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When couples first start dating—and directly following their marriage—they are enamored with each other, and it feels like nothing could go wrong. However, this sweet, simple time comes to an end, perhaps more quickly in quarantine. If that transition is abrupt or challenging for you as a couple, you could certainly benefit from some outside assistance. Sherman says that once couples finish the "in love" or courtship phase of their relationship, they may need to learn some new skills as they begin living together and more significant issues start cropping up. She notes that if the couple begins feeling helpless or disillusioned, that is a significant sign they should be in couples therapy. When To Pursue Couples Therapy One of the main reasons people seek therapy is for help with intimate and close relationships. And while couples counseling tends to be viewed as something for only relationships in crisis, there are many reasons people in relationships might pursue it. Some are small, some larger, but all are important and deserve to be explored and worked on. Here are 10 good reasons to look into relationship counseling:. While every different couple's therapist
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One approach used to teach positive communication skills is the relationship enhancement (re) approach, which focuses on conversation sharing, conflict resolution skills , and effective self- and other-changing techniques for enriching relationships (pitts & socha, 2013). The method can be used to help clients express themselves , respond to the attitudes and needs of others, manage interpersonal issues skillfully, and solve problems promptly (pitts & socha, 2013). In order to accomplish these relational milestones, the re approach (pitts & socha, 2013, pp. 150–151) encourages the study and practice of skills, such as: empathic (listening) although all these skills are important to the practical application of positive communication, we discuss only a few here:. One of the important strategies during this fearful covid-19 pandemic is deep engagement of family physicians with sick, sometimes dying, patients and their families. Core guiding principle for this is patient and families must trust the doctor. Pandemic is affecting both the physical and psychological health of a community. Stress and fear arising from pandemic is controlled by guidance and counselling from trusted family physicians. Physician-patient relationships have significant positive and negative implications on treatment outcome. Family physicians must be competent for effective consultation techniques depending on
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Asking for honest feedback from your team or employees can foster a positive stream of communication, and it helps build trust overall. This tactic can also make your team feel more respected, giving them a chance to have their voices heard. If you take their feedback seriously, you will grow as a leader and enhance your skillset. However, if you ask for and then don’t incorporate their feedback, the opposite is true — it could lead to a loss of trust and alignment. Following through with action steps will reinforce the message and show that you truly heard and understood the other person’s concerns. The way we communicate matters because it has consequences. When it is done well, communication creates human contact, enables a person to discover solutions, builds people up, deepens their relationships, and serves as a source of inspiration and influence. And although all of us communicate every day at work and at home, we often fall short of our own best aspirations. Most often, it is because we may not know how. This session was an introduction to the art of positive communication. It is based on the premise that the “spoken word, spoken
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