Identify skills important in building and maintaining relationships.

Identification should include

• development stages of interpersonal relationships
• skills important in initiating and maintaining relationships
• processes (e.g., conflict resolution, mediation, anger management) for maintaining relationships
• processes for ending unhealthy relationships (e.g., cyber bullying, bullying, codependence).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What factors influence your attitudes about cooperation, collaboration, compromise, teamwork, and group membership?
• What criteria should be used to evaluate the extent of someone’s cooperation?
• What are the potential benefits of cooperation in pursuit of goals for the individual and for the group?
• What ethical issues may arise when groups attempt to gain cooperation from their members? When might a group member legitimately refuse to cooperate?
• Why is it important to practice positive interpersonal skills, including conflict management, negotiation, problem-solving strategies, and teamwork, to maintain healthy relationships or to end unhealthy relationships?

Communication

• What communication skills are needed to develop a spirit of cooperation?
• How can you communicate your goals to others outside the group?

Leadership

• What are the consequences of not using the strengths of group members?
• How can leaders integrate new members into the group and encourage their cooperation to achieve group goals?

Management

• What resources are needed to encourage cooperation in the achievement of group goals?
• What management techniques help you organize and delegate responsibilities?