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Self-help for trauma therapists : a practitioner's guide /

By: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017Description: xviii, 173 pages ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781138898271 (hardback)
  • 1138898279 (hardback)
  • 9781138898288 (pbk.)
  • 1138898287 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC 552 PAC
Contents:
What are stress and trauma and how do they impact? -- Discovering what builds resilience in trauma therapists : findings from earlier research -- Developing new meanings for practice : back from the edge of the world -- Relationships and how vicarious traumatization can impact on your significant others -- Clinical supervision for trauma therapists : a liminal and dialogic space for reflection and self-care -- Vicarious traumatisation : an organisational perspective -- Critical incident stress management : self-care in the workplace -- The search for self and the search beyond self : the role of connection to spirituality, nature and community -- Career themes in the lives of trauma therapists : thriving and diversifying -- Conclusion and your self-care plan : next steps.
Summary: For those offering trauma-informed care, it can be difficult to maintain well-being and a balanced, positive outlook when the nature of their job requires frequent engagement with traumatic disclosures. This guide intends to assist human service workings, such as therapists, social workers and counsellors, to maintain their self-care and professional effectiveness when working in fields where stress and trauma play a key role in their everyday working lives.
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Book Book Whitecliffe Library Arts Therapy Arts Therapy RC 552 PAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0012961

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What are stress and trauma and how do they impact? -- Discovering what builds resilience in trauma therapists : findings from earlier research -- Developing new meanings for practice : back from the edge of the world -- Relationships and how vicarious traumatization can impact on your significant others -- Clinical supervision for trauma therapists : a liminal and dialogic space for reflection and self-care -- Vicarious traumatisation : an organisational perspective -- Critical incident stress management : self-care in the workplace -- The search for self and the search beyond self : the role of connection to spirituality, nature and community -- Career themes in the lives of trauma therapists : thriving and diversifying -- Conclusion and your self-care plan : next steps.

For those offering trauma-informed care, it can be difficult to maintain well-being and a balanced, positive outlook when the nature of their job requires frequent engagement with traumatic disclosures. This guide intends to assist human service workings, such as therapists, social workers and counsellors, to maintain their self-care and professional effectiveness when working in fields where stress and trauma play a key role in their everyday working lives.

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