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The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

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University of Toronto

The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

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This course provides an introduction to: 1. Basic concepts of The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development System (SSLD), their relevance for every day relationships and provide advanced concepts for participants who work in fields of social work and health care . 2. Basic practice principles and methods of SSLD, illustrated by relationship management case studies. 3. The SSLD framework for relationship management assessment; N3C (needs, circumstances, characteristics, capacity) and problem translation. 4. Core competencies in the relationship management application of the SSLD system: Observation learning, simulation, real life implementation, review and monitoring.

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Module 5 - Challenges, Endings, and Transformation

Introduction to the concept of Six Domains of Human Life and its application in different parts of a relationship. This module explores the transformation and termination of relationships and their challenges.

Overview of Module 53:24

5.1 Culture, History, and Technology2:13

5.2 Six Domains of Transformation - Environment3:11

5.3 Six Domains of Transformation - Cognition1:32

5.4 Six Domains of Transformation - Emotion & Motivation3:32

5.5 Six Domains of Transformation - Body & Behaviour3:46

5.6 Mutual Needs1:46

Meet the Instructors

A. Ka Tat Tsang
Founder of the SSLD System; Professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work in the Global Community
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

So as we know from previous sessions, people really do change.

And as we grow and develop within a relationship,

we have to find ways to transform that relationship

in order to make sure that is mutually gratifying for both parties.

So in this session, one of the things we're going be talking about are some of

the strategies and methods that we can use in order to help transform relationships.

But before we even get there, Dr. Tsang, maybe you can explain

what kind of relationships would need to be transformed.

>> That's a good question.

I think the tempting answer would be every relationship, right?

[LAUGH] But like we also talk about people who would prefer to keep a relationship

for a long time without necessarily making any significant change to them.

Those relationships do exist and they are valued by some people.

So I guess there might be some relationships that do not

necessarily need drastic transformation.

But even with those I would add that like it might not be a bad idea to be

checking in every now and then to make sure that the relationship is actually working.

And this is why we always emphasize good communication between

the partners in any relationship.

But other than that I would say most relationships would go through some

kind of transformation.

If you think of a sort of like normal socially

scripted relationship in the Western world,

it would be like people who met and dated and you know, decided to be together.

They might go through a phase of engagement.

Some people would start living together for a while.

And then maybe they get married or they don't but they stay together.

Some people would like decide to have children and raise a family. Some people don't.

And then the feeling,

the mode of interaction, and the kind of things that they do together, I believe would change, right?

So even if we're talking about like personal significant relationship that is

supposed to last for a long time, there would be changes.

And then of course there are relationships that are by nature

time-limited, like the friends you have at kindergarten,

[LAUGH] or elementary school or high school or college,

your relationship with your teachers, your ballet instructor, or whoever.

And people that you work with, like if you work in a company and

your coworkers, your relationship with them would last for so long, right.

And then your relationship with your teachers, and you know,

maybe even other family members.

And then the current state of

family life, and you know that there are people that you're connected with through marriage.

And then all of a sudden your cousin, or your brother, or your sister gets

divorced and then you're no longer related to these people in the same way.

So, those relationships would change, right?

So, there are all sorts of transformations that we can imagine.

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