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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 1-26-99 |
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PTA205 1999 Fall – 2010 Spring |
LEC |
1.50 Credit(s) |
1.50 Period(s) |
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Communication
in Physical Therapy |
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Communication
skills in the Physical Therapy setting. Self- image in communication. Active
listening, responding to problems, body language, patient interview skills.
Communicating with chronically ill and dying patients and their families.
Communicating with persons with disabilities. Cultural differences in
communication and views of Health Care. Prerequisites: Admission to the Physical
Therapist Assisting Program, or permission of Department or Division. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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PTA205 1999
Fall – 2010 Spring |
Communication in Physical Therapy |
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Describe the role of self-image in communication. (I) |
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Explain the role of family as part of self-image. (II) |
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Define the criteria for a value. (III) |
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Describe factors needed to make sound ethical decisions.
(IV) |
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Describe the aim and characteristics of effective helping.
(V) |
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Distinguish pity, sympathy, identification, empathy, and
self-transposal. (V) |
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Demonstrate use of select strategies for emotion-laden
interactions. (VI) |
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Describe aggressive, passive, and assertive behavior.
(VII) |
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Demonstrate the use of the D.E.S.C. method in assertive
communication. (VII) |
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Describe the benefits of using assertive communication.
(VII) |
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Describe the use of matching, pacing and leading and neuro- linguistic programming in effective
patient-practitioner interaction. (VIII) |
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Describe the use of positive descriptive statements in
patient-practitioner communication. (VIII) |
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Describe the impact of culture on delivery of health care
services. (IX) |
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Describe the healing attitude of the interview. (X) |
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Describe health behavior theories. (XI) |
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Describe the principles of effective patient education.
(XI) |
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Describe effective techniques for educating groups. (XI) |
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Describe techniques effective in communicating with
persons with disabilities. (XII) |
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Describe legislative and economic aspects of disability.
(XII) |
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Describe effective communication regarding sexuality and
disability. (XIII) |
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Describe sexuality issues and spinal cord injury,
myocardial infarction, and low back pain. (XIII) |
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Describe effective communication with dying patients and
their families. (XIV) |
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Describe stages of loss. (XIV) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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PTA205 1999
Fall – 2010 Spring |
Communication in Physical Therapy |
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I. Basic Awareness of Self A. Nature of self B. Self awareness II. Family A. Influence of family B. Healthy and
dysfunctional families III. Values and Behavior A. Defining values B. Values that detract from
therapeutic helping C. Values that reinforce
therapeutic helping IV. Resolving Moral
Dilemmas A. Professional ethics B. Solving ethical dilemmas
C. Application of the
problem solving process V. Effective Helping A. Therapeutic
communication B. Levels of interaction C. Beliefs of effective
helpers VI. Effective Communication
A. Emotion-laden
interactions B. Active listening C. Sending clear messages VII. Assertiveness Skills A. Personal rights B. Assertive, aggressive,
passive behaviors C. Acting assertively D. Using D.E.S.C. VIII. Rapport and Neuro-linguistic Programming A. Generic abilities B. Establishing Rapport 1. matching 2. pacing and leading 3. representational systems
4. neuro-linguistic
programming IX. Communicating with
Cultural Sensitivity A. Influence of culture on
therapeutic effectiveness B. Individualistic and
collective cultures C. Universal aspects of
health care X. The Helping Interview A. Healing attitude B. Parts of the helping
interview XI. Effective Patient
Education A. Health behaviors B. Effective patient
education C. Effective group
presentation XII. Communication with
Persons with Disabilities A. Labeling B. People-first language C. Bias D. Legislative and economic
aspects of disabilities XIII. Sexuality and
Disability A. Sexuality and the health
care worker B. Normal sexual response C. Sexuality and disability
1. spinal cord injury 2. myocardial infarction 3. low back pain XIV. Communicating with
Dying Patients and their Families A. Fear and death B. Quality of life issues C. Stages of loss D. Therapeutic responses |
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