PT 891 Communication in Physical Therapy
This course provides students with strategies to communicate inside and outside of a physical therapy setting.
Offered
Fall
Outcomes
- Construct a personal core values statement.
- Create a personal vision statement and professional goals statement.
- Introduce concepts of leadership and how it relates to effective communication.
- Identify barriers and common dysfunctions of teams and strategies to overcome those barriers.
- Implement strategies to facilitate difficult conversations with team members, coworkers, and patients.
- Perform self-assessments via reflection to improve the effectiveness of communication.
- Implement appropriate strategies to effectively communicate with diverse patient populations.
- Demonstrate appropriate communication strategies in a variety of settings.