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.
Module 1 | Welcome |
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Introduction to the course | |
Unit 1 | Unit 1: Getting Started |
Unit 2 | Unit 2 – Your Learning Tools |
Unit 3 | Unit 3 – What I Want to Give/ Get |
Unit 4 | Unit 4 – What is Journaling |
Unit 5 | Unit 5 - Self-Reflective Practice |
Module 2 | Communication Styles |
Introduce Assertive communication and the Non- Violent Communication process. | |
Unit 1 | Unit 1: What is Good Communication |
Unit 2 | Unit 2: The Four Communication Styles |
Unit 3 | Unit 3: The Four Steps of NVC and Background |
Unit 4 | Unit 4: Homework |
Module 3 | Emotions and Needs |
How our needs are related to our emotions and behaviours | |
Unit 1 | Unit 1: Need = Emotion= Behaviour |
Unit 2 | Unit 2: Exploring our Met and Unmet Needs: How we Chose to Behave |
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 |
Introduce the importance of Clear & Direct Communication and Active Listening & Compromise | |
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 |
This module reminds participants of the topics covered in the course. | |
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 |