Can I Wear Hearing Aids While I Sleep

Abstract: Counseling includes the concept of “therapeutic listening,” defined as providing a troubled sender the opportunity to talk through a problem. Relevant skills include empathy, providing a supportive environment, and responding appropriately. Responding appropriately is especially challenging, since the nature of our professions leads us to answer questions with data. For instance, regarding the question in the title of this presentation, we would readily reply, “No, because….” But why was the question asked?

This presentation will discuss the risks associated with missing the point of a patient’s question; concepts on therapeutic listening; and some strategies to help us refrain from answering questions too quickly and instead align our responses to the true purpose of our patients’ questions.

from the National Library for Health

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