Advanced Certificate Clinical Communication

To be an effective healthcare professional, you must be an effective communicator. Iona's Clinical Communication Advanced Certificate provides you with career-advancing techniques that enhance your clinical communication skills in healthcare settings, help build trust with your patients and clients and allow you to become a more effective practitioner.Iona College's Advanced Certificate in Clinical Communication is a 12-credit post-professional program focusing on effective healthcare communication.These courses are created for active healthcare professionals as well as Iona graduate students earning healthcare-related degrees. Physicians, nurses, social workers and allied health professionals could also benefit from this program.Our communication certificate gives you a competitive edge in the workplace by training you in the patient-centered and relationship-building care model. You learn from faculty in the Communication Sciences & Disorders Department who provide one-on-one attention and guidance to foster your clinical communication skills. Our faculty are active practitioners in the field who can help you make professional connections and provide unique insights into practical health communication strategies.In the certificate program, you learn techniques to enhance your clinical communication skills, allowing you to build trust with patients and clients to provide the best possible care. You develop your expertise in motivational interviewing, deep listening, multicultural awareness and other cutting-edge techniques.Coursework introduces elements of effective healthcare communication, including how to deliver difficult news to patients, speak with family members and increase patient satisfaction and compliance.With one required course and three elective courses, healthcare professionals can select the communication classes that are most appropriate for their professional development.