Communication and Personal Identity

Instructions

To complete this assignment, write a 2–3 page paper addressing the following:

· Analyze aspects of the communication in the scenario that were influenced by the personal identities of the people involved.

. Consider individual, group, and cultural identities.

. Explain how you think these identities were displayed in their communication.

· Analyze your perspective on this situation based on your personal identity.

. How did you react as the administrator?

. How would you have reacted if you had been the therapist or the case manager?

. As you respond to these questions, consider your attachment style and self-concept and how they influence your reactions.

. Reflect on how the identity of your culture or society may have influenced your self-concept and communication style.

· Recommend strategies the case manager and the therapist could use to improve communication.

. Align your recommendations with what you perceive as each of their personal identities and preferred communication styles.

. How could they make their communication more empathic?

. How could they employ active listening?

. How could they work more successfully with people who have different perceptions?

. How could they better understand other’s personal, group, and cultural identities?

. Support your recommendations using your textbook and other scholarly literature.

· Describe how you might change your communication strategies if you were in a similar situation.

. Consider the strategies for yourself in each of the roles: administrator, case manager, and therapist.

. Incorporate what you have learned about identity, culture, and communication styles.

. If you do not think you’d change your communication strategies, explain why or why not.

· Format your paper, including resources and citations, according to current APA style and formatting.

· Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Submission Requirements

· Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Length: 2–3 pages, plus a cover page and references page. An abstract is not required.

· APA formatting: Assignment should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

· Number of resources: Include at least 2 recent, peer-reviewed journal articles from the past 5–7 years.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point font or other APA-compliant font.