LF:BPKM011c Communication - practice - Course Information

BPKM011c Communication - practice

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Hana Jahnová (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Vlasta Břicháčková
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Tue 13:00–14:40 343

Prerequisites

Exercise is only in Czech language.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Midwife (programme LF, B-PA) (2)

Course objectives

Help students identify their own sources of motivation for the profession of health care professional
- Through self-experience exercises, help students distinguish different levels of helping professions (a healthcare worker, such as a social role, a person, a patient)
- Help students identify their own sources of self-support
- Help students to learn the basic methods of stress management
- Link the theoretical background of medical psychology to general human existential themes through experiential exercises (responsibility, will to sense, meaning of life, hope, humility, gratitude)
- Rehearse essential counselling and psychotherapy skills in various medical contexts and situations under the direct supervision of clinical psychologist and psychotherapist
- To acquaint students with basic psychotherapeutic techniques in individual and group psychotherapy (demonstration, short self-experience)
- Practice of basic relaxation techniques

Learning outcomes

Student understands which motives may be in the background of a medical profession
- Understands the concept of self-support and is able to identify own sources of self-support
- Student will learn effective stress management techniques
- Student will meet general human existential themes through experiential exercises (rear of death and dying, responsibility, will to sense, meaning of life, hope, humility, gratitude)
- Students will acquire the basic communication skills when communicating bad news to patients
- Student will learn basic communication skills in communication with children at different stages of development
- Student will learn basic communication skills in communicating with patients who experience strong emotions
- Student will learn to identify transference and countertransference phenomena
- Student will learn the principles of conducting the clinical interview

Syllabus

• Communication - definition, information, rules. Theoretical principals of communication, transactional analysis, Rogers approach. Basic communication skills - listening, empathy, respect, interest, support, interpretation. Non-verbal communication - - senses, proxemic patterns, haptic patterns, postural patterns, movements, gestures. Verbal communication skills - dialogue, kinds of questions, sharing emotions. Structured client - midwife dialogue I., II.- psychotherapeutic approach. Motivation, compliance, therapeutical relationship.Communication during mental crisis. Psychological approaches to various groups of clients - anxiety, fear, uncertainty, hostility, depression, mental illness. Communication with sense disorders clients. Communicaton with oncology clients. Breaking bad news, communication with relatives. Relaxation techniques - Autogenous training, assertiveness techniques, burn out synrome prevention, Balint groups.

Literature

required literature
• HAHN, Britta. Ale já chci tohle, mami : nenásilná komunikace pro rodiče. Translated by Kateřina Prešlová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2018, 205 stran. ISBN 9788026212980. info
• ZACHAROVÁ, Eva. Zdravotnická psychologie : teorie a praktická cvičení. 2., aktualizované a doplně. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017, 264 stran. ISBN 9788027101559. info

recommended literature
• JANOVCOVÁ, Zora. Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace : učební text. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 52 s. ISBN 9788021051867. info
• WERNEROVÁ, Irena. Komunikace pro každého : komunikace s 5 P: popularizovaný průvodce pomocí praktických příhod. Vyd. 1. [Praha]: Computer Media, 2010, 240 s. ISBN 9788074020643. info
• ŠPAŇHELOVÁ, Ilona. Komunikace mezi rodičem a dítětem : styly a techniky komunikace, komunikace rodiče ve vztahu k dítěti, vývojová období dítěte, komunikace v náročných situacích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2009, 101 s. ISBN 9788024726984. info
• ŠPATENKOVÁ, Naděžda and Jaroslava KRÁLOVÁ. Základní otázky komunikace : komunikace (nejen) pro sestry. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2009, 135 s. ISBN 9788072625994. info

Teaching methods

There are used group activities and iniviual work as well during the course. Crucial is selfexploration. Stuents will learn relaxation techniques. Audio and video material is used during lessons.

Assessment methods

The subject is ended by colloquium - final project, attendance, test and final discussion is required.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 14.

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