The Potential of Role-play in Undergraduate Psychology Training

This paper reports on the use of role-play as a scenario-based learning approach in the teaching of counselling skills, client assessment and diagnostic interviewing within psychological training. While role-play is not a new technique in teaching such skills, its use is generally reserved for t...

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Main Authors: Marie Caltabiano, Ed Errington, Lynette Ireland, Reesa Sorin, Amanda Nickson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Publisher 2018-06-01
Series:Asian Journal of University Education
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Online Access:http://education.uitm.edu.my/ajue/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Artikel-1.pdf
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spelling doaj-5ddb2e14d3cd458f8116204258a966d32020-11-24T21:47:47ZengUiTM PublisherAsian Journal of University Education1823-77971823-77972018-06-01141114The Potential of Role-play in Undergraduate Psychology TrainingMarie Caltabiano0Ed Errington1Lynette Ireland2Reesa Sorin3Amanda Nickson4 James Cook University James Cook UniversityUniversity of Tasmania James Cook University James Cook UniversityThis paper reports on the use of role-play as a scenario-based learning approach in the teaching of counselling skills, client assessment and diagnostic interviewing within psychological training. While role-play is not a new technique in teaching such skills, its use is generally reserved for the training of higher level students. This paper explores the use of role-play for undergraduate training, its usefulness and how ambiguity and uncertainty can be incorporated into scripts for more effective training. Through a process of constructivist learning, students arrive at meaning between each other in how they approach even improvised role scriptshttp://education.uitm.edu.my/ajue/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Artikel-1.pdfrole playscenario-based learning; undergraduate training
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Reesa Sorin
Amanda Nickson
The Potential of Role-play in Undergraduate Psychology Training
Asian Journal of University Education
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scenario-based learning; undergraduate training
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Lynette Ireland
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title The Potential of Role-play in Undergraduate Psychology Training
title_short The Potential of Role-play in Undergraduate Psychology Training
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publishDate 2018-06-01
description This paper reports on the use of role-play as a scenario-based learning approach in the teaching of counselling skills, client assessment and diagnostic interviewing within psychological training. While role-play is not a new technique in teaching such skills, its use is generally reserved for the training of higher level students. This paper explores the use of role-play for undergraduate training, its usefulness and how ambiguity and uncertainty can be incorporated into scripts for more effective training. Through a process of constructivist learning, students arrive at meaning between each other in how they approach even improvised role scripts
topic role play
scenario-based learning; undergraduate training
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