AHA 98 Therapeutic Communications

In this course, students explore personal values and cultural attitudes to enhance their therapeutic communication when working with a variety of populations in health care. One's perceptions, insights, judgements and the awareness of beliefs are integral in the process of communicating to and in establishing a therapeutic relationship with those we serve in health care. Group roles, learning styles, leadership, and communication styles will be examined in a variety of ways. Students will develop basic skills for observation, interviewing, communicating with their cohort in order to enhance their skills when they become health care professionals.

Outcomes

1. Evaluate their own personality and learning styles by completing multiple inventory forms that enhance their understanding of self, by the end of this course
2. Recall and understand the knowledge and appreciation of the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors and lifestyle choices in contemporary society that influence therapeutic communication with those we serve in health care.
3. Students will analyze their strengths and areas of improvement in communicating to others via observation of their interviewing style and discussion within the classroom environment by the end of this quarter.
4. Upon completion of personal inventories, students will Identify areas of improvement in communicating with others and create a plan that will enhance their skill and success as health care providers.