Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Introduction 1 -- 1 In the beginning... 3 -- 2 How to gain the most from this text 4 -- 3 Skills in context... beginning at the end 8 -- 4 Getting started: a survival guide to the first few weeks of your course 11 -- Part II Organising your learning 29 -- 5 Setting and achieving goals 31 -- 6 Managing time effectively 49 -- 7 Managing anxiety 69 -- 8 Accessing support 83 -- Part III Building and developing skills 101 -- 9 Reflective practice: turning experience into learning 103 -- 10 Researching information 122 -- 11 Reading for information 141 -- 12 Recording ideas and information 157 -- 13 Writing for information 175 -- 14 Thinking as a skill 202 -- 15 Preparing for and performing well in pressured situations 215 -- 16 Presenting yourself well 236 -- 17 Working with others 252 -- Part IV Planning and preparing for the future 275 -- 18 Gaining your dream job 277 -- 19 Ending at the beginning: a guide to continuous professional development 295.

This volume provides students with all the skills required for academic study at undergraduate degree level, and then shows them how to develop, transfer and apply these skills to multiple contexts within clinical practice.