Supervising Offenders: Verbal Communication Skills

Green Clock Hours: 1.50

Verbal communication skills are some of the most valuable tools a correctional officer can possess to effectively manage inmates/detainees. This course will provide officers working in adult correctional facilities with information on using effective verbal communication skills in a variety of correctional situations. 

Facilities vary in the type of verbal communication skills they endorse or train their officers to use. Some facilities use verbal judo tactics while others promote skills that align with motivational interviewing. This course is not advocating one skill type over another, but rather provides general information that pulls from a variety of different communication styles.



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$12.50

Course Description

Verbal communication skills are some of the most valuable tools a correctional officer can possess to effectively manage inmates/detainees. This course will provide officers working in adult correctional facilities with information on using effective verbal communication skills in a variety of correctional situations. 

Facilities vary in the type of verbal communication skills they endorse or train their officers to use. Some facilities use verbal judo tactics while others promote skills that align with motivational interviewing. This course is not advocating one skill type over another, but rather provides general information that pulls from a variety of different communication styles.



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