Creation and evaluation of a participatory child abuse and neglect workshop for medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since child abuse and neglect (CAN) is prevalent worldwide, medical students should acquire basic knowledge, skills, and confidence in identifying and addressing CAN. Although significant educational efforts have been previously described, none has focused on using participatory methods to teach medical students CAN.

Purpose

To: 1) develop a participatory educational workshop in CAN for medical students, 2) gather, train, and establish a peer-to-peer teaching group, and 3) assess the effectiveness of the workshop in gain of knowledge and improvement of self-confidence for participants.

Methods

A two-hour workshop was created with role-playing, the use of mannikins and peer-to-peer teaching. A 15-item knowledge and a 9-item self-confidence questionnaire were

SUBMITTER: Giannakas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670524 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature