2023 Volume 35 Issue 4 Pages 320-327
We introduce Open Dialogues (OD) into lectures and practical training in psychiatric nursing at nursing training institutions, as well as efforts to practice dialogue with persons living in the community with mental disorders. Through the ‘reflecting’ experience of OD, students are able to concentrate on listening, and experience conveying their thoughts and feelings to other people. On the other hand, by gaining the perspectives of others through ‘reflecting’, participants seem to transform their negative self-perceptions, which in turn energizes them to change their behavior. Furthermore, for the students who witnessed the changes in the people involved, it became a valuable opportunity to realize the importance of strength and empowerment of the people involved, and we feel that this has had a positive impact on both parties. In the future, we intend to further promote collaboration between educational and clinical settings to support the spread and practice of OD.
