Teaching and Training Competence

Guidelines for the teaching/training competence:

Range of experience

Candidates must have experience of teaching health psychology to two population types (e.g. undergraduate students, practising nurses, physiotherapists, health promoters or general practitioners). One of these groups must be healthcare professionals. A “professional” is someone who is a member of, or in training to become a member of, a professional body. In addition candidates must have experience of both large and small group teaching and a broad range of teaching approaches. Across the two groups being taught, the amount of teaching experience will be taken into consideration. Candidates will normally be expected to have experience of at least one SERIES of teaching sessions. A series would normally be defined as five or more discrete sessions, each of which should normally last approximately one hour, to enable on-going dynamic reflection and development.

Candidates must demonstrate:

  1. Oral and written skills relating to small and large group teaching/training (and including individual tutoring).
  2. The use of different teaching approaches including face-to-face teaching such as lectures, seminars and discussion groups.
  3. The use of educational packages and/or distance learning programmes, including booklets, video and audio- taped information; and other written material designed to promote health behaviour change in patients, the general population and/or in health professionals.
  4. The ability to select teaching techniques appropriate to the characteristics of the person/group and the setting in which they are taught.
  5. The ability to exercise largely autonomous initiative in unpredictable situations within the teaching and training environment.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

1. Trainees must have gained experience of teaching health psychology to two population types, one of which must include health professionals.

2. Trainees must also gain experience of both large and small group teaching and a broad range of teaching approaches.

3. Across the two groups being taught, the amount of teaching experience will be taken into consideration. Candidates will normally be expected to have experience of at least one SERIES of teaching sessions. A series would normally be defined as five or more discrete one hour sessions to enable ongoing dynamic reflection and development.

 

Evidence to be submitted:

(i) A reflexive report of 3,000 words (maximum) in the Record of Completion, summarizing personal and professional development as a health psychologist. Candidates should reflect on the extent to which their experience has allowed them to acquire specified competence in each component and to have their supervisor approve these comments.

(ii) One 3000 word (maximum) case study based on observed and supervised teaching sessions to be submitted together with the observer’s report (of no more than 500 words); the case study should include a teaching plan and evaluation and a reflective commentary of the teaching included in the case study.

 

5.1   Plan and design training programmes that enable students to learn about knowledge, skills and practices in health psychology

Attainment of competence in this unit involves demonstration of the ability to:

  • 5.1a Assess training needs.
  • 5.1b Develop the structure and content of health psychology training programmes.
  • 5.1c Select appropriate training methods, approaches and materials.
  • 5.1d Prepare materials for learners to maximise their knowledge and skills in health psychology (e.g. learning aims and outcomes information, presentation materials and references/guidance).

5.1a In order to assess training needs the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Assess the current training provision and levels of knowledge in a target group.
  2. Discuss and agree the training needs with the learners and relevant others.
  3. Explore ways in which development and training needs can be met.

 

5.1b In order to develop the structure and content of a training programme the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Consult with learners and relevant others about the relationship between proposed training content and delivery and anticipated learning outcomes.
  2. Plan the structure and content of the programmes to fit identified training needs and outcomes, timescales and resources.
  3. Submit plans to relevant others for comment and adjustment before finalising training programmes.

 

5.1c In order to select training methods and approaches the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Consider models of learning, taking account of their strengths, limitations and appropriateness in terms of agreed learning needs and outcomes.
  2. Taking account of available time and resources design training sessions which maximise learning opportunities for the target group.
  3. Monitor the appropriateness of the selected training methods and materials and consider other approaches if planned methods are not achieving the desired learning objectives.

 

5.1d In order to prepare materials for learners to maximise their knowledge and skills in health psychology, the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Ensure the necessary resources and materials are available for implementation at the appropriate time and place (e.g. learning aims and outcomes information presentation materials and references/guidance).

 

5.2 Deliver training programmes encompassing knowledge, skills and practices in health psychology.

Attainment of competence in this unit involves demonstration of the ability to:

  • 5.2a Facilitate knowledge and where appropriate skill acquisition in the area of health psychology and or its application.

 

5.2a In order to facilitate knowledge and where appropriate skill acquisition in the area of health psychology and or its application the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Ensure the necessary resources and materials are available for implementation at the appropriate time and place.
  2. Deliver the training programmes via a range of methods and using appropriate materials.
  3. Competently and accurately respond to learners’ queries and issues during and after training (e.g., be a available to provide further reading or advice).
  4. Exercise largely autonomous initiative in unpredictable situations within the teaching and training environment.
  5. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to present training sessions in a manner that will maximise learners’ development.
  6. Provide appropriate feedback to learners during training.

 

5.3    Evaluate teaching/training programmes encompassing knowledge, skills and practices in health psychology

Attainment of competence in this unit involves demonstration of the ability to:

  • 5.3a Evaluate the outcomes of teaching/training programme in health psychology.
  • 5.3b Identify factors contributing to the outcomes of teaching/training programme.
  • 5.3c Identify improvements for the future design and delivery of teaching/training in health psychology.

 

5.3a In order to evaluate the outcomes of teaching/training programme in health psychology the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Establish feedback procedures to ensure teaching/training needs are being met.
  2. Review results of teaching/training programme assessments with relevant others.

 

5.3b In order to identify factors contributing to the outcomes of teaching/training programme the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. In order to identify improvements, produce a reflective report on the teaching/training in which strengths and weaknesses of the training/training plan, methods of delivery, personal and professional skills of the trainee are identified.
  2. Seek feedback from learners and relevant others.
  3. Make recommendations for modifications to teaching/training programmes, the trainer professional skills/background and trainee needs in light of feedback.

 

5.3c In order to identify improvements for the future design and delivery of teaching/training in health psychology the competent health psychologist will be able to:

  1. Keep abreast of current issues, literature, evidence base and applied outcomes of the taught knowledge and skills in health psychology that are relevant to the teaching/training objectives.

 

 

Comments are closed.