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Let me start this chapter by paraphrasing a well known passage in the Bible (1 Cor. 13):
I may be the most verbally able person imaginable, but if I cannot relate comfortably to others, it is in the end nothing but mere noise or words.
I may be brilliant at seeing what lies ahead; I may have attended many courses, have many qualifications, and have read many books; I may be a great achiever, a fantastic organiser, but if I cannot relate comfortably to others, I am useless.
I may give all my money, my time, and indeed my whole life to my work,but if I cannot relate comfortably to others, in the end I cannot claim to have done anything at all.
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Garland, M. (1983). Patients, Staff and Attitudes. In: The Other Side of Psychiatric Care. New Approaches to Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16985-6_2
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