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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453619403321

Autore

Bein Andrew M

Titolo

The zen of helping [[electronic resource] ] : spiritual principles for mindful and open-hearted practice / / Andrew Bein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2008

ISBN

0-470-43771-5

1-281-76691-7

9786611766917

0-470-38605-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

158.3

Soggetti

Counseling

Counseling - Religious aspects - Zen Buddhism

Psychotherapy - Religious aspects - Zen Buddhism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A spiritual framework for our clients and ourselves : beyond spiritual neutrality -- Sitting with clients on uncertain ground : strong back, soft front : beyond evidence-based practice -- Radical acceptance of clients, context, and self : beyond Carl Rogers' positive regard -- Mindfulness : steadying the mind and being present : beyond empathy skills and counter-transference -- Curiosity, compassionate caring, and inspiration : beyond professional warmth -- Bearing witness to trauma and pain : beyond clinical distance -- The middle way : embracing contradiction and paradox : beyond dualistic thinking -- Having the conversation : making space for client spirituality : beyond the great taboo -- Dealing with failure : beyond cognitive solutions and the paradigm of blame -- Swimming upstream with a warrior's heart : beyond working a human services job.

Sommario/riassunto

Bring compassion, self-awareness, radical acceptance, practitioner presence, and caring to the relationships you have with you patients by utilizing the advice in The Zen of Helping: Spiritual Principles for Mindful and Open-Hearted Practice. As a mental health professional,



you will appreciate the vivid metaphors, case examples, personal anecdotes, quotes and poems in this book and use them as a spiritual foundation for your professional practice. Connect Zen Buddhism with your human service and address issues like dealing with your own responses to your client's trauma and pain.