Interesting perspective. I just shadowed a sports neurologist last night, and it brought up how a lot of patients will tell him what they think they’re dealing with before the initial evaluation starts. They throw every buzz word because what they saw on the internet or what someone told them about a particular condition. Like you said, yes there’s the rare client who will know their stuff, but it rarely happens. What I take from this perspective is allowing the client to take ownership of their information but letting the professional fill in the gaps. Fill in the gaps with the expertise and then change the clients perspective to eventually turn into trust. Do what you do!
I like that statement! Letting them take ownership of their information... One of my favorite intake questions is, "What do you think it is?" I think most people have very good intuition, and often times medical professionals never bother to ask the patient (who has the greatest understanding of their body) what their opinion is. If nothing else this makes the client feel involved in the process and heard, and if they're nowhere close to my DDx it does nothing for me to discard the information
Well said!
Interesting perspective. I just shadowed a sports neurologist last night, and it brought up how a lot of patients will tell him what they think they’re dealing with before the initial evaluation starts. They throw every buzz word because what they saw on the internet or what someone told them about a particular condition. Like you said, yes there’s the rare client who will know their stuff, but it rarely happens. What I take from this perspective is allowing the client to take ownership of their information but letting the professional fill in the gaps. Fill in the gaps with the expertise and then change the clients perspective to eventually turn into trust. Do what you do!
I like that statement! Letting them take ownership of their information... One of my favorite intake questions is, "What do you think it is?" I think most people have very good intuition, and often times medical professionals never bother to ask the patient (who has the greatest understanding of their body) what their opinion is. If nothing else this makes the client feel involved in the process and heard, and if they're nowhere close to my DDx it does nothing for me to discard the information