Relational and Reflective Skills for Social Service Workers
| Course Code | SSWR-102 |
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| Lecture hours per week | 3 |
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| Course Availability | Open |
| Description | This course will allow students to examine and demonstrate practice theory and skills including communication and preliminary interviewing skills such as attentive listening, paraphrasing, perception-checking, questioning and minimal prompts. Opportunities will be presented for self-reflection and self-analysis regarding interpersonal processes/styles vis-à-vis power differentials, internalized oppression and learned, socialized responses. Mindful communication practices will be emphasized with a focus on anti-oppressive, non-violent and collaborative communication environments in professional practice. Student roles and skills in conflict competence, social inclusion and positive use of self will be examined through workshop format. Course Learning Outcomes:
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