The demand for leadership from professional nurses working in long term care homes extends beyond clinical and care practices to include broader organizational issues. The Excelling as a Nurse Leader in Long Term Care Certificate Program addresses these challenges. This new and unique program works with RNs and RPNs and their organizations to overcome gaps in nurses’ leadership skills. By building on existing strengths, the program assists the professional nurse in the acquisition and practice of new skills required of the complete nurse leader, such as empowering staff, holding people accountable, assertively communicating, and collaboratively problem solving. The Excelling as a Nurse Leader in Long Term Care Certificate Program is designed from an adult-learning perspective. Participants are provided a supportive environment to experiment with leadership concepts, emerging from the program with a renewed commitment to the changing role of the nurse leader in long term care.
“I loved this workshop. I’ve attended dozens of workshops/classes over the years and this leadership workshop exceeds, by far, all that I’ve attended to date. I have retained and been motivated to retain and apply all aspects of this workshop.”“The Leadership Training Program has assisted registered staff in not only identifying the need for improvement but by increasing their ability to take assertive and decisive steps to promote and affect change through others …The overall effectiveness of the learning experience has given our county homes incentive to continue to budget for future leadership training for all registered staff.“ (Administrator)
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Who Should Attend?
- RN and RPN Front Line Supervisors
- Nurse Coordinators and Unit Managers
- Administrators and/or Directors of Care - Managers
2 hour training session
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Program Delivery
- * Managers’ 2 hour training session (required participation)
- 3 one-day sessions approximately a month apart for nurse
participants
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Unique Program Components
- Managers’ handbook to guide managers in their support of participants’ developing and applying leadership strategies
- Online pre & post program assessments (participant and
manager) – validating new knowledge & behavioural change
- Online pre program resources
- Practicum following each training day – demonstrating
leadership at work
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Program Overview
Day 1 – Making the Transition: Nurse to Nurse Leader
- Aligning personal mission, vision, & values as a leader
- Understanding human motivation
Day 2 – Effective Leadership: No One Way Is Best
- Principles of empowerment
- Identifying and applying appropriate leadership styles
Day 3 – Assertive Leadership: Collaborative Accountability
- Enhancing staff relationships through collaboration
- Confronting and managing interpersonal conflict
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Presenters:
Darlene Legree and Ron Martyn, co-owners of
Silver Meridian, were the lead consultants in developing this program in collaboration with the demonstration partners. Both individuals provide training and consulting on care
practices and organizational dynamics in long term care
across Ontario. |
Queries or Registration Info
Call Silver Meridian at 905-433-0040 or email kritchie@silvermeridian.com
Download Registration Form for this Program |
