Empathy fatigue : healing the mind, body, and spirit of professional counselors / Mark A. Stebnicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stebnicki, Mark A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counselors--Job stress.

Counselors.

Counselors--Mental health.

Empathy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many mental health practitioners present symptoms that are consistent with their clients' anxiety and stress-related disorders. It comes as no surprise, then, that ""counselor impairment"" - the stress that comes from treating survivors of traumatic events - is now officially recognized by the American Counseling Associations' Task Force on Counselor Wellness. ""Empathy Fatigue"" is a term coined by the author after his own experience serving on the crisis response team for the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Remarkably, symptoms of empathy fatigue are evident amongst

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART I; 1 A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Empathy Fatigue: Analyzing the Critical Pathways; 2 Comparing and Contrasting Professional Fatigue Syndromes; 3 Empathy as a Way of Being; 4 Theoretical Empathy Fatigue: Measuring Fatigue Reactions of the Mind, Body, and Spirit; 5 Empathy Fatigue as the Wounded Spirit and Soul of the Helper; 6 The Neuroscience of Empathy; PART II; 7 A Call for Integral Approaches in Healing Empathy Fatigue; 8 The Roots of Self-Care: An Overview of Western and Non-Western Approaches to Healing Empathy Fatigue; PART III

9 The Resiliency Advantage in Healing Empathy Fatigue10 An Assessment of Empathy Fatigue: Research Considerations; 11 The Role of Clinical Supervisors in Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Empathy Fatigue; 12 Foundational Practices of Self-Care: Breathing, Listening, and Awareness Meditation; 13 Foundational Practices of Self-Care: Guided, Contemplative, Walking, and Visualization Meditation; 14 Counselors as Modern Day Shamans: Finding the Healer Within; 15 Show Up, Pay Attention, and Be Open to the Outcomes: A Three-Step Personal Growth Program to Restore Harmony and Balance; References

Appendix: Special Resource List for Self-CareIndex; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-90788-X

9786611907884

0-8261-1555-1

OCLC:

437109928