The COMFORT Communication Assessment Scale Module 3 - Mindful Presence Student:_______________________ Element Unacceptable Poor Acceptable Good (1) (2) (3) (4) Engages the Avoids Recognizes patient/family Demonstrates Focuses acute awareness of patient/family understanding situation during interaction awareness of the situation, by being ‘in mindful patient/family while pursuing additional patient/family situation the moment’ through communication situation during agendas. and communicates focusing attention to interaction accordingly present moment and the task at hand Comforts Avoids mindful Attends to patient/family Demonstrates Focuses on being patient/family presence as a form situation while pursuing awareness of nonverbally present, using mindful of comfort additional agendas. patient/family situation attentive, in the moment, presence through comforting nonjudgmental, and nonverbal behaviors empathic, for the patient/family in times of need Engages Avoids close Includes physical or Demonstrates physical Focuses on appropriate patient/family proximity and psychological attentiveness and psychological physical proximity as well through physical listening with patient/family attentiveness with as psychological presence and psychological patient/family by listening, demonstrating presence empathy, suspending judgment, and offering acceptance Communication Fails to remain Achieves some appropriate Listening without Expresses a deep listening through silence silent when silences while the interruption while the and suspension of judgment patient/family need patient/family conveys patient/family convey consistently throughout the to process difficult feelings and needs feelings and needs interaction information Narrative clinical No pursuit of Recognition of privacy Inquires about Demonstrate practice patient/family boundaries for patient/family privacy communication skills of illness journey patient/family boundaries active listening, presence, and bearing witness to learn patients’ illness journeys and encourage illness narrative disclosures Comments to be filled out by students following a recorded encounter: Regarding mindful presence communication skills, what did you went well?
The COMFORT Communication Assessment Scale Module 3 - Mindful Presence Student:_______________________ Element Unacceptable (1) Poor (2) Acceptable (3) Good (4) Engages the patient/family mindful communication Avoids understanding patient/family situation during interaction Recognizes patient/family situation during interaction while pursuing additional agendas. Demonstrates awareness of patient/family situation and communicates accordingly Focuses acute awareness of the situation, by being ‘in the moment’ through focusing attention to present moment and the task at hand Comforts patient/family using mindful presence Avoids mindful presence as a form of comfort Attends to patient/family situation while pursuing additional agendas. Demonstrates awareness of patient/family situation through comforting nonverbal behaviors Focuses on being nonverbally present, attentive, in the moment, nonjudgmental, and empathic, for the patient/family in times of need Engages patient/family through physical and psychological presence Avoids close proximity and listening Includes physical or psychological attentiveness with patient/family Demonstrates physical and psychological attentiveness with patient/family Focuses on appropriate physical proximity as well as psychological presence by listening, demonstrating empathy, suspending judgment, and offering acceptance Communication through silence Fails to remain silent when patient/family need to process difficult information Achieves some appropriate silences while the patient/family conveys feelings and needs Listening without interruption while the patient/family convey feelings and needs Expresses a deep listening and suspension of judgment consistently throughout the interaction Narrative clinical practice No pursuit of patient/family illness journey Recognition of privacy boundaries for patient/family Inquires about patient/family privacy boundaries Demonstrate communication skills of active listening, presence, and bearing witness to learn patients’ illness journeys and encourage illness narrative disclosures Comments to be filled out by students following a recorded encounter: Regarding mindful presence communication skills, what did you went well?
IRM%20Module3%20Mindfulness.docx