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e tf &. Ff. Oxfordpsych CASC course 2010/2011 IOXFORDPSYCH CASC COURSE) OXFORD/ IRELAND/ SCOTLAND/ HONGKONG/ MALTA 2010/2011 “One ship drives east, and another west With the self-same winds that blow: ‘Tis the set of the sails And not the gales, Which decides the way we go” mT Ai www oxfordpsychcourse.com 1 Oxfordpsych CASC course 2010/2011 Dear Doctor Thank you for attending the Oxfordpsych CASC course, It is our extreme pleasure to help you improve your clinical skills and competencies and thereby help you pass your CASC exams. The main objective of Oxfordpsych CASC course is to help you identify areas to improve in your history taking skills, assessment skills and management skills. We hope to achieve this by providing you various clinical scenarios, testing advanced levels of communication and knowledge, enacted by professional role players and marked by experienced examiners. This booklet has a collection of scenarios, summary of questions and important points to remember. You can increase your chance of passing the CASC exams by 1. reflecting on your performance 2. learning from examiners’ feedback 3. reflecting on role players’ feed back 4. listening to your peers’ feed back 5. learning from your video recordings 6. Observing and leaming from other candidates All the very best for your future. Best wishes, Dr. Raja Natarajan MRCPsych Oxfordpsych course team eee eee ee eS re ee ee a eed ae er Oxtordpsych CASC course 2010/2011 OXFORDPSYCH CASC COURSE 1. CASC GENERIC SKILLS - EXAMINERS VIEWPOINTS, CASC SKILLS Avoid Lecturing. Elaborate explanation In stations requiring explaining diagnosis/ treatment terms please avoid giving a didactic lecture. Make it sound like a conversation by letting them ask you questions, Donat ask a new open question in the last 1 minute. When the 1 minute reminder bell rings, focus ‘on wrapping up your tasks. Starting a new ‘open question might leave the task incomplete. Ending the interview well will leave you and the examiner with a good impression. Thought block - Reflect patients last verse Sometimes you might freeze in a station and forget what to ask next. During those times you can use the patients last verse or previous verses to get back on track. You Need to listen carefully to the patient to use the above technique. Confidentiality Instations requiring sharing information to rdlatives/friends/carers let them know that you have checked with the patient who has. agreed for the information to be shared. Royal college leaflet Familiarise yourself with the Royal College leaflets.Also look through our course notes for explaining common terms to patients. This would help you avoid medical jargons. Small group practice - specific skills Practise techniques in small groups to start interviews confidently and end graceful. Tone of your voice Work on the tone of your voice. Making your voice more audible will help the examiner and the patient hear what you say. Body language - confiden Work on your body language to appear confident when entering the station and performing the task. Sit comfortably in the chair and slightly lean forward to show interest in the conversation. wun oxfordpsychcourse.com 3

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