I'm surprised nobody has pointed out the absolutely galling patient-blaming:
(Emphasis mine)
I have just read this again. Does it not underline the issue with BPS and rehab/physio these same people insisting on not using objective measures - and yet ... any time the answer is something they didn't like from the patient it is being dismissed as 'they just weren't thinking right'.
Totally undermines all research or science claims?! Because if the leading questions still get a wrong answer it isn't counted, and if even then the answer isn't what they want it is ignored. ANd even if it isn't significant then, it's treated as if it is an edict anyway so patient's feedback is ignored.
I mean the utter paternalism/misogyny (insert other options as relevant) of it. It really underlines how it needs to be outlawed and removed from
any HCPs - but
particularly physios, who have NO training OR responsibility for psychology or mental health - and re-categorised as what it is: misogyny and any comment suggesting 'a bit mad' should be seen as the really damaging power move that it is. ie an attempt to silence.
And should have penalties to the individual doing it that are in line in magnitude to the potential harm done: ie someone might then be unable to access healthcare for their condition ever again, and have their being listened to removed from them - so very, very serious implications.
Nevermind it actively been done meaning harm reported is ignored in order to do the same thing
again. That is the definition of
callous and unprofessional.
The fact the profession is allowed to use this as is if it isn't some
huge power they shouldn't have as a weapon, and they pretend it isn't being used as a weapon to gerrymander results and feedback, and then the huge damage it does isn't being acknowledged I find outrageous. It is worse, like when someone is 'managed out' at work instead of having to tick all the boxes to fire them, than going through the correct route - which has protections for a reason (even if those probably are flawed too by hierarchy) - this is being used to undermine and sidestep those protections that are alongside such serious accusations.
And it's seeping into workplaces where some orrible misogynist boss can just infer some woman is hysterical again, like its the 70s except women are doing it this time too, just because they don't like their face or want to man not ball their feedback or cover the injury done by overwork or bad management. SO whilst I'd hope someone would be sacked for being racist, certainly outright, in most places, and it affecting their treatment, this tactic is allowed to be used all the time as a way of being bigoted in a more impactful way without having to be asked said questions.
