A lot can happen in a week …

This time last week I had this mad idea to share some of my thoughts about “exercise” – not thinking that post would create such a stir! Is it really so radical to recognise that not everyone likes That Word? And that for some, the benefits of exercise aren’t as valued as other important parts of life? And that movements, like people, come in all shapes and sizes so what YOU like might not be something I like? In New Zealand we’ve also had a new emergence of Covid19 in the community, after 102 days without any community-based cases. This has been very scary for some of us, a real frustration for others, and an economic blow for many others. It’s brought out the worst in our electioneering politicians (National, I’m looking at you), and in turn led to bad behaviour on the interwebs. Bad behaviour, too, between clinicians on the interwebs. Behaviour unbecoming of senior white male clinicians, mainly. Not that this kind of unsocial behaviour is surprising to me: among some of our rehabilitation professionals there is a culture of “calling out” people who don’t hold similar beliefs, culminating in atrocious behaviour that serves no-one well. (ever heard of motivational interviewing and rolling with resistance?) In case you hadn’t worked out, I’m a woman. Furthermore I’m a middle-aged woman – at the age where I suddenly become invisible. Those micro-aggressive behaviours of opening doors f...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Off topic diversity feminism professional behaviour Source Type: blogs