Incorporating a Mental Health Crisis Simulated Patient Experience
Abstract:
Within athletic training education, it’s vital that students are able to practice skills through experiential learning opportunities. When this is not possible, previous research has indicated that standardized patients can work as an equal replacement for the learning experience. This is especially important for emergent situations, such as a mental health crisis, as many students report not getting the opportunity to practice these skills in their clinical experience. Standardized patient experiences can adequately be used to assess student performance. These simulated learning opportunities also increase student self-confidence, as students receive feedback on their performance and have opportunities to discuss and reflect on the case. During this time, it’s also important that students are taught and demonstrated how to model critical incident management as a health care provider. Many athletic training educators report that incorporating standardized patients is a struggle, due to time and resources needed to create a case and how to determine methods of assessments and feedback. There is also a need to hold a debriefing following the case to help students reflect on the case. Therefore, the purpose of this lecture is to establish the use of a mental health crisis standardized patient as a strong/valid learning opportunity for students. This lecture will guide educators on strategies for mental health standardized patient experiences, including case creation, assessment techniques and debriefing practices. Incorporating a mental health standardized patient can help students be better prepared to face these emergent situations.
Learning Objectives:
- Critique gaps within real-life application of mental health care in athletic training.
- Develop mental health standardized patient encounters for athletic training students.
- Explore student responses and reactions to completing a mental health standardized patient encounter.
Level:
Essential
Domain(s):
Domain 3: Critical Incident Management
CEUs:
0.5 Category A
Track: Pedagogy
Format: Lecture
In order to earn your CEUs, you must watch the session video in its entirety and complete the assessment.
Elizabeth Neil, PhD, LAT, ATC
Dr. Elizabeth Neil assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and the program direction of the professional masters and post-professional DAT. Dr. Neil completed her PhD in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in athletic training education at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN. She additionally completed her post-professional master's in athletic training at ISU. Born and raised in Erie, PA, Dr. Neil stayed local to complete a bachelor of science in athletic training with an exercise science minor at Mercyhurst University.
Dr. Neil currently serves as a per diem athletic trainer for the Philadelphia Union Academy. She has received the Ethos Award for excellence in teaching, scholarship and service at Indiana State University and the Z. Mel Blickenstaff memorial doctoral student scholarship from the National Athletic Trainers' Association. She has spoken and presented research at the state, district and national levels. Her research interests lie in medical documentation and healthcare administration, clinical education, and educational advancements specifically focused on mental health initiatives.
Jamie Mansell, PhD, LAT, ATC
Dr. Jamie Mansell is currently Core AT Faculty and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at Temple University. She has served as the founding Program Director of both the MSAT and DAT programs at Temple. Research efforts include sexual misconduct, cultural competency, and athletic training education.
Anne Russ, PhD, LAT, ATC
Anne Russ is an associate professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Temple University. In addition to teaching in Temple’s professional and post-professional athletic training programs, she works with undergraduate health professions students. She’s been a certified athletic trainer for 16 years. Originally from Ohio, she went to Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska for her undergraduate degree. She then attended Temple University for a MEd and PhD in kinesiology, with a concentration in athletic training. Her research efforts include neuromuscular control and the influence of hormones, sexual harassment in athletic training and athletic training education, athletic training programmatic assessment, and the impact of trauma on athletic trainers. She’s presented on these topics at the international, national, regional and local levels. Dr. Russ is a member of the Provost’s Teaching Academy and has been a Center for the Advancement of Teaching Canvas faculty partner. She also is a peer reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.