Students will learn the processes and strategies
of oral
communication by
exploring speech anxiety, audience analysis, and organizational speech
patterns.
While relationships research has historically focused on alleviating negative
communication patterns and distress, such as during conflict, a number
of recent studies have
explored the role
of positive processes in promoting optimal relationship functioning.
Couples often seek counseling to assist them with the following:
communication difficulties, intimacy, emotional expressiveness, alternatives to separation or divorce, promoting family cohesiveness and cooperation, cooperative parenting, affairs, conflict resolution, sexual difficulties, balancing relationships and family responsibilities, time management to enhance couple intimacy and satisfaction, improve marital satisfaction, couple enrichment, strengthening partnership and committment, improving the quality
of life as a couple, enhancing romantic love, learning to prioritize the marriage, couples
communication assessment,
exploring patterns of interaction, the development
of healthy
patterns of communication and behavior for new couples as they strive to build a strong foundation
of love, learning how to speak with respect and understanding with their partners, avoiding abusive and toxic interactions.