Clinician Self-Care
Bryan S. Gerber, Psy.D, Ph.D.c
Presentation Outline
I. Mind/Body Connection
A. Physiological impact of emotional distress
B. Statistics
C. General Adaptation Model (Selye, 1950)
II. Stress management/Self-care
A. Managing rather than eliminating
B. Eustress vs. Distress
C. Hardy Personality (Kobasa, 1979)
III. Managing stress
A. Prerequisites for managing stress (Gerber, 2000)
1. Desire
2. Willingness
3. Openness
4. Faith
B. Self-Awareness/Active Participation Inventory (Gerber, 2000)
1. What am I thinking?
2. How am I feeling?
3. What do I need?
4. What can I do about it?
5. Control
IV. Why is this important?
A. Secondary/Vicarious trauma (Beck, 2011), (Rosenstein, 2012)
B. Clinician fatigue (Rosenstein, 2012)
C. Helper personality (APA, 2013)
V. Techniques
A. Mindfulness (Hussain & Bhushan, 2010)
B. Relaxation
C. Hobbies
D. Meditation
E. Simple techniques (Gerber, 2000)
1. Breathing
2. Mountaintop
3. Hurts so good
4. Finding beauty
5. Tai Sabaki
6. Being the Pooh
Clinician Self-Care
Bryan S. Gerber, Psy.D, Ph.D.c
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