Lesley J Kuliukas
Curtin University, Australia
Title: A day of inter-professional simulation for midwifery students and social work students to help with management of family and domestic violence
Biography
Biography: Lesley J Kuliukas
Abstract
An inter-professional simulated learning day with standardized patients (hired actors) was held for student midwives and student social workers in a simulated hospital ward in response to a situation involving family and domestic violence (FDV). Two scenes were pre-written and an unplanned scene was also improvised. Initial evaluation of the session was conducted by questionnaire, with capacity for quantitative responses using a five-point Likert Scale and qualitative replies to questions via textbox. A focus group with the six midwifery students offered an opportunity to provide feedback the following week. Overall findings suggest that students found the simulation a realistic, valuable and safe experience. Student midwives felt less prepared than the social work students and some were confronted by the realism when faced with a scene of FDV; all valued the inter-professional experience and found it useful to discover the role of their professional counterparts in responding to FDV.