Counselling Strategies for Handling Inappropriate Communication Patterns among Workers in the Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Communication is a daily routine for every man irrespective of age, religion,status, beliefs and opinion. It involves the transmission of message(s) from oneperson to another or group of people. Meaningful and purposeful communicationcan be realized through verbal (use of words, vocabulary, tone and vocalization)and non-verbal cues (physical environment, movement and body position andparalanguage). Communication is found to be very important in aiding goodinterpersonal relationship among academic and non-academic staff in Nigeriantertiary institutions. Thus, inappropriate communication patterns will haveserious consequences in their relationships. In this paper therefore, the researcherposits that one counseling theory, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)when employed can assist Academic and Non-Academic Staff in handlinginappropriate communication pattern thereby strengthening their goodinterpersonal relationships. The researcher therefore made certainrecommendations based on the findings in handling InappropriateCommunication Patterns among Academic and Non-Academics Staff workers inNigerian Tertiary Institutions.
Author: Emmanuel Alayande
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2188262309