Part of the ESME: Resources for Sense-Able Conversations Pack
Resources for Sense-Able Conversations is the collective name for a range of resources borne out of the Exploring Student Midwives' Experiences (ESME) Study.
The ESME study involved midwifery students, midwives and Essentials of Care (EOC) Coordinators working alongside researchers to explore how to enhance learning experiences among midwifery students and midwives.
A central framework within the ESME Study was the Senses Framework (Nolan et. al 2006), which provides a guide to what relationship-centred care looks and feels like both for those receiving and providing care.
The framework proposes that an enriched care environment is achieved through all involved in the care experience (patients, staff, relatives) having a sense of: Security, Belonging, Purpose, Continuity, Achievement and Significance.
Through research carried out in the ESME study new understanding was generated as to how it looks and feels when each of the six Senses listed above are being achieved for individuals and within teams, particularly in relation to midwifery students and midwives.
The title, Resources for Sense-Able Conversations, is a wordplay on the idea that these resources are a root into conversations which enable the Senses to be realised.
The resources in the Sense-Able Conversations Pack reflect a desire to:
The various resources included in the Sense-Able Conversations Pack are listed, along with a short description for each resource.
Also included in the Sense-Able Conversations Pack are four resources which were used as part of data generation in the ESME study. All four of these resources have been designed to stimulate conversations which are relational, help people to uncover new learning and articulate that which may have previously been unsaid.
These resources are:
All the resources in the ESME: Resources for Sense-Able Conversations are licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0. This means that those using the resource can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and adapt, transform, and build upon the material. Further details about the licence can be found on the Creative Commons website.
We would like to encourage you to have a look, take a light-hearted approach to giving them a go and notice what happens in the conversations when you try them out.