Improving Non-Verbal Communication to Create Meaningful Change
Tracking # 20-817584
$40.00
What you'll learn
Health professionals completing this new 3-hour program should be able to identify:
- How nonverbal behaviors can communicate emotions, intentions, and expectations, and
- How to improve nonverbal communication in distancebased and in-person interactions between the healthcare professional and client.
Course overview
At least half of what is communicated between the client and healthcare professional is nonverbal including mood, emotions, intensions, and expectations. Learn how to interpret and provide positive nonverbal communication to improve trust, hope, pain reduction, adherence, and therapeutic outcomes.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Massage Therapy
Massage Therapist
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Disclosure statements
Health professionals completing this new 3-hour program should be able to identify:
- How nonverbal behaviors can communicate emotions, intentions, and expectations, and
- How to improve nonverbal communication in distance=based and in-person interactions between the healthcare professional and client.
Marie Cross, Ph.D., Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University, is a Health Psychologist with expertise in the study of how nonverbal behavior can influence our psychology and physiology. She has won awards for Excellence in Scientific Research and as an Outstanding Mentor.