Teaching Students in Clinical Settings

The importance of teaching students is directly relevant to competence and quality assurance in professional work. "Teaching Students in Clinical Settings" has been designed for use by a wide range of health professionals. It is concerned with the supervision and teaching of students during their clinical placements. The text explores teaching in general and discusses methods applicable to teaching in the clinical setting. The clinic is considered as an environment for teaching and learning along with the role of the teacher and the interpersonal aspects of the teacher/student interaction. Other topics covered include developing observational skills, teaching clinical procedures, helping students to fit into the team and introducing students to management skills. The emphasis throughout is to help students become independent practitioners. The style of the book encourages the reader to make reference to the ideas explored.