{"product_id":"the-inner-life-of-the-counselor-isbn-9781118193747","title":"The Inner Life of the Counselor","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest gifts helping professionals can share with others is a sense of their own peace. However, retaining and renewing a sense of a healthy perspective requires not only self-care strategies, but also an awareness of basic profound, yet simple, wisdom themes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inner Life of the Counselor\u003c\/i\u003e presents classic and contemporary wisdom that examines and explores each of these themes in a way that both professional and non-professional helpers will find revealing and meaningful in understanding their own journey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformed by the author's over thirty years of experience as a therapist, mentor, and clinical supervisor of professional helpers?as well as by his expertise in resiliency and prevention of secondary stress?\u003ci\u003eThe Inner Life of the Counselor\u003c\/i\u003e thoughtfully looks at those elements that encourage sustained personal growth and professional development, such as self-care, stress management, and mindfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLively, practical, and marked by an elegant sense of simplicity, this nurturing book demonstrates how exploring the inner life can lead counselors to new wisdom and inner peace?not only for themselves but also for those who come to them for relief and insight. It is an invitation to pause, reflect, renew, and navigate one of contemporary society's most challenging yet rewarding professions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn That Place of Sanity: The Inner Life of the Counselor ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Creating Space Within 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Valuing and Accessing Alonetime 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Recognizing the Cues of Subtle “Mindlessness” 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Learning the Art of Leaning Back 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Experiencing a New Type of Counselor Self-Nurturance 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Alonetime as a University: Honoring the Wisdom of Mentors of Mindfulness 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Retreat and Reflect: Enjoying a Fresh Experience of Your Own Inner Life 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Final Comment on a Counselor’s Inner Renewal in Alonetime 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Readings 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermissions 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 197\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD\u003csmall\u003eR.\u003c\/small\u003e ROBERT J. WICKS\u003c\/b\u003e received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Presently, he is a professor at Loyola University Maryland. He has spoken on Capitol Hill to members of Congress and their Chiefs of Staff, and at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic, and Harvard’s Children’s Hospital on his major area of expertise: the prevention of secondary stress. He has also addressed thousands of educators and professionals, spoken at the FBI Academy, and addressed caregivers in China, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa. In his practice, Dr. Wicks focuses on working with psychotherapists, physicians, nurses, educators, relief workers, lawyers, corporate executives, persons in full-time ministry, and members of the military. He has published over forty-five books for both professionals and the general public, and is the coauthor, with Mary Beth Werdel, of \u003ci\u003ePrimer on Posttraumatic Growth: An Introduction and Guide \u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley). Visit his website at robertjwicks.com.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest gifts helping professionals can share with others is a sense of their own peace. However, retaining and renewing a sense of a healthy perspective requires not only self-care strategies, but also an awareness of basic profound, yet simple, wisdom themes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inner Life of the Counselor\u003c\/i\u003e presents classic and contemporary wisdom that examines and explores each of these themes in a way that both professional and non-professional helpers will find revealing and meaningful in understanding their own journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by the author’s over thirty years of experience as a therapist, mentor, and clinical supervisor of professional helpers—as well as by his expertise in resiliency and prevention of secondary stress—\u003ci\u003eThe Inner Life of the Counselor\u003c\/i\u003e thoughtfully looks at those elements that encourage sustained personal growth and professional development, such as self-care, stress management, and mindfulness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively, practical, and marked by an elegant sense of simplicity, this nurturing book demonstrates how exploring the inner life can lead counselors to new wisdom and inner peace—not only for themselves but also for those who come to them for relief and insight. It is an invitation to pause, reflect, renew, and navigate one of contemporary society’s most challenging yet rewarding professions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990264824037,"sku":"NP9781118193747","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118193747.jpg?v=1761787118","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-inner-life-of-the-counselor-isbn-9781118193747","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}