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Effective Self-Care and Resilience in Clinical Practice
Sarah Parry | Hannah Wilson | Ciara Joyce | Liz Tallentire | Caroline Wyatt | Olivia Wadham | Amy D'Sa | Ndumanene Silungwe | Kirsten Atherton | Mary Prendergast | Edith Macintosh | Sarah Lawson | Simone Bol | Jenny Shuttleworth Davies | Paul Gilbert
(2017)
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Abstract
Hope and resilience are essential throughout therapeutic practice as clinicians encounter a number of challenges that can lead to compassion fatigue and burnout. Through a collection of reflective practitioner accounts, this book explores how practitioners can achieve their best work through a framework of compassion.
Combining a number of examples from a variety of practices, including clinical psychology, consultancy, and nursing, each chapter explores how compassion can influence therapeutic work and improve practitioner wellbeing. Topics include stress-resilience, the nature of self-care, self-compassion or self-criticism and supervision in therapeutic practice. These stories offer guidance and ideas for practitioners to prioritise their wellbeing in order to develop a compassionate engagement with clients contributing to a greater therapeutic outcome.
True compassion can effectively tackle the most complex needs, of which this book articulates so brilliantly!
Emma Ford, Safeguarding Manager
A timely, relevant and outstanding publication. This book is an essential read for anyone working in health and social care but also students interested in this important area.
Dr Tammi Walker, Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester
The benefits of compassion are emphasised in this book through the sharing of experiential journeys which offer hope to all practitioners that compassion is possible and can be nurtured, even within the difficult systems we operate in.
Dr Melanie Hugill, Clinical Psychologist
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Self-Care and Resilience in Clinical Practice: Dealing with Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout, Edited by Dr Sarah Parry, ClinPsyD | 3 | ||
| Foreword by Professor Paul Gilbert | 7 | ||
| Preface: Sharing Stories as a Means of Exploring Experiences by Dr Sarah Parry, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, Clinical Psychologist | 9 | ||
| Part One: Bringing Compassion into Life and Practice | 31 | ||
| 1. Modelling Imperfection and Developing the Imperfect Self: Reflections on the Process of Applying Self-Compassion by Dr Hannah Wilson, Clinical Psychologist and Ciara Joyce, Trainee Clinical Psychologist | 33 | ||
| 2. Compassion and the Self-Critic: A Life-Changing, Shared Journey of Resilience and Connection by Dr Liz Tallentire, Clinical Psychologist | 46 | ||
| 3. Compassion Across Cultures by Dr Caroline Wyatt, Dr Olivia Wadham, Dr Amy D’Sa and Ndumanene Devlin Silungwe, The Umoza Trust | 60 | ||
| Part Two: Living with Compassion and Inviting Others | 73 | ||
| 4. Working with Compassion in CAMHS by Dr Kirsten Atherton, Clinical Psychologist | 75 | ||
| 5. Advancing the Philosophy and Science of Caring through Compassion by Mary Prendergast, Director of Nursing, St Patrick’s Hospital | 87 | ||
| 6. Compassionate Practice Transforming Lives by Edith Macintosh, Rehabilitation Consultant and Occupational Therapist | 101 | ||
| Part Three | 111 | ||
| Part Three: Compassionately Nurturing the Personal and Professional Self | 111 | ||
| 7. My Self-Compassion Journey: From Striving to Sharing Satisfaction by Dr Sarah Lawson, Clinical and Coaching Psychologist | 113 | ||
| 8. Between Being and Becoming: Challenges and Resources in Training Therapists by Simone Bol, Speech and Language Therapist, Senior Lecturer and Trainee Counselling Psychologist | 122 | ||
| 9. Compassion in Clinical Psychology Training by Dr Jenny Shuttleworth Davies, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Tutor | 136 | ||
| Part Four: Making Space for Hope, Nurturing Resilience and Holding on to Compassion by Sarah Parry | 149 | ||
| Making Space for Hope, Nurturing Resilience and Holding on to Compassion | 149 | ||
| Further Reading and Resources | 163 | ||
| Contributors | 164 | ||
| Subject Index | 168 | ||
| Author Index | 172 | ||
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