title: Development and assessment of social and emotional competence through simulated patient consultations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether a quantitative tool could be used to measure social emotional competence and whether the development of social emotional competence through a pharmacy practicum course is possible.
  
  
  METHODS
  First-year pharmacy students completed the Social Emotional Development Inventory (SED-I) online and then participated in a series of mock patient consultations on smoking cessation and nonprescription medication.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 212 students enrolled in the course completed the SED-I. Evaluation of students' performance in the clinical cases using a patient counseling assessment form showed that students' social emotional competencies significantly improved. Observer ratings for "influence" and "connection" on the assessment form predicted student performance in the clinical cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Role-play exercises in which students engage in patient consultations can be used to develop social emotional competence in pharmacy students, and the SED-I and a patient counseling assessment form can be used to assess learning and improvement in this area.
authors.affiliation: Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA. sgalal@pacific.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.forename: Sian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carr-Lopez
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: Amy N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D016544:Patient Simulation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D012919:Social Behavior; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs