The interpersonal relationship in clinical practice. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory as an assessment instrument.
The biomedical model that has long been central to medical practice is gradually being expanded to a broader biopsychosocial model. Relationship-building skills commensurate with the new paradigm need to be understood by educators and taught to medical practitioners. The person-centered, or humanistic, model of psychologist Carl Rogers provides a theoretical approach for the development of effective biopsychosocial relationships. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory (BLRI) was developed in 1962 as an assessment instrument for the person-centered model. In this article, the person-centered model and the use of the BLRI as an assessment instrument of this model are discussed. Current and potential uses of the BLRI are explored.
Simmons
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Bowman Gray School of Medicine.
Roberge
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Kendrick
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Richards
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D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States