The Qualities and Responsibilities of a

Good Health Care Provider to the

Client, Society and its Profession
Basic Qualities of a Health
Care Practitioner
1. Self-knowledge and Self acceptance
Self – is a mysterious, enigmatic being rich in
potentialities and actualities, strengths and
weaknesses, positives and negatives
2. Pure and Clean Motivations
Motivations – can be brought about by several
factors such as pressing needs of the person,
what the society demands (both local and
abroad), ancestral and parental influences, and the
like which may have or may not have anything to
do with what the person ought to intend
pursuant to the knowledge of himself
3. Strong Will and Determination

Indicators of a Clear Motivation for a Strong

Will and Determination
1. One’s chosen profession is in harmony with God-
given talents, interests and resources; values and
attitudes; and needs
2. His decision is a product of thorough reflective
discernment and realization on the profession
that is chosen
3. He has that inner sense of peace and happiness
with the decisions he has made
Virtues of a Strong Will and
Determination
Virtues – are important ingredients of a
strong will and determination
a. humility
b. obedience
c. patience
d. courage
e. Self-mastery (Temperance)
4. Service- Orientedness
Service - is of the essence in a profession
Profession– is an occupation that is meant to
be of service to humanity
5. Intellectual, Moral, and Clinical Wisdom
6. Propensity for Continuous Learning
Education – is a continuous, lifetime process of
learning, of being molded, of being formed
7. Empathic Presence
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