HSC 520 - lnterprofessional Education: Collaboration, Communication, and Cultural Competency

2 Hour(s)

This course will introduce students to interprofessional practice (IPP), IPP core competencies, scope of practice, and integrative primary health in the areas of client-focused disease prevention, health promotion and health literacy. lnterprofessional practice skills in teamwork and collaboration will be developed in areas of mutual trust and respect, conflict resolution, and giving/accepting feedback. lnterprofessional practice skills in communication will be developed in areas of verbal, nonverbal and digital communication; client/family/stakeholder communication; and mindfulness, self-awareness and empathetic listening and responsiveness. This course will also develop cultural competency through the exploration of student values, experiences, perceptions, stereotypes and biases and an understanding of models to elicit a patient’s perspective on health and illness. Students will be able to identify social determinants of health and explain their connection to health inequities.

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Prerequisite(s): Good standing in Individual Professional Program.