A completely new type of text book for the CSA, \'Succeed at the CSA - Pass the Mrcgp First Time - a unifying communication and practical skills guide\' aims to teach you the fundamental consultation skills required to Pass the CSA exam.
Great book.\' \'Thank you for writing this book There are a whole host of books claiming to teach trainees everything t. 15 January 2014 Innov Ai T journal Dr Vasandhara Thoroughgood Excerpts from Amazon reviews of the 1st edition: \'Takes the fear out of the CSA\' \'Personally I used many of the techniques he suggested and I too past First time. -Of value to those suffering from CSA revision \'overload\': if your consultation style has changed so much that it has lost its way, this book should help get you back on track.
What this book does is summarise many of the key skills as well as offering the author\'s own experience.
Praise for the First Edition: 4/5 Stars Editorial review in Innovait journal -The author passed the CSA at his rst attempt, so is well placed to offer practical tips as well as his own view of consultation skills -Succinct and written in an informal style.
Fully revised and updated for the 2017 edition, including new sections on psychiatry as well as further advice on role play and keeping a clear mind for the exam.
Be fully prepared for the CSA with this text, and give yourself the best chance of success, First time.
In addition, the final section gives general advice on how to prepare for the exam, and how to set up and run a small revision group.
It even includes some elements of neurolinguistics programming and CBT to give your performance an edge in the exam.
It aims to give a structure to your consultation, without making your style formulaic.
Combining an exploration of different consultation \'tools\', with advice about consultation structure and timing, this text breaks down the consultation into small chunks and exposes the key to scoring highly in each of them.
Now in a completely updated and revised Third edition.
A completely new type of text book for the CSA, \'Succeed at the CSA - Pass the Mrcgp First Time - a unifying communication and practical skills guide\' aims to teach you the fundamental consultation skills required to Pass the CSA exam
