Running head: SPECIFIC HELPING SKILLS Specific Helping Skills that can be used with clients Audrey Horton University of Phoenix Abstract As a professional working in the field of Human Services‚ having specific helping skills are vital to the effectiveness of the services as well as the goals of the client. There are many elements that support both verbal and non-verbal communication. Contrary to the supportive elements that determine success‚ there are also a wide range of barriers that
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use of tone‚ pitch‚ silence‚ and nonverbal cues (Giger & Davidhizar‚ 2004). Galanti states that miscommunication stems from many factors such as the use of idioms‚ words that have different meanings regionally‚ or when different languages have words that sound the same but mean something else (2008). Utilize an interpreter whenever possible; use family members only in emergency situations. An interpreter should be trained to explain medical terms to a lay person‚ and should have no personal stake in
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Soup ?More like a Tossed Salad?." Web Log post. HAPLOGROUP Bit That Makes Us Human. 1 May 2008. Web. Feb. 2010. . Kingston‚ Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts. New York: Vintage‚ 1989. Print. Lahiri‚ Jhumpa. Interpreter of Maladies: Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1999. Print.
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as poor hearing‚ poor eyesight‚ dehydration or problems with dentures to ensure there is no miscommunication with your care recipient. • Be aware that most people with dementia will revert back to their native tongue and/or other languages they have learnt. • Care recipients should always be given the choice to use professional translators and interpreters. Provide professional translators and interpreters to your care recipients and/or to their family whenever they request the need‚ when the care
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Lahiri’s stories make us aware of the loneliness people experience as they go about their ordinary lives. Discuss. In her collection of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ Lahiri depicts the lives of a range of different characters‚ and the loneliness they experience‚ whether it’s due to deportation or broken down relationships. In “A real Durwan”‚ Boori Ma was taken away from her family‚ and her lies separate her from the community. In “Sexy” Miranda feels lonely‚ and turns to Dev for false
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Culture and cultural diversity Concept of culturally competent care. Factors Inhibiting Sensitivity to Diversity. How to provide culturally competent care. Culture: It is shared pattern of beliefs‚ values‚ and behavioral expectations in a social groups and it sets roles and influences relationship with others. Cultural Diversity: Verity of cultures‚ belief‚ language‚ gender‚ race‚ disability‚ and socioeconomic status and so on. (Taylor‚ Lillis‚ Lynn & LeMone‚ 2011) Stereotyping Cultural
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forces cause illness rather than viruses and genetics. When providing culturally competent services in the healthcare setting‚ it may be necessary to ask questions of the family‚ research the culture‚ or even make referrals to others such as an interpreter or anthropologist. With the Lee family‚ doctors attempted to but never fully provided culturally competent services. The doctors never explicitly asked what the Lee’s believed was medically wrong with their daughter‚ and when they learned of the
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Barriers can play a huge part to miscommunication whether it be visual‚ audiological or even the temperature. Environmental factors such as bright sunlight‚ noisy traffic or a room that is too hot/cold can all be very distracting. When you are distracted you may be listening but not fully taking in what is being said (passive listening). The best way to deal with distractions is to minimise them in order for everyone involved to concentrate on information being shared. Audiological barriers such
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contract but the law imputes to a person an intention corresponding to the reasonable meaning of his words and acts. If his words and acts‚ judged by a reasonable standard‚ manifest an intention to agree‚ it is immaterial what may be the real but unexpressed state of his mind (Melvin‚ 2010). According to the theory practice‚ the contract between Big Time Toymaker (BTT) and Chou was a verbal contract. While there was an email confirming the terms of agreement‚ this contract was never finalized. While
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Lahiri’s stories show that all people face challenges no matter where they live in the world. Do you agree? Having a sense of belonging is important for everyone and Lahiri’s short stories‚ “Interpreter of Maladies” describe the problems people face when they feel isolated. She sets many of her short stories in America and describes the difficulties that some immigrants face when confronted with a new culture‚ gender expectations or crisis. She also demonstrates‚ however‚ how others readily adapt
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