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Volunteer Training Module 5

Welcome to Module Five!

Listening and Communication Skills

In this session we will review Listening and Communication Skills.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of Module One, the volunteers will have:

  1. An understanding of the importance of empathetic listening
  2. Skills in positive communication.

Curriculum

Online Required Reading
  • Communication – Words of Wisdom
  • Factors that Affect Perception and Interpretation
  • Companioning is…
  • Feelings Words
  • QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
  • RISK FACTORS OR INIDICATORS OF DIFFICULT GRIEF
  • ROADBLOCKS TO COMMUNICATION
  • Useful Phrases
  • Welcome everything, push away nothing-
  • Listening
  • How to Listen With Empathy– Communication Exercise
Online Required Video



Online Required Exercises
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  • Empathetic Listening
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