{"id":703,"date":"2019-01-17T17:38:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T17:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2019-04-29T10:22:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T09:22:28","slug":"exploring-compassion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/perth-and-kinross\/exploring-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perth and Kinross, meeting three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>June, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this session we chose to focus on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/files\/2019\/01\/Principles-3.pdf\">language<\/a> of the standards and started with the newest addition &#8211; Compassion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We started with language, as the the partners felt it was important to break down the meaning of the principles in order to understand how we could communicate, evaluate and assess whether they were being delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/files\/2019\/01\/Principles-3.pdf\">worksheets,<\/a> partners worked in different groups sharing anecdotes and experiences of how they or their organisation deliver compassionate care. They jotted down key words associated with these experiences, and developed some further questions that we could discuss in future sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our learning from this session prompted a sector call out through Iriss\u2019s social media platform, for others to share their experiences of delivering compassionate care. A selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/compassionate-care-2\/\">compassionate care stories<\/a> can be found on this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following images highlight the most popular views of what we think compassion, and compassionate care looks, feels and sounds like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners explored the following subjects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is compassion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>You need to be treated compassionately before you can show compassion to others<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>It can be as complex or as easy to describe as you want<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>It can mean many different things to lots of different people<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Conversations about compassion can bring many emotions to the surface, which can challenge or inform your understanding of it<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it look like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Creating a safe environment<\/li><li>A space that communicated compassion non-verbally<\/li><li>Being in the space with someone, both emotionally and physically<\/li><li>Proximity to a person<\/li><li>Can be a reassuring touch<\/li><li>Responsive body language<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it feel like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Being accepted<\/li><li>Being patient<\/li><li>Connecting with someone in particular space or moment<\/li><li>Connection<\/li><li>A sense of justice and fairness<\/li><li>Sharing your relevant experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Showing compassion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Showing compassion, is it an action?<\/li><li>Do you have to consider what risks are involved?<\/li><li>Should this be separate from personal feelings about compassion?<\/li><li>Can it be carried through different services and process?<\/li><li>How do you consider clients feeling of compassion to workers and the service?<\/li><li>You need to know the whole story<\/li><li>Gauging the level of compassion needed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/scot-health-and-social-care-standards\/files\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-14.52.45.png\" alt=\"Empathy, Compassion, Sadness, Fear, Anger\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perth and Kinross, meeting three June, 2018 In this session we chose to focus on the language of the standards and started with the newest addition &#8211; 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