Wellcome

The resilient practitioner :

Skovholt, Thomas M.

The resilient practitioner : burnout prevention and self-care strategies for counselors, therapists, teachers, and health professionals / Thomas M. Skovholt and Michelle Trotter-Mathison. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - xxiv, 286 p. : ill. ; [ca. 23-29] cm. - Counseling and psychotherapy : investigating practice from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives . - Counseling and psychotherapy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.

1. Caring for others versus self-care : the great human drama -- 2. Joys, rewards, and gifts of practice -- 3. The cycle of caring as the practice essential -- 4. The long, textured path from novice to senior practitioner / Thomas M. Skovholt and Michael H. Rønnestad -- 5. The elevated stressors of the novice practitioner -- 6. Hazards of practice -- 7. Burnout : a hemorrhaging of the self -- 8. Balancing caring for others and caring for self -- 9. Sustaining the professional self -- 10. Sustaining the personal self -- 11. Burnout prevention and self-care strategies of expert practitioners / Mary Mullenbach and Thomas M. Skovholt -- 12. Epilogue -- 13. Self-care action plan.

"This informative and inspirational volume creates a map for new mental health practitioners - one that provides a positive trinity of validity, clarity, and hope for novices, their teachers, and their supervisors"--



9780415989381 (hardback) 9780415989398 (pbk.) 0415989388 0415989396

2010026034


Medical personnel--Mental health.
Psychotherapists--Mental health.
Teachers--Mental health.
Counselors--Mental health.
Medical personnel--Job stress.
Psychotherapists--Job stress.
Teachers--Job stress.
Counselors--Job stress.
Burn-out (Psychology)--Prevention.

RC451.4.M44 / S57 2011

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