In the film WIT Dr Jason Posner conducts a medical exam on bearing in this scene there are both effective and ineffective communication skills. When communicating posers non-verbal communication is poor. An effective non-verbal communication skill that is used when communicating with a patient is the SOLER method sit square open posture lean towards the client eye contact and relax (Egan, 2014). In this scene Posner is sitting …show more content…
By capitalizing on effective nonverbal communication skills such as SOLER and SURETY it can one can maintain professionalism but at the same time assist in meeting the holistic needs of a client. By being mindful of good verbal communication one can assist in making their therapeutic presence stand out. this is achieved by using effective paralanguage, reading the situation and asking the correct type of questions to give control to the client, actively listening by concisely clarifying and summarising a client’s needs and by removing the barriers of communication that impede on the conversation. WIT greatly assists in juxtaposing Effective and ineffective