Leaving It at the Office - A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Mental health professionals provide better care to their clients when they care for themselves. This acclaimed highly practical guide--now revised and expanded with even more self-care strategies--helps 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.

General

Imprint:	Guilford Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2018
Authors:	John C Norcross • Gary R. VandenBos
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4625-3592-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	1-4625-3592-5
Barcode:	9781462535927

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