Applications of Self-Care Within the Counselling Practice : Lessons Learnt Across the Professional Lifespan / edited by Gabriella Karakas, Daniel R. du Plooy, Vicki Hutton, Margaret Anne Carter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karakas, Gabriella., Editor.

du Plooy, Daniel R., Editor.

Hutton, Vicki., Editor.

Carter, Margaret-Anne, Editor.

Series:

Behavioral Science and Psychology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 154 p. 1 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This volume presents counsellors' self-care journeys across all stages of the professional lifespan—early career, mid-career, and tenured professional. Each chapter presents a contributor's personal reflection and insight on sustaining oneself in the field through a strengths-based, autoethnographic lens. Addressing challenges like burnout, structural barriers, and global events (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, and human rights movements), the collection highlights the realities of balancing self-care while supporting others. Although all affiliated with ACAP University College, the contributors bring unique perspectives shaped by personal experiences—such as motherhood, caregiving, grief, and cultural contexts—and professional backgrounds in clinical psychology, research, allied health, trauma-informed care, and multidisciplinary practice. Aimed at inspiring emerging counsellors and students while offering insights to seasoned professionals, this volume provides practical strategies on how resilience and longevity can be supported across the counselling profession.

Contents:

1. Lifespan Lessons - Navigating Self-Care Through Autoethnographic Reflections in a Changing World

2. Are Counsellors Born or Made: Coming to be a Counsellor

3. From Naturopathy to Motherhood and Counselling: Navigating Personal and Professional Journeys in Holistic Self-Care

4. Exploring Resilience and Self-Care: An Autoethnographic Journey through Ecotherapy and Emergency Service Work

5. Embracing Vulnerability: Navigating Self-care, Professional Identity, and the ‘Wounded Healer’ in Counselling Academi.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

981-9636-16-7

OCLC:

1523370484