Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care - Brossura

"Work and family stresses constitute significant contributing factors to psychotherapist burnout, professional lapses, and ethical complaints. Norcross and Guy have provided a superb roadmap and guide to prevention of such problems. They provide well-validated strategies and ways of thinking needed to stay on track in a stressful and demanding occupation not usually recognized as such. We could probably cut professional liability insurance rates and ethical complaints significantly, if we could only get all of our colleagues to read and follow this book's wise advice."--Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, School for Health Studies, Simmons College

"The authors bring a wealth of experience in research, practice, and training to this priceless work; their wisdom shows in the very practical self-care strategies they suggest in each chapter. The book provides powerful examples of ways in which psychotherapists can focus on their own physical, spiritual, and mental health, many of which are anchored in the transtheoretical model of behavior change. Experienced psychotherapists will appreciate the depth and breadth of the information provided, and the book also will be a good classroom text for new psychotherapists."--Mary Marden Velasquez, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton and a clinical psychologist in part-time practice. With over 250 scholarly publications, including 15 books, he is past president of the International Society of Clinical Psychology and of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Psychotherapy, and editor of Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. He is a recipient of the APA's Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training Award, among other awards.

James D. Guy, Jr. PhD, ABPP, is President and Executive Director of the Headington Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides psychological and spiritual support to humanitarian aid and disaster relief personnel worldwide. He also maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Pasadena, California. Dr. Guy was Dean and Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary from 1995 to 2001. Widely published, he is the author of The Personal Life of the Psychotherapist.