Using Feedback to Maximise Student Learning

This presentation will outline how staff in the School of Psychology at the University of  Adelaide use Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to assess postgraduate professional psychology student skills in mental health assessment and one type of intervention (i.e. Motivational Interviewing). The strategies we have incorporated to maximise the learning outcomes for students will be described, including innovative ways of incorporating feedback from simulated patients, from assessors, from self reflection and from mentors.

About the Presenter

A/Prof Rachel Roberts is Program Coordinator of the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program and Deputy Head of the School of Psychology, University of Adelaide. She is also a member of the Accreditation Assessment Committee of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. She has led the successful introduction of OSCEs using simulated clients into psychology programs at the University of Adelaide and has published and presented findings from this work. She also has an interest in the assessment of learning more generally and has published work more broadly on assessment in psychology training. Finally, as a clinical psychologist, she is interested in student well-being and has also published work on student burnout.