Your Patient Is Not Your Friend

Keeping our professional boundaries can be a real challenge in our profession.  We spend a lot of time with our patients.  They are often really cool people.  And we're discussing intimate topics about their lives they may only talk about with really close friends.And we should certainly still have fun.  Laugh.  Make a connection with our patients.But when they cross over into the 'friend zone' we often struggle to provide the same level of care.  It's a challenge for all of us, but we have to recognize when we're acting more like a friend than a clinician.We can shy away from challenging patients we get too close too.  Break boundaries by communicating outside of our sessions.  Worry more about being liked than about providing the highest level of care.  Or even just allow the conversation to stray from clinical topics to more personal ones.If you're struggling with a few patients who are closing in on the 'friend zone', make sure to check out this 'sode!Clinical CoursesAll of the Rising clinical courses are designed to challenge the way you think and make you more confident in your clinical practice.  All online and go-at-your-own pace, you'll have lifetime access to the lectures and handouts.  Check out all the clinical courses we offer (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical).Business ResourcesWe've now helped more than 200 cash-based pelvic health practices start and grow.  We want to make sure you're building a business that works for you (instead of vice-versa) and actually enjoy the process along the way!  See all the business resources we offer (www.pelvicptrising.com/business), tailored specifically to pelvic health!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped nearly 200 pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Mentorship Program (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) and business courses to change the way pelvic health is administered.Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!