Hello sonia,
Using your own experience is OK providing you don't use ONLY that because
your experience may not be typical. Being pregnant or getting married are
good examples - everyone who has been pregnant has the definitive answer as
to what is going to happen to you when you become pregnant and ditto for
marriage.
You can be truly empathic with your stroke patients without having had a
stroke. Some people will argue that using your own example can be
detrimental (could be bad/good/atypical experience may not relate at all to
the patient's situation etc). It may be better to use a collection of
examples - there is some value in experience, the more you treat the better
at judging what the outcome or needs of that individual will be.
Cheers,
Anna.
Anna Lee
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Sent: Monday, 14 August 2000 0:27
Subject: Require some help for research project.
>
> Hi. First of all, I have to aplogise for not being a physiotherapist
> (although i did consider it) but could you find it in your heart to help
me -
> thankyou.
>
> I am a third year Occupational therapy student and to recieve my honours
> degree I have to do a research project and I am researching the question
:
> "Do therapists use their own personal experience in
therapy/treatment."
> For example, whether the therapist has/had a physical condition
themselves,
> do they use their experience to reassure patient.
>
> I am trying to find any articles or books or indeed any source of
information
> on this topic.
>
>
> Thankyou for your help.
>
> Sonia.
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