Patient Centered Care
Always ask permission: Always ask permission. “Would you like some company?” “Can we talk?” “Is it ok if I sit next to you?” “How can I help you?” “Would...
Always ask permission: Always ask permission. “Would you like some company?” “Can we talk?” “Is it ok if I sit next to you?” “How can I help you?” “Would...
A “green dot” is someone who is experiencing an emotional emergency. That may be because someone consumed a substance that has put them in an altered and agitated state....
Ideally, try to handle the situation at the participant’s camp, where they have a familiar atmosphere and, with any luck, supportive friends and campmates. If the person’s camp is...
There is an art and a learnable skill to describing a situation in a clear, concise manner to someone who has just arrived to the scene, whether it is...
Keep in mind, this isn’t useful expression bingo. You probably won’t want to use all of them. But most have been used, to great effect, by medics, Zendo sitters,...
Conversing with the Altered – “Looping” Looping in the participantʼs train of thought and speech is quite common. They are processing a set of considerations linearly, but the complexity...
Human brains are really good at reading into a situation. Historically, if the bushes rattled, the guys who imagined a tiger behind them could take defensive action. It’s a...
Caring for the body and physical needs of the person in crisis is often a very important part of changing their experience. It is sometimes thought that it is...
Some ideas on approaching a participant: We know to ask to touch them. We can also ask if they’d like some company, like to talk; ask how they’d like...