Trainee psychiatrists in residence need to be taught interactions skills; Training interactievaardigheden voor artsen in opleiding tot psychiater

Abstract

BACKGROUND Trainee psychiatristscanfind themselves in interactions wherethere is practically nocollaboration with patients, their relatives, members of the treatment team and supervisors. A psychiatrist needs to be competent in establishing working relationships in complex situations and should be proficient in safeguarding professional boundaries.AIM To evaluate the interaction skills training for first-year psychiatrist in residence at hospitals and clinics forming part of the East Netherlands Consortium.METHODS All trainee psychiatrists in residence were asked to complete two evaluation forms concerning the suitability of the skills training course, the first directly after the course ended and the second at follow-up i to 3 years later.RESULTS Thetrainingwasratedhighlydirectlyafterthetraining(n=42,average7.8)(scaleo-io) andatfollow-up (n=23, average 7.7) (scale 0-10). 17 of the 23 respondents at follow-up stated that they felt the need for a refresher training course.CONCLUSION The interaction skills training is greatly appreciated and satisfies the need of first-year psychiatrists to acquire the competence and skills that are important in complex situations.

Keywords

Author Keywords

medical education Interaction skills Psychiatry training

Index Keywords

clinical competence human medical education psychology Humans Internship and Residency Article communication skill Vocational education curriculum education medical student Students, Medical professional competence program evaluation Social Skills follow up human relation psychiatrist psychiatry social adaptation Physician-Patient Relations doctor patient relation Interpersonal Relations

Author Affiliations

Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Pro Persona, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Funding & Acknowledgements

No funding information

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Trainee psychiatrists in residence need to be taught interactions skills; Training interactievaardigheden voor artsen in opleiding tot psychiater

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