Is Anyone Listening? Communication Coaching for Rehabilitation Professionals

OT, OTA, PT, PTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   

Do you ever feel unprepared to handle a challenging situation with a colleague or a team member? We have to work as a team to manage our patients, but not everyone is always in agreement. Listen to international speaker and author, Wanda Wallace, PhD, apply her leadership coaching expertise to common communication challenges that rehab therapists face.

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(04:31) Communicating with Physicians
(09:40) Interdisciplinary Team Dynamics
(14:20) When Degrees and Experience Differ
(19:16) When Clinicians Transition to Managers
(26:06) Competent, But Not Confident
(32:04) Positioning New Clinicians for Success
(39:47) Challenges Related to Different Communication Styles
(46:04) Providing Feedback to a Peer
(51:01) When Interventions Are Not Valued by the Entire Team         
(55:42) Conclusion

The content for this course was created by Wanda Wallace, Ph.D.

This course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD.

This course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP.

This course was edited by Relias staff Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.

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Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;  
or  
Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate. 

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Resources 

Communication Issues in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: https://now.aapmr.org/communication-issues-in-physical-medicine-and-rehabiltiation/