Patient-Centred Communication and Counselling : Principles and Practice

Product Details:
Author(s):
Pretorius, D ,
Reinbrech-Schutte, A and
van Rooyen, M
Year Published:
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Communication and counselling in the healthcare setting encompasses a broad range of practical skills, self-knowledge and ethical-legal knowledge. The patient-centred approach is adaptable and suitable for use in different cultural healthcare settings.
Key Features
• Summary tables for quick reference
• Provides information for students related to examination and communication skill assessments. 
• Critical thinking activities at the end of each section make it a practical training guide. 
• Videos of counselling scenarios are available on the Juta website for prescribing lecturers.
Content
• Foundational chapters enhance self-awareness, influencing communication styles and improving ethical communication.
• Provides the legal position on key issues such as consent and confidentiality.
• Equips the reader with appropriate skills and techniques to deal with individuals, couples, groups and families.
• Covers the scope of medical and psychosocial challenges a healthcare professional deals with on a daily basis; from human development and its counselling demands through to end of life challenges.
• Examines counselling interventions that should be covered in specific counselling situations.
Interest / Benefit to
Patient-centred Communication and Counselling will assist healthcare professionals to develop their competence and increase their confidence in each counselling situation.
This book will be used in the communication and counselling modules of the Family Medicine course of the MBChB.