The Resilient Practitioner

Thomas M. Skovholt, PhD, LP, ABPP, is professor at the University of Minnesota, a psychologist in part-time private practice, and author or coauthor of 13 books. He has received awards for writing, teaching and professional practice and has taught and given workshops around the world. Michelle Trotter-Mathison, PhD, LP, is a psychologist and the assistant director of the mental health clinic at the University of Minnesota's Boynton Health Service. She also maintains a private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is coeditor of Voices from the Field: Defining Moments in Counselor and Therapist Development.

About the Authors Professions Under the Resilient Practitioner Umbrella Preface Skovholt Practitioner Professional Resiliency and Self-Care Inventory, 2014 version Part One 1. Caring for Others Versus Self-Care: The Great Human Drama 2. Joys, Rewards, and Gifts of Practice 3.The Cycle of Caring: Core of the Helping Professions 4. The Elevated Stressors of the Novice Practitioner 5.Hazards of Practice 6.Hemorrhaging of the Caring Self: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, Ambiguous Endings and Professional Uncertainty Part Two 7.What is Human Resilience? 8. Sustaining the Professional Self 9.Sustaining the Personal Self 10. The Eye of the Storm Model of Practitioner Resiliency 11. The Evolving Practitioner from Early Career Anxiety to Later--Usually--Competence Thomas M. Skovholt and Michael H. Rønnestad 12. Burnout Prevention and Self-Care Strategies of Expert Practitioners Mary Mullenbach and Thomas M. Skovholt 13. Epilogue 14. Self-Care Action Plan Acknowledgments References Index