MUSER & MUSIINGPLACE RELATIONSHIPS

 

In the ‘health and caring professions’ there is a concept to do with professional relationships between service provider and ‘patient’. It’s acronym is UPR – Unconditional Positive Regard – in acknowledgement of the reality that a requirement to “LOVE” a patient would be totally inappropriate. 'LOVE' is a loaded concept, it is emotional and beyond 'the rational' as is 'EROTIC LOVE' – both symbolised by the heart – and thus quite inappropriate in the context of the caring professions.

In the case of 'caring relationships' when intellectual cum rational concerns come into play, typically the 'gestural hand' turns up in the symbolism. This particularly evident in 'Eastern Spiritual Belief Systems' such a in Hinduism and Buddhism where 'the hand' is often to be found in iconography. 'Caring hands' are powerful symbols across 'cultural divides' and arguably usable in the 'value systems' espoused by local governance in a 'social science context' – eg. Launceston's. Unquestionably, UPR must be a KPI factor when evaluating a Local Govt's performance – no ifs, no buts!

Anyone who has experienced a serious ‘medical event’ will have experienced UPR albeit that they might not be able to put words to what they have experienced. Indeed, like ‘love’, its not anything you can describe but you know it when it is there, and thankfully it is, and it is all around us all the time.

Arguably, that is not entirely the case in regard to ‘professionalism’ in governance. It’s glaringly absent in musingplaces that operate as 'Cost Cetres' as the 'bureaucratic imperative' demands other things of themselves and 'musers'.

Nonetheless musingplaces need to regard their constituents, their Community of Ownership & Interest with UPR.

If the class of ‘professional standards’ applied to the ‘caring professions’ were to be applied to the governors, managers and operatives in 'musingplaces’ cultural relevance would be, and is, well served

UPR in the 'caring professions' describes the prizing of the individual, meaning holding no judgement towards them and accepting them fully, just as they are.

This Carl Rogers UPR quote described a way of being in the relationship as: “A caring which is not possessive, which demands no personal gratification."  It involves an acceptance of and a caring for 'the client' as a separate person, with permission for him to have her/his own feelings and experiences and to find her/his own meanings for them.” (Rogers, 1967)

For positive regard to be unconditional in a 'therapeutic relationship', the therapist must accept all of the client’s feelings and experiences equally and avoid making judgements about their value or validity. The same can be held true in governance albeit that politically there are often ideas in contest.

Using UPR Carl Rogers believed that self-acceptance is a key ingredient for therapeutic movement and growth in therapy. Again, the same can be held true in institutional governance and service delivery albeit that there are often ideas in contest

Rogers elegantly captures the essence of this sentiment in this  quote:  “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change.” (Rogers, 1967) 

UPR means offering full acceptance towards clients, a constituency, musers and others while operating in the their service – thus making growth and change possible.

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