| Course ID: | ECHD 4020E/6020E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Interpersonal Relationships |
Course
Description: | Interpersonal skills are taught and demonstrated by the instructor. Students practice the skills in role-playing situations. Skills included are physical attending, psychological attending, listening, perceiving surface and underlying feelings, basic responding skills, personalizing skills, and initiating skills. Intended for non-majors. |
| Oasis Title: | Interpersonal Relationships |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECHD 4020 or ECHD 6020 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Students will demonstrate basic attending skills.
2. Students will demonstrate active listening skills.
3. Students will demonstrate basic responding skills.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to accurately identify the person's feelings and effects.
5. Students will demonstrate the ability to differentiate between content and affect.
6. Students will demonstrate the ability to respond in an empathetic and helpful manner.
7. Students will be able to integrate multicultural communication styles in the development of helping relationships.
8. Students will use technology effectively in communicating, gathering, and presenting the information.
9. Students will gain an understanding of ethical behavior and social applications of ethical behavior.
10. Students will explore how their values and experiences can influence a helping relationship.
11. Students will engage different points of view and respond in an effective manner.
12. Students will analyze verbal and nonverbal communication and reflect the essence of what is being communicated. |
| Topical Outline: | Communication styles
The Helping Model
Empathetic presence
Really listening to people
Responding to people
Asking questions effectively
Summarizing
Helping people tell their stories
How to challenge in a helping relationship
Helping people discover what they want
Commitment to and planning for action
Keeping diversity in mind
Ethics in the counseling profession |