Welcome! We are Dr. Sammy Steele, DPT, and Dr. Monika Stefanowicz, DPT, WCS. As pelvic health specialists, we explore the soft skills and self awareness needed to thrive in our niche. Our work requires a deeper intimacy and often exposes us to more stories of shame and trauma. However, few of us get training in the ”soft skills” essential for our wellbeing and longevity in this specialty. We believe the therapeutic alliance is the foundation for change and healing. Join us for new reflections, inspiration, and practical tips to thrive in your work!
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Welcome! We are Dr. Sammy Steele, DPT, and Dr. Monika Stefanowicz, DPT, WCS. As pelvic health specialists, we explore the soft skills and self awareness needed to thrive in our niche. Our work requires a deeper intimacy and often exposes us to more stories of shame and trauma. However, few of us get training in the ”soft skills” essential for our wellbeing and longevity in this specialty. We believe the therapeutic alliance is the foundation for change and healing. Join us for new reflections, inspiration, and practical tips to thrive in your work!
We have spent 36 episodes exploring how to work with someone, build better rapport, collaborate, move past our own and the patient's roadblocks to improving our quality of care and work. We realized that we haven't talked about when PT is not the answer and how we know we need to end care.
In this episode, we explore the reasons why you may choose to recommend discharge, including what we say and examples of how we handle these conversations. We can practice within our ethics AND support the patient to get the care that’s best for them.
Highlights from our conversation in Episode 37
(0:34) Introduction
(1:24) Ruling out medical red flags
(2:39) Psychological considerations
(7:52) Meaningful participation: cancellations, availability
(15:51) Mismatched PT treatment approach vs patient expectations
(21:56) Lack of progress
(33:30) Unacceptable patient behaviors
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The Conscious Clinician Podcast
Welcome! We are Dr. Sammy Steele, DPT, and Dr. Monika Stefanowicz, DPT, WCS. As pelvic health specialists, we explore the soft skills and self awareness needed to thrive in our niche. Our work requires a deeper intimacy and often exposes us to more stories of shame and trauma. However, few of us get training in the ”soft skills” essential for our wellbeing and longevity in this specialty. We believe the therapeutic alliance is the foundation for change and healing. Join us for new reflections, inspiration, and practical tips to thrive in your work!
