Some effective strategies to support families emotionally and psychologically include: –Putting Listening First: Leading with an open, empathetic mindset and allowing families to voice their thoughts and concerns before providing information can facilitate deeper understanding and promote feelings of support.
Fostering Resilience: Identifying and acknowledging the family’s past experiences with coping strategies can be a powerful tool in promoting resilience. Encourage family members to reflect on and tap into these coping mechanisms as a means of navigating the present challenges they face.
It is important to encourage self-care practices among the caregivers. They can go about it by relieving each other off of taking care of the patient and making more time for themselves to practice self-care.
