Promote Communication in Health

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Unit 4222-301 Promote communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Outcome 1 Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting The learner can: 1. Identify the different reasons people communicate In order to identify the needs people communicate we need to know the definition, types, cycles of communication and the barriers to communication and to overcome such barriers What is communication? Communication is the means of interaction between everybody Types of communication: * Verbal communication: This is the form of face to face communication that involve the use of words, sound and language. * Non-verbal communication: this is the form of communication that involves the use of gestures, signs, pictures, symbols. * Formal and informal communication Reasons for communicating: * To feel closer to people around * To satisfy our emotional needs * To express ourselves * To understand others and for others to understand us * To socialise * To show gratitude and express appreciation * To satisfy our physical need * In order to feel safe and wanted 2. Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting. The ability to communicate well at work helps in building good working relationship with those in our care and our colleagues and all he car team. We can build good communication skills by being a good listener and a good observer. Communication is a two way process, talking and listening. Effective communication builds up relationships with both our residents and colleagues and an ineffective communication damages and destroys relationship. When we have built an effective communication with our residents, we will be able to identify when our clients are finding it difficult to express their feelings and need. Outcome 2: Be
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