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Is there an evidence base for intuition and empathy? The risks and benefits of inviting an older person to discuss unresolved loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2006

Ed Peile
Ed Peile
Affiliation:
Aston Clinton Surgery, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, UK
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Abstract

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This paper relates a common problem in community practice. A client chose to share information with a support worker who was unsure of her competence to deal with the disclosure. An innovative and reflective approach to finding evidence for potential benefit or harm is described, together with an interpretation of this evidence, and finally recommendations for clinical practice based on ‘best available evidence’.

Keywords

bereavementcounsellingdisclosureempathic listeningevidence-based practice
Type
Original Article
Information
Primary Health Care Research & Development , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 71 - 77
Copyright
2000 Arnold