Effective Communication and Teaching

Catalog description

This course provides an opportunity for the learner to apply verbal and nonverbal communication skills required as an essential function of physical therapy. By utilizing learning, personality, and developmental theories, the course will explore effective components and skills of interviewing, teaching, and communicating with patients/clients, family members, and other members of the health care team. The course introduces the concepts of feedback and self-assessment to improve communication skills. The course will explore ways to adapt interviewing and teaching to accommodate patient/audience culture, body image, language, age, spirituality, or other sensitive topics.