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Restoring the Healer: Spiritual Self-Care for Health Care Professionals (Spirituality and Mental Health) by William E. Dorman is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Restoring the Healer: Spiritual Self-Care for Health Care Professionals (Spirituality and Mental Health) about?

Burn Out. Two Words That Haunt Those In High Stress Jobs, Especially In The Medical Profession. Long Hours And The Literal Life-and-death Nature Of The Field Creates Expectations To Not Only Be On Call At All Hours, But To Be At One's Best, Even At 3:00 Am After A Twenty-hour Shift. So Much Energy Is Devoted To The Care Of Others That Self-care Is Forgotten. Yet, More Are Noticing And Research Confirms That Self-care Is Needed, Not Only For Personal Sanity But Also For Quality Of Work. Unwell Medical Professionals Are Not The Best At Treating Others. And This Self-care Includes Not Just Rest, Food, And Water, But A Deeper Care, One That Tends The Spiritual Side As Well. To Both The Spiritually Active And The Spiritually Resistant, Hospital Chaplain William Dorman Offers A Guide To Understand A More Comprehensive, Full-bodied Self-care. Each Chapter Begins With Case Studies, Concrete Experiences That Help Unpack Abstract Concepts Which Bring Much Needed Peace To Stressed Individuals. Dorman Also Structures Each Chapter To End With Prayers And Action Steps, Which Offer More Concrete Ways To Care For The Self. From Working As A Hospital Chaplain For Over 18 Years, And Serving As The D

Author

William E. Dorman

Publisher

West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781599474946

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Christian