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Pre-Conference Workshop
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A 1.5 Day Interactive Pre-conference
Communication Workshop at University of Guelph
PRE-Conference workshop is now FULL
We have an active waitlist - Please contact us if you’d like your name to be added email: hello@iccvm.ca
Pre-Con Agenda
We are looking forward to working with you to support your efforts to enhance your communication skills.
November 6th
We will meet and learn more about you and what you hope to get from this pre-conference workshop. We’ll review and practice many of the communication skills that we’ll be working with the following day and spend time in our small groups getting to know one another and setting goals for the next day.
November 7th : All Day Workshop
Your time will be spent working in small groups with your own expert communication coach and professionally trained simulated clients (SCs). Participants will have the opportunity to practice communicating in simulated-client scenarios, practice giving feedback as well as receive feedback from their coach, members of their small group, and the SC. The day will conclude with another large group gathering to debrief the shared experience and set goals for continued growth.
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Review of effective clinical communication skills (i.e., open ended questions, empathy statements, reflective listening, summaries, signposts, Ask-Tell-Ask).
Focus on relationship-centered communication that supports effective dialogue with clients and colleagues.
Participate in experiential learning that is supportive, learner centered, and fun.
Practice communication skills through various case-based scenarios with professionally trained simulated clients and expert communication coaches.
Work in a small group setting with individualized attention to your learning goals including balanced, objective, and useful feedback.
Observe skills and facilitation techniques used by your small group coach for the purpose of mentoring in the practice setting.
Leave the session with concrete goals for how you want to work toward further mastery of your communication skills.
Workshop Agenda
Wednesday Nov 6th, 2024
4:30 PM – 9:00 PM (ET)
4:30PM -6:00PM Introducations / Skills Review and Practice
6:00PM - 6:15PM Stretch Break
6:15PM - 6:30PM Preparing for the next day
6:30PM - 7:15PM Small Group Introductions and Goal Setting
7:15PM - 7:30PM Wrap-up
7:30PM - 9:00PM Reception (food and drinks)
Thursday Nov 7th
8:00AM – 4:30 PM (ET)
7:30 – 8:00AM Breakfast (provided)
8:00 – 10:00AM Small group work with simulated clients
10:00 – 10:20AM Stretch break
10:20 – 11:40AM Small group work with simulated clients
11:40 – 12:20PM Lunch (provided)
12:20 – 2:20PM Small group work with simulated clients
2:20 – 2:40PM Stretch break
2:40 – 4:00PM Small group work with simulated clients
4:00 – 4:30PM Large group de-brief
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Registration now OPEN!
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