Heidegger contends that there is an alternative attitude that a therapist can adopt in relation to the patient. This is illustrated in the concept of "leaping-in-for" or "intervening care." This form of therapy occurs when the therapist simply imparts upon the patient a solution to their problem. For example, a patient gains nothing when a therapist recites psychological jargon on the disorder in question. Though this information may appropriate for the circumstances, the patient is not aided by the therapist at relating the problem to his existential issue or his fundamental way of being-in. The patient is thus dependant upon the therapist to solve his problem for him. This method stands in opposition to leaping-ahead as the therapy does not fall, even partially, under the responsibility of the patient. Rather the cure to the patient’s existential issue is merely given to them. This effectively teaches them nothing about the reality of their being-in-the-world nor does it present a lasting solution to the issue at hand. As Heidegger explains, "intervening care discourages Dasein’s movement towards appropriating her own-most possibilities" Medard Boss attests that this process also weakens the existential status of the therapist as their task is to "respond to the appeal of the patient to be." The patient is made to rely on the crutch of the treatment rather than being taught how to stand on their own two feet. They have no way of relation to the solution proposed by the therapist and thus do not make it their own. No new perspective is adopted and the patient learns nothing about their existence beyond a text book illustration of their problem. In leaping-in-for, the therapist behaves as if the patient is suffering from a common physical abnormality which can be cured with a preconceived remedy.
