When Still Waters Become a Soul Tsunami

In Brief The Tidal Model, created by Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker, metaphorically employs the natural resource of water to describe the person in crisis and offer a model toward recovery. The model, a midrange nursing theory used primarily in mental health settings, is applied to a woman in crisis related to failed infertility treatment who attempts suicide. The Tidal Model by Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker metaphorically uses water to describe crisis and offer a model toward recovery. Primarily used in mental health, the model is applied to a woman who attempts suicide after failed infertility treatment.