Description of resource:

Scenario A3.

An Occupational Therapist calls on a disorientated, elderly client, in order to conduct a home assessment.  

Type of resource: Set of two videos showing positive and negative examples of clinical communication between a health care professional and a patient or client  
View resource https://lo.unisa.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=3277054
Consumer type:
Teaching points covered in this resource:
  • Opening initial contact
  • Verbal and non-verbal cues
  • Assessing understanding
  • Explaining procedures
  • Establishing rapport
  • Confirming patient names and details
  • Gaining consent
  • Active and reflective listening
  • Showing empathy and respect
  • Demonstrating appropriate body language
  • Using appropriate voice pitch, pace, and tone
  • Pacing consultations
  • Reassuring, giving reassurance
  • Dealing with or avoiding fright or distress