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Resource #: HCCDC913W

VOLUME 6 OF THE COMMUNICATION SERIES

Communication Skills DVD

Communication is a process of creating shared understanding that includes speaking, listening, and non-verbal cues.

This program describes the importance of positive communication skills and teaches effective methods for creating clear, respectful exchanges.

When you train your home care staff in positive communication skills, it increases their ability to relate effectively and improves the quality of life for patient/client.

Topics covered include:
• Verbal and non-verbal communication
• Active listening
• Asking open-ended questions
• Clarification
• Pacing
• Obstacles to communication
• Communicating with someone who has hearing loss
• Uncomfortable conversations
• Honoring your client’s feelings
• Ageism: What is it? and How to avoid it
• Importance of professional appearance

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Resource #: FMBD916W

Fixing My Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Arrowsmith Program DVD

In her youth, Barbara Arrowsmith struggled with a severe learning dysfunction—until she designed a self-improvement regimen aimed at strengthening areas of her brain.

This film profiles Arrowsmith, takes viewers inside the school she founded, and follows the progress of four cognitively challenged students enrolled there.

Psychology and special education experts articulate diverging opinions of Arrowsmith’s methods—including enthusiasm from Dr. Norman Doidge of Columbia University and skepticism from Dr. Linda Siegel of the University of British Columbia.

Displaying a wide range of attitudes among students and parents, the film culminates in a graduation ceremony—and measurable cognitive improvements.