Strong clinical competence is required for the successful engagement of clients in public child welfare. Successful engagement is associated with increasing positive outcomes for families. Three universities partnered to implement a simulation based learning (SBL) project to better prepare Title IV-E students in engagement competence when working with clients in public child welfare. Over three years, 70 students participated in a two scenario Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) interviewing an adolescent and her mother regarding an allegation of abuse with post interview reflection and feedback. The project was assessed using standardized rating tools and post interview reflection responses. Students consistently performed better with the adolescent than with the mother who presented with more resistance. Performance improved when completing the OSCE twice during an academic year and when specific learning modules were added. Student management of emotional regulation, interviewing challenges, and inconsistent awareness of diversity emerged as themes from student responses. Findings suggest transfer of learning from classroom to practice situations continues to be challenging. SBL can provide an important bridge by creating practice scenarios that challenge student emotional regulation, interviewing skills, and application of culturally responsive practice in a safe and controlled environment while providing rich opportunities for student learning and development. Increased collaboration between the academy and field internship sites are needed to maximize the potential of the SBL experience.

客户要成功参与公共儿童福利，必须具备强大的临床能力。成功的参与与增加家庭积极成果相关。三所大学合作实施了一个基于模拟的学习（SBL）项目，以更好地为IV-E级学生提供与公共儿童福利方面的合作伙伴的参与能力培训。在三年多的时间里，有70名学生参加了两次情景的客观结构化临床考试（OSCE），采访了一名青少年和她的母亲，并通过访谈后的反思和反馈采访了有关虐待的指控。该项目使用标准化的评分工具和采访后反思反应进行了评估。与表现出更大抵抗力的母亲相比，学生在青少年中的表现始终更好。在一个学年中两次完成OSCE并添加特定的学习模块时，性能得到了改善。学生应对情绪调节，面试挑战和对多样性的意识不一致的管理已成为学生回应的主题。研究结果表明，将学习从课堂转移到实践中仍然是充满挑战的。SBL可以通过创建练习场景来提供重要的桥梁，这些场景可以挑战学生的情绪调节，面试技巧以及在安全和受控的环境中应用文化响应型练习，同时为学生的学习和发展提供了丰富的机会。为了加强SBL体验的潜力，需要加强学院与现场实习站点之间的协作。