Abstract

Background: The teaching and learning of skills in a classroom setting are often thought to require a resource-intensive approach. Purpose: This study explores the impact of a relatively basic and short communication skills teaching session on postgraduate students’ self-perception of their skills. Methodology/Approach: Data was gathered using a preteaching and postteaching survey designed to enable students to evaluate their own sense of skill development. Findings/Conclusions: Students overwhelmingly found this teaching session helpful in terms of increasing their confidence and readiness to communicate on their first social work practice placement. Implications: Effective skill development can take place within the constraints of a classroom setting with few resources using a basic simulation within an experiential framework.

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