Soman Savitha, Praharaj Samir Kumar, Sharma Psvn
Dept. of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2023 Sep;45(5):511-518. doi: 10.1177/02537176231172308. Epub 2023 May 27.
Study tours are known to have an important role in enriching the knowledge of students in all fields. Our study aimed to evaluate the experience of a postgraduate and faculty study tour in the field of mental health.
We obtained both quantitative and descriptive feedback from 31 participants who had taken part in the annual study tour conducted in the years 2014-2018 using a specially designed feedback pro forma.
All the participants reported overall satisfaction with the tour. Learning was enhanced, and most found the tour relevant to their current field of study. They particularly enjoyed the experience of traveling in a peer group without faculty supervision and learning to make decisions as a group. Their chief concerns were about the continuous travel and the limited time allotted to each center.
A well-planned study tour during training helps trainees in the mental health field improve their knowledge, hone practical skills, and learn life lessons; it promotes bonding with peers and fosters self-directed learning and independence. The limitations were the inability to have direct face-to-face interviews with most participants and the study tour centers being limited to a small geographical area.
众所周知，考察旅行在丰富学生各领域知识方面发挥着重要作用。我们的研究旨在评估一次心理健康领域的研究生及教师考察旅行的体验。
我们使用专门设计的反馈表格，从31名参与了2014年至2018年年度考察旅行的参与者那里获得了定量和描述性反馈。
所有参与者都对这次旅行表示总体满意。学习得到了加强，大多数人认为这次旅行与他们当前的研究领域相关。他们特别享受在没有教师监督的情况下与同伴一起旅行并学会集体决策的经历。他们主要担心的是持续的旅行以及分配给每个中心的时间有限。
培训期间精心策划的考察旅行有助于心理健康领域的受训人员提高知识水平、磨练实践技能并汲取人生经验；它促进与同伴的联系，培养自主学习和独立性。局限性在于无法与大多数参与者进行直接面对面访谈，且考察旅行中心仅限于较小的地理区域。
