Communication is a term derived from the Latin words?

“communis” which means to

“communicare” which means to

It is a two-way process

Elements of the Communication Process

From an individual, a group, or an institution. Initiated by a social worker, with her client, her co-worker, her agency, with a worker in another agency.

A knowledge, an attitude, and/or behavior.

It can be conveyed in various ways: verbally, non-verbally, and through symbols.

Message can be conveyed in various ways:

It refers to the proper course of transmission of communication.

Channel:

It involves face-to-face contact with people. This can be a one-to-one basis or can also be on a group level.

As a channel comes in two forms: (1) printed materials such as leaflets, posters, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, etc. (2) electronics like radio, television, and films.

Person, group, or population segment/total population that is intended audience of a communication.

Involves the use of words, whether spoken or written.

Communication without the use of words

Conveyed through the person’s physical appearance, dress, facial expression, behavior, gestures, sounds, silence, touch, eye contact.

A ___ can also communicate messages.

(of pictures, diagrams, posters, logos, etc.)

To be able to place themselves emotionally and psychologically in the situation of the service user.

Includes ‘reflective listening’ (a term used by Cameron, 2008) as well as other skills, such as ‘reach for feeling’ (Shulman, 2009) and ‘putting feelings into words’

Feelings may be evident by the narrative but also revealed through tone of voice and attitude, and non-verbally through gesture and body position.

The social worker needs to receive these feelings in an open, warm and receptive manner. (Cameron, 2008).

According to ___ skills of ‘reach for feeling’ and ‘putting feelings into words’ are useful for drawing out these feelings which may not be immediately at the surface or are difficult to express.

It involves the social worker directly asking the service user about how they feel about a particular issue.

Needs to be an ‘open question’

The acronym SOLER is usefully provided by Egan (2007) to describe the key elements of such positioning:

The second part of ‘reflective listening’ is for the social worker to be focused on ___ of the other person.

Put the focus on the other person and on what they are offering, rather than asking for additional information, or talking about other things.(Cameron, 2008)

Restating what the other person is saying, but using different words.

Making certain that what another person says is understood.

Translating into words what you think the other person is feeling.

It has a variety of purposes: It can communicate to another person that you are really trying to listen to what she’s saying, and it can let her know you did not understand her real intent so she can clarify her meaning.

Example: a colleague might state, “I’m so furious with my supervisor. He never gives me any credit for anything!” You might then reply by ___ his statement: “You’re mad at your boss because you don’t think he appreciates all the work you do.”

Help another person say more clearly what he really means by providing the words for it. This is clarification ___.

To explain what the other person is saying ___.

Example: Director of another agency’s rehabilitation unit might say to you, “I think your agency should maintain more involvement with my program.” ___ what the director said, you might respond, “You mean that you would like to have representatives from my agency visit your staff.” In this situation you are attempting to ___ for both yourself and the director exactly what “more involvement” means.

A verbal means of displaying empathy that conveys that you understand both what others are going through and how they feel about it.

Example: a colleague approaches you and says, “I can’t seem to keep up with all that *%#&*#! paperwork!” A ___ might be, “Wow, you really sound mad. I guess this load of paperwork is getting to you.”

It is important to look another person directly in the eye as you communicate

This establishes a rapport between you and conveys that you are attending to what the other is saying.

It can be used to reinforce what is said verbally and the fact that you mean what you say.

The amount of space you allow between you and others is another aspect of?

Mass media as a channel comes in two forms:

Help another person say more clearly what he really means by providing the words for it.

To explain what the other person is saying for your own benefit.

Help another person say more clearly what he really means by providing the words for it. This is ___ for the other person's benefit.

Good listeners put the focus on the other person and on what they are offering, rather than asking for additional information, or talking about other things.(Cameron, 2008)