INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION PLAN ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Interpersonal Communication Plan Assignment is to demonstrate course-related knowledge; commitment to establish and maintain healthy, healing, and helping relationships; and ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and nonverbally.
You must incorporate all the required course texts and two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last ten years in a meaningful, effective, and significant way throughout your paper. Attribution to sources—i.e. author and year
Evidence of self-reflection, critical thinking, understanding of course-related concepts. Each main point must be sufficiently developed given the time limit. Your prassignment must include the following sections/main points:
1. Introduction: ( 1 Page)
Introduce your strategic communication plan in an engaging and interesting way. Define interpersonal communication in a way that orients your audience
2. Communication barriers: (1 Page)
Disclose and discuss the most significant interpersonal communication barriers and issues that you have discovered throughout this course. Define, explain, and exemplify how these currently hinder you and negatively impact your relationships.
3. Goal and strategies: (1 Page)
Articulate a goal that you intend to reach by implementing this plan. This goal should be succinctly formulated as a single phrase and must not be overly broad (e.g. “become a counselor” or too vague (e.g. “enhance my communication”). Share why this goal is important within the context of your life and/or career. Then disclose strategies that will allow you to reach this goal and remove the barriers discussed previously. For example, if your goal involves becoming a more empathic communicator at your workplace, developing active listening and reflecting skills might be appropriate strategies. If your goal is to impactfully mentor youth in your community, using appropriate levels of assertiveness, genuineness, and self-disclosure might be important skills to master.
4. Implementation:
Formulate specific action steps for applying the strategies described in the previoussection. In doing so, describe specific concepts, principles, models, and/or techniques that have provided you with insight and understanding throughout this course. Actions may include techniques you will practice, ideas you will continually reflect on, things you will do differently, etc. Explain how implementing your plan will make your goal a reality.Address also how you will evaluate your progress and hold yourself accountable.|
5. Conclusion: Briefly review the main points of your strategic interpersonal communication plan and end with a memorable closing statement or quote.
This is some of the books from this course
France, K. & Weikel, K. (2020). Helping skills for human service workers: Building relationships and encouraging productive change (4th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher Inc. ISBN: 9780398093051.
Petersen, J. C. (2022). Why don’t we listen better? Communicating and connecting in relationships (3rd ed.). Petersen Publications. ISBN: 9780979155987.
Schultze, Q. J. & Badzinski, D. M. (2015). An essential guide to interpersonal communication: Building great relationships with faith, skill, and virtue in the age of social media. Baker Academic. ISBN: 9781441248725France, K. & Weikel, K. (2020). Helping skills for human service workers: Building relationships and encouraging productive change (4th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher Inc. ISBN: 978039809305hy don’t we listen better? Communicating and connecting in relationships (3rd ed.). Petersen Publications. ISBN: 9780979155987.
