We had three different activities in our first class: (1)
we had a role playing session wherein we had to teach a client with a certain
condition, (2) we critiqued our past video portfolio, and (3) we had a yoga
class to experience being the learner.
Honestly, I had a hard time thinking of how to teach the
simulated patients in the role playing. Nevertheless, it was a fun experience;
everyone was using their creative juices to have an accurate role play. I
learned in the class that it’s better to think of what the patient can still do
and use that to your advantage in teaching, rather than thinking about the
impairment first. For instance, rather than thinking “the pt. is blind,” think
“the pt. can still hear me, can feel touch, how can I use these to teach him/her?”
Watching one of my past simulated treatment sessions made
me realize how much I have improved, and what things I still do until now.
Honestly, I don’t watch my videos when doing portfolios, but now, I realized
that I have to exude more confidence while talking to patients.
This was my first time trying yoga, and I have to commend
Ms. Mia for being an excellent teacher. She chose to use words we can all
understand, and her instructions were very simple but clear. I have made it a
goal to be able to instruct clients the way she does.
These experiences gave us a deeper reflection on how to be
effective teacher. I could use these things I learned in future PT practice in
effectively instructing patients while first thinking about their characteristics
and abilities. There will always be things to improve on, but it’s good that we
reflect on these things early on in our education.
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