Ct1530 - Communication

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CT1530 - 1.1: People communicate for a number of reasons; this could be so that they can express their feelings, thoughts, emotions and needs. People communicate to share their ideas and information they have. People will communicate to potentially get reassurance from another person. People also communicate to form or maintain relationships, socialise with others, to ask questions and to share their past experiences with others. Communication is vital between people allowing to show encouragement and to make others and themselves feel valued and understood in everyday life. Communicating with people such as support workers, individuals being supported and relatives or friends of the individual’s is an essential tool to a support worker. It is at the very core of the support that is to be provided. It allows the right support to be given, to ensure development occurs, goals are achieved and a fluid person centred service is delivered. Communication between staff members gets continuity and better working within the service. 1.2: Having good communication in the work place between all colleagues is absolutely necessary for the best service to be provided. Good communication between colleagues will enable better relationships. Good communication allows team to work better together – it ensures consistency and enables the service to progress as it needs to. Poor communication can lead to mistakes or conflicts within the team. Mistakes or conflicts can lead to poor service, staff members that do not work together or being excluded from the work place. 2.1: It is important to recognise each person as an individual and it is up to us as support workers to establish their preferred way of communicating. When attempting to communicate with an individual that is non-verbal, I would try to communicate through body language or observe if they are able to
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