Effect of Caricature on the Score of Family Counseling in the Internship Training Unit and the Degree of Satisfaction of Trainers of the Internship Course from the Performance of Speech Therapy Students in Ahvaz

Aims: This study aimed at examining the effect of caricature on the score of family counseling in the internship training unit and the degree of satisfaction of the trainers of the internship unit from the performance of speech therapy students in Ahvaz. Materials & Methods: The population of the study consisted of ۷۴ students of the ۵th semester of speech therapy of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences admitted to the university during ۲۰۱۳ to ۲۰۱۶ divided into two groups. The first group consisted of ۳۹ students (۲۰۱۳ and ۲۰۱۴) and had passed patient counseling with the conventional method, the second group included ۳۵ students (۲۰۱۵ and ۲۰۱۶) and had spent patient counseling of the speech disorder course with the help of caricatures. At the end each semester, trainers in both groups scored their satisfaction with the students’ performance, using a ۴-degree qualitative scale, the internship scores of both groups were recorded. Findings: The mean and standard deviation for the internship of students, who passed patient counseling using caricatures was ۱۸.۹۲±۰.۷۰, and for the students, who studied the voice topic with the traditional method was ۱۴.۸۴±۱.۰۵. Independent t-test showed the significance of this difference between the two groups (p<۰.۰۰۱). ۹۰% of the trainers acknowledged that teaching with caricatures is more effective than the conventional teaching for offering counseling service to patients. Conclusion: The use of caricatures in classroom has led to an increase in the ability of students to consult a patient with voice disorder. It also leads to increased satisfaction of internship trainers.  

کلیدواژه ها:

Caricature ، Patient Counseling ، Training ، Trainers