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Enhancing Communication and Counselling Skills
in Today's Nursing Practice

Developed by: Doreen Westera, RN, MScN, MEd
Produced by: Memorial University


For more information, or to purchase these DVD's,
please contact Professor Doreen Westera here.

Communication DVD


This DVD/Video consists of 7 video programs with each program focussing on a particular communication and counselling skill.


Skills featured are:

~ Listening and Attending (Length: 12 minutes)
 Empathy (Length: 14 minutes)
~ Probing (Length: 16 minutes)
~ Confronting (Length: 14 minutes)
~ Self Disclosure (Length: 10 minutes)
~ Immediacy (Length: 13 minutes)
~ Reflecting Content/Information Giving (Length: 16 minutes)

Each of the 7 DVD/video programs contain detailed information about the skill featured. To demonstrate how the skill is practiced, scenarios realistic in today's nursing practice are featured.


Below you will find a short clip from the each of the 7 featured skills.




Attending and Listening
(Length: 12 minutes)
Empathy
(Length: 14 minutes)


Probing

(Length: 16 minutes)


Confronting
(Length: 14 minutes)


Self-Disclosure

(Length: 10 minutes)


Immediacy

(Length: 13 minutes)


Reflecting Content/Information Giving

(Length: 16 minutes)