Effective Communication Strategies

Type
Course
Date of Publication
July 7, 2021
Price
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Overview

Each workplace interaction is an opportunity to build respectful professional relationships with parents and co-workers. Explore the causes of communication conflicts ,how to resolve them, and effective communication strategies to use with parents and co-workers.

Course Information

As a teacher, you have many daily opportunities to interact with parents and coworkers. Each workplace interaction is an opportunity to build respectful professional relationships.

This online course has been designed to explore the causes of communication conflicts and how to resolve them, as well as offering effective communication strategies to use with parents and co-workers.

Funding for this 2-hour training course was provided by the Workforce Solutions as part of their Early Care and Education Quality Improvement initiative.

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