Students and graduates of the Program will demonstrate:

1. Effective communication skills:

• Verbally and non-verbally

• In writing and when speaking

• By being a good listener

• Using appropriate terminology

2. Good interpersonal skills:

• With those representing various ages and cultures

• With those who are ill and those who are healthy

• With disabled and able-bodied individuals

• With the terminally ill or those grieving

• With those who are difficult to handle or inappropriate in their behaviors

3. Professional behaviors in roles as:

• Teacher

• Consultant

• Caregiver

• Team member

• Advisor

• Mentor

• Friend

4. Management skills in:

• Use of own time

• Maintaining emotional stability

• Providing care to individuals in a clinical setting

• Supervising other professional and non-professional personnel

• Equipping the clinical setting

• Budgeting