[Physio Explained] Communication skills every physio needs with Dr Alison Sim

About this episode

This episode discusses essential communication skills for physiotherapists, focusing on therapeutic alliance and motivational interviewing techniques.

In this episode, we discuss everything about therapeutic alliance and motivational interviewing. We explore: The power of communicationHow to build alliance in the first few minutes of an appointmentHow to approach resistance to behaviour change Skills from motivational interviewing we can apply immediatelyCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) strategies within Physiotherapy practiceWant to learn more about communication and optimise patient behaviour change? Alison Sim recently did...

People in this episode

Host: Physio Network

Guest: Dr Alison Sim

Topics covered

• therapeutic alliance
• motivational interviewing
• communication skills
• patient behavior change
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• physiotherapy practice

Keywords

• communication
• therapeutic alliance
• motivational interviewing
• behavior change
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• physiotherapy

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