15. Considering the Use of Standardized Clients in Professional Social Work Education
Counselling professionals seek to preserve their success by demonstrating excellent communication skills. Prior to contact with clients, students become familiar with counselling skills that reflect the needs of vulnerable populations. This involves creating a therapeutic relationship with the clien...
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University of Windsor
2011-06-01
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| description | Counselling professionals seek to preserve their success by demonstrating excellent communication skills. Prior to contact with clients, students become familiar with counselling skills that reflect the needs of vulnerable populations. This involves creating a therapeutic relationship with the client using counselling skills. One way to promote student confidence in counselling education is to consider the use of standardized clients. The authors discuss the effectiveness of using standardized clients in teaching counselling skills in social work education. The discussion considers the benefits and challenges of using standardized clients in social work education as well as other professions and the need for scholarly research on the effectiveness of this teaching tool. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f2829d6eaab4ae3a31adeb87d60dece2022-12-22T03:50:28ZengUniversity of WindsorCollected Essays on Learning and Teaching2368-45262011-06-01410.22329/celt.v4i0.327915. Considering the Use of Standardized Clients in Professional Social Work EducationIrene Carter0Judy Bornais1Daniel Bilodeau2University of WindsorUniversity of WindsorConseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-OuestCounselling professionals seek to preserve their success by demonstrating excellent communication skills. Prior to contact with clients, students become familiar with counselling skills that reflect the needs of vulnerable populations. This involves creating a therapeutic relationship with the client using counselling skills. One way to promote student confidence in counselling education is to consider the use of standardized clients. The authors discuss the effectiveness of using standardized clients in teaching counselling skills in social work education. The discussion considers the benefits and challenges of using standardized clients in social work education as well as other professions and the need for scholarly research on the effectiveness of this teaching tool.https://celt.uwindsor.ca/index.php/CELT/article/view/3279 |
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