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Rapport vs support
Support is help given to someone who needs it. Rapport is a relationship of mutual trust and respect.
Summary
- Support can be given in a single meeting. Rapport is built over time.
- Rapport comes from listening, remembering what a patient has said and keeping your word.
- Patients share more, and follow advice more readily, with a doctor they trust.
- Support given without rapport may meet the immediate need and leave the patient no more willing to return.
Interview questions
- What is the difference between rapport and support?
- How would you build rapport with a patient who does not want to talk?
- Tell me about a time you supported someone through a difficult period.
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