Innovations in Social Work Training: A Pilot Study of Interprofessional Collaboration Using Standardized Clients
Mark D Olson, Melinda Lewis, Paula Rappe and Sandra Hartley
International journal of teaching and learning in higher education, Vol.27(1), p.14
2015
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Abstract
A pilot study depicting a collaborative learning experience involving students in the helping professions (i.e., social work and paramedic) is presented, whereby students put discipline-specific practice behaviors into action in a training exercise using standardized clients (SCs). Real world scenarios commonly encountered in emergency response situations were replicated, providing students with opportunities to utilize assessment, intervention and referral skills in a carefully controlled, technologically enhanced learning environment. Simulations were observed and reviewed by faculty and classmates in debriefing sessions following student-SC interactions. Emergent themes, lessons learned and recommendations for further study are presented.
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Innovations in Social Work Training
Publication Details
International journal of teaching and learning in higher education, Vol.27(1), p.14
Resource Type
Journal article
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International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning