A clinician-centered talk by Hallie Bulkin about using thoughtful referrals to reduce family overwhelm. Bulkin argues that framing referrals as part of a collaborative team—rather than an onerous additional requirement—can relieve families' stress, build trust, and help solve specific care 'puzzle pieces' that clinicians alone may not resolve.
I find that a lot of clinicians hesitate to refer because they don't want to overwhelm families. And I think that's a beautiful thing. But referrals, especially when we only do one at a time, and we frame it as a part of a whole team approach that builds trust, and that actually can relieve some overwhelm and some tension and some fear or unknowns that a lot of family are carry. They're carrying around on their, like, all this excess weight on their shoulders because they just feel like, well, I'm doing this, but it's not working. But also I'm told I need to do this, so I don't want to stop it. So bringing in that additional person to actually solve that puzzle piece and kind of help continue moving things forward can be really, really great. So.
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