Training Title:
Direct Support: Communication v.2

Clock Hours: 1

Objectives:
At the completion of this course, you should be able to: • Define communication and reasons to communicate • Identify effective listening skills • Describe ways to implement verbal communication daily • List the categories of nonverbal communication • Recognize speech and language disorders • Describe verbal and nonverbal modes of communication • Identify ways to embrace diversity and recognize cultural differences

Description:
This course provides an overview of the basics of communication, listening skills and effective listening strategies, verbal and nonverbal communication, communication disorders, verbal and nonverbal modes of communication, and diversity in communication. Keywords: Direct Support, Direct Care, Developmental Disabilities, Communication, Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Listening Skills, Therapeutic Communication, Communication Disorders, Diversity

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