ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies Foundations of Interpersonal Communication

ICOMM provides an integrated approach to the study of interpersonal communication. This accessibly written but authoritative text emphasizes the development of communication competencies, including skills, understanding the theory and research that contextualizes the skills to make them relevant to learning, and the motivation to put the skills into practice.

Roy Berko is the former associate director of the National Communication Association. He has authored or coauthored over twenty-five communication textbooks and numerous professional articles and studies. His academic work in both communication and counseling offers a unique perspective on interpersonal communication. Berko has been a professor, a mental health counselor in private practice, a crisis counselor, and a communication trainer.
Joan E. Aitken is professor of communication at Park University. A former editor of the National Communication Association's Communication Teacher, Aitken has published several books and more than fifty articles and book chapters.
Andrew Wolvin, professor of communication at the University of Maryland, is an internationally recognized expert in listening behavior. Identified as one of the top-ranked active researchers in communication, Wolvin has published widely in the field. Director of the basic communication course at Maryland, Wolvin also has extensive experience as a listening and communication consultant in federal agencies and private corporations.