Promote Communication In Health, Social Care Or Children’s And Young People Settings * Understanding why effective communication is important in the work setting: People communicate 1.1. Identify the different reasons why people communicate. The reasons for People communicating are: • to express needs and wishes • to share ideas and information • to reassure • to express feelings and/or concerns • to build relationships and socialise • to ask questions • to share experiences General Objectives of Communication Why do we communicate at all? In general terms they are as follows: 1. We communicate to persuade: It means that we want someone to do something and this desire of ours is communicated.
2. Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals. 2.1 To find out an individual’s communication, language needs, wishes and preference you would look at their care plan. If they communicate verbally you could ask them questions to get an understanding of the above. 3.
Identify the different reasons why people communicate. People communicate for several reasons such as, for giving and receiving information, to develop new relationships with work colleagues, patients, etc. And to express their needs and preferences to make sure that they are met. Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting. By having good communication skills it will build good relationships in the work place.
1.1 - Identify different reasons why people communicate. * To express needs * To share ideas and information * To reassure * To express feelings * To build relationships * To socialise * To ask questions * To share experiences People communicate in order to maintain relationships with others, to give and receive information and instructions, to understand and be understood, to share opinions, knowledge, feelings, emotions, and to give encouragement and show others they are valued. 1.2 - Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work. Effective communication is a big part of my role as a support worker. It enables me to build good working relationships with my colleagues, and service users.
Outcome 1 Understand why communication is important in the work setting Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1. Identify different reasons why people communicate 2. Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work 3. Explain why it is important to observe an individual’s reactions when communicating with them. Unit 001 Introduction to Communication in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Outcome 2 Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.
To support effective communication in my job I need to ensure that I communicate with people in a way that is most suitable for them. There are several different needs that people have in relation to communication. These are varied and depend on factors which are sensory ability, cultural background, language, self-confidence, level of learning ability or physical ability. It is very important that when communicating with people I do it at the correct level of understanding. Effective written and verbal communication and being able to use a variety of interpersonal techniques promotes strong working relationships which will then lead to a good quality care for my service users.
1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work. Effective communication can affect teamwork and recording information and reporting the information. 1.3 Explain why it is important to observe an individual’s reactions when communicating with them. It is important to observe an individual’s reaction so that you can understand what the individual is trying to express and also to meet the individual’s needs. 2.1 Find out an individual’s communication and language needs, wishes and preferences.
Be able to meet the communication and language needs,whishes and preferences of individuals 2.1Show haw to find aut an individual communication and needs,whishes and preferences As a carer is your responsability to make sure that your communication skills meet the needs of the people that you support. People have a wide range of communication needs thet involve the consideration of many different factors
1;- Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 There are several different reasons for communicating, these are to share information and ideas with others, to express certain needs, to reassure others,to express feelings and/or concerns you may have, to build relationships with either an individual or a group of people, communication is used in means to socialise, to ask questions and to share experiences. 1.2 Communication in the work setting with colleagues, service users and their families will help you to build trust and form relationships. It also helps understanding of an individuals needs, communication is used to help prevent conflict or misunderstanding, relevent theories are;- Tuckmans stages of group interaction (Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming). 2;- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals.
Some of the reasons people communicate are to express feelings, build relationships, gain understanding, pass on and receive information, share knowledge and opinions and to help us to anticipate and predict behaviour. People communicate to express their needs and desires and understand and be understood and it allows us to understand and predict the behaviours of others and aids us to make decisions and solve problems. We communicate to meet the needs of others and also ourselves. Effective communication is vital in the work setting as we communicate with a variety of people and we need to ensure we pass on information and listen actively to be able to meet the needs of service users and staff. We have to communicate well with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of things, to make sure information is handed over clearly and to avoid confusion and allow continuity of care and minimise risk.