Dignity in everyday care

Dignity violations are almost never intentional. They arise from inattention - from task focus, time pressure and habit. They accumulate. Small erosion by small erosion, until the person in front of you feels that they have ceased to be a person and become a problem. This module explores both dimensions of dignity: the psychology of what it means to feel dignified or undignified - drawing on the work of Donna Hicks, Harvey Max Chochinov and Tom Kitwood - and the specific moments in physical care, language, information-sharing and autonomy where dignity is either honoured or eroded. It also explores what dignity asks of you personally. The quality of attention required to protect another person's dignity is not automatic. It is a practice - one that this module invites you to begin. Because the person in front of you is not a problem to be solved. They are a human being to be seen.

The psychology of dignity What it feels like to be seen as a person - and what erodes that feeling without anyone intending harm

Four dimensions, five questions - Physical, relational, informational, and autonomy dignity - and five questions to carry into every encounter

When dignity is hardest to maintain Challenging behaviour, cognitive impairment, end of life - the moments where dignity matters most and is most easily lost

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 7 Lessons

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      Before You Begin

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      What dignity actually is

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      The Four Dimensions of Dignity

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      When Dignity is Hardest to Maintain

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      Five Questions for Daily Practice

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      Waiting to Be Seen

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      A field note to take with you

Technology can manage a situation. Only you can make someone feel seen.

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