| Title | Referral Relationship: Illuminating the Ways Palliative Care Creates a Holding Environment for Referring Clinicians. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | Brenner KO, Logeman J, Rosenberg LB, Shalev D, Jackson VA, Seaton M, Jacobsen JC, Emanuel LL |
| Journal | J Palliat Med |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 185-192 |
| Date Published | 2022 Feb |
| ISSN | 1557-7740 |
| Keywords | Female, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, Humans, Neoplasms, Oncologists, Palliative Care, Referral and Consultation |
| Abstract | Palliative care supports referring colleagues in multiples ways. This support to referring colleagues is not often explored in the literature, yet the psychological concept that best describes it is the holding environment. The holding environment is the relational space palliative care offers referring clinicians for processing emotions and information. Using the case of Gloria, a patient living with cancer, this article discusses ways palliative care creates a holding environment for her referring oncologist, Dr. Ko. As palliative care clinicians, we create this relational space for referring clinicians when we change the dynamic, accompany the clinician, recognize challenges, establish expectations, and share a clinical second look. This article is the sixth in a series exploring the psychological elements of palliative care. |
| DOI | 10.1089/jpm.2021.0527 |
| Alternate Journal | J Palliat Med |
| PubMed ID | 35020480 |
