Lessons from a Therapist's Chair: Optimizing Palliative Communication Through Psychotherapy Best Practices and Skills (TH367)

The use of communication as a therapeutic tool is an essential piece of both palliative medicine and psychotherapy. The approach with which communication is conceptualized and taught, however, is markedly different between the two fields. In hospice and palliative medicine training, we often teach generalized communication tools and strategies. By contrast, communication training in the psychotherapy setting hinges upon the concept of case formulation. A case formulation is a conceptualization of the unique core psychological issue a patient or family may be struggling with.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research