use therapeutic communication techniques

Use communication techniques in a therapeutic manner to support the patient during the therapy sessions, encouraging descriptions of perceptions, offering help, giving recognition, seeking clarification and summarising.

ESCO classifies use therapeutic communication techniques under the skills category, specifically in the providing psychological and occupational therapies subcategory.

ESCO tags use therapeutic communication techniques as a occupation-specific (rooted in one role family) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Yes — use therapeutic communication techniques is also known as utilise therapeutic communication techniques, apply therapeutic communication techniques, use communication techniques in a therapeutic manner, use therapeutic verbal skills, use communication techniques for therapy, use a therapeutic communication technique, utilize therapeutic communcation techniques, or make use of therapeutic communication techniques. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands use therapeutic communication techniques and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.