NVQ Level 2 Questions INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate To express need to share ideas and information, to reassure; to express feelings; to build relationships; socialize; to ask questions; to share experiences. Communicating it is the primary form of transmission and reception of information. 1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work A good communication help to understand people needs, build trust prevents misunderstanding. When communication is well set up, allows you to provide better customer service, saving time and avoiding misunderstandings. For example in the case of a member whose primary language is not English, it is good practice to make use of plain English, easy to understand.
A good verbal communicator is someone who listens well and can think and express ideas clearly. They should be someone who respects other people and makes them feel comfortable. They should have a good memory to make people feel listened to, and be patient and not rush people when engaging in conversation. In health and social care, verbal communication is useful to talk to everyone who can understand the same language as you, and who has the ability to understand it. To be a good non-verbal communicator they should have positive body language by making eye contact at points during the conversation, smiling, having good posture, use positive facial expressions and maybe use hand gestures or head movements to express their true meaning.
By using demonstrative communications will allow both the sender and receiver to concentrate on the communication instead of trying to analyze the nonverbal behavior of one another. By removing barriers and actively listening and responding will allow the message to be sent, decoded and received. When both parties are engaged in the communication, the more productive and efficient they will be. Conclusion By implementing the best practices for demonstrative communication will help an individual both professional and personally. Practice makes perfect and it will be a constant learning experience because everyone is different.
1.1 Communication is a way of giving and receiving of information between people whether this is by verbal and non verbal means. Effective communication is a two way process, ensuring that the correct message is sent, received, and also understood by the other parties. People communicate for many different reasons: to express feelings and needs; to help to build relationships; to socialise; to ask questions; to receive information and instruction; to share knowledge; to share opinions. 1.2 Communication is a vital part of being able to develop a relationship with a resident. Communication needs to clear and person centred as this will help build and maintain a healthy and balanced relationship between support worker and resident, without this basic skill the relationship will be severely hindered from the start.
Communication can be done verbally by talking or writing, through letters, emails and leaflets, or by using body language to get your message across to the receiver. “Communication is really important because that's the way of expressing yourself. If we don't communicate clearly with each other, there's no point in communicating at all.” (www.mencap.org.uk). By communicating we create and preserve relationships with others, to convey and acquire messages and instructions and to understand and to be understood. We interact to share our feelings, opinions and emotions and to listen to others to show them that we value their opinions.
You can overcome barriers by building a good relationship with the individuals, listen to them and respond appropriately with good body language and eye contact, make them feel at ease with you, understand their needs. Ask for help off of other professional’s if needed. Eliminate any distractions, keep the noise level down, turn off televisions etc. If there are cultural barriers, widen your knowledge, have an insight of the culture or
It also can encourage the mentee to open up and speak more. Good listening skills can promote trust and respect. Active listening has several benefits. It forces people to listen attentively to others, and it helps avoid misunderstandings. Restating what the speaker has said makes certain that there is a common understanding between the listener and the speaker.
M2- Self awareness is the ability to know myself, my abilities, limitation and what is my personality is like. Self awareness is a very important tool to have as it helps me to be conscious of my limits and areas for further development. It is hard to do this with a friend because we may not want the friend to know who we really are. Before we can professionally help others as counsellors, we need to be self aware. This is because of the nature of the role of counsellors.
1.1. Identify different reasons why people communicate. Reasons why people communicate: express needs; share ideas and information; to reassure; express feelings; build relationships; socialise; ask questions, share experiences 1.2. Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work. The impact of communication on own work: communication with others eg colleagues, people who use services, children; supports the development of effective relationships, helps to build trust; aids understanding of individuals’ needs; prevents misunderstandings; supports the development of own knowledge and skills 1.3.
The career will have to be observant, an active listener, promoting communication, be able to ask questions/open/closed/lead, give advice, body contact, guidance and also give encourage to the client. By doing this, the career would have created an impact therefore making the client to build trust and confident on him/her. 1.3 Analyze features of the environment that may help or hinder communication. Lighting: a room without sufficient light can hinder communication for people with visual disability. Light sufficient: light sufficient environment helps in communicating with disable people such as hearing impaired person, this would allow them to see and understand what the career is trying to communicate across to the client and in a case of sign demonstration it will help to create visibility for the client.