic nature of involvement - recovery model

• Valuing the user and carer experience for its uniqueness –  but what are the limits, are there limits?

• Accessing the experiences of service users who are “harder to reach”