Dalhousie University Researchers Reveal New Findings on Occupational Therapy Education (Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of Feedback During Pre-Fieldwork Simulation Debrief: Useful and Why).

Dalhousie University researchers conducted a study on occupational therapy education, specifically focusing on the use of simulation and debriefing in developing practice skills and enhancing clinical reasoning. The study found that students perceived various types of feedback as useful during debrief sessions, including feedback related to specific skills, interviewing and communication, the process of practice, strengths and encouragement, and client-centeredness. The use of the advocacy inquiry model of debriefing was found to increase students' reported clinical reasoning and planned implementation of feedback in practice. The researchers concluded that debriefs using the advocacy inquiry method may be particularly useful for developing clinical reasoning in simulation-based fieldwork education. [Extracted from the article]