Physical Boundaries and Professional Space

Abstract

Analysis of feedback from student placements in inter – professional settings suggests that the fault – lines of inter - professional working tend to fall in with physical boundaries in communities, on sites, within buildings, and within the workspace. Furthermore, placement conflict frequently surfaces in spatial issues but solutions when identified are only rarely spatial. By attending more closely to what students say about where on the placement their best and worst practice learning experiences occur, placement co-ordinators and placement agencies can begin to map the practice experience, adding something to their existing knowledge of service user experience and organisational structure.