Know Yourself!
Evaluate individual and group behavior and become thoroughly knowledgeable about the patient´s individual characteristics, situations and issues.
Analyze the influence of hereditary, environmental and psychosocial factors on the patient, as well as the inter and intra-psychical dynamics and social relations. The purpose is to guide patient´s diagnosis and psychological care and monitor the patient during his/her treatment or physical and psychological cure by providing individual or family therapy.
Provide the patient and patient´s family members with emotional support and help them understand issues related to organic disease, crises, and loss.
Provide the health care team with emotional support in situations of stress.