"Most young children," Dr. Tangney said, "really don't hear the distinction between 'Johnny, you did a bad thing' versus 'Johnny, you're a bad boy.' They hear 'bad kid.' I think a more active, directive approach is needed".
Dr. Jeffrey L. Ecker, the chairman of the committee on obstetrics practice for A.C.O.G., acknowledged that doctors used to take a "directive approach of 'Do this, don't do that, end of story.'" But now, he said, relationships with expectant patients have evolved into more of a "shared decision-making model".
Achieving this goal will require a more determined and more directive approach from the highest levels of government and industry.
It is suggested that a less directive approach to support for agricultural research is required to allow national characteristics and differences to come to the fore, and to give more room for the development of the all important demand-side.
When your goal is to inform and lead, employing a more directive approach with fewer words is more effective.
Interviews in the context of PRO questionnaire development use this non-directive approach.
Within this environment some found it challenging not to default back to the directive approach of counselling.
Two main policy options have been considered to address the problem, i.e. an incentive-based versus a directive approach.
But even during emergencies and my more directive approach, nearly everyone offered suggestions that helped us synthesize and strategize.
Moreover, the nature of the reproductive options makes it imperative to adopt a non-directive approach with potential users.
