Readership: Counsellors, social workers, psychologists.
Robert J. Wicks, Professor, Graduate Program in Pastoral Counseling, Loyola College, Maryland, USA
"...a compassionate guide to the emotional perils inherent in clinicians' work." - The Lancet
Introduction: Continually Creating New Inner Psychological Space: An Ongoing Process of Mindfulness 1: Sensing the Dangers: Chronic and Acute Secondary Stress 2: Enhancing Resiliency: Strengthening One's Own Self-Care Protocol 3: Replenishing the Self: Solitude, Silence and Mindfulness 4: Daily Debriefing: Mindfulness and Positive Psychology as an Inegral Part of the Clinician's Ongoing Reflective Process Epilogue: Clinican: An Honorable Profession, a Meaningful Life Appensix A: Causes of Burnout Appendix B: Level 1 - Daily Burnout: A Sampling of Key Signs and Symptoms Appendix C: Level 1 - Daily Burnout: Steps for Dealing with Daily Burnout Appendix D: Level 2 - Minor Stress Becomes Distress: Some Major Signs and Symptoms Appendix E: The Basics of Stress Mangement Appendix F: Clinicans' Secondary Stress Self-Awareness Questionnaire Appendix G: Individual Question Reflection Guide Works Cited Selected Bibliography Permissions
