Dana G. Trottier, in fulfilling the requirements of the PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch’s Seattle campus, has written and published a dissertation titled, Developing Self-Evaluation Skills in Interprofessional Simulation Educators: A Multilevel Mixed-Methods Study.
Trottier’s multilevel mixed methods research examines self-evaluation skills for fellows in an interprofessional simulation fellowship program. Twelve interprofessional fellows and four faculty engaged in a three-phase study using video-assisted learning tools to explore the differences in self-evaluation (perceived performance) and faculty evaluation (actual performance) in developing debriefing skills.
Trottier’s dissertation used quantitative and qualitative methods. For the quantitative component, he had fellows and faculty complete the DASH© tool to evaluate the quality of debriefing to help close the gaps between fellow self-evaluation and faculty evaluation. For the qualitative component, video-stimulated think-aloud and video-assisted debriefing the debriefer were utilized to understand how video-assisted learning tools contribute to self-evaluation skills from each level separately.
Trottier used a combined focus group and thematic analysis to identify facilitators and barriers to self-evaluation. The results of this research indicated that fellows generally overestimate their skills performance, and video-assisted learning tools support the development of more realistic self-perception, eliminating underestimation and closing the gap between perceived and actual performance. He proposes a model for interprofessional collaboration, using scaffolded feedback practices to promote self-evaluation of skills and performance. This research contributes to the literature on counselor education, healthcare simulation, and health professions education.
Trottier is currently the Director of the Healthcare Simulation Fellowship Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Simulation Center. Their research and curriculum development has focused on mitigating implicit bias in maternal substance use screening, forum theater to improve psychological safety among rapid response teams, video-assisted evaluation learning tools to develop interprofessional simulation educators, and debriefing experiential learning. He holds a master’s degree in Drama Therapy from New York University and a Certificate of Advanced Training in LGBTQ Healthcare from the Fenway Institute. Trottier serves as adjunct faculty at New York University (Drama Therapy). He has over 10 years of clinical experience working with individuals across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including acute care, medical, outpatient, private practice, PROS, community mental health, children’s enrichment, private organizations, and workplaces. Trottier is co-editor of the book Creative Arts Therapies and the LGBTQ Community.
Read and download Trottier’s dissertation, Developing Self-Evaluation Skills in Interprofessional Simulation Educators: A Multilevel Mixed-Methods Study, here.
