PSY 425 Interviewing and Counselling Skills Fundamentals

This introductory course focuses on the skills fundamental for effective communication, through lecture and experiential learning. Students will participate in small group sessions to practice their interviewing and counselling techniques and to sharpen their skills in communication patterns, leadership and decision-making.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Describe the role of perception in interpersonal relationships
3. Identify personal communication styles related to self-concept
4. Analyze the impact of gender, age, race, and ethnicity on interpersonal communication
5. Demonstrate the skills of active listening
6. Build basic self-awareness and understand personal tendencies as both the “listener” and the “speaker” in the communication process
7. Illustrate and reflect on the role of interpersonal skills in all the helping professions
8. Identify personal strengths and areas for growth in interpersonal relationships