Conscious Service
Ten ways to reclaim your calling, move beyond burnout, and make a difference without sacrificing yourself
Published on 19. April 2022
240 pages
978-1-61649-959-4 (ISBN)
Description
Conscious Service: Ten ways to reclaim your calling, move beyond burnout, and make a difference without sacrificing yourself will help service providers in all types of human service understand and move beyond burnout and compassion fatigue and discover a renewed energy for serving others. Each of us can learn how to thrive and find fulfillment in our vocations as we make a positive difference in our homes, workplaces, and communities.
Using images, storytelling, and practical application exercises, Elizabeth Bishop invites us to reimagine how we think about, train for, and embody service. Blurring the line between the traditional and the alternative with expertly chosen spiritual and self-help insights, Conscious Service: Ten ways to reclaim your calling, move beyond burnout, and make a difference without sacrificing yourself offers pragmatic and inspiring guidance for direct service providers and the people responsible for the systems and structures through which service is delivered. Even if serving others isn't the core focus of their vocation, readers will discover keys to feeling better, living with purpose, and contributing with impact.
Using images, storytelling, and practical application exercises, Elizabeth Bishop invites us to reimagine how we think about, train for, and embody service. Blurring the line between the traditional and the alternative with expertly chosen spiritual and self-help insights, Conscious Service: Ten ways to reclaim your calling, move beyond burnout, and make a difference without sacrificing yourself offers pragmatic and inspiring guidance for direct service providers and the people responsible for the systems and structures through which service is delivered. Even if serving others isn't the core focus of their vocation, readers will discover keys to feeling better, living with purpose, and contributing with impact.
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Elizabeth Bishop is the creator of The Conscious Service Approach(TM), a research-based set of principles designed to enhance both the experience of service providers and the quality of service they offer.
Bishop's professional background includes more than forty years in human service. Her experience ranges from facility- to community-based services and from direct service provision to management and leadership responsibilities. She has specialized in developmental services, brain injury rehabilitation, and mental health programs. She has taught at the post-secondary level for more than twenty-five years, including within formal academic programs, continuing education, and professional development training.
As the founder of Elizabeth Bishop Consulting, she facilitates an ongoing discussion about what it means to be of service through her regular blogs, social media presence, workshops, and online courses.
Bishop's professional background includes more than forty years in human service. Her experience ranges from facility- to community-based services and from direct service provision to management and leadership responsibilities. She has specialized in developmental services, brain injury rehabilitation, and mental health programs. She has taught at the post-secondary level for more than twenty-five years, including within formal academic programs, continuing education, and professional development training.
As the founder of Elizabeth Bishop Consulting, she facilitates an ongoing discussion about what it means to be of service through her regular blogs, social media presence, workshops, and online courses.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- How to Get the Most from This Book
- Chapter 1: Know Why You're Here: An Invitation to Purpose
- The Call to Service
- What Am I Even Talking About?
- Two Types of Motivation
- External Driving Forces
- The Million-Dollar Question
- What Really Matters
- Personal Values and Impartial Service
- Your Guiding Values
- Say Why You're Here
- Chapter 2: Show Up Fully: An Invitation to Wholeness
- The Stuff in the Closet
- Five Channels of Human Being
- No. Seriously: Do Not Be Discouraged
- You and Your Body
- Yeah, but Who Has the Time?
- Listening to and Learning from the Body
- Thinking about Thinking
- Meet Joyce
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Conscious Thinking
- Emotional Labor
- Sensitivity Is a Superpower
- Building Emotional Intelligence
- Habits and Emotional Hometowns
- Emotional Maturity (and a Final Word about That Superpower)
- Connection and Unity
- The Purpose of Relationship
- The Mirror
- Attending to the Voice of Your Spirit
- Inspiration and Intuition
- Integration, or the Alchemy of Personal Artistry
- Chapter 3: Embrace Full Responsibility: An Invitation to Freedom
- A Word about 'Owning It'
- Daily Duty and the Responsibilities of Living
- Our Responsibility for Happiness
- Responsibility and Role
- Which Baby Will It Be?
- Don't Hide Your Humanity
- From Dream Job to Nightmare Burden
- Responding to Your Thoughts
- That Jane Is a Real Bitch
- Responding to Your Feelings
- Your Emotional Bedrock
- Acting Responsibly
- Boxes and Beliefs
- Our Responsibility for Hope
- Chapter 4: Connect with Your Self: An Invitation to Discovery
- On Going West
- Exit Plans, Escape, and Self-Abandonment
- You're Looking through a Lens
- Self-Reflective Practice
- Embrace Your Greatness
- Great Is Different from Perfect
- Your Point of Power
- Personal Traps, Self-Esteem, and Your Shadow
- Elyse Runs Home
- Self-Compassion
- Chapter 5: Communicate with Love: An Invitation to Enlightenment
- Ego and Other Obstacles
- Intentions, Good and Otherwise
- I'm Sorry You're Hurt
- Competing Intentions and Hidden Agendas
- It's Okay to Want Things, by the Way
- Integrity
- Underground against Carol
- Power and Truth
- Respect and Conflict
- That Thing with Carol Isn't about Carol
- Language Is Power, Listening Is Love, and Precision Honors People
- Chapter 6: Focus on Transformation: An Invitation to Vision
- Invitation, Intimacy, and Trust
- Rapport and Reciprocity
- Reimagine Where the Lines Get Drawn
- Enmeshment, Estrangement, and Engagement
- Empowerment and Power
- Suspend Judgment Long Enough to See Past It
- Empathy and Imagination
- Is Empathy a Gift or a Curse?
- Each of Us a Mosaic
- We Are All Experts
- Bearing Witness
- Chapter 7: Create Community Together: An Invitation to Leadership
- Geese
- Power Is Power, Regardless of Role
- Culture and Change
- Supportive Community and Service Provider Well-Being
- There Is No Such Thing as Neutral
- Anita's Gift
- "Labor vs. Management" Is Unhelpful
- Transparency and Authenticity Go Hand in Hand
- When We Need the Support of Our Community
- Navigating Conflict with Safe Sounding Boards
- No Room for Ego
- Your Joy Matters
- Chapter 8: Seek and Share Support Continuously: An Invitation to Compassion
- The Energy of Compassion
- No One Is Immune
- Resilience Is Hard-Won
- Stevie
- Family Caregivers
- Strangers in the House
- A Word to Family Members (from a Family Member)
- Intimacy and Codependency
- The Problem with Compassion Fatigue
- Good Grief
- Chapter 9: Learn from Your Life: An Invitation to Openness
- Stay Curious
- Lead Like a Learner
- Not Everybody Will Like You
- You Have Buttons
- Spare the Drama
- Learn and Teach
- Nobody Owes Us Education
- Your Experience Matters
- Chapter 10: Be Here Now: An Invitation to Presence
- An Invitation to Accept the Invitations
- Epilogue
- Notes
- About the Author
