The Resilient Clinician

Robert J. Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital and is Professor Emeritus, Loyola University Maryland. He has published more than 60 books for professionals and the general public, including The Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart; Night Call: Embracing Compassion and Hope in a Troubled World; The Tao of Ordinariness; Perspective: The Calm within the Storm; and Bounce: Living the Resilient Life (all from Oxford University Press) and Riding the Dragon (Sorin Books, 2003/2013).Mary Beth Werdel is an associate professor and director of the MA in Mental Health Counseling & Spiritual Integration in the Graduate School of Religion at Fordham University. She has authored two books: A Primer on Posttraumatic Growth: An Introduction and Guide (Wiley, 2012), co-authored with Robert Wicks and As Faith Matures: Beyond the Sunday God (Ligouri Press, 2012), as well as multiple book chapters and articles. Dr. Werdelis a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York.

Thoroughly updated with the latest research studies, this book addresses the experience of the mental health professional and raises awareness of the insidious, almost silent psychological defenses of denial and avoidance in the life of the clinician. A concise guide to preventing and limiting acute and chronic secondary stress, The Resilient Clinician, 2nd Edition, offers an overview of mindfulness and meditation as it applies to the clinician's own life rather than that of the client or patient, and describes how to develop a personally designed self-care protocol.

Introduction: Continually Creating New Inner Psychological Space: An Ongoing Process of Mindfulness