Overview

Effective communication is one of important skills in occupational therapy (OT) practice, affecting the effectiveness and quality of therapy. Although there are only a few courses on communication skills related to OT, there is a lack of a complete, suitable, and evidence-based OT communication skills teaching programs that can effectively improve the interns' communication skills. The purpose of the study is to develop a communication skills training program for occupational therapy interns in physical dysfunction practice (COPE), and examine the effectiveness of COPE.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

[interns]

• age ≥ 20 years
• an intern of occupational therapy

[patients]

• age ≥ 20 years
• enable to communicate with the others

Exclusion Criteria:

[interns]

• unwilling to be recorded

[patients]

• have communication barriers
• unwilling to be recorded