I hope to see you all for the Loteria and Tacos event!
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
The focus of week five for SOWK 486 is on communication skills. There are many that Hepworth et al. (2022) term as verbal following skills. Rogers (1957), who developed the concept of person-centered counseling, described what he called the facilitative condition. This includes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence. He proposed that when clinicians can maintain these aspects, they can support and help promote positive changes in their clients. The plan for today is to talk about the core skills that help clinicians help their clients. The plan is as follows:
- The facilitative conditions
- Empathy
- Authenticity
Unit Assignments
Read
- Hepworth et al. (2022) Chapters 5 and 6
A–01: In-Class Engagement and Participation
Attend class.
A–03: Reading Quiz
Complete W-05 A-02 Hepworth et al. (2022) Chapter(s) 05 and 06 reading quiz before class on Wednesday.
Unit Resources
Join us for Lotteria and Tacos at 4:30 before class.
Cultural humility is an important aspect of communication. I value the concept of cultural humility. Chavez (2013) offers a 30-minute documentation, Cultural Humility: People, Principles, and Practices, helps understand this concept.
We listen to a short excerpt from Brené Brown’s TED talk, The Power of Vulnerability during class. The whole thing is great, and I would recommend it if you are interested. It also gives a good example of qualitative research. It is about 20 minutes.
In the excerpt we use, Brown discusses Wiseman (2007) and her definition of empathy. Wiseman’s paper is related to nursing practice, but the general concepts in her Toward a Holistic Conceptualization of Empathy for Nursing Practice are beneficial, and I’ve attached it if you are interested in reviewing it.
The slides for this week, are still being created and I will share them later. You can see [Fall 2024 SOWK 486w Week 05 - Communication Skills]().
You can find the recording of all of our classes in the lecture videos for this course. You can find [Fall 2023 SOWK 486w 1 - Week 05]().
Reference
Brown, B. (2010). The power of vulnerability [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability
Chavez, V. (2012). Cultural humility: People, principles and practices [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/SaSHLbS1V4w
Wiseman, T. (2007). Toward a holistic conceptualization of empathy for nursing practice. Advances in Nursing Science, 30(3), E61–E72. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ANS.0000286630.00011.e3
To-Do Lists
- In-Class Engagement and Participation: Attend class.
- Read Hepworth (22) chapters five and six.
- Consider reading Wiseman, T. (2007), and watching Brown (2010) and Chavez (2012)
- The reading quiz W-05 A-02 Hepworth et al. (2022) Chapter(s) 05 and 06 is due at 5:30 PM before class via My Heritage