This training package is addressed to lecturers and trainers in the field of paediatrics on how to assist paediatric undergraduate and resident students in developing and consolidating their soft skills for improving the quality of paediatric services.
Communication with Children
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1.5 Practical Activities
The following practical activities are available.
Practical Activity
- Soap bubbles –– Dealing with agitated/scared child patients.Practical activity (PA1) illustrates is a Flipped classroom lesson scenario for teaching the soft skills of: observation, verbal and non-verbal communication/participative behaviour in dealing with an angry/agitated child. Flipped content: Soap bubbles” (Videoclip in Romanian with English subtitles)
- TBL – How are you feeling today? - Symptoms as imagesPA2 is a Team-based learning lesson scenario for teaching the use of simple language, repetitions, rhetorical questions, open questions, images to communicate with children. The problem addressed: language complexity
- Problem-based learning (PBL) – How to cope with sufferingPA3 is a Problem-based learning lesson scenario that exploits group work and the use of video in teaching the soft skills of: logical development of communication, problem-solving and creativity, use of visuals and effective use of questions. Problem addressed: child’s incapacity to understand abstract terms and causal relations
- Yes/No Scenario – “The toy is sick”PA4 is a Yes/No scenario that exploits group discussions and communication games to teach the soft skills of: critical thinking and creativity, bringing arguments in a polite and professional manner. Problem addressed: Management of injection phobia in children through communication games
- Communicating with adolescents – Role-play and reflective learningPA5 is a lesson plan based on role-play and the Reflective learning strategy to teach the soft skills of: empathetic listening, cooperation and building confidence, resilience. Problem addressed: communication barriers with an adolescent patient.
- Video tutorial – Communicating with children through gamesPA 6 is a scenario employing Video critique form based on examination with students of the Video Tutorial What would you like to do today? (video in Romanian with English subtitles) to form the softskills of: age-adapted verbal and non-verbal communication with small children (3-4 years). Problem addressed: improving communication with small children using images. A complete video transcript is included.
- Video tutorial – Communicating with children through drawingPA7 is a scenario employing Video critique based on the examination with students of the video Drawing what and how I feel - https://youtu.be/Vb3TKwtTzRY Problem addressed: improving communication with children 8-10 years old through drawing. Softskills involved: verbal and non-verbal communication with children older children using drawings
- Critical thinking – The tree of my troubles: Games versus storiesPA8 is a lesson plan based on exploitation of videos in class and games versus stories to teach problem-solving with an uncooperative 4-years old child who refuses to engage in communication. It is based on the tutorials: The game – The toy is sick and the story The tree of my troubles
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