DEVELOPING & MAINTAINING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Based on assessed need, Agency staff are trained to coach participants in interpersonal relationships which require the most effort to nurture and maintain. Close relationships are sometimes called interpersonal relationships. The closest relationships are most often found with family and a small circle of best friends.

These are also the relationships that give a person the most joy and satisfaction. An interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people that may range from short-lived to lasting. 

Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social, cultural and other influences. The context can vary from family or kinship relations, friendship, marriage, relations with associates, work, clubs, neighborhoods, and places of worship. They may be regulated by law, custom, or mutual agreement, and are the basis of social groups and society as a whole.