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                                    Interpersonal Communications In The Correctional Setting: IPC

      

                    
          
    Interpersonal Communications in the Correctional Setting:  IPC
This basic communication skills training program, developed by Robert R. Carkhuff, has been used by correctional agencies for more than thirty-five years to train officers and counselors. Sessions contained in this course are: introduction to the IPC (interpersonal communication) model; the basics -- sizing up the situation; positioning; posturing; observing; listening; summary of the basics; the add-ons -- communicating to inmates; responding to inmates -- identifying content; responding to inmates -- identifying feeling; responding to inmates -- identifying meaning; asking questions; summary of the add-ons; the applications -- managing behavior; handling requests; making requests; reinforcing behavior; summary of the applications; and conclusion. The CD contains the instructor guide, participant manual, and the competency test and answer key. The DVD includes narrative introductions to the skill being discussed and dramatized scenes that show the lack or use of the skill being covered.
      
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Instructor Guide PDF

Participant Manual PDFAccession Number
              020035

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  Publication Year
              2004

  Length
              1 DVD-ROM (100 min.) + 1 CD-ROM

  Sources
          National Juvenile Detention Association (Richmond KY)
          National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington DC)
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    Communication skills
          Training in corrections

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          Inmate Behavior Management - NIC Resources

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