Introducing Compassionate and Relational Enquiry (CARE): A Three-Day Training for Mental Health Clinicians on Relational Ways of Working

Research shows that, in mental healthcare, empathy and active listening skills play a fundamental role in the therapeutic relationship. Despite this, clinicians receive little training in cultivating these qualities, and there is a dearth of training in therapeutic relationships and relational care...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2024-08, Vol.60 (6), p.1037-1041
Main Authors: Razzaque, Russell, Mckenzie, Emma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community and Environmental Psychology
Compassion
Empathy
Fresh Focus
Integrated care
Listening comprehension
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Mental health professionals
Mental health services
Patients
Psychiatry
Responses
Skills
Sympathy
Therapeutic alliances
Trainees
Training
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Summary:Research shows that, in mental healthcare, empathy and active listening skills play a fundamental role in the therapeutic relationship. Despite this, clinicians receive little training in cultivating these qualities, and there is a dearth of training in therapeutic relationships and relational care in this field more generally. In response to this paucity of training, a new intensive three-day training programme has been developed called Compassionate and Relational Enquiry (CARE). The CARE training programme has recently been delivered to a number of mental health teams in different boroughs of an NHS Trust and has undergone several rounds of redevelopment. This paper outlines the CARE training programme’s objectives and mode of delivery, and subsequently presents questionnaire results from recent CARE trainees regarding their experience of the nature and utility of the training. Four main themes emerged from responses to the question of the utility of the training, these were ‘A shift towards more person-centred care’, ‘Strengthens the therapeutic relationship’, ‘Facilitates more collaborative care with patients and their families’ and ‘Development of new skills and therapeutic techniques’. The paper concludes by discussing the potential of this training to help forge a substantial shift in the culture of mental health services in a systemic way.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-024-01272-9