Resources

Podcast

This podcast series is a resource for Allied Health Professionals designed to raise awareness and provide practical guidance on Long Arm Supervision in Practice-based Learning, through six short, interview-based episodes available on Spotify and Podbean.

Long arm supervision: Shaping practice-based learning podcast | NHS Education for Scotland

TURAS

This TURAS resource from NHS Education for Scotland introduces the Long Arm Supervision model, offering guidance, CPD materials, and links to the above podcasts to support Allied Health Professionals in delivering high-quality, remote practice-based learning.

https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/80428

Virtual Community 

The AHP PrBL Virtual Community is a Microsoft Teams-based network for anyone involved in Allied Health Professional practice-based learning, offering opportunities to connect, collaborate, and access shared resources and support.

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/R0pb9nizhMYnYZaf?ref=Link

AHP Practice-based Learning Handbook

The AHP PrBL Handbook provides information and links to resources to support with placement preparation, delivery and evaluation including information on:

• Supporting students at risk of failing
• Reasonable adjustments
• Student absence
• Cancellations

If facilitating student discussions or peer support sessions is challenging, consider encouraging students to reflect individually or as a group on their:

• Learning styles
• Feedback skills

The following may also help:

• Being and Becoming an AHP Practice Educator
• Facilitating of Learning programme
• AHP Supervision Education Sessions

The AHP Practice Education Development Framework supports you to benchmark your current level of practice education experience, and signposts to learning and development.