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The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

University of Toronto

4.4 (199 ratings) | 29K Students Enrolled

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.

Skills You'll Learn

Psychology, Assertiveness, Communication, Building Relationships

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JN

Jun 01, 2019

The course is a good one, it brought to light the principle of SSLD, the need for self-awareness using N3C and the negative and positive aspect of social script.

AD

Feb 05, 2018

I only just started this course, but I feel like I'm learning a lot about relationships, needs vs. wants, etc. I just started, but I highly recommend it anyways!

From the lesson

Module 1 - Relationships in Our Lives

Introducing the course and the basic concepts of SSLD (Strategies & Skills Learning & Development).

What is SSLD?5:38

1.5 Introducing N3C0:33

1.6 Individualized N3C1:06

1.7 N3C: Circumstances4:13

1.8 N3C: Characteristics2:13

1.9 N3C: Capacity3:21

Relationship & N3C2:52

Taught By

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

Transcript

For any relationship to occur, you obviously would involve at least two people. We have Sam and Leslie. They each would get into a relationship because they have needs that they want to be addressing and their needs could also be different. Say, for example, Sam may need affiliation, attachment, intimacy. Leslie may be looking for security, support, and proving himself or herself. These two sets of needs may be very compatible, or they may get into conflict with each other. And what they would need to do is obviously, to communicate and see if they can negotiate a better outcome. And Leslie and Sam, when they get together, meet each other and start to develop a relationship, there will be a different set of circumstances. Sam may be someone who is divorced or unemployed. Leslie may be someone who just got promoted or he or she may have some form of childcare obligation. And there's, of course, the circumstances in which they meet. They may be meeting in a class or see each other in a museum or even meet in a party. Both of them will be bringing in their own characteristics into the picture. Leslie may be a highly controlling and suspicious person. Sam, on the other hand, can be someone who is sensitive and emotional. And again, how compatible these two sets of characteristics are is an open question. Finally, whether a relationship is going to work pit well or not, will be contingent upon their respective capacities. And this can be referring to financial, intellectual, emotional, social capital, or something like physical strength and skill. And whether a relationship will work out or not would be very much depending on how their needs, circumstances, characteristics, and capacities are negotiated. And have you noticed in this particular presentation, the word relationship is missing one letter? Yes, you are right. In relationships, the most important part is the n, the interaction, the communication, and the compatibility between the two parties. So you can actually talk about another set of N3Cs, communication, compatibility, and collaboration.

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