RESOURCES FOR THERAPIST SELF-CARE
This is a supplementary resource to Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach by Christine A. Courtois and Julian D. Ford. Copyright 2013 by The Guilford Press. Please Click here for access to their web page.
In the spirit of delivering sustainable care and keeping you, as the therapist vessel, full and well, please see this list of resources for therapist self Care provided by Guillford Press:
- Baker, E. K. (2003). Caring for ourselves: A therapist's guide to personal and professional well being. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Barnett, J. E., Baker, E. K., Elman, N. S., & Schoener, G. R. (2007). In pursuit of wellness: The self-care imperative. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 603–612.
- Brende, J. O. (1991). When post traumatic stress rubs off. Voices, 27 (1–2), 139–143.
- Bridgeman, D. L. (2009). Balance, boundaries and benevolence: The complexities of psychologists’ self-care, coping and wellness: An informal self-assessment. Sacramento: California Psychological Association.
- Chessick, R. D. (1978). The sad soul of the psychiatrist. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 42, 1– 9.
- Collins, S., & Long, A. (2003). Working with the psychological effects of trauma: Consequences for mental health-care workers: A literature review. Journal of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 10, 417–424.
- Coster, J. S., & Schwebel, M. (1997). Well-functioning in professional psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 28, 5–13.
- Danieli, Y. (1996). Who takes care of the caretakers: The emotional consequences of working with children traumatized by war and communal violence. In R. J. Apfel & B. Simon (Eds.), Minefields in their hearts (pp. 189–205). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
- DeAngelis, T. (2002). Normalizing practitioners' stress. Monitor on Psychology, 33(7), 62–64.
- Fawcett, J. (2000). Managing staff stress and trauma. In M. Janz & J. Stead (Eds.), Complex humanitarian emergencies: Lessons from practitioners (pp. 92–125). Monrovia, CA: World Vision.
- Figley, C. R. (Ed.). (1995). Compassion fatigue: Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
- Ford, E. S. C. (1963). Being and becoming a psychotherapist: The search for identity. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 17, 474–482.
- Groesbeck, C. J. (1975). The archetypal image of the wounded healer. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 20, 122–145.
- Guy, J. D. (2000). Holding the holding environment together: Self-psychology and psychotherapist care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31(3), 351–352.
- Guy, J. D., & Norcross, J. C. (1998). Therapist self-care checklist. In G. P. Koocher, J. C. Norcross, & S. Hill III (Eds.), Psychologist's desk reference (pp. 387–392). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Heath, S. (1991). Dealing with the therapist's vulnerability to depression. Northvale, NJ: Aronson.
- Kahill, S. (1988). Interventions for burnout in the helping professions: A review of the empirical evidence. Canadian Journal of Counseling Review, 22(3), 310–342.
- Kramen-Kahn, B., & Hansen, N. D. (1998). Rafting the rapids: Occupational hazards, rewards, and coping strategies of psychotherapists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 130–134.
- Kramer, G. (1999). Traumatized women working with traumatized women: Reflections upon life and work in a war zone. Women and Therapy, 22(1), 107–120.
- Laliotis, D. A., & Grayson, F. H. (1985). Psychologist heal thyself: What is available for the impaired psychologist. American Psychologist, 40, 84–96.
- Layman, E., & Guyden, J. A. (1997). Reducing your risk of burnout. Health Care Supervisor, 15(3), 57–69.
- Leiter, M. P., & Maslach, C. (2000). Preventing burnout and building engagement: A complete program for organizational renewal. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- McCann, I., & Pearlman, L. (1990). Vicarious traumatization: A framework for understanding the psychological effects of working with victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3(1), 131– 149.
- Norcross, J. C. (2000). Psychotherapist self-care: Practitioner-tested, research-informed strategies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 710–713.
- Norcross, J. C., & Guy, J. D. (2007). Leaving it at the office: A guide to psychotherapist self-care. New York: Guilford Press.
- Pearlman, L. A., & Saakvitne, K. W. (1995). Trauma and the therapist: Countertransference and vicarious traumatization in psychotherapy with incest survivors. New York: Norton.
- Saakvitne, K. W., & Pearlman, L. A. (1996). Transforming the pain: A workbook on vicarious traumatization. New York: Norton.
- Scott, C. D., & Hawk, J. (1986). Heal thyself: The health of health care professionals. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
- Skovholt, T. M. (2001). The resilient practitioner: Burnout prevention and self-care strategies for counselors, therapists, teachers, and health professionals. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Skovholt, T. M., Grier, T. L., & Hanson, M. R. (2001). Career counseling for longevity: Self-care and burnout prevention strategies for counselor resilience. Journal of Career Development, 27(3), 167–176.
- Stamm, B. H. (1999). Secondary traumatic stress: Self-care issues for clinicians, researchers and educators. Baltimore: Sidran Press.
- Stevanovic, P., & Rupert, P. (2004). Career-sustaining behaviors: Satisfactions, and stresses of professional psychologists. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41, 301–309.
- Werdell, M., & Wicks, R. J. (2012). Primer on posttraumatic growth: An introduction and guide. New York: Wiley.
- Wicks, R. J. (2007). The resilient clinician. London: Oxford University Press.