Leaving It at the Office, Second Edition: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care

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Synopsis
Mental health professionals provide better care to their clients when they care for themselves. This highly practical guide--now revised and expanded with even more self-care strategies--has helped thousands of busy psychotherapists balance their personal and professional lives. The book presents 13 research-informed self-care strategies and offers concrete methods for integrating them into daily life. Featuring examples and insights from master therapists, every chapter concludes with a self-care checklist. Infused with a positive message of self-renewal and growth, the book shows clinicians how to leave distress at the office and tend actively to their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. New to This Edition *Chapter on mindfulness and self-compassion. *Increased emphasis on simple, real-time self-care activities. *New examples from additional master therapists and hundreds of workshop participants. *Up-to-date research findings on therapist stress and resilience. *Discussions of competence constellations, building on self-care strengths, moral stress, deliberate practice, presession preparation, journaling, and multiculturalism.
Copyright:
2018

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781462535965
Related ISBNs:
9781462515073, 9781462535927
Publisher:
Guilford Publications
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Copyrighted By:
The Guilford Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Psychology, Education, Social Studies, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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