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Leadership Course

Back By Request this Fall for RPNs and other Health

Care Professionals: Leadership Education

Overview:

The Leadership Course has been developed and will be available for RPNs and other healthcare professionals through the new RPNAO on line learning system. The course is designed to provide learners with education and tools to support leadership development.

Where to Register

Please note: Online registration will resume on June 1st, 2011. If you want to register prior to June 1st. Please contact Dipti Parikh at 905 602 4664 Ext. 234 or e-mail dparikh@rpnao.org

Secure online registration is available here.

Program Length and Delivery:

The program is an 8 week eLearning program, start date (Week One) January 9th, 2012 and ending (Week Eight) February 23rd, 2012.

Prerequisites:

Participants must have access to a computer and basic computer skills to participate in the electronic class discussions.

Course Description:

Critical examination of leadership in nursing, system structure, policy making process and change management to increase leadership at the individual RPN level. Leadership theories and the role of nurses in the health care system are examined, focusing on the role of the practical nurse.

Week
 Topic Content
1
 Leadership
 
  • Leadership models
  • Leadership and power
  • Leadership styles
  • Leading without authority  - followership
  • Leadership versus management
2
 Communication
  • Basics of effective communications
  • Barriers to communications
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Active listening
  • Feedback
3
 Problem Solving
  • Basic steps to problem solving
  • Team problem solving
  • The leader as a problem solver
  • Critical thinking
4
 Coaching and Mentoring
  • The RPN as coach
  • The coach as counselor
  • Mentoring
  • Leaders as learners
5
 Team Building
  • Goal setting
  • Team leadership
  • Facilitation, mediation, negotiation
6
 Motivation
  • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
  • Herzberg and motivation
  • The expectancy theory
  • Principles of motivation
  • Self actualization in the team
7
 Leadership Leadership
  • Leadership and diversity
  • Leadership and change
  • Leadership and the organization
8
 Personal Leadership
  • Ethics
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Leadership traits
  • Positive and negative leaders
  • Leadership checklist

 

Facilitation:

This course will be facilitated by Annette Weeres RN BScN MN. Annette has over 30 years of nursing experience and leadership knowledge through her roles in acute care, remote nursing, provincial working group, part-time/sessional faculty at Seneca College, and staff at RPNAO. Annette brings experience in facilitation from her education and nursing leadership experiences to this course.

Course Cost:

  1. RPNAO Members       $275 + HST = $310.75
  2. Nonmembers                $357.50 + HST = $403.98
Registration is available directly through RPNAO’s website; select the Practice and Education tab on the top of the web page, select eLearning from the drop down box and advance to the Leadership Course registration. This course is limited to 25 participants; registration is available on a first come first serve basis, however a waitlist will be available with notification provided to interested registrants.

http://www.rpnao.org/practice-education/e-learning/leadership-course 
  

For difficulties or inability to register electronically please contact Annette Weeres  for assistance.
 
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