Help for the Helper - The Psychophysiology of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma (Hardcover)


Therapist burnout is a pressing issue, and self-care is possible only when therapists actively help themselves. The authors examine the literature from neurobiology, social psychology, and folk psychology in order to explain how therapists suffer from an excess of empathy for their clients, and then they present strategies for dealing with burnout and stress.

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Therapist burnout is a pressing issue, and self-care is possible only when therapists actively help themselves. The authors examine the literature from neurobiology, social psychology, and folk psychology in order to explain how therapists suffer from an excess of empathy for their clients, and then they present strategies for dealing with burnout and stress.

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Imprint

W W Norton & Co Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 2006

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First published

March 2006

Authors

As told to

Dimensions

240 x 180 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

253

ISBN-13

978-0-393-70422-8

Barcode

9780393704228

Categories

LSN

0-393-70422-X



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