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[...] Lines 44 to 47 "Whether it's about 'proximity', 'presence' or 'knowing how to love', it's well the consequences of the attempt to neutralize and de-sensitize the different modalities of sensitivity and subjectivity in the aid, accompaniment or care relationship, which was previously understood as a 'good distance', that it is considered necessary to remedy.» Lines 47 to 50 'And thus to recover the value and importance of the links by which all relationship is woven: links of proximity, presence to oneself and to others, sensitivity to the other, concern for oneself, concern for the other, solicitude and encounter, if this list can be exhaustive.' Lines 54 to 63 'The criticisms of what has in fact become a "doxa" are diverse and are accompanied by: of the rehabilitation of the place of emotions in the accompaniment or care relationship, notably for what they allow to understand and to put in sense of oneself, of the other and of the situations crossed; of the denunciation of the technicization of the accompaniment, aid and care work, technicization accentuated by the rigid and unnuanced application of various normative reference frameworks concerning quality and safety for example; of the feeling of a dehumanization of relational work in institutions, devices or social spaces themselves dehumanized; of the feeling of a loss of the sense of professional engagement; Lines 88 to 93Other participants, including many professionals responsible for training new professionals, and managers, team leaders, and facility managers, consider, not without reason, that the concept of 'good distance' is still relevant and that not only can we not do without discussing it, but the ability to establish a 'good relational distance' with beneficiaries is a main professional skill, and therefore one of those to be acquired and developed during training and professional experience . » Lines 94-95 'The Good distance would be the ability to have empathy without being eaten away by the situation of the person in front of you. » Lines 97-101'It is worth noting that this notion is rarely defined positively but is most often mentioned when it is precisely lacking in a particular situation. [...]
[...] Instrument of evaluation? Cursor to be well positioned? Lines 134 to 137 'the Lines 134 to 137 'the requirements of a professionalism implying a distinction to be preserved between private life and professional work (the professional is neither a friend, nor a companion, nor a parent), and in the clinical concern for the effectiveness of relational action, for which a certain distance between the intervener and the person being cared for or accompanied is necessary. » Lines 138-140 '"the good distance" for each professional group, for each user, and could we even say, for each encounter, is thus a construct, with multiple dimensions: ethical, technical, clinical, subjective, institutional» Lines 225-229 'The encounter is not only the relationship between two beings. [...]
[...] Commentary Through this article, I was able to understand that the therapeutic distance, which is based on the framework of attachment, focuses on the proximity-distance dynamic in the therapeutic relationship. I was able to become aware of the fact that the relationship between the patient and the caregiver is considered a key element of care. The article showed me that the work of a caregiver consists of intensely focusing on each encounter with the patient, and that the caregiver must engage emotionally and intellectually on their own side. [...]
[...] This distance is not measured quantitatively but only qualitatively. I can say that physical distance is not important, as it is the empathetic distance or the emotional connection with the patient that is the most important. I understood that too great a closeness between the caregiver and the patient can also distort the therapeutic distance and be counterproductive, because excessive identification with the patient can alter the caregiver's professional and socially strategic position to effectively face the disease (that's why the caregiver's influence on their family environment is often reduced). [...]
[...] It is then mainly an instrument for evaluating the position taken in a relationship, graspable in the quantifiable categories of more and less, namely 'too much and not enough'.» Lines 102 to 108 'Another thing is the questioning of the quality of a presence, not graspable in these prime categories. So, sometimes described as 'obsolete', other times qualified as 'still relevant', 'neutralizing' or 'unaffecting', are we talking about the same distance each time? Or are we actually talking about a plurality of distances? Distance to oneself, distance to the other? Spatial distanciation, temporal distanciation? Psychic distance, physical distance? Distance changing according to the meaning and objectives given to the relationship? [...]
