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Modeling Awareness of Feelings: A Needed Tool in the Therapeutic Communication Workbox
Author(s) -
Miller Linda Eberly
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1989.tb00300.x
Subject(s) - feeling , psychotherapist , psychology , focus (optics) , therapeutic relationship , social psychology , physics , optics
Feelings are the focus of much therapeutic time with clients. This article reviews the reasons for encouraging clients to explore feelings and provides a therapeutic communication tool. Clients who are reluctant or unable to acknowledge their feelings present a challenge. One way around this impasse is for the nurse to model feelings—directly or indirectly.