1997
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1997.tb00987.x
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Addiction Counselors Can Benefit From Appropriate Humor in the Work Setting

Abstract: Using humor in therapy has been controversial. However, recent studies indicate that addiction counselors use humor effectively in therapeutic approaches. Given the high rate of stress-related turnover in the addiction field, counselors need to learn ways to manage their personal and professional stress. Integrating humor in daily work activities reduces stress and increases the ability to have fun a t work.

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“…Some theorists argue that joking is an informal behavioral system that should be allowed in the workplace as a way of managing anxiety in a socially acceptable and physically harmless way, as long as staff can handle their professiona l obligations (Weaver & Wilson, 1997), and that in-group joking is a sign of group solidarity and high morale (Morreall, 1991;Robinson, 1988). Others emphasize the therapeutic importance of milieu humor as a way of helping staff to collectively manage stressful conditions and suggest that humor is generally used in a sensitive manner within the professional group only (Kuhlman, 1993).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some theorists argue that joking is an informal behavioral system that should be allowed in the workplace as a way of managing anxiety in a socially acceptable and physically harmless way, as long as staff can handle their professiona l obligations (Weaver & Wilson, 1997), and that in-group joking is a sign of group solidarity and high morale (Morreall, 1991;Robinson, 1988). Others emphasize the therapeutic importance of milieu humor as a way of helping staff to collectively manage stressful conditions and suggest that humor is generally used in a sensitive manner within the professional group only (Kuhlman, 1993).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some theorists argue that joking is an informal behavioral system that should be allowed in the workplace as a way of managing anxiety in a socially acceptable and physically harmless way, as long as staff can handle their professiona l obligation s (Weaver & Wilson, 1997), and that in-group joking is a sign of group solidarity and high morale (Morreall, 1991;Robinson, 1988). Others emphasize the therapeutic importance of milieu humor as a way of helping staff to collectively manage stressful conditions and suggest that humor is generally used in a sensitive manner within the professional group only (Kuhlman, 1993).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…At the time of writing, the only published research regarding this was from Franzini (2001) who stated that trainees are often discouraged from bringing humour into the counselling relationship, and that it can be seen as a taboo, when actually it can be a very useful tool for a counsellor to draw on, as has been discovered in the present investigation. Furthermore, Weaver and Wilson (1997) offer their perspective that humour in counselling can not only be of benefit to the clients but also the practitioner themselves, again adding weight to the rationale for investigating this phenomenon.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%