Therapist's Guide to Self-Care

by Weiss,Lillie

• ISBN13: 9780415948005
• ISBN10: 0415948002
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Psychotherapy is an increasingly stressful profession. Yet therapists spend most of their time helping clients deal with their stress, not caring for their own. This book is designed as a tool for the experienced counselor, junior therapist, and graduate student, as the issues confronted and discussed herein are relevant to anyone in the field, regardless of experience or expertise. Dr. Weiss has written a book in an easy, conversational tone, filled with concrete examples and blending research findings, clinical experience and theoretical approaches into practical suggestions and sound advice. The book is divided into three parts, discussing therapist concerns and questions that are continually raised, and providing practical tools based on clinical experience and research findings. It will be useful to all mental health professionals who have felt the strain of their practice.

Author Biography

Lillie Weiss, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona and the author of six other books on psychological topics

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Part I Designing and Creating the Life You Want	1	(12)
Chapter 1 Visualize the Life You Want and DO IT!	3	(4)
Chapter 2 Ask Yourself: "If Money Were No Object..."	7	(4)
Chapter 3 Hire Yourself as Your Life Manager	11	(2)
Part II Tips for Managing Your Outer Environment	13	(76)
Chapter 4 Do the Things You Enjoy and Eliminate Those That Drain You	15	(10)
Chapter 5 Create an Environment You Love in Which You Can Express Yourself	25	(6)
Chapter 6 Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow	31	(8)
Chapter 7 Get a Life	39	(8)
Chapter 8 Make Your Calendar Your Most Important Too1	47	(6)
Chapter 9 Diversify, Diversify, Diversify	53	(6)
Chapter 10 Simplify, Simplify, Simplify	59	(12)
Chapter 11 Eliminate Managed Care	71	(6)
Chapter 12 Learn To Set Limits	77	(12)
Part III Tips for Managing Your Inner Environment	89	(94)
Chapter 13 Clinician, Know Thyself	91	(2)
Chapter 14 Take Time To Sharpen the Saw	93	(8)
Chapter 15 Learn To Recognize and Avoid Burnout	101	(8)
Chapter 16 Listen to Your Body's Signals	109	(10)
Chapter 17 Get Some Personal Therapy	119	(8)
Chapter 18 Talk to Your Colleagues	127	(10)
Chapter 19 Get Out of the Overresponsibility Trap	137	(10)
Chapter 20 Keep a Healthy Distance	147	(18)
Chapter 21 Learn To Deal with Uncertainty	165	(10)
Chapter 22 Remember Your Calling	175	(8)
References	183	(12)
Index	195