The zen of helping
Subtitle: spiritual principles for mindful and open-hearted practice
By: by Andrew Bein.
Publisher: John Wiley; Wiley
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780470333099
Subjects: Counseling; Counseling -- Religious aspects -- Zen Buddhism; Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects -- Zen Buddhism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A spiritual framework for our clients and ourselves : beyond spiritual neutrality; title: Sitting with clients on uncertain ground : strong back, soft front :  beyond evidence-based practice; title: Radical acceptance of clients, context and self : beyond Carl Rogers' positive regard; title: Mindfulness : steadying the mind and being present : beyond empathy skills and counter-transference; title: Curiosity, compassionate caring, and inspiration : beyond professional warmth; title: Bearing witness to trauma and pain " : beyond clinical distance; title: The middle way : embracing contradiction and paradox : beyond dualistic thinking; title: Having the conversation : making space for client spirituality : beyond the great taboo; title: Dealing with failure : beyond cognitive solutions and the paradigm of blame; title: Swimming upstream with a warrior's heart : beyond working a human services job.