Barriers of Communication in a Diverse Children Client Group

Introduction
 I worked with children client group
100 children in the group
The children were from different races and diversity
I worked towards proper management of the group for
better outcomes

Barriers of Communication
• Stereotype
• Stereotype - oversimplified or fixed idea or belief that is
widely held, concerning a particular group or individual.
The interaction process would have been perfect,
harmonious and progressive had it not been for the
barrier of stereotype
• Children from the same orientations as similar
nationalities were closer to each other.
• There was an increased level of fragmentation and
discrimination because of stereotype

Prejudice
• . Prejudice refers to the positive or negative feelings that
are deeply held on a group or individual. Prejudice reduced
the efficiency of interaction in the children client group.
Example
• Hispanic national refused to listen to a group leader who
was an American. The group leader gave out directions and
tasks to the Hispanic. The Hispanic felt offended because
he thought he was treated unfairly by the group leader.
• The reason for that is because of prejudice which informed
the rudeness of the Hispanic

Language barrier
• The cosmopolitan client group creates a problem of
language understanding.
• When communication is broken, interaction is impaired.
• Alternative- Translation Kit that uses the technology of
translation.
• Downside- it never played the role of bringing the
children together to the extent it was expected