| BATHE is an acronym pertaining to a series of four linked questions and a closing statement as given below: B = Background Question 1. What is going on in your life? A = Affect Question 2. How do you feel about that? T = Trouble Question 3. What about the situation troubles you the most? H = Handling Question 4. How are you handling that? E = Empathy Closing Statement. That must be difficult for you (or something of an appropriately similar nature). |