Health care providers need to examine their attitudes and assumptions towards clients. Are they accurate? What are some of the assumptions people make about clients? Behaviour needs to be based on kindness and respect.If one has certain assumptions and attitudes, how will these affect behavior? Compassion refers to a deep awareness of the suffering. An important part of our support to clients and families who are engaged in a continuum of care over years, is an awareness of the effects of our thoughts, feelings, behaviour and intentions, and how we deal with these as well as an understanding of thoughts and feelings of patients and their families.
