Gibbs Reflective Cycle Of Communication

Additionally, Gibbs reflective cycle can be used to analyse the communication and interpersonal skills within a team, families and the children. Having interpersonal skills is the ability to be able to interact confidently with others, furthermore, good interpersonal skills are important as the qualities are often looked for in the workplace. Using the first stage of Gibbs, communication and interpersonal skills are expressed between staff, children and parents, therefore, the practitioners will communicate with others using their own unique interpersonal skills. Practitioner’s use different interpersonal skills with families, these include, being approachable, friendly and charismatic this assures that the parents feel more welcome and accepted into their setting, another interpersonal skill would be to have an open mind and positive attitude. Furthermore, interpersonal skills among colleagues can differ from the parents, as an authoritative figure in the workplace would need to be assertive, organised yet still be approachable to other practitioners, they would also need to have great listening skills and negotiation skills, this is due to the fact that they have to be prepared and be quick with their decision making and problem-solving. Non-verbal communication is just as important to have whilst communicating with other practitioners, for instance using hand gestures and facial expressions can all be clear signs of negative or positive interpersonal skills, depending on