TY - JOUR
T1 - Using sociodrama and psychodrama to teach communication in end-of-life care
AU - Baile, Walter F.
AU - De Panfilis, Ludovica
AU - Tanzi, Silvia
AU - Moroni, Matteo
AU - Walters, Rebecca
AU - Biasco, Guido
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - End-of-life discussions can be stressful and can elicit strong emotions in the provider as well as the patient and family. In palliative care, understanding and effectively addressing emotions is a key skill that can enhance professional competency and patient/family satisfaction with care. We illustrate how in coursework for a Master's degree in palliative medicine we used dramatic "action methods" derived from sociodrama and psychodrama in the portrayal of two challenging cases to train providers in the emotional aspects of caring for patients with advanced cancer. We describe the specific techniques of constructing and enacting case scenarios using warm-ups, role-creation, doubling and role-reversal. In particular, we illustrate how these techniques and others were used to reveal and address the "hidden" emotions, attitudes, and values that were central to the communication dilemma. Finally, we present an evaluation completed by the 26 participants who attended the course.
AB - End-of-life discussions can be stressful and can elicit strong emotions in the provider as well as the patient and family. In palliative care, understanding and effectively addressing emotions is a key skill that can enhance professional competency and patient/family satisfaction with care. We illustrate how in coursework for a Master's degree in palliative medicine we used dramatic "action methods" derived from sociodrama and psychodrama in the portrayal of two challenging cases to train providers in the emotional aspects of caring for patients with advanced cancer. We describe the specific techniques of constructing and enacting case scenarios using warm-ups, role-creation, doubling and role-reversal. In particular, we illustrate how these techniques and others were used to reveal and address the "hidden" emotions, attitudes, and values that were central to the communication dilemma. Finally, we present an evaluation completed by the 26 participants who attended the course.
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2012.0030
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2012.0030
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22799884
AN - SCOPUS:84866146411
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 15
SP - 1006
EP - 1010
JO - Journal of palliative medicine
JF - Journal of palliative medicine
IS - 9
ER -