Guidelines for Using Simulation for Online Teaching and Learning of Clinical Social Work Practice in the Time of COVID

Uschi Bay; Marcelo Maghidman; Jacinta Waugh; Aron Shlonsky

doi:10.1007/s10615-021-00807-x

Guidelines for Using Simulation for Online Teaching and Learning of Clinical Social Work Practice in the Time of COVID

Uschi Bay, Marcelo Maghidman, Jacinta Waugh, Aron Shlonsky

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Abstract

Due to COVID 19, Monash University’s Social Work Department moved all clinical practice skills teaching in the Master of Social Work (graduate entry level) fully online using synchronous audio-visual conferencing platform Zoom for the first time from March to June 2020. The innovations associated with this move included the development of clinical practice laboratories (CPLs) to prepare 154 students for a modified version of an Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) and their first field education practicum. The use of simulated clients to facilitate experiential learning of active listening skills, rapport-building and empathic communication in this mode of delivery is described in detail to encourage overcoming previous issues in teaching clinical practice skills to students located at a distance from campus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-135
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical Social Work Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-021-00807-x
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

Keywords

Clinical Practice Laboratory
Coronavirus
Distance education
Simulation
Social Work education

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