Relationships & Communication Counselling BPS208

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Relationships & Communication Counselling BPS208

Academy for Distance Learning
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Understand communication problems in relationships. In this course, you will learn about the role communication plays in creating, maintaining or destroying relationships, and develop your ability to assist others to improve their communication in relationships. Course Structure The course is divided into six lessons as follows:
  1. Communication in emerging relationships
  2. Self-awareness & communication goals
  3. Communication patterns in relationships
  4. Influences on relating behaviour
  5. Communication techniques and skills
  6. Maintaining relationships
Aims
  • To examine the importance of communication in emergent relationships and its changing role within relationships;
  • To understand different infl…

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Understand communication problems in relationships. In this course, you will learn about the role communication plays in creating, maintaining or destroying relationships, and develop your ability to assist others to improve their communication in relationships. Course Structure The course is divided into six lessons as follows:
  1. Communication in emerging relationships
  2. Self-awareness & communication goals
  3. Communication patterns in relationships
  4. Influences on relating behaviour
  5. Communication techniques and skills
  6. Maintaining relationships
Aims
  • To examine the importance of communication in emergent relationships and its changing role within relationships;
  • To understand different influences affecting and changing interpersonal needs over the lifespan;
  • To recognise the role of cultural and physical environmental influences on communication;
  • To identify and examine patterns of communication in close relationships;
  • To understand constructive and destructive methods of maintaining relationships;
  • To discuss patterns of relationship breakdown and the role of constructive and destructive communication;
  • To consider the effectiveness of different communication techniques in relationships.
Extract from course notes:

For many individuals, the desire to connect with others in a meaningful, enjoyable or beneficial relationship is a natural basic drive but, for various reasons, many find it elusive. While opportunities for making relationships generally surround us (unless we are in complete isolation), many people find it very difficult to take steps towards establishing a relationship, or even in expressing interest in establishing one. This is not always due to shyness, though that can be a major obstacle. We may be hampered by low self- esteem, which leads us to think that no-one is interested in us or that we don\'t have what it takes to interest and create relationships with others. We may have experienced previous hurts or rejections, or been raised in an uncaring or hostile environment which can make us fearful of rejection or fearful of anticipated hurt. In each of these cases, understanding the process of establishing a relationship can be helpful.

There are two main aspects to establishing a relationship: One is taking the steps to initiate a relationship, the first steps towards a relationship. The other is what we do to create interest in a relationship to keep that initial contact or those first steps going.

Our success in each of these areas can be largely determined by what we bring to the interaction: our awareness of and expectations of ourselves, the other person, and of the relationship.

Examples of what you may do in this course

  • Determine ways in which we consciously communicate in a relationship, and ways in which we unconsciously communicate.
  • Examine the thinking, behaviour, triangle and its role in establishing holistic communications.
  • Determine different negative messages that can damage relationships, and different positive messages that can nurture them.
  • Define effective and ineffective communication.
  • Determine attitudes or expectations (thoughts and beliefs) that can result in destructive communication, and describe one likely negative outcome for each.
  • Identify common needs and goals people wish to satisfy through relationships.
  • Identify cultural or social influences that affect individual and family attitudes to happiness, self-expression, and relationships.
  • Explain psychological theories and terms such as attribution theory, implicit personality theory, Gestalt impression formation, inference processes, stereotyping.
  • List benefits and disadvantages of \'self-disclosure\' and \'self-disguise or concealment\' (lying)
  • Discuss the role that judgment and other roadblocks plays in preventing a person from ununderstanding and/or respecting another person\'s point of view and feelings.
  • Consider the \'stages of a relationship\' models.
  • Reflect on the languages of love and how praise and gifts can build a relationship.
  • Discuss strategies and techniques for replacing negative communication patterns in relationships with positive patterns.

There are many and varied reasons why relationships breakdown and irreconcilable differences is one of them. This occurs when two people differ in their beliefs and values and neither are willing to accept that the other person holds a different viewpoint. While agreeing to disagree would be a type of win-win in this situation, the way in which the difference is communicated and hence managed is often destructive. For example, one may continue to force the other to accept their position, through verbal attacks, or may give the \'silent treatment\', not speaking to the other. When communication subsides into physical, verbal or emotional abuse (name calling, personal attacks, hitting, yelling, punching, pushing, verbal tirades, destroying personal items), the relationship is most often irretrievable. In fact, research has shown that once a poor or destructive communication cycle is established, it is rare that a reversal can take place as quite often, respect and trust is diminished to very low levels, and may take years of learning new skills to rebuild.

When communication is stifled, a \'roadblock\' occurs that creates a brick wall to effective communication. One of the first signs that this has occurred is:

  • the inability to listen to the other person (thinking about what you will say next rather than listening, wanting to push your point).
  • a feeling of being overwhelmed (wanting to attack, run away, cry or feeling \'frozen\').
  • the third sign of a breakdown in communication is the inability to think rationally about what to do next (not knowing what to say or how to respond).

This course will enable you to develop your understanding of the role communication plays in creating, maintaining or destroying relationships, and your ability to assist others to improve their relationships communications.

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