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Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
; 37(1): 49-63; abstract viii, 2007 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17162111
ABSTRACT
Treating nonverbal communication with the thoughtfulness and observation with which we approach any other clinical problem can produce a set of skills that can be applied in every encounter. Skill development begins first with enhancing one's observations of nonverbal behavior and then diagnosing whether or not the client is feeling safe. Using one or more of the nonverbal skills when clients are feeling not-safe creates more satisfaction for the client and veterinarian and motivates clients to become full partners in their animal's care.