The resilient practitioner
Burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies for the helping professions
Students and practitioners in the helping professions will find this book an essential guide to striking an balance between self-care and other-care. The authors describe:
- the joys and hazards of the work
- the long road from novice to senior practitioner
- the essence of burnout
- ways to maintain the professional and personal self
- methods experts use to maintain vitality
- a self-care action plan
Vivid real-life examples and self-reflection questions will engage and motivate readers to think about their own work and ways to enhance their own resilience.
Authors: Thomas M. Skovholt and Michelle Trotter-Mathison
2016, 326 pages
Available in paperback and eBook
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