HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION

Content

Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Meeting and providing information regarding course content, teaching strategies and evaluation.
2. Weeks	An Overview of Interpersonal Communication Skills: Definition, Being Respectful, Empathic Understanding, Active Listening, Being Concrete, Appropriate Self-disclosure, Using I-messages.
3. Weeks	Beginning & Development of Interpersonal Relations: Interpersonal communication, Role of Physical Environment, Interpersonal Relations, Types of Interpersonal Relations, Theoretical Approaches & Models.
4. Weeks	Listening in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Listening Skills, Nonverbal Listenning Skills, Effective Listening, Passive Listening & Active Listening, Types of Noneffective Listening.
5. Weeks	Interpersonal Relations & Empathy: Empathy Related Concepts, Development of Empathy, Empathic Listening.
6. Weeks	Self-disclosure in Interpersonal Relations: Definition of Self-disclosure, Types of Self-disclosure, Risks of Self-disclosure, Self-disclosure in Counseling, Theoretical Explanations, Functions of Self-disclosure.
7. Weeks	Nonverbal Communication in Interpersonal Relations: Importance & Distinctions of Nonverbal Communication, Culture & Body Language, Components of Nonverbal Communication, Communication Environment and Distance.
8. Weeks	Interpersonal Relations & Assertiveness: Foundations & Definition of Assertiveness, Assertive Behavior, Classification of Assertiveness, Barriers to Being Assertive, Assertiveness Training.
9. Weeks	Conflict in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Definition of Conflict, Strategies of Conflict Management, Types of Conflict, Transactional Analysis & Conflict Mediation.
10. Weeks	Conflict in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Transactional Analysis & Conflict Mediation.
11. Weeks	Interpersonal Relations & EQ: Emotion, Functions of Emotions, Classification of Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Models of EQ, Critics of EQ.
12. Weeks	Family Relations & Communication: Definition of Family, Functions of Family, Types of Family, Parent & Child Relations, Parental Attitudes.
13. Weeks	Interpersonal Relations, Communication & Thinking Processes: ABC Model, Cognitive Errors, Interpersonal Beliefs.
14. Weeks	Summary & Evaluation.