The Therapist's Workbook: Self-Assessment, Self-Care, and Self-Improvement Exercises for Mental Health Professionals

by Jeffrey A. Kottler

Book Overview

Mental health professionals spend their days helping others, but who is there to help them when stress and burnout threaten their own well-being? Filled with self-assessments, journaling exercises, and activities designed to facilitate renewal, growth, and change, this timely book helps clinicians help themselves with coverage of career threatening issues, such as fear of failure, loss of confidence, and the financial stress and loss of autonomy that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118026314
• ISBN13: 9781118026311
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Again a great resource

We use some of the exercises in this book in our support group for people in helping professions, which is aimed at addressing burnout and compassion fatigue. I really have had some good results with it.

The Therapist Workbook

Great book. I bought it to use in a Professional Roles course that I am teaching for graduating clinical psychology doctoral students. They love it. I have also recommended it to individuals in the field.

A helpful guide for therapists.

Jeffrey Kottler has filled this hands-on guide with self-assessment exercises and activities -- all designed to facilitate candid self-expression, growth, and change.