Consulting Skills for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals

This two-day course will provide an understanding of, and practice in, the application of professional consulting skills in the context of OH&S practice. This course reviews the functions and roles of a consultant; describes the phases of the consulting process; examines the processes of engagement, contracting and needs assessment; provides a conceptual and practical examination of client-consultant interactions and dynamics; reviews client motives and purposes for retaining consultants; and provides instruction in aspects of project and practice management. The course has a strong practical component.

Who Should Attend

This seminar is highly recommended for both internal and external occupational health and safety consultants. This is a “must attend” event for anyone considering starting up or wanting to strengthen an OH&S consulting practice. Course participants rate this course very favourably at delivering hands-on tools that are very effective to both types of consultants.

You Will Participate In:

• Case studies, role playing and interaction with participants
• Determining what makes an effective consultant
• Understanding the functions and roles of a consultant
• The six phases of the consulting process:
  • Initial contact and entry
  • Contract formulation and relationship establishment
  • Problem diagnosis
  • Setting objectives and plans of action
  • Implementation
  • Closure
• Ethical issues in consulting
• Contractual aspects of consulting
• Self, peer and instructor evaluations

BCRSP has awarded this course 1.0 CMPs.

Completion of this course will count as one elective credit towards the OH&S Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

You can register for this course online. Please visit our Course Registration Page.