Course description

 

 

This is an introductory course in interpersonal communication.  It will cover basic communication principles and explore different types of communication techniques and skills including effective critical thinking, and problem solving. The focus of this course  is on  applying communication techniques  of individuals or groups.  Both verbal and non verbal communication skills,  structure of communication,  communication of emotions and feeling , and the effects of culture and gender differences will be  demonstrated in relation to theories and  models of communication ,  in addition to ethics, skills and basic principles of communication.  

 

Objectives

 

·        To  understand interpersonal communication and its principles and types .

·        To acknowledge  communication process  in relation to social relationship, gender,  culture, and situational context

·        To understand  the main  techniques of communication.

·        To demonstrate basic skills of communication

·         To   be able to communicate  diagnosis, death and dying  to the patients and their relatives

·        To   be able to communicate  therapeutically with clients and their  relatives

·        To demonstrate the skills of communication in crisis and breaking bad news

·        To understand interpersonal communication with peers in workplace