Developing interdisciplinary health and human service education to meet the needs of vulnerable populations

TitleDeveloping interdisciplinary health and human service education to meet the needs of vulnerable populations
Faculty/College/UnitApplied Science
StatusActive
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2019
Project Summary

The purpose of this project is to enhance interdisciplinary education in health and human service delivery for vulnerable populations. In collaboration with public and not-for-profit sectors we will develop a new undergraduate, 3-credit interdisciplinary course in the theory and practice of outreach. Outreach is a highly effective practice across varied health and human services to enable some of the most vulnerable groups in society to access essential life sustaining services. Outreach workers are among the fastest growing health and human service workforce and a common career path for graduating students from a range of health and social science disciplines. Our proposed course addresses significant gaps in the education and preparation of this workforce and will provide substantial benefits to current students and practicing clinicians requiring continuing professional development. The proposed online design includes real-time content delivery that integrates new teaching technologies into case-based interactive learning. This project includes synthesis of relevant literature and consultation and collaboration with faculty, students and multi-sector outreach program leaders.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2019/2020
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorVictoria Bungay
Year 1: Funded Amount47,577
Year 1: Team Members

Victoria Bungay, Associate Professor, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Jennifer Baumbusch, Associate Professor, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Eli Puterman, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Will Panenka, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
Paul Van Donkelaar, Professor, Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC-Okanagan
Adrian Guta, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Windsor
Linda Dewar, Executive Director, Inner City Women’s Initiatives Society
Cheryl Prescott, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fraser Health
Angie Lohr, Founder and President, H.O.P.E. Outreach
Kim Hawkins, Executive Director, Rise Women’s Legal Centre
Aggie Black, Director, Health Services and Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation, Professional Practice Office, Providence Health Care
Janina Krabbe, PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Studies
Allie Slemon, PhD Student, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Paisly Symenuk, MSN/MPH Student, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Miriah Hodgins, Undergraduate Student, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Patricia Tait, Capacity Research Unit Program Manager, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science