Laura VanPuymbrouck, Emily M Chun, Elizabeth D Hesse, Kelsey Ranneklev, Camila Sanchez
Developing Client Self-Advocacy in Occupational Therapy: Are We Practicing What We Preach?
Occupational therapy international
many teacher training programs health professional students interprofessional integrate assessment feedback prior participation peer teachers 2021 student interprofessional facilitator training sift program developed allow senior students already trained peer teaching revise build practice newly acquired skills interprofessional context aim study explore participant perception performance contextual factors influence student aspirations clinical teachers alumni 2021 peer teacher training program n 74 invited participate sift program participated invited attend individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis used code categorise data themes using communities practice conceptual framework skills interprofessional facilitation observed assessed students provided individual feedback assessment data analysed using descriptive statistics sixteen students six disciplines joined sift program 1316 81 completed students medicine nursing diagnostic radiography medical imaging dentistry speech pathology students reported increased recognition teaching learned skill development clinician identity formation educators development interprofessional communication skills increased awareness roles health professions increased understanding leadership participants expressed desire additional opportunities interprofessional networking peer teaching good level competence facilitation skills reached participants sift program provided sustainable framework health professional students develop evidence teaching leadership skills interprofessional context study highlighted important role observation assessment feedback student teacher training programs process clear assessment guidelines direct observation feedback supervisors provided way ensure quality improvement peer teaching sift program help build capacity interprofessional programs large numbers teachers required small group teaching next step ensure variety opportunities within interprofessional contexts facetoface engagement