The Clinical Skills Training Tool (CSTT) is a set of resources that can be used to create training programs for developing clinical knowledge and skills. The purpose of the tool is to guide the development and delivery of continuing education and professional development activities. It can be used by clinics to deliver in-service training, professional associations to provide professional development programs, or individuals to simply share their knowledge with others.
The Clinical Skills Training Tool is a practical tool designed to guide the process of effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating a clinical skills training program that can be conducted online, in-person or as a hybrid combination of both.
There is a global need to develop and strengthen the rehabilitation workforce. This need coincides with the need for ongoing training, education and professional development of rehabilitation professionals to ensure ongoing advancement of knowledge, skills and competence in clinical practice.
The tool aims to provide guidance to develop and deliver in-service clinical skills training and professional development activities that can be delivered online, in-person or as a hybrid combination of both.
There are no limitations to who should use the Clinical Skills Training Tool, among others it may be used by service providers, individual trainers, professional associations, academic institutions or organizations developing, delivering, reviewing or assessing training activities. Although designed by rehabilitation professionals, the tool is equally applicable to the development of training for any health care professionals with a clinical and/or technical role in their practice. The process presented in the Clinical Skills Training Tool can be adapted to any context and training purpose. It can be used by any stakeholder with an interest in improving the clinical and technical capacity of health care professionals in their area of operation.
The Clinical Skills Training Tool consists of a workbook with worksheets to guide stakeholders in the process of developing and delivering training and professional development activities. It is organized into sections according to the reflective Plan-Do-Assess-Adjust model:
The process of developing and delivering training activities can be overwhelming. With commitment from all stakeholders, implementation of the Clinical Skills Training Tool can guide the process. Collaboration between all stakeholders involved is vital to the process and facilitated through focused workshops, regular meetings, mentorship, ongoing discussions, and sharing of ideas and experiences.