title: The family-oriented clinical simulation: an interdisciplinary tool for professional growth.
abstract: An interdisciplinary, educational technique--the family-oriented clinical simulation--is described and compared and contrasted to other commonly used role-playing techniques. Implications for training and supervision of physical therapists and other health care professionals are discussed, including the technique's relevance as a vehicle for studying in an applied clinical context the interface of physical disease and its psychosocial manifestations. The article concludes with a description of the benefits and potential disadvantages of the technique.
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005190:Family; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011340:Problem Solving; D011577:Psychodrama; D012381:Role Playing