{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-compassion-in-healthcare-practice-isbn-9781394220458","title":"An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the concept of compassion as it applies to the field of healthcare and improving patient outcomes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the core components of being compassionate and self-compassionate, so that we may be in a better position to attend to our health and to engage in helping others. The foundation of this book is that if we have an intention to help, we are best served by understanding what ‘helping’ really means. This is addressed by reviewing compassion in a range of contexts and environments, including through an evolutionary science perspective. In this view, we are ‘programmed’ to be compassionate—but social forces may throw challenges or obstacles in our way. Also covered in this text are the challenges associated with being compassionate to the self, as well as care encounters with individuals in a clinical context and working in a clinical team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the ideas explored in \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) and compassion, covering ethical theories for AI alongside considerations surrounding consent and the role of touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The role of mindfulness in self-compassion, the challenges and benefits of self-compassion, perfectionism, our “inner critic”, and shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in teamwork, lessons in developing compassionate teams, and the theory of Values-Based Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Components of compassion-focused leadership and supervision, and the development of self-efficacy and competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding a core conceptual framework for compassion in healthcare with guidance on how to explore various topics in greater depth, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference for undergraduate nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical practitioners, and students in related programs of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiography xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 A Compassion Primer 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Compassion? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion as an Emotion 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion as a State or a Trait? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion as a Motivation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Threat System 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Drive System 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafeness System 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttributes of Compassion 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare for Wellbeing 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensitivity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSympathy 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathy 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaching People in a Non-judgemental Manner 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTolerance of Distress 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging with Compassionate Attributes 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Evolutionary Biology 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Biological Basis of Compassion 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of the Brain 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Science of Compassion 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion in the Arts 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Price of Experience? 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Compassion for the Environment: The Consequences for Health Workers and Patients (with Jess Bunn) 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplexity and Complex Adaptive Systems 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion at the Macro Level: The Global Environment 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Compassionate Responses We Can Take? 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion for the Environment 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion at the Meso Level: The Ward\/ Team\/Practice Environment 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe IoM Core Competencies 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion at the Micro Level: The Person Orientated Practice Environment 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteroception and Neuroception 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigging Deeper Into Polyvagal Theory 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does This Play Out in the Nervous System? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping our Compassionate Practice Environment 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Studies 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Compassion – Can You Have Compassionate AI? (with Dr Michael Rowe) 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Role of Compassion in AI? 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and AI 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Ethical Theories for AI 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeontology 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple Ethics 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneficence 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonmaleficence 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtue Ethics 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Ethics 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsent for Care Provided by AI Technology 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan AI Robotics Deliver ‘Care’? 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Touch in Care Giving 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: What if AI Was More Compassionate than a Person? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Thoughts on Potential Benefits and Risks of AI in the Case Scenario 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Compassion, Self-compassion and Being Mindful 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Self-Compassion 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarcissism and Self-Compassion 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Compassion 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Benefits of Being Self-Compassionate 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenges of Self-Compassion 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfectionism 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur ‘Inner Critic’ 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShame 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Develop Self-Compassion 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing Self-Compassion 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurnout 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Compassionate Encounters with Individuals 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping an Evolutionary Understanding of Compassion 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro-Sociality 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Individuals – Empathy and Compassion 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttributes when Working Compassionately: A Focus on Motivation 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Motivation? 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: ‘Going for a Drink with Dave’ 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Encounters with Groups: The Compassionate Team 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Values 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Values-Based Practice 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValues Based Practice 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is VBP? 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Contents the Importance of Values in the Practice of Health and Social Care Workers 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Values- Based Practice 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion and Team Working 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in Teamworking 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Implications for Compassionate Practice? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘Meitheal’ as a Cultural Expression of Compassionate Teamworking 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassionate Teams: Lessons from Project Aristotle 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Compassion Focused Multi-Disciplinary Team (CF MDT) 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeditation Content 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost Meditation Discussion 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Compassionate Support for People: The Role of Supervision 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Practice Supervision? 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Self-Efficacy and Competence 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupervision and the Issue of Identity 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Model of Supervision 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchwartz Rounds and Compassion 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Revised Approach to Compassionate Supervision 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Components of Compassion-Focused Supervision 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Courage Through Supervision 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and Supervision 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study Exercise 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Compassionate Leadership 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Leadership in Health and Social Care 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Context of Healthcare Leadership 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Review of Existing Literature on Leadership Style 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word on The ‘Alpha’ Narrative on Leadership 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassionate Leadership 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership From an Evolutionary Perspective 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion, Resilience and Leadership 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Personal Resilience the Answer? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Real-World’ Leadership 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassionate Leadership and Social Relationships 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrustworthiness and Transparency 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeer Support 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration and Mutuality 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam-Based Approach 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowerment and Choice 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural, Historical and Gender Issues 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Scenario: Compassionate Leadership in Healthcare 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions to Consider 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Teaching Compassion (with Lyndsay Khan) 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWisdom 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Compassion be Taught? 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Compassionate Educator 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Training in Compassion 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion and Caring 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Mindfulness 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Teaching Compassion 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Compassion 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study Scenario 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAreas for Discussion 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Activities 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Compassion: Case Study 2 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study Scenario 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Activities 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Ian McGonagle\u003c\/b\u003e qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 1986 and focused his clinical work on people with long-term mental health problems. He has since worked for the National Institute of Mental Health in England (NIMHE), the Centre for Clinical and Academic Workforce Innovation (CCAWI), and the Department of Health’s Mental Health – ‘New Ways of Working’ team. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the concept of compassion as it applies to the field of healthcare and improving patient outcomes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the core components of being compassionate and self-compassionate, so that we may be in a better position to attend to our health and to engage in helping others. The foundation of this book is that if we have an intention to help, we are best served by understanding what ‘helping’ really means. This is addressed by reviewing compassion in a range of contexts and environments, including through an evolutionary science perspective. In this view, we are ‘programmed’ to be compassionate—but social forces may throw challenges or obstacles in our way. Also covered in this text are the challenges associated with being compassionate to the self, as well as care encounters with individuals in a clinical context and working in a clinical team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the ideas explored in \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) and compassion, covering ethical theories for AI alongside considerations surrounding consent and the role of touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The role of mindfulness in self-compassion, the challenges and benefits of self-compassion, perfectionism, our “inner critic”, and shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in teamwork, lessons in developing compassionate teams, and the theory of Values-Based Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Components of compassion-focused leadership and supervision, and the development of self-efficacy and competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding a core conceptual framework for compassion in healthcare with guidance on how to explore various topics in greater depth, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference for undergraduate nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical practitioners, and students in related programs of study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988724695269,"sku":"NP9781394220458","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394220458.jpg?v=1761781340","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-compassion-in-healthcare-practice-isbn-9781394220458","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}