Core Curriculum for Preceptor Advancement: Preceptor Specialty Development

This is an essential text for building consistency in preceptor education and training towards preceptor specialty practice and certification. It provides information, strategies, tools and learning activities needed to guide organizations accurately and effectively through preceptor development and process standardization for successful onboarding, competency verification, and transitions of preceptees to service and practice. Featured topics include: A provision for preceptoring Foundational preceptor concepts, theories, models, and competencies Relationships, responsibilities, and accountabilities of team members Communication processes and ethical considerations that value diversity Conflict management, reality shock, and mitigating learning defense mechanisms Learning needs, plans, applied adult learning principles, feedback and evaluation Population and situation specific preceptoring Use of simulation in preceptoring Preceptor self-care and renewal Preceptors are constantly developing, evolving, and maturing. This text provides a foundation for developing and advancing preceptors beyond the informal “other duties as assigned” role and moving them into formal academic and professional development, recognition, and preparation for certification as Preceptor Specialists.