Creating a culture of self-care.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Cooper, Natalie Am

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2850.2009.01138.x

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“…There is an ethical imperative for psychologists to foster their own welfare (Schwartz-Mette, 2009; see also, Australian Psychological Society, 2007 code of ethics). Incorporating self-care strategies early in training is one way to encourage a culture of self-care within the profession (Burrows & McGrath, 2000;Sherman, 1996), thus preventing the development of mental health problems likely to interfere with clinical practice (Barnett & Cooper, 2009). However, self-care is usually presented to CPTs as an individual responsibility, rather than formally taught during training (Christopher, Christopher, Dunnagan, & Schure, 2006;Theriault & Gazzola, 2006).…”

Section: Stress Management In Clinical Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Postgraduate clinical psychology students' perceptions of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy stress management intervention and clinical training

Pakenham

Stafford-Brown

2013

Clinical Psychologist

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Background Research into stress management interventions for clinical psychology trainees (CPTs) is limited, despite evidence indicating that these individuals are at risk for elevated stress, which can negatively impact personal and professional functioning. This study explored: (1) CPTs' perceptions of a previously evaluated Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) stress management intervention; and (2) their satisfaction with clinical training and suggested programme changes. Methods Fifty‐six postgraduate clinical psychology students completed questionnaires. Qualitative and quantitative data concerning students' views of an ACT stress management intervention and clinical training were collected. Results Most CPTs reported that they would recommend the intervention to other CPTs and that they found it personally and professionally useful. The majority of participants also reported marked improvement on indicators of psychological flexibility. Qualitative data suggested three broad structural changes to clinical training (better preparation prior to commencing clinical work, reduced workload, and better organisation), some of which have implications for curriculum development. Conclusions Findings support the use of an ACT stress management intervention for addressing CPT stress and the integration of self‐care into the curriculum.

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Section: Stress Management In Clinical Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Postgraduate clinical psychology students' perceptions of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy stress management intervention and clinical training

Pakenham

Stafford-Brown

2013

Clinical Psychologist

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“…This quality seems to be integrated into their daily living and not a separate task or function they intentionally do as part of their self‐care. This self‐caring attitude fits the call by Barnett and Cooper () to integrate self‐care into every aspect of therapists’ education in order for self‐care to be a part of therapists’ professional identity. As a result of this self‐caring attitude, trainees in our study reported feeling lighter, liberated and unburdened.…”

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“…Self‐care in the mental health field cannot be taken lightly. Lack of attention to this part of our work can keep us from performing our duties to the best of our abilities (Barnett & Cooper, ) and it can be detrimental for ourselves and our clients. For that reason, we concur with Barnett and Cooper () that self‐care should be considered a core competency for clinicians, and that we need to promote a culture of self‐care in our associations, training programs and regulatory bodies.…”

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Does the Person‐of‐the‐Therapist Training (POTT) Promote Self‐Care? Personal Gains of MFT Trainees Following POTT: A Retrospective Thematic Analysis

Kissil

Niño²

2017

J Marital Family Therapy

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As we recognize how taxing our profession can be, therapist's self-care has become a salient topic in mental health. However, we are still discerning how to promote self-care in our practice and in training. In this paper, we present a study on the personal gains that MFT students experienced after participating in the Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT). We propose that the reported changes (better understanding of self, change to self, relational changes, and change as a process) constitute improvements in the trainees' well-being, and can therefore be considered self-caring behaviors and practices. We state that models like POTT, that focus on embracing our vulnerability, can help clinicians be more caring toward ourselves. We conclude this paper by presenting clinical and training recommendations.

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“…Although the presumed responses of professional peers may serve as a deterrent, many mental health professionals do seek personal therapy (Barnett & Cooper, ; Mahoney, ; Norcross & Conner, ; Norcross & Guy, ). In fact, in the UK (unlike the US, where the current study was conducted), trainees in counselling psychology are required to undergo at least 40 hours of personal therapy (Atkinson, ; British Psychological Society, ; Kumari, ; Murphy, ; Rizq & Target, ).…”

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Psychologists' responses to the disclosure of personal therapy by a professional colleague

Schroeder¹,

Pomerantz²,

Brown³

et al. 2014

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

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Aim The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the responses of psychologists to a hypothetical situation in which they learn that a professional colleague is seeking personal therapy. Method Practising psychologists (n = 96) responded to vignettes in which a professional colleague disclosed personal therapy for a particular disorder (major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder), disclosed personal therapy with no disorder specified, or made no mention of personal therapy. Results Results indicated that psychologists were willing to refer clients to professional colleagues with equal frequency and immediacy across all conditions. In other words, the fact that the colleague was in personal therapy, whether or not the colleague specified a particular disorder, did not influence the psychologists’ intention to refer clients to the colleague in comparison to an identical colleague who made no mention of personal therapy. Discussion Although a number of other factors also deserve consideration as alternate explanations, these results may refute the notion, common among many mental health professionals, that revealing personal therapy to colleagues can elicit stigmatising negative professional consequences. These results are also consonant with the idea of competent communities, recently promoted in the US (where supervision requirements for licensed psychologists are less stringent than in the UK), in which psychologists form mutually supportive groups intended to maintain and augment competence. Cultural factors, particularly those stemming from the presence of required personal therapy for psychologists in some countries (such as the UK) and the absence of such a requirement in others (such as the US), are also discussed.

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Creating a culture of self-care.

Cited by 87 publications

References 13 publications

Postgraduate clinical psychology students' perceptions of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy stress management intervention and clinical training

Postgraduate clinical psychology students' perceptions of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy stress management intervention and clinical training

Does the Person‐of‐the‐Therapist Training (POTT) Promote Self‐Care? Personal Gains of MFT Trainees Following POTT: A Retrospective Thematic Analysis

Psychologists' responses to the disclosure of personal therapy by a professional colleague

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