March 19, 2015 is another day of learning to be a better future physical therapist (PT).
Our first activity was teaching a skill. Here, I saw the importance of knowing my patient/student first by using the proper assessment method. Through this, I was able to gauge her knowledge and to see which part of the skill she had difficulty with. I also re-assessed her after the session to help me monitor her improvements. As a future PT, I should always get the baseline and monitor my patient/student’s progress. I should analyze his/her learning style and level of communication to teach her/him effectively and to set the appropriate goals for him/her to achieve.
Our second activity was learning a skill. It reinforced in me again the advantage of demonstrating first the skill before letting the patient/student do it alone. Moreover, I understood the importance of giving several and varied cues in the beginning then slowly weaning it off. As a future PT, I learned that I can guide my patient/student initially but I have to let her/him do the skill independently. With this, my patient/student generates an internal feedback that can assist in his/her learning experience.
Our last activity was giving feedback. I learned here that feedback should start with the participants; ask them about their thoughts on their performance first. When you hear their self-comments and find inconsistencies with your own comments, build up on those. However, make your comments constructive and mix them with positive ones to help your patients/students be motivated to learn. Its impact to my future profession is that I should always remember to self–reflect and teach my patients/students to do it themselves. Self – reflection teaches us the value of not relying on others and starting the improvements with ourselves.
Our first activity was teaching a skill. Here, I saw the importance of knowing my patient/student first by using the proper assessment method. Through this, I was able to gauge her knowledge and to see which part of the skill she had difficulty with. I also re-assessed her after the session to help me monitor her improvements. As a future PT, I should always get the baseline and monitor my patient/student’s progress. I should analyze his/her learning style and level of communication to teach her/him effectively and to set the appropriate goals for him/her to achieve.
Our second activity was learning a skill. It reinforced in me again the advantage of demonstrating first the skill before letting the patient/student do it alone. Moreover, I understood the importance of giving several and varied cues in the beginning then slowly weaning it off. As a future PT, I learned that I can guide my patient/student initially but I have to let her/him do the skill independently. With this, my patient/student generates an internal feedback that can assist in his/her learning experience.
Our last activity was giving feedback. I learned here that feedback should start with the participants; ask them about their thoughts on their performance first. When you hear their self-comments and find inconsistencies with your own comments, build up on those. However, make your comments constructive and mix them with positive ones to help your patients/students be motivated to learn. Its impact to my future profession is that I should always remember to self–reflect and teach my patients/students to do it themselves. Self – reflection teaches us the value of not relying on others and starting the improvements with ourselves.
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