Preface
Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© (GITCS©) Interactive Text – 1st Canadian Edition, 2022
This open access textbook is intended to guide best practices in communication in the context of interprofessional health and social care disciplines. The resource addresses therapeutic communication and interviewing, and assessment of communication between client-patient and providers. This resource is designed for students in health and social care programs and practitioners desiring a review and an option to evaluate themselves. The project is supported and funded by the University of British Columbia Open Education Resource Implementation Grant.
Level of Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction to Therapeutic Communication with InterProfessional Lens
Chapter 2: Incorporating Interprofessionals – Development and Implementation
Chapter 3: Virtual Gaming Simulation H5P
About the Editors/Authors
Suzanne H.Campbell, PhD, FCNEI, RN, CCSNE, IBCLC, Professor, The University of British Columbia-Vancouer (UBC-V), Faculty of Applied Science, School of Nursing, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Kymberley Bontinen, MSN, CHSE, CCSNE, RN, (UBC-V), Faculty of Applied Science, School of Nursing, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Lee-Anne Stephen, MN, RN (University of the Fraser Valley-UFV), School of Nursing, Associate Professor, Fraser Valley, B.C., Canada
About the Authors
Dr. Natalia del Angelo Aredes, PhD, RN, Professor, School of Nursing (Federal University of Goias, Brazil), Goias, Brazil
Arleigh Bell, MN, MEd, RN, (Thompson River University-TRU), School of Nursing, Assistant Faculty Professor, School of Nursing, Okanagan, B.C., Canada
Yujin Lim, MSN, RN (Langara College), School of Nursing, Faculty Instructor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Dr. Barbara Lee, PhD, MSW, BSW, BA (UBC-Vancouver), School of Social Work, Assistant Professor, Director of Center for the Study of Services to Children and Families (UBC-V), Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Ranjit Kaur Dhari MN, RN (UBC-Vancouver), School of Nursing, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Ana Erhardt, MSN, BSN, CCSNE, RN, (UBC-V), Volunteer Researcher – Contingent worker for Dr. Suzanne H. Campbell, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Thayanthini Tharmaratnam, MSN, RN, (UBC-V, Alumni), Vancouver, B.C., Canada
GITCS Research Team
Publications on Testing GITCS© – Research Team: Reliability and validity testing and feasibility testing – references below. Campbell & Aredes, 2019; Campbell et al., 2022.
Campbell, S. H., Aredes, N. D. A., Bontinen, K., Lim, Y., DuManoir, C., Tharmaratnam, T., & Stephen, L. (2022). Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© short form (GITCS©): Feasibility testing in Canada. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 65, 7-17. (Link)
Campbell, S. H., & Aredes, N. D. A. (2019). Global interprofessional therapeutic communication scale© (GITCS©): Development and validation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 34, 30-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2019.05.006 (Link)[Request from Suzanne at ResearchGate]
Campbell, S. H., Aredes, N.D.A., & Dhari, R. (2018). Teaching and evaluating therapeutic communication in simulated scenarios. In S. H. Campbell & K. Daley (Eds.), Simulation Scenarios for Nursing Educators: Making it REAL (3rd ed.). (pp. 27-36). New York, N.Y.: Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
Campbell, S. H., Bontinen, K., duManoir, C., Lim, Y., Stephen, L., Tharmaratnam, T., & Aredes, N.D.A. (2018). Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© (GITCS©): A tool to prepare the next generation of nurses for patient engagement through therapeutic communication. CASN Notes on Nursing Scholarship Newsletter, 1(3), 15-16. https://www.casn.ca/2018/07/notes-nursing-scholarship/ https://www.casn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Notes-on-Nursing-Scholarship-Nov-2018-SB.pdf
Contact Person
Dr. Suzanne H.Campbell, PhD, FCNEI, RN, IBCLC, CCSNE
Professor, UBC-Vancouver, Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing
Email: suzanne.campbell@ubc.ca
Phone: 1-604-822-7748 [voice messages will be forwarded to email]
Acknowledgements
Consultant:
Margaret Verkuyl, NP, PHC, MN, Centennial College and University of Toronto, Professor and Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Ontario, Canada
Advisory Team Members:
Carrie Krekoski, RDH, BDSc., MEd, UBC-V, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry
Colleen Brady, HBSc(Bio), BSc(Pharm), RPh, UBC-V, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Janice Moshenko, MSc (Pharm), BSc (Pharm), UBC-V, Associate Professor of Teaching, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Colleagues Who Provided Feedback on the Pilot
Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, UBC-V — Associate Professor, UBC SoN, DEI, Director First Nation House of Learning, Indigenous Centre for Excellence, School of Nursing
Melanie Willson, MPH, BSN, UBC-O — Assistant Professor of Teaching, Perinatal Specialty, School of Nursing
Kelly E. Allison, MSW, RSW, UBC-V—School of Social Work, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Chair of Field Education Arts
Kristina Chamberlain, CNM, ARNP, IBCLC, University of San Diego (USDC) — Clinical Director & Lead Faculty, Lactation & Breastfeeding Medicine Expert, Department of Continuing Education
Anti-Racist Committee, UBC-Vancouver School of Nursing, Co-Chairs: Ranjit Kaur Dhari & Natalie Chambers, https://antiracism.nursing.ubc.ca/
SIMED Management Team for filming/creation of the video and VGS:
Editor / Lead Author
Suzanne Hetzel Campbell, PhD, FCNEI, RN, IBCLC, CCSNE
Co-Editors / Authors
Kymberley Bontinen, MSN, CHSE, CCSNE, RN
Lee-Anne Stephen, MN, RN
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