Unit 1 Cqf

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Unit 1 Promoting communication in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings. 1.1 * We communicate to express our need for reassurance, through non verbal communication as well as verbal communication. * Build and maintain relationships with others. * Communication is important for seeking and providing information. * We communicate to express our emotions with gestures and words, e.g. pain * It is a way of sharing ideas and thoughts. 1.2 Communication is essential in any workplace. We need to be aware of the needs of the young people, and the needs of our colleagues. To do this, there needs to be an environment where communicating with each other is safe and trusted. Routines become important especially where safety is involved, e.g. the dispensing of medication. Lack of communication can lead to an unsettled relationship that becomes ineffective and negative. Within my team we use a variety of methods to communicate with each other, Handover with Colleagues, handover book, Diary, Team meetings, supervisions my Line Manager, writing assessments etc Effective communication is important as it ensures that information is: clear, concise, accurate, non-judgmental, and informative. This reduces the possibility of mistakes being made. 2.2 * Tone & Pitch. Keep it relevant to the situation. Getting someone’s attention may need a loud, directed voice but a chat in confidence will need a quite low tone of voice. *Who you are communicating with. Your choice of language is important. A child may need simple words that are easy to understand. However an adult may find this condescending. * Speed. Keep it relevant to the listener. A child will need you to speak slower than an adult 2.2 Non Verbal communication. Most of our communication is non verbal. The majority of the information we get or give to others is through our non
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