Peter's penchant for boxes...?

Although the number of posts using Hodges' model may suggest I'm obsessed with putting things in boxes and I am extolling you to do the same, please note; this is not the case [well not entirely ;-) ].

The model recognises the common need to make sense of things, hence our tendency to dichotomise, categorise, to seek meaning and order. The model makes explicit 'four basic boxes', but then invites us to transcend them by testing each one, subjecting the four domains to reflection. Five domains, taking in the spiritual also.

Given a situation, a context, a patient, or carer, or student ... we can ask what are the facts, what are the issues and how are they linked? Mentally we can consider what important concepts are missing?

It is not for me to provide all these concepts. I may|should|must also listen, observe and liaise in order to identify them. The solution is about teamwork, partnership and collaboration.

Yes, the 'boxes' really are there. The disciplinary divides do still exist. In h2cm they are integral to the structure of the model. But as we progress in applying the model we seek to blur, if not erase the boundaries. To achieve holistic and integrated care we need to collapse the boxes. It seems something more than interdisciplinary and interprofessional is needed to connect and integrate what are frequently neglected knowledge (care) domains and content.

I should be able to explain some of this in my review of Prof. Carel's book 'Illness'.