Course: Communication skills for the helping professions

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Course title Communication skills for the helping professions
Course code FZS/ACHP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Faltová Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content: Lectures (10h lectures/35h self-study/10h project) Nonverbal communications Verbal communications Active listening Communication with handicapped client Communication with the dying Seminars and practicum (20 h) Nonverbal communications Verbal communications Active listening Communication with handicapped client Communication with the dying

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic communication skills.
Students will be able to use effective communication with healthy, ill, handicapped, and the dying clients in individual developmental stages.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Essay about communication in my practice.
Recommended literature
  • McLeod, J., McLeod, J. Counselling skills: A Practical Guide for Counsellors and Helping professionals. 2nd Edition. London: Open University Press, 2011.
  • Owen, H. The Handbook of communication skills. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge, 2012.


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