Help for the helper : the psychophysiology of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma / Babette Rothschild, with Marjorie L. Rand.
"Taking a frank assessment of the risks involved in psychotherapy, such as compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, Help for the Helper challenges current thinking about the ways in which therapists are affected by their clients. Based on the latest neurobiological research and drawing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
[2006]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Taking a frank assessment of the risks involved in psychotherapy, such as compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, Help for the Helper challenges current thinking about the ways in which therapists are affected by their clients. Based on the latest neurobiological research and drawing from the literature in social psychology and folk psychology, Rothschild identifies three major processes that can, when left unchecked, pose enormous risks to a professional's well-being."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | "A Norton professional book.". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 253 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 039370422X 9780393704228 |