Communication Blocks
Communication Blocks/Barriers
The direction of this paper is to discuss communication blocks and barriers and its effect on clients and professionals (ie: Social Workers, Police Officers, Probation/Parole Officers, Doctors).
There are many reasons for miscommunication. In many communications, the messages may not be received the way it was intended. Therefore, the communicator must seek feedback to make sure that their message is clearly understood. Some of the many barriers to communication are the use of technical terms, emotional and physical barriers, non-verbal communication, language, prejudices/stereotypes, cultural, cognitive, environment and expectation barriers, and in today’s society there is technological barriers are just a few barriers but all of which may occur at any stage or during communication process. Effective communication involves overcoming these barriers and conveying a clear and concise message.
Communication Barriers/Blocks:
Technical terms or the use of jargon is a “source of potential misunderstanding.” (Alfred Kadushin and Goldie …show more content…
Past experiences, will have an influence on present life experiences/mind set. If we stereotype a person we become less objective and therefore less likely to listen effectively. Prejudices/stereotyping could also leave “A feeling of social distance between client and worker…”(Alfred Kadushin and Goldie Kadushun. The Social Work Interview. A Guide For Human Service Professionals Fourth Edition. Copyright 1997, Columbia University Press. Pg. 34). Judgements are made before getting to know the clientele, for example that a person in jail may be under-qualified for a potential job so there is no point sending a resume or listening to what one has to say. When one has prejudices/stereotypes it leads to false assumptions/conclusions because stereotypes/prejudices don’t make
The direction of this paper is to discuss communication blocks and barriers and its effect on clients and professionals (ie: Social Workers, Police Officers, Probation/Parole Officers, Doctors).
There are many reasons for miscommunication. In many communications, the messages may not be received the way it was intended. Therefore, the communicator must seek feedback to make sure that their message is clearly understood. Some of the many barriers to communication are the use of technical terms, emotional and physical barriers, non-verbal communication, language, prejudices/stereotypes, cultural, cognitive, environment and expectation barriers, and in today’s society there is technological barriers are just a few barriers but all of which may occur at any stage or during communication process. Effective communication involves overcoming these barriers and conveying a clear and concise message.
Communication Barriers/Blocks:
Technical terms or the use of jargon is a “source of potential misunderstanding.” (Alfred Kadushin and Goldie …show more content…
Past experiences, will have an influence on present life experiences/mind set. If we stereotype a person we become less objective and therefore less likely to listen effectively. Prejudices/stereotyping could also leave “A feeling of social distance between client and worker…”(Alfred Kadushin and Goldie Kadushun. The Social Work Interview. A Guide For Human Service Professionals Fourth Edition. Copyright 1997, Columbia University Press. Pg. 34). Judgements are made before getting to know the clientele, for example that a person in jail may be under-qualified for a potential job so there is no point sending a resume or listening to what one has to say. When one has prejudices/stereotypes it leads to false assumptions/conclusions because stereotypes/prejudices don’t make