Can Practitioners Deal Constructively with a Patient’s Distrust, Skepticism, Disappointment, Criticism, and Anger Directed at Them?
How Can Practitioners Deal Constructively with a Patient’s Distrust, Skepticism, Disappointment, Criticism, and Anger Directed at Them? Answer by Dr. Hammer I find myself returning repeatedly to the issue of…
Should Practitioners Talk to Patients about Psychological Problems and Processes in the Context of CM Thinking and Treatment?
How Should Practitioners Talk to Patients about Psychological Problems and Processes in the Context of CM Thinking and Treatment? Answer by Dr. Hammer Example Condition A 73-year-old male patient (Mr….
Issues Relevant to Any Therapeutic Relationship
4 Issues Relevant to Any Therapeutic Relationship The Contract The person who comes for acupuncture is asking for help, usually with a specific problem. Most often at this juncture in…
Conditions for Healing, Growth, and Change
2 Conditions for Healing, Growth, and Change Confronting the Best and the Worst People can grow and change when they face the best and the worst in themselves, with the…
Basic Conditions or Tenets—An Overview
1 Basic Conditions or Tenets—An Overview Respect As we will see below in some detail, respect is the foundation of any successful relationship and foremost in our considerations of a…
