Self-Awareness in Health Care


Engaging in Helping Relationships
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Reviews 'The book is a comprehensive guide on how to develop communication skills. It would be a useful reference for students and qualified nurses who are interested in empowerment, the use of language, developing relationships, stress, aggression, loss and the dynamics of power.' - Nursing Standard

DescriptionBeing self-aware is particularly important for healthcare professionals who need to manage their cognitive, affective and behavioural self in order to engage effectively in therapeutic relationships. This book examines how self-awareness can be developed and applied in practice by combining theoretical and practical approaches.

Contents IntroductionPART ONE: ON DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS: A Way of EngagingSelf AwarenessPART TWO: SELF-AWARENESS AND THE PERSON'S EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESSStress, Vulnerability and Self-AwarenessPower, Empowerment and Self-AwarenessEmotion of Loss and Self-AwarenessAnger, Aggression and Self-AwarenessPART THREE: COMMUNICATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND THE HELPING RELATIONSHIPThe Use of Language and Self-AwarenessInterpersonal Communication and Self-AwarenessInterpersonal Communication and Interpersonal SkillsEngagement and Developing RelationshipsConcluding Remarks

Author BiographiesDR. DEV M. RUNGAPADIACHY is Lecturer in Interpersonal Communication, Psychology and Nursing at the University of Leeds, UK. His previous publications include Interpersonal Communication and Psychology for Health Care Professionals: Theory and Practice (1999).


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