[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

Clinical Consideration
It is important that every client understands that they are in charge in the
treatment room; that nothing occurs without their consent and that any
aspect of interaction or intervention can be halted at any time. Because
those who have experienced traumatic events may feel particularly
vulnerable, this understanding warrants heightened consideration.
It is important that the client understands that if anything does not feel right to
them, in any way, they need to inform the therapist so that treatment can be
paused, changes/modifications discussed and carried out in a manner that is
satisfactory to the client. This affirms that the client’s voice matters – they are in
control.
In addition to verbal direction from the client, it is the professional’s
responsibility to be attentive and appropriately responsive to client non-verbal
cues that indicate discomfort and/or unease.
Establishing the treatment room and therapist/client interaction as a safe
environment enhances the therapeutic process and treatment outcomes.
Client-Centered Care
A safe therapeutic environment ensures that the client has opportunities to
express their needs and priority concerns.
Client-centered care looks beyond the mere delivery of services to the client to
include advocacy, empowerment, respect for the client’s autonomy and
participation in decision-making (Andrade 2013).
The authors embrace a clinical philosophy that encompasses a collaborative
position of working with a client rather than on a client. Respecting that, while
the therapist is the professional in the therapeutic relationship with expertise to
help guide the treatment process, clients are experts on their own lives and
bodies and what they feel and experience.