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Publication Date: 2020
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The Use of Practice-Based Learning Days on Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Training Programmes: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Owen, Joel
Psychology Teaching Review, v26 n2 p19-25 2020
Practice-Based Learning Days (PBLDs) account for approximately one-third of the total university-lead days on Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) training courses. In this article, I consider a number of challenges facing teachers of PWPs and describe a recent attempt to respond to these challenges by restructuring the content of our PBLDs in a manner informed by Self-Determination Theory. I suggest that by designing these days in a manner intended to facilitate the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for competence and autonomy, the PBLDs offer a way in which teachers of PWPs can promote more autonomous learning and greater psychological wellbeing amongst trainees. Further, I suggest that such use of these days supports education providers in developing learning opportunities that are optimally challenging for all students across each cohort. I finish with a call for future research into the effective use of the PBLDs on PWP training programmes.
Descriptors: Well Being, Barriers, Self Determination, Program Content, Psychological Needs, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Independent Study, Mental Health Workers, Behavior Modification, Counselor Training, Role Playing, Clinical Experience, Burnout, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice
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