How to Thrive in Professional Practice : a Self-care Handbook /

Through a range of self-care activities, this book will help you to look after yourself so that you are fit to face the demands of your profession.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Mordue, Stephen J. (Autor), Watson, Lisa (Autor), Hunter, Steph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: St. Albans, UK : National Book Network International (NBNi) : Critical Publishing, 2020.
Temas:
Psychotherapy > Practice.
Psychotherapists > Marketing.
Psychotherapists > Marketing
Psychotherapy > Practice
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series title
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Contents
  • Meet the authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Epigraph
  • Introduction
  • Let us again ...
  • Lisa's Storm to Calm
  • Steph's story
  • Stephen's story
  • the self-medication cycle
  • Thriving in professional practice
  • Reference
  • 1 Self-care: the fundamental principles
  • The context
  • Who are social workers and where is social work happening?
  • The social worker 'type'
  • The demands of the workplace
  • Leadership
  • A word of caution
  • We are a part of the whole
  • Emotional labour
  • Stress
  • A balanced life
  • Developing flow
  • Self-determination theory
  • Resilience
  • Emotional resilience
  • Physical resilience
  • Practical resilience
  • What is self-care?
  • The key elements of self-care
  • References
  • 2 Sleep: nutrition for the mind
  • Introduction: work, play, sleep, repeat
  • The language of sleep
  • What is sleep?
  • Getting to sleep
  • Quantity and quality
  • Productivity impact
  • Chronotype
  • Caffeine and alcohol
  • The impact of good sleep
  • Sound advice
  • Keep to a regular bedtime routine
  • Sleep at regular times
  • Don't go to bed hyped
  • Write 'to do' lists for tomorrow
  • Do relaxation exercises such as yoga or listen to relaxation CDs
  • Your bedroom should be a relaxing environment
  • References
  • 3 Nutrition: the impact of what you eat and drink
  • Introduction: rubbish in, rubbish out
  • Eating healthily
  • Healthy gut and the vagus nerve
  • Prebiotics and probiotics
  • Emotions and eating
  • Why is good nutrition important to our bodies?
  • Protein
  • Carbohydrates
  • Fat
  • Vitamins
  • Fat-soluble vitamins
  • Water-soluble vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Major minerals
  • Trace minerals
  • Focus, concentration and increased productivity
  • Water
  • How much water is enough?
  • Sugar
  • Alcohol
  • Caffeine
  • Conclusion
  • Useful Links
  • References
  • 4 Exercise: how moving more means you do more
  • Introduction
  • What do we mean by exercise and how much should we do?
  • The psychological rewards
  • The impact of stress on motivation to exercise
  • What does the science say?
  • Lunch break anyone?
  • What sort of exercise works?
  • Cardiovascular activity
  • Strength building activities
  • Stretching and balance activities
  • Let's get started
  • Walk before you run
  • literally and metaphorically
  • Do what you love
  • Find an exercise buddy
  • Pencil it in
  • Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Mind full or mindful: giving yourself space
  • Introduction
  • Spirituality
  • The cognitive triangle
  • Mindfulness
  • Origins of mindfulness
  • Awareness
  • Being non-judgemental
  • Living in the present moment
  • Mindfulness and social work
  • Meditation
  • Origins
  • Buddhist meditation
  • Mindful breathing
  • Steps to mindful meditation
  • Energy
  • What do I mean by energy?
  • Sharing energy

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