Understanding Relationships

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Understand what is meant by 'a relationship’.

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1
  Define ‘relationship’
  
• 1.2
  Describe different types of relationships and their importance to self and others.
  
• 1.3
  Explain the importance of knowing and respecting boundaries within relationships.
  

2 — Understand family relationships.

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1
  State what is meant by a nuclear family.
  
• 2.2
  Describe how family structures in Britain have changed in recent decades.
  
• 2.3
  Describe how relationships within a family change over time.
  

3 — Understand personal and social relationships.

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1
  Identify the characteristics of personal and social relationships.
  
• 3.2
  Describe the boundaries of both a personal and a social relationship.
  

4 — Understand working relationships.

Assessment Criteria

• 4.1
  Outline the roles and responsibilities of an employer and employee in a working relationship.
  
• 4.2
  Compare a working relationship to a social or family relationship.
  

5 — Know how to behave appropriately in different relationships.

Assessment Criteria

• 5.1
  Describe skills needed to develop and maintain relationships.
  
• 5.2
  Explain the importance of trust within a relationship.
  
• 5.3
  Assess possible causes of conflict within a relationship and how these might be overcome.