Relating skills : a practical guide to effective personal relationships/ Richard Nelson-Jones

includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1 Introduction: importance of relationships; a relating skills approach; learning relating skills; what you bring to relationships. Part 2 Skills: disclosins skills; listening skills; showing understanding skills; managing shyness skills; choosing a partner skills; trust skills; caring skills; intimacy skills; companionship skills; sexual relating skills; assertion skills; managing anger skills; solving relationship problem skills; develop your relating skills

"Relating Skills represents a considerable revision and expansion of the internationally successful Human Relationship Skills. This challenging book continues the aim of helping people to make better choices in their personal relationships. The author identifies which relating skills people require and demonstrates how they can be learned, encouraging readers to accept responsibility for maintaining and developing them. New to this edition are chapters on skills of trust, caring, intimacy, companionship and sexual relating. Numerous practical exercises assist readers to develop their knowledge and skills."--Jacket