Practicing What You Preach: Self-Care for Helping Professionals -- Jeffrey a. Ko

<p><em>Practicing What You Preach: Self-Care for Helping Professionals</em> assists readers in recovering from the strains and demands of working within the helping professions, not through reminders to take a break or a deep breath, but through the recognition that self-care requires a constant commitment to addressing larger and more complex issues that can lead to exhaustion, depression, and burnout.<br /> <br /> The book reviews the nature and manifestations of acute and chronic compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and related issues, examining the origins of these difficulties. It explains why traditional, short-term ideas of self-care usually don't work very well, for very long, and why it's so challenging to begin and maintain healthy habits. The text helps readers recognize and confront complex issues-- dysfunctional organizational climates, neglectful or abusive supervisors, overloaded schedules, unresolved personal issues, interpersonal conflicts, and unhealthy lifestyles--and then move toward productive, healthy, long-term resolutions.<br /> <br /> Written with empathy and deep understanding, <em>Practicing What You Preach</em> is well suited for courses in social work, counseling, family therapy, psychology, human services, health professions, and other related fields, as well as a guide for practitioners.</p><p><strong>Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.</strong> is one of the most prominent authors in the fields of psychology, health, and education, having written over