How to Be Assertive

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21m
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Lecture Overview

The ability to communicate quickly and decisively, across a lattice-work of interactions is essential in today’s fast-paced and complex healthcare context. This session looks at how to refine your communication skills in the workplace to be more assertive when advocating for your patient, and why emotional intelligence is a big factor when communicating in a high-stress setting.

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Jane Stanfield View profile
Jane Stanfield is a health service improvement coach. She comes with 30 years’ experience in healthcare, half as a clinician and half in health administration, support and coaching. Having had a brush with burnout herself and several close family members receiving healthcare, her focus is on bringing compassion back to healthcare for all involved. Her current use of neuroscience and mindfulness at work enables healthcare providers to work with their own mind, emotions and behaviour to influence their culture in a way that will energise and motivate them as they manage the safety and reliability of their care and its focus on the patient while caring for themselves. Jane is currently coaching several nurse leaders and runs workshops on leadership, shaping cultures, wellbeing, and communication and patient safety (CAPS). Her most recent professional development personally is in LEAN thinking - reducing waste and improving flow in healthcare…because waste is disrespectful to people!
Details
CPD time21m
First Published15 March 2018
Updated14 March 2018
Expires
27 February 2025
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Topics
Bullying
Communication
Graduate
Leadership
Management