
Help for the Helper
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How empathy can jeopardize a therapist's well-being.
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.More details
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- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Preface: Using Common Sense
- Introduction
- Overview
- Organization
- Disclaimer
- Chapter 1: Psychotherapists at Risk
- Therapist Assets and Deficits
- Identifying Terminology
- Countertransference
- Projective Identification
- Empathy
- Chapter 2: Managing the Ties That Bind
- Theory
- The Neurophysiology of Empathy
- Somatic Empathy
- Mirroring and Mimicry
- Skill Building
- Facial and Postural Awareness
- Conscious Postural Mirroring
- Unmirroring
- Chapter 3: Keeping Calm
- Theory
- The Neurophysiology of Arousal
- Skill Building
- Arousal Awareness
- The Therapist's Brakes
- How Close Is Too Close?
- Controlling Empathic Imagery
- Chapter 4: Thinking Clearly
- Theory
- The Neurophysiology of Clear Thinking
- Skill Building
- Know Thyself
- Strengthening the Observer
- Controlling Self-Talk
- Nurturing Your Work Space
- Structured Self-Care
- Chapter 5: Concluding Reflections
- Revisiting Projective Identification
- To Each Her Own Chair
- Evaluating Risks for Vicarious Trauma
- Reversing the Effects of Vicarious Trauma
- Final Words
- Appendix 1: Assessment
- Appendix 2: Pilot Research
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Also by Babette Rothschild
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