REH129
Strategic Communication and Working Alliances
This course will help you build the alliances you need with clients, employers, unions, professionals, and community stakeholders, with the goal of integrating people with disabilities into the workplace.
We’ll emphasize the role of effective strategic communication, partnership, and collaboration in working with individuals, groups, and organizations, including diverse populations.
Through case studies, role-playing, and group discussions, you’ll explore counselling theories and how they apply to rehabilitation. You will also learn about the complex and challenging issues that different parties experience.
Related program(s)
This course is available at the following time(s) and location(s):
| Section | Session(s) | Date/time | Campus | Instructor(s) | Cost | Registration* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REH129-SU1141 | 3 | Thursday–Saturday Mar 27–29, 2014 8:30 am–4:30 pm |
Sur | Jody Hawley | $750 | Registration opens Oct 3, if space is available |
* This course is available as part of the Diploma in Rehabilitation and Disability Management and on an individual basis.
What will I learn?
After completing this course, you should be able to do the following:
- Understand employers' perceptions of workers with disabilities
- Anticipate, assess, and address employer concerns
- Understand how to create and maintain an alliance with an employer
- Develop and present a case for including people with disabilities in the workplace
- Promote the role of supervisors and co-workers in supporting employees with disabilities
- Balance the rehabilitation professional's ethical responsibility to the worker with the disability, the employer, the feepayer, and the requirement for societal advocacy
- Facilitate access to resources and supports that help accommodate workers with disabilities
- Connect an employer with resources for policy development and accommodation needs
- Distinguish between labour and disability issues
How will I learn?
This course consists of lectures, role-playing and group discussions. Classes are during the day, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at SFU Surrey.
Besides attending all 21 hours of classes, you must participate in discussions, review all handouts and complete the homework assignment.
How will I be evaluated?
We evaluate this course through individual and group exercises, and a final written assignment.
Textbooks and learning materials
There is no textbook for this course. You will receive class notes.
Professional development credits
This course may meet the requirements for the following designation:
This course is also pre-approved for continuing education credits from the following organizations:
- Vocational Rehabilitation Association Canada - Continuing Education Units
- BC Association of Kinesiologists - Continuing Education Units
- College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals - Continuing Education Units