Counselling

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Listening to someone and advising them about their problems or opportunities or options.

A large and diffuse collection of activities which are conventionally said to be good have grown up in and around healthcare under the general description of counselling.

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"The lateral movement of the head to an angle of 45° to the vertical by a palliative care nurse specialist. It is intended to convey sympathy and understanding. (Mac from Macmillan nurse—a specialist palliative care nurse—and tilt.)" [1][1]


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References

  1. BMJ 2007;335:1295 (22 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.39414.699005.94
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