Normalization of Deviance

[LeslieDean]

On 7/14/2015 at 1:51 PM, Tortuga said:

On 7/14/2015 at 1:22 PM, rbrown1205 said:

One similar phenomenon is when people gradually lose their spirituality.  It is like a person in a canoe on a lake - unless it is tethered, it will slowly move away from the dock. This could happen when the person in the canoe falls asleep, or is just not noticing it. So the counsel is to always do things to correct this gradual floating away, such as study, prayer, preparation and participation in meetings and ministry, self examination, etc.

 

There may have even been a picture illustrating this effect in the literature.

Exactly. The whole idea of Normalization of Deviance is recognizing the small changes that don't create a problem but will lead to a problem. If someone lets their standards slowly slip like a canoe that is slowly drifting, they may not see the consequences until it is too late. So the idea is to maintain your high standards, no matter what.

  I just emailed this to my supervisor for an inservice idea.  Nursingstandards slipping and coworkers not wanting to report simple medication errors.

[LeslieDean]

How I love this thread!  I keep retuning to it and pouring over the comments!  So many good thoughts here!