Introduction to Communication in Health and Social Care

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1 - Introduction to communication in health, social care or children's and young ... | | 1 - Understand why communication is important in the work setting | 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate: People communicate for different reasons, to portray their feelings, emotions, pain, opinions, etc. To work with people with mental illness, communication plays a very important part to make sure that the best provision is created for all. There are many different reasons why people communicate. People communicate to share information and express a need. They communicate to learn new things and develop learning. People also communicate to discuss a situation, negotiate or make a point. 1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work Communication is essential to all parts of work and is an essential skill for workers who want to do well in their setting. This communication can be between adults or children. Good communication will make carer's more efficient and will enable them to develop their role when working with elderly people with mental illness. Effective communication will develop the following: * Relationship with the service user * Relationship with colleagues * Relationship with service user’s relatives and friends 1.3 Explain why it is important to observe an individual’s reactions when communicating with them Not all people are able to communicate verbally because of the lack of their confidence or they don’t know the language. That is why it is very important to observe their facial and body reaction. This means that the worker is going to miss out on a large part of communication if he/she is not paying attention to peoples facial and bodily

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