AHLT 126 - Spanish for Health Occupations

Institution:

Allegany College of Maryland

Subject:

Allied Health

Description:

Students will be introduced to the workplace concepts of cultural competence and current demographics of the Latino population in an effort to understand the complexity of their life and their beliefs, and how this affects the way conversation should be approached with the patient/client. Students will learn to facilitate communication with Latino patients/clients and their families. Students will practice phrases for a variety of situations that could occur in the clinical setting. Students will be presented with the tools needed to develop a good command for speaking and understanding Spanish phrases at the end of the course. No previous Spanish is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegany.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 784-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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