Title: Identify methods that are used to promote positive friendships.
Course: Individual Development (19260-36) > Section: Analyzing Relationship Development

Identification should include

- being positive
- practicing positive peer pressure
- developing sensitivity, empathy, communication, and listening skills
- respecting boundaries
- ensuring equality
- respecting diversity
- supporting/encouraging a healthy lifestyle
- building future orientation
- being open, honest, and nonjudgmental
- respecting privacy
- being dependable.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the difference between a relationship and a friendship?
- How do disabilities affect the ability to make friendships?
- What steps can you take to help those experiencing social isolation make positive friendships?
- What are the qualities of a friend? What interpersonal skills are needed to build and maintain friendships?
- How does developing and maintaining personal relationships correlate to the workplace?

Communication

- What is the importance of expressing feelings and ideas to others?
- What might be some consequences of not expressing feelings and ideas to others?
- Why is community access important to making friendships?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are acquired through building and maintaining personal relationships?
- Under what circumstances might friendships end?
- What strategies could you use to successfully end personal relationships?

Management

- What are some problems that might arise when developing and maintaining friendships?
- What can we learn about ourselves through self-evaluation?
- What can you do to help ensure that your relationships are kept positive?