Practical Approaches for Engaging Learners During Simulation Debriefing
Course: #11420Level: Introductory 1 Hour 266 Reviews
This course provides educators with practical strategies and evidence-based methods for facilitating effective simulation debriefs. Participants will learn how to establish psychological safety, engage learners, and apply structured debriefing approaches to enhance reflection, clinical reasoning, and real-world application.
On Demand
Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Related; IACET/0.1; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the central role of debriefing in the simulation learning process.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the three core principles of effective debriefing as they relate to adult learning theory.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify two debriefing methodologies.
Course created on December 24, 2025
Reviews
266 ReviewsPresented By
Erica Ligon
MEd CCC-SLP
Erica Ligon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CHSE is a speech-language pathologist and Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE). In her role as Simucase Supervision Manager, she develops speech-language pathology simulations and works with faculty to coordinate/implement Simucase supervision experiences. Erica has practiced as a speech-language pathologist for over ten years and has experience diagnosing and treating a broad range of communication disorders across the lifespan. Erica completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at The University of Georgia.
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Farzana Vela
MS, CCC-SLP, BSRC, RRT-NPS
Farzana Vela, MS, CCC-SLP, BSRC, RRT-NPS, is a speech-language pathologist and respiratory care practitioner with over 17 years of combined clinical experience in adult and pediatric populations, spanning acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient clinics, with a specialty in neonatal/pediatric care.
She is the Senior Strategic Content Developer for SP & RT learning sites at Continued and Simucase, where she leverages her dual-discipline expertise to develop online courses, clinical simulations, and educational content.
Farzana also leads Simucase simulation debriefing sessions for graduate clinicians in speech-language pathology as part of the Simucase Supervision Program. Her interdisciplinary approach promotes evidence-based practice and enhances learning outcomes across both speech-language pathology and respiratory care.
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Financial: Erica Ligon is employed by Simucase LLC, SpeechPathology.com's partner for this course. Nonfinancial: Erica is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator.
Financial: Farzana Vela is an employee of Continued and Simucase, LLC. Non-financial: Farzana Vela has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: While this course utilizes Simucase to demonstrate key concepts, the debriefing methodologies presented are applicable to any simulation platform.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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