Effect of Caricature on the Score of Family Counseling in the Internship Training Unit and the Degree of Satisfaction of Trainers of the Internship Course from the Performance of Speech Therapy Students in Ahvaz

Aims This study aimed at examining the effect of caricature on the score of family counseling in the internship training unit and the degree of satisfaction of the trainers of the internship unit from the performance of speech therapy students in Ahvaz. Materials Methods The population of the study consisted of 74 students of the 5th semester of speech therapy of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences admitted to the university during 2013 to 2016 divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 39 students (2013 and 2014) and had passed patient counseling with the conventional method, the second group included 35 students (2015 and 2016) and had spent patient counseling of the speech disorder course with the help of caricatures. At the end each semester, trainers in both groups scored their satisfaction with the students’ performance, using a 4-degree qualitative scale, the internship scores of both groups were recorded. Findings The mean and standard deviation for the internship of students, who passed patient counseling using caricatures was 18.92±0.70, and for the students, who studied the voice topic with the traditional method was 14.84±1.05. Independent t-test showed the significance of this difference between the two groups (p 0.001). 90% of the trainers acknowledged that teaching with caricatures is more effective than the conventional teaching for offering counseling service to patients. Conclusion The use of caricatures in classroom has led to an increase in the ability of students to consult a patient with voice disorder. It also leads to increased satisfaction of internship trainers.