THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

Course overview

COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE IT IS THE VEHICLE FOR ESTABLISHING THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS. YOU SHOULD USE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL TO GET TO KNOW YOUR PATIENTS BETTER, TO GATHER HEALTH INFORMATION, AND TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOUR PATIENTS. THIS COURSE OUTLINES THE COMPONENTS OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION AND ANALYZES INTRAPERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND GROUP COMMUNICATION. IN ADDITION, THIS COURSE IDENTIFIES VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION PATTERNS AND OUTLINES HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES. (89 MINUTES)