ABSTRACT

Beyond Self-Care for Helping Professionals is an innovative guide to professional self-care focused not just on avoiding the consequences of failing to take care of oneself, but on optimal health and positive psychology. This new volume builds upon the Expressive Therapies Continuum to introduce the Life Enrichment Model, a strengths-based model that encourages mindful participation in a broad array of enriching experiences. By enabling therapists and other Helping Professionals to develop a rich emotional, intellectual, and creative foundation to their lives and clinical practices, this guide sets a new standard for self-care in the helping professions.

chapter 1|9 pages

Perils of the Helping Professions

chapter 2|6 pages

Beyond Self-Care to Life Enrichment

chapter 3|10 pages

The Life Enrichment Model

chapter 4|12 pages

Life Enrichment through Sensation

chapter 5|10 pages

Life Enrichment through Movement

chapter 7|10 pages

Life Enrichment through Emotion

chapter 8|12 pages

Life Enrichment through Intellect

chapter 9|12 pages

Life Enrichment through Symbolism

chapter 10|10 pages

Life Enrichment through Creativity

chapter 11|12 pages

Living Optimally

A Deep Well, Wide Margins, and Firm Boundaries