Inter-Professional Education: a Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Inter-Professional Learning Experience of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Residence Students in their Training AAU, Department of Health Education.
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Objective: To explore the inter-professional learning experience of clinical psychology and psychiatry residency students. Design: Qualitative study
Setting: This study was conducted in Addis Ababa University, at the School of Medicine, in the College of Health Science, Department of Psychiatry where both clinical psychology and Psychiatry Residence programs are provided. The study was conducted from Sept -April, 2020. Participants: Purposefully sampled 9 participants; 5 clinical psychology and 4 psychiatry
residents’ inter professional learning experiences were explored.
Methods: A descriptive qualitative study using thematic analysis was conducted. Data was obtained with semi-structured interviews and analyzed thematically. Data collection and analysis was concurrent.
Result: Three themes and five sub-themes emerged from the data describing the experiences of clinical psychology and psychiatry students. The themes were: (a) IPE experience, (b) Factors affecting active participation (c)Professional identity and IPE experience.
Conclusion: IPE experiences were various and resulted from an interaction of many factors. Despite the limitations, IPE experience provides many opportunities compared to Uni-professional learning experience. Inequality in professional status between participants negatively affects IPE experience. Learning experience require a balanced two-way interactive learning between participants. In the initial phase of IPE participants need a clear role
assignment with a formal objective to avoid confusion and frustration. Participating in IPE is not an easy performance - the experience opens many opportunities as well as has many challenges.Finally, if implemented with a clear role assignment, significant supervision, and for an optimal
duration of time IPE experience can help participants to develop their own profession and guide them in their future work with other professionals.
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Inter-Professional Education,learning ,experience