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The inner life of the counselor /
"To feed the interior life of the counselor is not only a sensible act for the helper, it is a true act of generosity for those they serve as well. This book directs counselors to consider their own sense of self and how they are-and are not-living a personally and professionally meaningful, mi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Inner Life of the Counselor; Contents; In That Place of Sanity: The Inner Life of the Counselor; Author's Note; Some Questions to Consider at This Point; 1: Creating Space Within; Authenticity and Transparency; Humility in Silence and Solitude; Some Questions to Consider at This Point; 2: Valuing and Accessing Alonetime; Alonetime; Recognizing, Honoring, and Appreciating More Fully the spaces in Daily Life; Appreciating the Crumbs of Alonetime; What are Some of the Crumbs of Alonetime?; Some Questions to Consider at This Point; 3: Recognizing the Cues of Subtle "Mindlessness."
- Appreciating Ways to be More Mindful So We Can More Easily Recognize When We are NotAppreciating Life in the Slow Lane: Some Additional Insights from Psychologists, Spiritual figures, Writers, and Poets; Recognizing the Fruits of Being Mindfully Centered; Guidelines for Inner Freedom; Questions to Consider at This Point; 4: Learning the Art of Leaning Back; The Capacity to be Alone: Recognizing we are Not Used to Silence, Much Less Solitude; The Psychological Capacity to be Alone; What Actually is True Awareness and Mindfulness?; Paying Attention Differently in Solitude.
- Releasing Previously unaccounted-For EnergyCreating Familiar Places of Solitude; Simple Approaches to Formal Mindfulness Meditation; Including Everything; Going on Retreat: Periods of Dramatic Solitude; Some Questions to Consider at This Point; 5: Experiencing a New Type of Counselor Self-Nurturance; Counselor Self-Nurturance; Self-Care Protocol Questionnaire for Clinicians; Patience and Knowing How to Pace Yourself; Transparency; Openness to, and the Release of, The Chains of Your Hurts; Valuing Freshness and Feeding Inner Simplicity Through Greater Mindfulness.
- Helpful Personal Debriefing: Modeling Stillness When Confronted with Our Emotions and Immature MotivationsEmploying Rituals of Inner Renewal; Wasting Less Energy on Being Judgmental; Having an Appreciation of Personal Gifts as Well as Related Growing Edges at Any Given Point; Seeing Unproductive Views and Behaviors for What They are and Addressing Them Accordingly; Being Continually Grateful for the Wonder, Awe, and Joy of Being a Counselor; 6: Alonetime as a University: Honoring the Wisdom of Mentors of Mindfulness; Commitment to Act; Why Seek Such a Psychologically Costly Relationship?
- What are These People Like?Offers Acceptance and Space to Those Seeking Their Assistance; Possess an Encouraging and Contagious Appeal; Exemplify Extraordinariness, Humility, and Practicality; Offers Perspective, Even in the Darkness; A Sense of Un-Self-Consciousness; Are You Able to be at Home in the Now?; Living with the Questions and Instilling Patience in Ourselves; Mentors of Mindfulness Also Don't Get in the Way of What is Important; Mindful Openness and Effort: Guiding Lights to New Freedom; The Charism of the Guide; Practice, Practice, Practice.