CHAPTER C6
Helping Learners Develop the Means to Deal with Challenging Relationships in Work Placements:
The importance of creativity
Dr Peter Alcott, School of Management, Faculty of Management and Law University of Surrey
There can be few situations on a work placement more stressful, demotivating and difficult to manage than a difficult relationship. This chapter describes an approach that has been developed at the University of Surrey to help students in such situations, examine the situation from different perspectives and develop a range of strategies for dealing with the situation.