Service Barriers

There are several barriers that affect the flow of communication in an organisation. These barriers.  Interrupt the flow of communication from the sender to the receiver, thus making communication ineffective. It is essential for managers to overcome these barriers. The main barriers of communication are summarised below.  Interrupt the flow of communication from the sender to the receiver, this making communication ineffective. It is essential for managers to overcome these barriers. .

the barriers could be a poor layout or design of the system. It may be hard to understand what the other person is trying to get across.

Physical barriers in a built up environment could be not having access into buildings, narrow doorways, or the absence of lifts and accessible toilets.

The understanding of those barriers to which prevent information from being received can allow for better communication throughout the department.

Language differences – this could be due to the choice of words use. Others linguistic abilities may differ from any individual’s own, leading to poor explanations and misunderstandings. People should consider the language barriers and should have interpretation services available where necessary.

4.8 Barriers to effective communication, different nationalities, religions, cultures and beliefs. Also different age groups, Disability, learning difficulties or memory loss. My client suffers from depression and mood swings which can cause a barrier.

For example, Tammy does not trust on men because in the past she has been cheated and has a trust issue. She wants to work on her goal to trust on men but she noticed that there will be a lack of time due to her ability with school and work. Another barrier that a client might interfere is lack of motivation. For instance, Tammy lost the motivation to date men because she noticed all the men are liars and they are not real. She has lost her motivation and is not interesting on working on the goal. A client that is suffering from obesity might have a barrier with poor body image. They do not believe they can lose weight because they have failed many times. Another barrier is support; the client might not have the support that is need it. For example the client has social skills issues and does not like to talk to anyone and only has a support of her counselor. Lastly, a person that is suffering from guilt does not think they will be able accomplish their goal. For instance, Anna has guilt that her husband divorces her because she did not fic her personal problems and got in between with her marriage.

Organisational barriers can be unclear structures so adults do not know who to communicate with, inefficient communication systems and lack of clarification of what each persons job role is within the setting. Attitudinal barriers are conflicts between adults, lack of consultation, lack of motivation or positive attitude to work or different views about practice. Personal barriers are adults with personal problems such as relationship issues, health issues such as depression and close friendships among colleagues. Language and culture barriers can be things like adults who have English as an additional language, poor explanations resulting in confusion and different cultures having different expectations of communication. |

A lot of business has individuals whose first language may not be English so making information, instructions, requests etc. as clear and as brief as possible is a good way to communicate. This doesn’t just apply to people whose first language isn’t English. It should apply to everyone. Just some more than others. Another example, visually and hearing impaired individuals will need communicating to more clearly as they have difficulty communicating in the more popular ways.

* There may be a barrier to normal methods of communication like a longer distance or a noisy environment.

2) Barriers with sub-ordinates: These are due to reasons like the unwillingness to communicate any negative information since there is a fear that it may reflect on their performance. Hence such information, which

One could be a client has dementia and to overcome this you need to know how to communicate with person and be able to give them ways to participate that they understand. [ For other barriers you could use physical disability, hearing impairment

Practical ways of overcoming the two or more identified barriers are explained although the various suggested ways are similar in nature

In order to support my goal I need to take continuing education courses, go to workshops, seminars, and maintain my professional certification by taking Professional Development.

Below are some possible problem areas that may turn out to to be barriers to