Teaching psychologists to teach psychology: the improvement of teaching skills in health service professions.
The need to improve the quality of teaching received by health service professionals is apparent from several recent reports. A short course of approximately 10 class hours is described, as used to train clinical psychologists in teaching method, with particular reference to teaching nurses. Problems of lecture content and preparation are discussed, emphasis is laid on the use of varied and active teaching methods, and the need for feedback from the students. The course was well received by students, and acceptable into an already crowded curriculum.
D004506:Education, Nursing; D004739:England; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching