The Resilient Practitioner

Thomas M. Skovholt, PhD, LP, is emeritus professor of counseling psychology at the University of Minnesota and a licensed psychologist in counseling and consulting. He has trained many students, worked with many clients, and has seen the power of the helping process benefit people as they address life challenges. Tom is devoted to increasing resilience and reducing burnout for helpers, healers, and educators. Michelle Trotter-Mathison, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota. Michelle is committed to helping people increase resilience through self-compassion, mindfulness, and shame resilience.

Part 1 1. Boundaried Generosity as Key: Caring for Others vs. Self-Care 2. Joys, Rewards, and Gifts of Practitioner Practice 3. The Cycle of Caring: Core of the Helpin Professions 4. The Elevated Stressors of the Novice Practitioner 5. Hazards of Practice 6. Hemorrhaging of the Practitioner Self Part 2 7. The Architecture of Human Resilience 8. Sustaining the Professional Self 9. Sustaining the Personal Self 10. Burnout Prevention and Self-Care Strategies of Expert Practitioners 11. Characteristics of Highly Resilient Practitioners: The Resilient Practitioner Compass 12. The Eye of the Storm Model of Practitioner Resiliency 13. The Evolving Practitioner from Early Career Anxiety to Later-Usually-Competency 14. Epilogue 15. Self-Care Action Plan