Training Oncology Professionals in Key Communication Skills: Adapting Psychodrama and Sociodrama for Experiential Learning
Keywords:
psychodrama, sociodrama, communication oncologyAbstract
The authors describe how sociodramatic methods were applied to teaching communication
skills to professionals in a comprehensive cancer center. The article briefly reviews the
importance of communication skills in oncology and the challenges in teaching key skills
such as empathy and addressing emotions. It indicates how action methods can be applied
to enact case scenarios generated by groups attending communication-skills workshops. It
describes the advantages of action methods over other techniques for teaching
communication skills in the medical setting. It suggests how these methods might be
more widely disseminated among teachers of medical communication skills.
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