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Using a standardized patient approach to enhance clinical skills in gerontological social work
- Author:
- EMLET Charles A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 46(3), 2010, pp.443-451.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
An increase in the number of older adults in the US, together with new accreditation standards based on competencies, requires social workers to show competence in working with older clients. This teaching note reports on the development and use of a standardised patient role-play to teach and evaluate the ability of graduate social work students to conduct an appropriate and sensitive mental status examination. It describes the use of a scenario-based role-play for an assignment on a graduate level course for Master of Social Work students in their 2nd or 3rd year of study on a Gerontological Social Work: Health and Mental Health in Older Adults course. The logistics of the exercise and methods used for evaluating student performance are discussed. A chart is included showing standards, clinical components, evaluation criteria, and scoring for standardised patient evaluation.