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profesionalism

I find a good way to teach about ethics is to have students share their experiances at clinicals. Then we discuss if treatment was appropriate or what could be done differently. The students really seem to enjoy other's stories.

Enhancing Students' Professional Skills

Currently, I manage on average 50 students in a "clinical residency" where they are demonstrating clinical and therapeutic knowledge and skills for the industry that they are training for. I provide a strong structure so the students can focus on the aquisition of the experience, and so I have time to "touch" each students with one-on-one instructional guidance and feedback. It is my goal for them to be very self-directed learners so that they can be self-directed in their future professional life, and to consider themselves life-long learners seeking out appropriate continuing education, supervision, and training that they need to run a private practice. I… >>>

Action plan

One is to listen when students come into classroom with issues or big sigh... usually means there is something going on with them... or if a student slams his book down on the desk or slams the door etc... student is carrying extra axiety around... we need to be more alert.

Or when a student start missing classes there is usually personal issue going on at home and see if there is solution for the student so he/she does not miss a lot time getting the work done.

Medical issue going on medications are not working again they seem unfocused… >>>

Soft Skills

When you do teach you the soft skills are very important in the delivery of the subject matter to make sure everyone in class understand what you are trying to get across... I still fall beck on 5 sense: see white board, power point, touch ahve them write or take notes and int advent of smart phone the student are loosing that because they want to take pictures or have us upload the power points on the engrade calender... hear as I speak on certain points or point out what is important.

Plus during the lab time when they are… >>>

softskills

Softskills are needed everywhaer

 

Lessons Learned

I never thought about how much more effective I could be by adding more research, group projects and presentation.  For presentation I'm going to add Glogster multimedia and Prezi presentation opportunities for my students to show them alternatives to death by PowerPoint. 

 

Softkills

These skill I feel will help me to figure out the progression of my class as a whole and also the individual.

soft skills today

just finished this course, however found the differences between people skills, soft skills, and workplace behaviors a little confusing - have a master's in psych. and didn't do as well on this as I thought I would, others?