Given Circumstances: Actors Play a Role in Academic Settings
Series

Given Circumstances: Actors Play a Role in Academic Settings

Series Part Two: Actor Simulations Help Train Future Doctors and More By Dara O’Brien How do you tell a parent that their five-year-old’s cancer is inoperable? Or a mother of five that she has early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease? All doctors, whatever their specialty, will have to communicate traumatic news to some of their patients. In order … Continue reading

­­­­­­­Acting “As if” – Role Play Simulations in High Stakes Police Encounters­­­­­­­
From the Field / Series

­­­­­­­Acting “As if” – Role Play Simulations in High Stakes Police Encounters­­­­­­­

by Dara O’Brien PART ONE I once served as the General Manager of the Italian branch of a multinational financial services firm. I held the job for about five hours. The brevity of my tenure had nothing to do with my performance. It also had everything to do with it. Because I wasn’t a manager … Continue reading