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Foundations for Mental Health explain Therapeutic encounters can occur in any nursing setting if a nurse is sensitive to a client's needs and uses effective therapeutic communication skills. The therapeutic nurse-client relationship is foundational to mental health nursing care. The therapeutic nurse-client relationship differs from social and intimate relationships. A therapeutic nurse-client relationship is... Purposeful and goal-directed. Well-defined with clear boundaries. Structured to meet the client's needs. Culturally competent practice and care. Characterized by an interpersonal process that is safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent. Milieu therapy Milieu therapy creates an environment that is supportive, therapeutic, and safe. Milieu therapy can also be called therapeutic community or therapeutic environment. Management of the milieu refers to the management of the total environment, physical and psychosocial, of the mental health unit in order to provide the least amount of stress, ensure client and staff safety, managing behavioral crisis, while promoting a client's belief in their own abilities toward recovery and improved functioning. The goal is that while the client is in this therapeutic environment, the client will learn the tools necessary to cope adaptively, interact more effectively and appropriately, and strengthen relationship skills. The hope is that the client will use these tools.