Saturday, March 21, 2015

03.19.15 Paying it Forward by Giving Feedback

I have been doing it before but then only now have I learned how to properly give it. Today, we learned how to properly teach, give feedback to our learners, to the teacher, and to the one giving feedback. Not often do I give feedback and actually learn in doing it correctly, and effectively.

The teaching part was a breeze as I was used to doing the skill. I know what to expect from my classmate as well as in what ways I can teach the skill. It is also best to know what type of learner my classmate is and build up on that type to be able to teach effectively.

On giving feedback, at first I thought it would be easy, but then everything changed when we were taught a different way on giving it. What we learned was that it would be better to know/ask what my classmate thinks of his/her performance and build up my own feedback on that. It is also important to note the good points as well as the bad points in order to make learning much more effective and it should be a form of suggestion so as not to impose change on the person. Change must come from the person and not us.

It was really an experience that we need to keep in mind for the rest of our PT career since in our every session we would be giving feedback to our patients and to others (co-workers or students or even caregivers) and even ourselves.


Important note: feedback is a means to learn and we are the agents in learning for our future patients/clients. To my future self and practice, it is a must to apply what I have learned and always give feedback!

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