Professional and Therapeutic Communication PG (11665.1)
Please note these are the 2025 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible |
UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Nursing | Post Graduate Level | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Communication is an integral component of professional nursing practice. This unit focuses on the key elements of effective communication, and the concepts of empathy, compassion and person centredness in creating meaningful communication. It focuses on respectful culturally safe communication that meets legal requirements including consent and confidentiality, respects diversity and individual perspectives and promotes reflection on practice.
1. Recognise the diversity and complexity of communication in health care organisations and articulate the stakeholders in health care contexts including clients, their significant others, health professionals and professional and regulatory bodies;
2. Implement clear, evidence based and best practice strategies when communicating with clients of all ages, their significant others and health professionals to facilitate mutual respect and shared decision-making and promote quality outcomes for clients;
3. Demonstrate the ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to convey respect and empathy, and to encourage clients to express their feelings and needs, while at the same time maintaining professional boundaries;
4. Explain the mutual benefit of partnering with consumers in the planning, design, delivery, measurement and evaluation of services that is respectful of a person's individual needs, values and life experiences; and
5. Reflect on the use of self within communication, recognising existing personal perceptions and values and the importance of culturally safe care.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Recognise the diversity and complexity of communication in health care organisations and articulate the stakeholders in health care contexts including clients, their significant others, health professionals and professional and regulatory bodies;
2. Implement clear, evidence based and best practice strategies when communicating with clients of all ages, their significant others and health professionals to facilitate mutual respect and shared decision-making and promote quality outcomes for clients;
3. Demonstrate the ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to convey respect and empathy, and to encourage clients to express their feelings and needs, while at the same time maintaining professional boundaries;
4. Explain the mutual benefit of partnering with consumers in the planning, design, delivery, measurement and evaluation of services that is respectful of a person's individual needs, values and life experiences; and
5. Reflect on the use of self within communication, recognising existing personal perceptions and values and the importance of culturally safe care.
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Flexible | Prof Jenny Weller-Newton |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Flexible | Prof Jenny Weller-Newton |
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