Essays on Active listening

Barbara Bradbury TD,MPhil,BSc(Hons), RGN Managing Director, Halland Solutions Principles for Effective Communication Communication is fundamental to all relationships. Poor communication is the most frequently cited cause of discontent within organisations and it would be reasonable to expect that most employers are seeking to appoint people with good communication skills. It is no surprise, then, that…

IBM has always been a company in an industry aiming to better the world and the lives of the people whom it touches. Many years have been  spent trying, on the parts of loyal employees, amongst whom I count myself, doing the best possible job. And they have, with computers alone to aid them. SOM…

1.1 explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship Roles in health and social care: range of roles in health and social care eg adult social worker, paramedic, care manager, nursery worker, occupational therapist Working relationship: a relationship with a work colleague; the nature of a professional relationship; concept of teamwork; working…

Communication is a process that people to exchange thoughts by several methods. There are lots of different types of communications as people may have a foreign language, or disability: clients may be deaf or blind and young people not understanding at nursery. However these could also be barriers to communication, which I will explain later….

Part I: Nonverbal Communication. Investigate the significance of a particular hand gesture in a different country by conversing with individuals from various countries or conducting online or library research. It is advisable to explore countries/cultures like Italy, Japan, China, Greece, and the Middle East. (10 points) Hand gesture: Country or Culture Mentioned: What is the…

I chose this article because it highlights how important listening, especially active listening is in all of our lives regardless of the relationship. If one is using active listening, then you are focusing on who you are listening to, whether it be a group setting or a one on one conversation. The listener should be…

Advanced Counselling Skills 1. Understand the process of a series of counselling sessions 1.1 Identify the stages of counselling sessions A counselling relationship is likened to being on a journey – a beginning, middle and end (Smallwood, 2013). During the beginning phase the client develops sufficient trust in the counsellor and the relationship ‘to explore…

Introduction Gerard Egan published the first edition of “the Skilled Helper” in 1975. He added to the concepts of Carl Rogers by putting together a concept on helping based on skills required at different stages, which became known as “Three stage counseling model”. Egan believed that the core conditions of Empathy, Congruence and unconditional positive…

Gray (2004) likens the structure to an artist’s frame encapsulating a picture stating “Just as the frame around a picture serves to enhance and contain the material within it, so the structure erected around a counseling arrangement supports the work the participants are engaged in”. The beginning session is crucial for establishing trust, initial rapport…

Through effective counselling the speaker is afforded the right environment to share their unique experience and will work towards either coming to terms with their problems or possibly over time resolving them completely.Counselling is more than offering advice or guidance to the speaker, counselling aims to develop and facilitate a supportive and safe relationship between…