Cultivating Compassion Awareness Tool Kit – seek and celebrate 4

Step 2: Here is a COMPASSION mnemonic to help you celebrate the episode

Compassion, care, courage, competence, communication and commitment. Which were relevant and how were they demonstrated? Objectivity – how did you show that you were fair and impartial and non discriminatory Minimise harm – what risks were involved and how did you minimise them? Promote benefit- what good did you do in the situation and how did you know? Autonomy- how did you show that you respected the person as an individual? Suffering – was someone suffering? If so how? Sympathy – was this needed in this situation? How did you demonstrate this? Integrity –how did you demonstrate this and how would an observer recognise it? Optimism- was it appropriate to be hopeful in this situation? How did you do this? Non complacency- how might you develop what you have learned for the future?

Compassion and Ethical Care – A reflective activity

This an exercise to help you think about and write down an episode from your own practice in which you made a positive difference to a patient, family member or colleague.

Step 1

Describe the situation and identify what was good about it.

What difference did you make to the other person?

Explain why you acted that way.

What values were involved?