I was put in an interesting situation while on a recent placement. I was under the direct supervision of one physio and did fairly routine work day to day. I began to feel like the physio was being a bit distant with me and wasn't giving me adequate supervision but just put that down to the routine nature of the area and the personality of the supervisor.
It was only towards the end of the placement that I discovered that a member of the physio's family was going through some serious medical issues. I wasn't sure how to react to the information. She had obviously decided not to tell me about what was happening so I decided that she probably did not want to draw any attention to what she was going through.
I decided that the best way to react was to continue as normal as if I had not received the information. I continued with the work that I was given for the week or so until the end of the placement. I guess the thing that I learnt from this situation was to take into account things that our supervisors might be going through before judging them. We are beginnning to develop this skill of empathy with our patients but I think this is something that should carry over into our dealings with other health professionals as well.
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That is interesting to note, at the same time I believe it is our supervisor's role to try and be as impassive as possible and (just like us students) not let their personal lives interfere with our education or their treatments.
Saying that, there are obviously circumstances where personal matters will influence their mood/personality, and it is great to be reminded that supervisors 'are people too!'
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