Summary Of Therapeutic Communication

As we know, therapeutic communication can be performed by many individuals. The book states that it occurs between any two persons. Healthcare providers use therapeutic communication as a means to give support and to be able to effectively communicate with their patients. Therapeutic communication can be defined as the face-to-face process of interacting that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a patient according to National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Therapeutic communication between provider and patient is formal, and therapeutic communication between patient and friend is informal. The book gives some example of differences in providers and layperson use of therapeutic communication, “The provider