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Therapeutic Therapeutic CommunicationCommunication
The Helping InterviewThe Helping Interview
Helping Relationship Helping Relationship CharacteristicsCharacteristics
CaringCaring HopefulHopeful SensitiveSensitive GenuineGenuine EmpathyEmpathy Positive RegardPositive Regard Values Self & Values Self &
OthersOthers
Empowering Empowering TeachingTeaching Goal- Oriented, Goal- Oriented,
PurposefulPurposeful Time LimitedTime Limited AssertiveAssertive
Helping vs Social RelationshipsHelping vs Social Relationships
HELPINGHELPING CareCare TrustTrust GrowthGrowth Purposeful/IntentionalPurposeful/Intentional Unequal SharingUnequal Sharing Focus on Client’s Focus on Client’s
NeedsNeeds Time LimitedTime Limited
SOCIALSOCIAL CareCare TrustTrust GrowthGrowth SpontaneousSpontaneous Similar SharingSimilar Sharing Focus on Needs of Focus on Needs of
Both IndividualsBoth Individuals OngoingOngoing
ControlControl
GIVING HELPGIVING HELP feeling importantfeeling important feeling usefulfeeling useful feeling powerfulfeeling powerful feeling gratifiedfeeling gratified feeling happyfeeling happy
NEEDING HELPNEEDING HELP feeling unimportant or feeling unimportant or
inadequateinadequate feeling useless or feeling useless or
depresseddepressed feeling powerlessfeeling powerless feeling frightened or feeling frightened or
embarrassedembarrassed feeling sad or angryfeeling sad or angry
Phases of Helping RelationshipPhases of Helping Relationship
Orientation (professional and client Orientation (professional and client to each other)to each other)
Working (identification of the Working (identification of the client’s problem)client’s problem)
Termination (resolution of the Termination (resolution of the client’s problem)client’s problem)
Orientation PhaseOrientation Phase
““getting to know you” phasegetting to know you” phase sets the tonesets the tone introductionsintroductions rolesroles initiated by the nurseinitiated by the nurse agreement/contract/goalsagreement/contract/goals trust developstrust develops
TRUSTTRUST
T T try expression try expression R R reflection reflection U U use of silence use of silence S S setting limits setting limits T T time with client time with client
Working PhaseWorking Phase
““problem solving” phaseproblem solving” phase attend to client’s needsattend to client’s needs role of teacher/counselorrole of teacher/counselor client actively participatesclient actively participates gather further datagather further data facilitate changefacilitate change evaluate problems & goalsevaluate problems & goals
TerminationTermination
““ending” phaseending” phase review and summarize progress & review and summarize progress &
goals met/not metgoals met/not met acknowledge feelingsacknowledge feelings use clear languageuse clear language check the receiver understandscheck the receiver understands
the message sentthe message sent
ResolutionResolution
clients mostly seeking explanationclients mostly seeking explanation how will problem affect their lives?how will problem affect their lives? what will need to be changed?what will need to be changed? how will they cope?how will they cope?
AvoidAvoid
arguingarguing minimizingminimizing challengingchallenging giving false giving false
reassurancereassurance interpreting or interpreting or
speculating on the speculating on the dynamics of the dynamics of the
client’s problemsclient’s problems
““selling” client on selling” client on accepting accepting treatmenttreatment
probing sensitive probing sensitive areasareas
participating in participating in criticism of any criticism of any
staff memberstaff member joining any attacks joining any attacks
led by clientled by client
Nursing Interventions to EncourageNursing Interventions to EncourageThe Helping RelationshipThe Helping Relationship
active listeningactive listening therapeutic communication techniquestherapeutic communication techniques other factorsother factors
attentive listening scaleattentive listening scale
hard to maintain eye contact hard to maintain eye contact respond before other finishes speakingrespond before other finishes speaking finish other people’s sentencesfinish other people’s sentences talk on and on so no one can respondtalk on and on so no one can respond go on working while someone is talking to go on working while someone is talking to
youyou repeat a point just maderepeat a point just made allow your mind to wander during a allow your mind to wander during a
conversationconversation
good listeninggood listening
STOP TALKINGSTOP TALKING put the speaker at easeput the speaker at ease show that you want to listenshow that you want to listen remove distractionsremove distractions empatheticempathetic be patientbe patient hold your temperhold your temper go easy on argument and criticismgo easy on argument and criticism STOP TALKINGSTOP TALKING
communication techniquescommunication techniques
open ended questions (closed for open ended questions (closed for obtaining specific information)obtaining specific information)
validating/clarifyingvalidating/clarifying reflective/restating & paraphrasingreflective/restating & paraphrasing sequencingsequencing sharing observationssharing observations acknowledging feelingsacknowledging feelings
interpersonal skillsinterpersonal skills
warmth and friendlinesswarmth and friendliness openness (acceptance)openness (acceptance) consideration of client variablesconsideration of client variables
– non-english speakingnon-english speaking– developmental considerationsdevelopmental considerations– older adultsolder adults– socioculturalsociocultural– occupationaloccupational– patients with special needspatients with special needs
other factors promoting other factors promoting therapeutic communicationtherapeutic communication
comfortable environmentcomfortable environment Providing some personal spaceProviding some personal space privacyprivacy confidentialityconfidentiality client focusclient focus optimal pacingoptimal pacing nursing observationsnursing observations
blocks to communicationblocks to communication
failure to respect failure to respect clientclient
failure to listenfailure to listen minimizing feelingsminimizing feelings inappropriate inappropriate
comments & comments & questionsquestions
excessive questionsexcessive questions yes/no questionsyes/no questions
why & howwhy & how probingprobing changing the subjectchanging the subject leading questionsleading questions adviceadvice judgmentaljudgmental false reassurancefalse reassurance giving giving
approval/disapprovalapproval/disapproval
therapeutic vs non-therapeutictherapeutic vs non-therapeutic
THERAPEUTICTHERAPEUTIC facilitates facilitates
transformation of transformation of working nurse/patient working nurse/patient relationshiprelationship
relationship allows for relationship allows for adequate & accurate adequate & accurate assessment & assessment &
data collectiondata collection performed with performed with
patient, not for patientpatient, not for patient
NON-THERAPEUTICNON-THERAPEUTIC hinders relationship hinders relationship
formationformation prevents patient from prevents patient from
becoming mutual partner becoming mutual partner & relegates him/her to & relegates him/her to passive recipient of carepassive recipient of care
disclosure, yes or no?disclosure, yes or no? use self disclosure to use self disclosure to
help clients open up to help clients open up to you – you – not to meet your not to meet your own needsown needs
keep your disclosureskeep your disclosures very briefvery brief don’t imply that your don’t imply that your
experience is exactly experience is exactly the same as the same as
the client’sthe client’s only self-disclose about only self-disclose about
situations thatsituations that you have masteredyou have mastered
monitor your own comfort monitor your own comfort with with
self-disclosureself-disclosure respect your client’s needs respect your client’s needs
for privacyfor privacy remember that there are remember that there are
cultural variations in the cultural variations in the amount of self-disclosure amount of self-disclosure considered appropriateconsidered appropriate
identify risks and benefits identify risks and benefits of of
self disclosureself disclosure discuss the goals of the discuss the goals of the
use of therapeutic self-use of therapeutic self-disclosuredisclosure
medical care is not enough!medical care is not enough!
We need more than medical We need more than medical
care or surgery--we need care or surgery--we need
competent care & competent care &
a good communicatora good communicator