Non Violent Communication: The Skill of Clear & Direct Communication

Avoid conflict and supporting healthy relationships

The aim of this programme is to help you to  learn about Non-Violent Communication and to explore the skill of Clear & Direct Communication which aims to avoid conflict and support healthy relationships.

The focus will be on compassionate, soothing and practical ways to help ourselves and our loved ones.

 Module 1: Welcome!

  • How the course works

Module 2: Communication Styles

  • Understand what assertive communication is.
  • Understand the Non-Violent Communication process.

Module 3: Emotions & Needs

  • Understand the relationship between your needs, your emotions and your behaviours.
  • Understand the importance of addressing your needs.

Module 4: Practising Clear and Direct Communication

  • Understand active listening and compromise.
  • Benefits of Clear & Direct Communication
  • Learn practical ways on how to use assertive communication.

Module 5: Review and Reflection

  • Recap the key points from the course.
  • Acknowledge that the journey continues.

  • learn ways to resolve conflict in your family by understanding how feelings and needs can create conflict;
  • identify and practice clear and direct communication in relation to common family dilemmas using a non-violent communication framework – observe, feelings, needs and request;
  • connect emotions to ways of behaving;
  • choose a series of family situations in which you can practice the skills you have learned and participate in sessions on each of those situations.
The Skill of Clear & Direct Communication
Understanding Healthy Conflict and Building Positive Relationships This programme aims to provide parents with a foundation they can use to build on other skills that will help them support healthy relationships. We suggest that this course be taken before the other parenting courses or as a follow-on from them. This programme will support you as a parent to learn how to communicate more assertively with your child(ren) in turn reducing conflict and increasing positive parent-child relationships. It will also support separated parents in their communication with each other as they share parenting and responsibility for their child(ren). The key to successful shared parenting is communication.  
Module 1 Welcome!
Welcome!
Unit 1 Unit 1: Introduction  
Module 2 Communication Styles
Communication Styles
Unit 1 Unit 1: What is Good Communication  
Unit 2 Unit 2: The Four Communication Styles  
Unit 3 Unit 3: The Four Steps of Non-Violent Communication  
Unit 4 Unit 4: Homework  
Module 3 Emotions and Needs
Emotions and Needs
Unit 1 Unit 1: Needs, Emotions, Behaviours  
Unit 2 Unit 2: Met and Unmet Needs – Choosing Our Behaviour  
Unit 3 Unit 3: Making Better Choices: Self-Care  
Unit 4 Unit 4: The importance of Self-Care  
Module 4 Practicing Clear and Direct Communication
Practicing Clear and Direct Communication
Unit 1 Unit 1: A Better Way to Resolve Conflict : Say What you Need to Say  
Unit 2 Unit 2: Compromise and Negotiate  
Unit 3 Unit 3: How Would this Benefit you, Your Children, the Other Parent  
Unit 4 Unit 4: Practice Scenarios  
Module 5 Review and Reflection
Review and Reflection
Unit 1 Unit 1: Introduction  
Unit 2 Unit 2: So Far What Have I Learnt  
Unit 3 Unit 3: Techniques for Life  
Unit 4 Unit 4: And the Journey Continues