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.
Bowman Gray School of Medicine.
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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