@book{SteinbrinkBuningLegantetal.2016, author = {Steinbrink, Malte and Buning, Michael and Legant, Martin and Schauwinhold, Berenike and S{\"u}ßenguth, Tore}, title = {Touring Katutura!}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-384-8}, issn = {2194-1599}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-95917}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {144}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Guided sightseeing tours of the former township of Katutura have been offered in Windhoek since the mid-1990s. City tourism in the Namibian capital had thus become, at quite an early point in time, part of the trend towards utilising poor urban areas for purposes of tourism - a trend that set in at the beginning of the same decade. Frequently referred to as "slum tourism" or "poverty tourism", the phenomenon of guided tours around places of poverty has not only been causing some media sensation and much public outrage since its emergence; in the past few years, it has developed into a vital field of scientific research, too. "Global Slumming" provides the grounds for a rethinking of the relationship between poverty and tourism in world society. This book is the outcome of a study project of the Institute of Geography at the School of Cultural Studies and Social Science of the University of Osnabrueck, Germany. It represents the first empirical case study on township tourism in Namibia. It focuses on four aspects: 1. Emergence, development and (market) structure of township tourism in Windhoek 2. Expectations/imaginations, representations as well as perceptions of the township and its inhabitants from the tourist's perspective 3. Perception and assessment of township tourism from the residents' perspective 4. Local economic effects and the poverty-alleviating impact of township tourism The aim is to make an empirical contribution to the discussion around the tourism-poverty nexus and to an understanding of the global phenomenon of urban poverty tourism.}, language = {en} } @book{SteinbrinkBuningLegantetal.2015, author = {Steinbrink, Malte and Buning, Michael and Legant, Martin and Schauwinhold, Berenike and S{\"u}ßenguth, Tore}, title = {Armut und Tourismus in Windhoek}, isbn = {978-3-86956-322-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-72513}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre werden in Windhoektouristische Besichtigungstouren durch das ehemalige Township Katutura angeboten. Damit war der St{\"a}dtetourismus in der namibischen Hauptstadt recht fr{\"u}h Teil eines Trends, der zu Beginn desselben Jahrzehnts - ausgehend vom Nachbarland S{\"u}dafrika - einsetzte: die touristische Inwertsetzung st{\"a}dtischer Armutsviertel. Dieses h{\"a}ufig als „Slum- oder Armutstourismus" bezeichnete Ph{\"a}nomen sorgt seit seiner Entstehung nicht nur f{\"u}r einiges mediales Aufsehen und eine {\"o}ffentliche Emp{\"o}rung, sondern das Global Slumming wird in den letzten Jahren auch immer mehr zum Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Forschung. Der Slumtourismus bietet den Anlass neu {\"u}ber das Verh{\"a}ltnis von Armut und Tourismus im weltgesellschaftlichen Kontext nachzudenken. Diese Publikation ist das Ergebnis eines Studienprojekts des Instituts f{\"u}r Geographie der Universit{\"a}t Osnabr{\"u}ck. Sie ist die erste umfangreichere empirische Fallstudie zum Townshiptourismus in Namibia.}, language = {de} } @article{AyBrysonWeckKuehne2022, author = {Ay-Bryson, Destina Sevde and Weck, Florian and K{\"u}hne, Franziska}, title = {Can simulated patient encounters appear authentic?}, series = {Training and education in professional psychology}, volume = {16}, journal = {Training and education in professional psychology}, number = {1}, publisher = {American Psychological Association}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1931-3918}, doi = {10.1037/tep0000349}, pages = {20 -- 27}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Public Significance Statement This study demonstrates that simulated patients (SPs) can authentically portray a depressive case. The results provide preliminary evidence of psychometrically sound properties of the rating scale that contributes to distinguishing between authentic and unauthentic SPs and may thus foster SPs' dissemination into evidence-based training.
For training purposes, simulated patients (SPs), that is, healthy people portraying a disorder, are disseminating more into clinical psychology and psychotherapy. In the current study, we developed an observer-based rating instrument for the evaluation of SP authenticity-namely, it not being possible to distinguish them from real patients-so as to foster their use in evidence-based training. We applied a multistep inductive approach to develop the Authenticity of Patient Demonstrations (APD) scale. Ninety-seven independent psychotherapy trainees, 77.32\% female, mean age of 31.49 (SD = 5.17) years, evaluated the authenticity of 2 independent SPs, each of whom portrayed a depressive patient. The APD demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .83) and a strong correlation (r = .82) with an established tool for assessing SP performance in medical contexts. The APD scale distinguished significantly between an authentic and unauthentic SP (d = 2.35). Preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the APD indicates that the APD could be a viable tool for recruiting, training, and evaluating the authenticity of SPs. Strengths, limitations, and future directions are also discussed in detail.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{AyBryson2021, author = {Ay-Bryson, Destina Sevde}, title = {The authenticity of simulated patients in psychotherapy training and research}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-53373}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-533735}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Mental health problems are highly prevalent worldwide. Fortunately, psychotherapy has proven highly effective in the treatment of a number of mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety disorders. In contrast, psychotherapy training as is practised currently cannot be considered evidence-based. Thus, there is much room for improvement. The integration of simulated patients (SPs) into psychotherapy training and research is on the rise. SPs originate from the medical education and have, in a number of studies, been demonstrated to contribute to effective learning environments. Nevertheless, there has been voiced criticism regarding the authenticity of SP portrayals, but few studies have examined this to date. Based on these considerations, this dissertation explores SPs' authenticity while portraying a mental disorder, depression. Altogether, the present cumulative dissertation consists of three empirical papers. At the time of printing, Paper I and Paper III have been accepted for publication, and Paper II is under review after a minor revision. First, Paper I develops and validates an observer-based rating-scale to assess SP authenticity in psychotherapeutic contexts. Based on the preliminary findings, it can be concluded that the Authenticity of Patient Demonstrations scale is a reliable and valid tool that can be used for recruiting, training, and evaluating the authenticity of SPs. Second, Paper II tests whether student SPs are perceived as more authentic after they receive an in-depth role-script compared to those SPs who only receive basic information on the patient case. To test this assumption, a randomised controlled study design was implemented and the hypothesis could be confirmed. As a consequence, when engaging SPs, an in-depth role-script with details, e.g. on nonverbal behaviour and feelings of the patient, should be provided. Third, Paper III demonstrates that psychotherapy trainees cannot distinguish between trained SPs and real patients and therefore suggests that, with proper training, SPs are a promising training method for psychotherapy. Altogether, the dissertation shows that SPs can be trained to portray a depressive patient authentically and thus delivers promising evidence for the further dissemination of SPs.}, language = {en} }