This course introduces a communication model that has been used successfully by people in a range of helping professions when providing sexuality-related information. The model is J.S. Annon’s P-LI-SS-IT system.25 The acronym stands for the model’s four progressive levels:
This course discusses how the P-LI-SS-IT model may be applied to the dental setting for discussing the personally sensitive topic of breath odor concerns with patients. The P-LI-SS-IT system is flexible and adaptable to many settings and to whatever amount of time is available. The model allows for a range of treatment choices geared to the level of competence of the individual clinician.
Before introducing the P-LI-SS-IT model, a brief review of interviewing skills and counseling techniques is in order.
Your session is about to expire. Do you want to continue logged in?
WARNING! You did not finish creating your certificate. Please click CONTINUE below to return to your previous page to complete the process. Failure to complete ALL the steps will result in a loss of this test score, and you will not receive credit for this course.
