Step #1 – Understand it is nearly always the ’system’, rather than the people, that is lacking in empathy

This was an important discovery for me because I realised it gave me a HUGE tactical edge!

The people administering the ’system’ often dislike the bad bits as much as the next person and yet they still feel like they get the blame for it a lot of the time. One of the best ways to decrease your stress levels is to try and get on with the people who are involved in getting your care package, they will greatly appreciate knowing you understand that, as long as they do their job properly, the result of your assessment will not be up to them and you won’t blame them if it isn’t positive. As they say, a little kindness goes a long way!

Now, in case you’re thinking “what, I’ve got enough to deal with; I’m not lowering myself by ‘bigging up’ my already pompous social worker just to make them feel better!” I couldn’t agree more!

There’s no need to ass kiss, it’s more of a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” idea, if they do good say something like “oh thank you, I don’t know what I’d do without you”. I should imagine being a social worker or a health professional can at times be a bit depressing and I expect many feel unappreciated, so a comment like that from a client would be really motivating.

The whole point of this is to get those involved with your assessment on your side, which they should be anyway, it’s what they’re paid for, but a little extra motivation can do wonders and with a bit of luck will cause people to go out of their way to help you!

The affect of this will be twofold.

Firstly, with everyone doing everything they can to help you, your chances of getting what you need are dramatically increased…AWESOME!!!!

But also, because you know this is the case, you will feel far less stressed…EVEN BETTER!!!!!

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