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INTERPERSONAL

RELATIONSHIP AND

COMMUNICATION

DEFINITION OF TERMS

INTER: is a prefix and it means between, among, together comes from the word

integration

PERSONAL: related to an individual, person

RELATION : A state of being mutually or reciprocally interested (as in social or

commercial matters)

RELATIONSHIP : A state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings

COMMUNICATION : A process by which information is exchanged between individuals

through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior

EXAMPLES OF RELATIONSHIP

Interpersonal relationships are classified based on relational

context of interaction and the type of mutual expectation

between communicators.

Friendships

Family and kinship

Professional

Love

Marriage

Casual relationship

Brotherhood and sisterhood.

Acquaintances.

PURPOSE OF INTERPERSONAL

RELATIONSHIPS FOR

INDIVIDUALS

Fosters personal growth and development.

Source of enjoyment.

Provides sense of security.

Context of understanding interpersonal needs.

Establishing personal identity.

Andersen, S. M., & Chen, S. (2002).

PURPOSE OF INTERPERSONAL

RELATIONSHIPS FOR CLIENTS

Developing a sense of security and comfort.

Fostering trust and co-operation.

Facilitating communication.

Improving socialisation.

Developing and maintaining positive feelings.

BARRIERS OF IR

SITUATIONAL

• Complex interaction

setting

• Adverse environmental

situations.

• Lack of time
• Distance (Physical)

SOCIOCULTURAL

• Gender
• Culture
• Psychiatric problems
• Language

PERSONAL

• Fear of rejection
• Lack of respect for others,

lack of flexibility

• Distorted self concept
• Ineffective

communication.

• Feeling of insecurity and

low confidence

• Compatibility
• Lack of honest and trust

DYAD

• Consists of two interacting people.
• It is the simplest of the three.
• One person relays a message and the other listens.
• However, it is the most unstable IR. The interaction

ends when one constituent of the dyad refuses to listen

or share his or her message.

• It is also one of the most intimate IR as the focus of

listening and communication is centred on only one

person.

TRIAD

Consists of three people.

The members engage in the relay and

reception of thoughts and ideas.

It is more stable than the dyad as the third

members may act as a mediator when there is

conflict between the other two.

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS

A major distinctive aspect of human beings is that we

are social beings.

Interpersonal relationships are and have been the core

of any social system from the beginning of time.

Occupational therapy is a therapeutic process and

requires a relationship between the client and

therapist.

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS

All services providers develops relationships with

those who are in need of their services

Those relationship can be superficial

But for an occupational therapist they meet their

clients at situations that needs personal interactions

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

The special professional relationship which develops

between the therapist and client through which the

therapist seeks to promote the interest and wellbeing

of the client.

Hagedorn (2001)

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

CONT……..

• The therapeutic relationship is the central aspect of the therapeutic

process of occupational therapy and one catalyst for change.

• Establishing a relationship with someone else is always a creative and

interdependent act that involves two people to get to know, respect, and

understand one another as well as to develop common understandings of

what the treatment process means for the person's life and future.

• So it is necessary to put yourself in the client’s shoe inorder to work with

him.

PHASES OF RELATIONSHIP

DEVELOPMENT

Phases of

Relationshi

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Developme

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Strategies Stages of

Therapeutic

Process

Strategies

Phase 1:

Develop

rapport

◆ Honor the client’s dignity.

◆ Demonstrate willingness

to experience the client’s

grief, despair, and hope.

◆ Meet the client’s desired

level of intimacy

Stage 1:

Being there

and

understanding

the

client

◆ Be with socially.

◆ Ask about habits, roles,

interests, priorities,

and resources.

◆ Generate past and present

narrative images of

the client.

◆ Observe the client’s

responses, abilities, and

adaptive style.