CLINICAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Not open to students with credit for COUN PSY 650 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with research and theory on communication in a variety of clinical settings. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Engage in critical self-reflection and gain an increased awareness of how your personal style and cultural characteristics influence your interpersonal and communication interactions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate basic communication skills of active listening, effective questioning, reflective listening, and empathy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate comfort and competence in dealing with client emotion. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct video-recorded practice interviews and evaluate your performance in demonstrating intentional use of a repertoire of communication skills. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate the ability to give and receive feedback. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Increase ability to successfully develop and manage professional relationships with clients/patients, colleagues, and others. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with research and theory on communication in a variety of clinical settings. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Engage in critical self-reflection and gain an increased awareness of how your personal style and cultural characteristics influence your interpersonal and communication interactions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate basic communication skills of active listening, effective questioning, reflective listening, and empathy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate comfort and competence in dealing with client emotion. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct video-recorded practice interviews and evaluate your performance in demonstrating intentional use of a repertoire of communication skills. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate the ability to give and receive feedback. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Increase ability to successfully develop and manage professional relationships with clients/patients, colleagues, and others. Audience: Undergraduate