Sharp Scratch episode 92: Being yourself at work

In this episode of Sharp Scratch, Charlotte, Kayode, and Maz delved back into the topic of self-disclosure. Building on aprevious episode where the panel debated whether clinicians should share details about their own health and illness with patients, this episode explored how sharing aspects of our personal identity at work can be beneficial, how it can be damaging, and how we can better protect patients and ourselves.A bit of backgroundEvery consultation we have with a patient reveals something about us, sometimes deliberately, and sometimes incidentally. Managing what we bring and share with patients is something that takes a great deal of self-knowledge and reflection, and often can only be learnt with experience.For this episode, we were joined by expert guest Brendan Dunlop. Brendan is a clinical psychologist and lecturer at the University of Manchester who has developed a framework to help clinicians make decisions about disclosure. He is also the…
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