The zen of helping : spiritual principles for mindful and open-hearted practice / Andrew Bein.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: xxii, 201 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 047033309X
- 9780470333099
- 158.3 22
- BF636.6 .B45 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
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.
"The fields of psychology, counseling, and social work are_adopting many principles from Zen and the Eastern Wisdom traditions. Written by a therapist and expert in Zen Buddhism, The Zen of Helping directs readers to the heart of helping relationships that involves compassion, self-awareness, radical acceptance, practitioner presence and caring. Utilizing vivid metaphors, case examples, personal anecdotes, as well as quotes and poems, mental health professionals will find this book to be a spiritual foundation for practice with a social justice emphasis, connecting Zen Buddhism with human service practice.;"--Publisher description.
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