Compassion and what can happen to it: reflections of a peer support worker
Sue Williams
(Recovery and Wellbeing College, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide some reflections on how easily compassion can be eroded on a busy inpatient ward and ways in which it might be restored.
Design/methodology/approach
Narrative account.
Findings
Reflective account, no findings presented.
Originality/value
An original viewpoint concerning compassion, its importance, how it can become eroded and ways in which it might be restored from the perspective of a peer support worker.
Keywords
Citation
Williams, S. (2015), "Compassion and what can happen to it: reflections of a peer support worker", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 123-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-04-2015-0015
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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