12 Traits of a Good Boss.

Dr. David Austin posted a review of "12 Traits of a Good Boss."

You might not be a boss, but I think you should read these tips.

I'm not a boss, but I am a Recreational Therapist for children. I think these same tips are good for people who are group leaders.

Go to this link to read it:
http://rt-blog.blogspot.com/2011/01/12-traits-of-great-boss.html

Here is my slant on using these tips to help patients:

1. Ask patient how you can help her (or him) reach their goals or meet their needs. (Doing a good assessment and continued re-evaluations.)

2. Provide your patient with the resources needed to help her (or him) meet his treatment goals.

3. Give patient feedback.

4. Provide opportunities for the patient to have personal growth.

5. Keep personal and private information private. Patients don’t need to know our personal
life struggles. They have enough on their own plate.

6. Be trustworthy. Keep promises and commitments.

7. Be compassionate. This is a trait that most Recreational Therapists already have. Treat the patient as a person and not a patient. I work in mental health, so, Naturally, I feel this is very important tip for psychiatric settings.

8. Be a good listener. Take time to really pay attention to them. Use eye contact. Listen to tone of voice and how they say it. Watch their body language.

9. Give feedback prior to the patients treatment team or care plan meeting.

10. Understand your patient’s strengths and areas of needed improvement. Understand what their primary target needs are.

11. Follow the same rules. I’ll put my slant on this based on my experiences working in mental health setting with children. Here are some examples: if a kid gets aren’t allowed drinks and snacks during the group setting then it wouldn’t be appropriate for the recreational therapist to have a snack or to eat in front of the child. And it wouldn’t be appropriate to do other things that the patient isn’t allowed. In other words: be a good role model.

12. Acknowledge patients accomplishments and let them know you’re on their side and that you’re there to help them. Help promote their morale.

These tips come from Big Career in the Big City: