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Re: affairs
Monica · 3/20/00 at 10:05 pm ET
Understood about the Unconditional Positive Regard. And in the vast majority of cases, I am able to separate what I would do from what my client should do. Even if I think something is right, my client needs to find their own solution. It may not be what I would do, but if it works for them, that's what counts. This I encounter alot.
Two thoughts on UPR: I don't have to agree with someone to show respect and regard for them. Also, you certainly must have some kinds of issues that make so much noise in your head that you can't hear the client. In other words, are there some issues that bother you so much you can't withhold your personal feelings. I think if some issue is problematic for us, even if we try to conceal it, it comes through in subliminal ways, and the client is likely to pick up on it.
I'll give you a clearcut example of something I absolutely couldn't listen to: a client that abuses animals. Simply couldn't.
When I was studying to be a recreation therapist (my first vocation after waitressing), we were taught that eventually all of us would encounter an individual that we simply could not effectively work with. Despite all our training in being the ultimate "people persons," we are still human and I believe this applies to all of us.
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