Relationship Building

What is relationship building?

• Relationship building is a
combination of skills that a
person uses in order to
connect with others to form
positive relationships
Importance of relationship building with
other volunteers, employees, and interns
• Allows for a better and more
enjoyable environment
• Allows you to be
comfortable with the people
who you will be working with
• Allows tasks to be more
productive
Importance of relationship building with
the children
• It allows the children to feel
more at ease
• It allows a child to feel safe
in this new environment that
they are in
• It promotes trust
Strategies to help with relationship
building
• Remembering names
• Remembering personal
details
• Respecting everyone’s
privacy
Some Kates Club go-tos for relationship
building
• 2 truths and a lie
• Investigator
• I spy
• That’s Me!
Quiz
1. T/F: Since I am mainly working with children, my focus is to only build relationships with the
children that I will be working with

2. T/F: Building relationships within the organization allows the children, employees, interns, and
volunteers to feel more comfortable with one another

3. T/F: I must pry a child if they isolate themselves

4. T/F: If boundaries are not practiced, it could have a negative impact on relationship building

5. T/F: Kate’s Club utilizes various strategies in order to help improve relationship building