Course: Communication Skills

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Course title Communication Skills
Course code PCH/DKODO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Aigelová Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmahajová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Definition of communication, verbal and nonverbal communication 2. Nonverbal techniques 3. Practice of communication skills 4. Techniques of active listening 5. Introduction of Motivational Interviewing and its use in practice 6. The stages of change Motivational Interviewing 7. Principles of Motivational Interviewing 8. Techniques of Motivational Interviewing 9. Barriers in Motivational Interviewing training and reduction of client resistence 10. Communication with specific client

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
  • Homework for Teaching - 72 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of this course is to acquire verbal and nonverbal communication skills and habits necessary for the practice of psychology and for life itself. The course builds on knowledge obtained in theoretical courses taken in previous studies and applies it to practical communication.
Students will aquire skills in communication, especially in using core principes of active listening.
Prerequisites
No prior assumptions

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

100% and active participation in seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Birkenbihlová Vera F. (1999). Umění komunikace. Bratislava.
  • Křivohlavý, J. (1993). Povídej naslouchám. Praha.
  • Křivohlavý Jaro. (1988). Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme. Praha.
  • Lewis D. (1989). Tajná řeč těla. Praha.
  • Miller, W., Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivační rozhovory. Praha: Sdružení SCAN.
  • Morris Desmond. (1977). Manwatching. London.
  • Papežová, H. (2000). Motivační terapie v léčbě poruch příjmu potravy.. Česká a slovenská psychiatrie, 96, 8, 2000, 397?401.
  • Soukup, J. (2014). Motivační rozhovory v praxi.. Praha, Portal.
  • Thomson Peter. (2001). Tajemství komunikace. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
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