The Six Barriers To Effective Communication

44. CLICHE: an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer:

This essay will begin by exploring what communication is and how it is defined. The components needed for communication to be effective and why effective communication is an important aspect of healthcare. It will then go on to discuss barriers to effective communication and how they can be overcome.

To communicate successfully one must express thoughts and emotions clearly. Sometimes the emotional barriers can hinder one 's ability to effectively communicate. Physical barriers are the facets of the surroundings that obstruct the flow of information. This could be radios which are not working correctly and prevent the officer from transmitting his communications. Anything that prevents or slows down the progress of the giving or receiving of information is considered a physical barrier. Semantics is another form of communication barrier, which results in the inability to communicate clearly. Semantic problems occur when there is a failure to agree on the connotation of certain expressions (Wallace & Roberson, 2009). The meaning of certain terms may not be interpreted the same by different people.

For this question I am going to explain strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions.

Communication is a two way process and is the basis of all relationships irrelevant of the nature of communication. There is an array of reasons why people communicate such as to develop relationships or to share information with one another. People communicate in order to reach out to one another and express feelings, emotions and their opinions. These different reasons stated, amongst others, are important in the work setting and no more so than as a practitioner working with vulnerable young

Effective communication is paramount when developing positive relationships with everyone we come across, whether it is a child, young person or adult. For children and young people it is very important that we use effective communication to help them learn and grow, the way we talk to children and young people and what we do with the information we gain from listening to their needs will have a huge impact on their learning experience. It is also important for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people we work with, we need to take any information given and use it to protect them whether they tell us something is wrong or there are other signs i.e tone of voice and body language, its important we know. How we communicate differs

Semantic barriers consist of language differences and ambiguous word meanings and prevent a clear exchange of ideas resulting in failed communication. Hiring a diverse group of officers can reduce language barriers and choosing words carefully with the receiver in mind can help ease semantic barriers.

However, “...father- child differences in values may be more strongly associated with family and child adjustment than mother-child differences,” (Relations...Parent-Child – pg 14.) Since fathers are typically the head of the house, especially in many Asian immigrant families, they are the ones to enforce the rules and punish the child or children. This leaves no question that a child, especially one trying to find themselves, will rebel against their rule making strict father; creating a strain in the relationship with their father who can't seem to understand the child's rebellion toward him, his rules, and their culture. Along with problems any family could go through, “Language barriers may present concrete obstacles to effective communication, which may increase the likelihood of intense conflict,” (Relations...Parent-Child – pg 3.) When growing up in America, English is the language taught in schools and spoken pretty much everywhere. This serves as a problem for immigrant parents that have children who pick up English faster than their native tongue. This causes a strain in parent-child communication. However this is not the only problem with communication.

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Illustrate effective communication, either in assessments and other written correspondence, as well as verbally and non-verbally

message out to someone, 2.) sending the message through a medium, 3.) receiving the message ,

Interpersonal communication is complex. In the daily life, there is no communication which is simple because it consists of several variables. According to social theories, there are six "people" involved in communication. They include; who you think you are, who you think the other person is, who you think the other person thinks you are, who the other person thinks he or she is, who the other person thinks you are and who the other person thinks you think she or he is. Communication is complicated with the information that we don't exchange ideas instead we exchange symbols that stand for ideas. Words or symbols have no possessive meaning we simply use it in particular ways and that not two individuals use words or symbols the same.

As always, practitioners must understand that some children may sometimes be to shy to talk, The person may appear not to hear what you say to them, not respond to their name, or appear indifferent to any attempts you make to communicate. Or may have a developmental barrier for example Autism.

A patient was recently brought into the Good Neighbor free clinic by his family after suffering a cardiac arrest. Though he had received extensive care at the hospital, the patient was asked to meet with his primary care physician for follow-up care. However, due to his financial status, the free clinic was the family’s only resort for accessing the necessary care. This is one example of the many barriers people may encounter when trying to access healthcare services. Throughout my medical experience, I have come to understand the importance of overcoming these barriers in order for patients to achieve the quality of care they deserve. As a physician, I hope to be at the forefront of addressing these barriers and bridging these gaps in healthcare.

Is anyone wrong in this situation? By what other means could Randell have requested the information from Tom Ballard? What do you think of Tom Ballard’s reaction? Why?