Immediacy Relationships with the Family Members of Your Clients

Immediacy Relationships with the Family Members of Your Clients

Introduction

Therapeutic immediacy is a good way of encompassing a healthy discussion between professional and the families of their clients. This immediacy with the families of the clients is marked with honesty and openness. It is imperative to take the family members on board and help tell them what is going on in the therapeutic sessions. The purpose of this communication is to develop a sense of bonding and trust between my client's family and myself. In doing so there is a very crucial role to be played by verbal as well as nonverbal communication. I understand that non verbal communication has two thirds of my total communication with the family of my clients. Hence, I make sure that the non verbal communication matches the verbal communication.

Main Point 1

Summary of findings

'The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.' (Goman, 2008, p. 1)

The above quote signifies the importance of non vernal communication. The non verbal communication reiterates what is being said. If there is any conflict between the tone of the verbal message and the non verbal gestures then there will be confusion in the mind of the receiver and the communication will not appear honest. The book suggests that body language at workplace is a major influence in shaping others' opinion about us (Goman, 2008, p. 1). It is because of this reason that a person hired for a sales job is expected to be healthy and moving and active.

Personal Application and transition

In reading the book I realized that there is a difference between the non verbal languages we use in different contexts. For instance, my posture at home is supposed to be different from my posture at work. While I can be in a very relaxed mode at work, my stance at work should be attentive and helpful. In addition, I am trying to work on my tone. I have realized that in delivering a certain message to the family of my clients my tone is very casual. Perhaps because this is routine conversation for me, but it is something very important for them. So I'm working on showing concern and matching my tone with my messages.

Main Point 2

Summary of findings

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.' (Ambady & Skowronski, 2008, p. 147)

It is said that first impression is the last impression. Hence, it is imperative to make an impression that lasts and is favorable. The non verbal communication plays a role in shaping this first impression. The behavior of people around us as well as their cognitive abilities works according to the non verbal messages we sent out to them (Ambady & Skowronski, 2008). It talks about the importance of setting up an ideal first impression when giving a job interview. This is the point where one has to sell himself or he may have to lose an opportunity with the employer of ...