<p>It would not be your failure. The way I would see it, you offered good things, but the client could not or chose not to receive all of them at that time. </p>
<p>However, achievement-oriented people might find it hard to accept that clients who seemingly should or could get better, don’t. </p>
<p>I know that you could do it. But it would trouble me if people, not saying that this applies to you, were to view listening as an ancillary, annoying part of the job that they get past as best and as fast as possible in order to get to do the fun, analytical medication work. </p>
<p>I know that the world is changing, has changed. But in taking calls on a crisis hotline, I am often hearing “I see a psychiatrist to get my meds, but I can’t talk to him/her.” To me, that is a shame.</p>