Good communication can prevent misunderstanding and mismatched expectations. There are a number of reasons why people communicate, and they all play an important role. These are as follows: • People communicate in order to give or provide information, for instance to be able to share important information so that people can work and function together in a sufficient way • People communicate to seek information, by asking questions to someone who has more knowledge of the subject. • People communicate to express their emotions like courage or fear, joy or sorrow, satisfaction or disappointment with appropriate gestures and words. • People communicate to pass on the knowledge and to teach.
- about relationships as their non-disabled peers. The desire to be accepted and successful is important to most of us. To love and to be loved and to have friendship is the most natural thing in the world. Even today, people are often ignorant about issues of relationships, sexuality and disability. People with physical disabilities may not have had the same opportunities of learning about themselves or others because of restricted social contact (mobility and access problems are probably the main reasons).
Outcome 2.1 Explain why it is important to find out an individual’s communication and language needs, wishes and preferences. Finding about the wishes, preferences and language skills of an individual comes with experience from helping them and makes their lives more comfortable and rewarding and easier for the carer to fulfil their needs. Outcome 2.2 Describe a range of communication methods. Speaking loudly and clearly, keeping sentences short and precise, trying not to convey too much information too quickly. Using visual gestures and signs may be very effective for the hard of hearing.
Promote Communication in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1) Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting. 1.1) Identify the different reasons people communicate. Communication is a very important skill in everyday life, it helps us express ourselves, our feelings and needs, share ideas and information, to show concerns over a situation. Communication can help us in many care work circumstances as we can support and reassure, build and maintain a relationship, ask questions and share experiences. 1.2) Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting.
Communication is very important when it comes to developing a positive relationship with service users and their families, as well as work colleagues and other professionals. People communicate to enable them to put forward their ideas to be conveyed clearly. Communication is a process where by two or more people swap ideas, feelings and fact in a way or ways that each party come into a common understanding of a message. * Explaining how communication affects relationships in the work setting Communication breakdown in the work setting can result to number of things that include; alienation, anxiety, as well as feeling isolated. It is important to be a team player especially when working in a team and to get along with members of staff no matter your differences.
1.2 Explain how own role and practice can impact on communication with an individual who has specific communication needs As a carer it is our role and responsibility to support individuals to express themselves. The way in which we do this is by assessing their needs, access information regarding their communication needs, providing the appropriate support, aids or equipment, encouraging and motivating communication, working with others and by monitoring the effectiveness of that support. Without the appropriate support the individual would be unable to express their needs or how they are feeling which can lead to both emotional and physical difficulties. By fully supporting individuals with specific communication needs we are able to support their rights. 1.3 Analyse features of the environment that may help or hinder communication Features of
There are several different reasons why people communicate. People communicate each other to: express needs, share ideas, information, to express feelings, to give information and instructions. 1.2. Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of your own work. A: Effective communication is vital for the social care worker.
It can also help during instances such as reporting a complaint or incident. 1.2 Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting. Having good communication in the work place is essential for teamwork. Individuals must ensure that they have a good working relationship with fellow colleagues in order to remain professional and give the highest standard of care that is necessary. Failure to communicate well could lead to individuals limiting their ability to communicate on a personal or meaningful level.
● Competition barriers – occur whenever the audience members attempt to focus on two or more activities simultaneously, distracting their attention away from the message. ● Connotative meanings of words – are the meanings individuals assign to words based upon their own experiences. These meanings may or may not be commonly agreed upon between the sender of a message and the audience, possibly the message to be misinterpreted. ● Faulty level of technicality – is caused by a sender that provides a message in which the content is too technical or not technical enough for the intended audience or situation. ● Lack of clarity – is caused by either a lack of details or a conflict between the details, resulting in confusion or misunderstandings.
clients from different backgrounds can communicate by doing what they like best. Clients could use body language and facial expressions to express their needs or what they want to do in the workplace. Different backgrounds of different people can cause misunderstandings when using communication. However, they will be able to interpret the communication they’re using by using hand gestures, facial expressions or maybe body language. The personality can also affect the way an individual communicates.