Q: Could you give some helpful guidelines regarding telephone and e-mail communications between patient and practitioner? A: Individuals contact Christian Science practitioners with a wide range of needs, come from diverse backgrounds, and represent all levels of spiritual understanding and development. Knowing what and how much to say to a patient, and how to say it, is a skill that develops with practice—no matter how long one has been a practitioner.
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