· Describe the impact of culture on communication.
· Identify strategies you can use to demonstrate cultural sensitivity when working in human services settings. Be sure to use examples to help make your points.
Second step:
· Assess your own other-orientation, as described in the textbook, as one measure of self-awareness.
· Identify personal communication strengths and growth.
· Describe your strengths with regard to this perspective.
· Identify areas in which you would like to improve.
· Discuss how having a strong other-orientation might be helpful for interpersonal communication in human services.
Third step:
· Refer to Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the textbook and other relevant resources.
· Explain how both culture and self-awareness may be critical in interpersonal communication in human services.
· Identify two to three examples of effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques that can be used to demonstrate self-awareness and culture in human service settings.