- Credit Hours: 6 Hours
- Author: David Earle
- Price: $78.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the principles of active listening and distinguish it from competitive listening in interpersonal communication.
- Apply the rules of active listening to improve communication effectiveness in counseling and personal relationships.
- Identify how body language communicates messages and analyze its role in interpersonal interactions.
- Demonstrate techniques for differentiating active listening from judgment in therapeutic and personal communication.
- Explain the value of introspection in developing effective communication skills and improving interpersonal relationships.
- Analyze how communication breakdowns contribute to conflict and emotional distance in relationships.
- Apply communication strategies to help clients express themselves with respect and understanding in challenging relationships.
- Describe how improved communication skills support recovery from substance use disorders and the rebuilding of damaged relationships.
- Develop approaches for teaching active listening and effective communication to clients in substance abuse treatment settings.
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Course Details
Course Description: Simple Communications for Complicated People covers practical communication skills including active listening, body language, managing anger, avoiding absolute statements, and the foundations of successful negotiation. It is designed for anyone who wants to reduce conflict and communicate more effectively in personal and professional relationships. The course challenges existing communication habits and introduces structured methods for expressing thoughts and emotions more clearly. Instructor David Walton Earle, LPC brings over twenty years of executive management experience alongside his background as a licensed professional counselor, mediator, and university faculty member.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
David Earle
David Walton Earle, LPC combines his counseling skills with his twenty-plus-years of executive management experience into a powerful matrix called Business Coaching. Using this technique, Earle assist leaders to increase their leadership effectiveness through people skills. He is also a teacher, trainer, author, counselor, and alternative dispute professional. Earle earned a Master’s of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M and has held executive management positions in various fields including industrial construction, private investment banking, and corporate trouble shooting. He is now the president of the Earle Company, an organization dedicated to change.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)