The zen of helping : spiritual principles for mindful and open-hearted practice / Andrew Bein.

Author/creator Bein, Andrew M.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2008.
Descriptionxxii, 201 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents A spiritual framework for our clients and ourselves : beyond spiritual neutrality -- Sitting with clients on uncertain ground : strong back, soft front : beyond evidence-based practice -- Radical acceptance of clients, context, and self : beyond Carl Rogers' positive regard -- Mindfulness : steadying the mind and being present : beyond empathy skills and counter-transference -- Curiosity, compassionate caring, and inspiration : beyond professional warmth -- Bearing witness to trauma and pain : beyond clinical distance -- The middle way : embracing contradiction and paradox : beyond dualistic thinking -- Having the conversation : making space for client spirituality : beyond the great taboo -- Dealing with failure : beyond cognitive solutions and the paradigm of blame -- Swimming upstream with a warrior's heart : beyond working a human services job.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.
LCCN 2008008341
ISBN9780470333099 (pbk.) :
ISBN047033309X (pbk.)