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Grade 11, University/College Preparation
B4. Communicationand Documentation
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Technological Education
B3.6 perform basic physical assessment skills (e.g., assessment of visual acuity using a Snellen Chart; assessment of hearing, breath sounds, bowel sounds, gait and balance; neurological assessment).
By the end of this course, students will:
B4.1 demonstrate the ability to use therapeutic communication techniques (e.g., active listening and paraphrasing) in a variety of client situations (e.g., clients recovering from a stroke, clients with dementia, clients dealing with pain and stressful situations);
B4.2 identify various communication barriers (e.g., barriers relating to health conditions, age, stage of development, and differing cultural communication styles) and apply strategies for overcoming them;
B4.3 demonstrate competence in the use of meth- ods for collecting client data and documenting client information (e.g., role play how to interview a client to obtain a client history).
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