Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals by Philip Burnard

Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals by Philip Burnard

This book is about practical ways of enhancing communication between health professionals and their patients or clients and between those professionals and their colleagues. The text covers all aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication. Divided into four parts, communication skills are identified as educational, therapeutic, organizational and personal. Within these areas teaching, presentation, computing, listening and counselling skills are discussed. There are also chapters on running groups, general management skills, self presentation, improving writing skills, assertiveness and self awareness. The final section includes a skills checklist and questionnaire. This volume should be of value to nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, and social and voluntary workers, both qualified and in training, who want to improve their existing communication skills.

Author Paul Morrison: Paul Morrison has a long-standing interest in the education of health professionals and has worked in health care and university settings in Ireland, the UK and Australia. He is a registered nurse and a registered psychologist with an established track record of applied research and is widely published. A major focus of his research over the years has been the evaluation of services for consumers. More recently he has published a number of papers in the area of health promotion. Paul also works as a psychologist in private practice in Canberra.

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ISBN 13	9780412408700
ISBN 10	0412408708
Title	Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals
Author	Philip Burnard
Series	Therapy In Practice Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Chapman and Hall
Year published	1992-01-01
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.