THE CLINICAL EDUCATOR AS A NEUROEDUCATIONAL MEDIATOR: TOWARDS A PEDAGOGY OF CONSCIOUS CARE

Marianna Liparoti

Abstract


This contribution explores the role of the clinical educator as a
neuroeducational mediator, capable of integrating scientific rigour
and relational sensitivity into a pedagogy of conscious care.
Neuroeducation is proposed as an epistemological paradigm to
support clinical reasoning and orient university education towards
experiential, reflective and transformative models, including
through innovative teaching methodologies.


Keywords


Higher education training; Neuroeducation; Clinical reasoning;

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