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Jan 11, 2012, 12:10 AM
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Hello, I just found this community. Is there anyone who has suffered from being Alienated from their children due to a nasty divorce. I am a mother who was and 15 years later I need some help learning how to be strong and re-connect with my kids. Thank you................... CelticWoman
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Jan 15, 2012, 04:39 AM
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I have to connect with patients at work, in order to put them at ease as much as possible during their treatment (radiation). I want them to be as relaxed as possible to allow them to communicate their concerns and questions about what were are doing to them. And because they must put themselves in very exposed and vulnerable positions trust goes along way.
To build trust in a relatively short amount of time I start by telling them about me. I apologize for how cold the room is and then make some joke about how I am not cold because I have ‘extra’ insulation (fat). This lightens the mood and shows them that I don’t take myself too seriously. Then I fish for something they are interested in or do for fun. Which depending on age and sex might be video games, football, basketball, golf, clothes, shopping, their parents, their kids, their grandkids, etc….. After a few visits of talking about minor stuff some of them will start to ask more serious questions about their treatment and condition. With those first visits I am building trust. With some people, usually kids, trust is imitate because of what my name tag says, but adults and older kids will feel me out to test my knowledge their rapport with me. Trust must be built and everything I do in their presence either builds or destroys trust. With my job it is also important to be honest about my limitations and tell them “I don’t know” but Dr. So and So would, would you like me to call him for you? When building trust, telling them, “I don’t know,” but I can find out shows them that you are also learning and not a “know it all.” This may or may not be helpful with our question, but I thought I would give it a shot. I thought it could be helpful because with my kids and kids I am around apart from work, trust is also paramount. |
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Jan 15, 2012, 10:41 PM
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Family therapy?
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