Experiential communication formats are used, including, interactive communication scenarios, video critiquing and participative self-awareness exercises.
Therapeutic communication will be introduced through:
- Understanding the phases of the nurse-client relationship
- Understanding and demonstration of resistance, strategies for handling resistance
- Understanding mental status assessment
- Understanding and demonstration of charting and documentation of client's mental status and activities
- Understanding of medication adherence, conflict resolution and normalization
- Understanding the issues of professional documentation and the relationship to therapeutic communication
Students will have opportunity to learn the therapeutic communication skills of effective listening, self-disclosure and humour. Students will have opportunities to participate in simulated role-plays with individuals that emphasize integration of theory and concepts. Students will learn the relevance of cultural competence as it relates to therapeutic communication.
The course evaluation is consistent with °µÍø51 evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course
This is a graded course.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.