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Role Play and Clinical Communication Role Play and Clinical Communication LEARNING THE GAME JOHN SKELTON Director, Interactive Studies Unit Department of Primary Care and General Practice University of Birmingham Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business First published 2008 by Radcliffe Publishing Published 2016 by CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2008 John Skelton CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works ISBN-13: 978-1-84619-126-8 (pbk) John Skelton has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 to be identifi ed as the author of this work. This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. 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Typeset by Pindar New Zealand (Egan Reid), Auckland, New Zealand Contents Preface vii About the authors viii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 A refl ection on Socrates 17 Chapter 3 The language of the classroom 31 Chapter 4 Rich contexts 45 Chapter 5 The rules of the game 59 Chapter 6 Ask, don’t tell 75 Chapter 7 The basic scenario 85 John Skelton and Connie Wiskin Chapter 8 Strange shadows 95 John Skelton and Connie Wiskin Chapter 9 Notes on the game of writing scientifi c text 107 Chapter 10 The good doctor 123 Appendix 137 Index 139 Preface This, the second of two books which look at aspects of the teaching of comm uni- cation in a clinical setting, builds in particular on the work of the Interactive Studies Unit (ISU), based at the University of Birmingham Medical School, since the inception of the Unit in the early 1990s. The ISU has been involved in the teaching of many thousands of health professionals and students of the health professions, and certainly for me personally it has been a rewarding experience. Well, actually, no – that’s not the point. The best of the students we’ve encountered over the years have frankly had the capacity to reaffi rm our faith in human nature. I owe debts to too many colleagues to name – the present core team within the Unit, the support of Departmental colleagues over the years, and that of col- leagues within the West Midlands Postgraduate Workforce Deanery. However, I must single out Dr Kate Thomas, and the other founder members of the ISU, namely Professor Dave Fitzmaurice, Dr Phil Hammond and Dr Connie Wiskin, who has kindly agreed to co-author two chapters of this book, and whose energies, quick practical intelligence and huge enthusiasm are a marvel. Phil Hammond has moved on, but versions of many of the scenarios discussed here were created by him, and we all owe a considerable debt to his excellent eye for what would have clinical and educational value. John Skelton January 2008 vii About the authors John Skelton is Director of the Interactive Studies Unit (ISU) at the University of Birmingham Medical School, where he is Professor of Clinical Communication. He is also Associate Dean for Educational Quality, and Director of the Medical School Education Unit. John is a literature graduate who, before getting involved in medical education, worked as a language teacher, teacher educator and applied linguist in Spain, Oman, Singapore and the UK. He still maintains his interest in education overseas, and has undertaken short consultancies in two dozen countries. Connie Wiskin is Deputy Director of the Interactive Studies Unit (ISU) and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Communication. Connie set up the role play team at the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1991, and has remained committed to medical education since then. She has a background in humanities, and her research fi eld is interactive summative assessment. Connie has presented her work on teaching and assessment methodologies internationally, and has produced a number of nationally available video/DVD training packages. viii I mentioned my debt to my family in the Preface to the fi rst of this two-book series, and it remains constant. JS With thanks to my dad, Danny Wiskin, for getting me started. CW
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