Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker
"Emotions are at the core of health and social care work but what are they? Why do we have them? How do they affect our judgement, behaviour and actions? In this compelling and important book, leading author David Howe introduces readers to emotions and the fundamental part they play in effective and responsive professional practice. Emotionally intelligent practitioners are not only likely to be more sensitive; they are also likely to be more resilient. This text begins by considering the origins of our emotions, how they develop across the lifespan, and how they affect us personally and interpersonally. It goes on to discuss the emotional wellbeing of both workers and their clients and examines how this can affect mental and physical health. Drawing on practice issues throughout, including emotional disorders and behavioural difficulties in both children and adults, Howe clearly demonstrates the deep links between emotional intelligence, the professional relationship and skilled practice."--Jacket
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9780230365216, 0230365213
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Once More With Feeling; Introduction; Reason and Emotion; Being Acknowledged; Understanding Feelings and Feeling Understood; Conclusion; 2 What is Emotional Intelligence?; Introduction; Conceptual Beginnings; Definitions; From Monitoring to Management; The Personal and Interpersonal Benefits of Emotional Intelligence; Working Under Stress; Conclusion; 3 What are Emotions?; Introduction; In Body and Mind; Negative Emotions; Positive Feelings; Emotions and Memory; Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness; Expressing Emotions; Emotions and Social Relationships. Defining EmotionsReflexes, Emotion and Cognition; Conclusion; 4 Emotional Development; Introduction; Temperament; The Parent-Child Relationship; Learning to Recognize Emotions in Self and Others; Emotional Attunement and Emotional Regulation; Naming and Sharing Emotional States; Psychological Mindedness; Emotional Development in Adversity; The Emergence of the Self and the Social Emotions; Social Sharing of Emotions; Culture and Emotions; Conclusion; 5 The Emotional Brain; Introduction; The Complex Brain; The Social Brain; The Evolutionary Origins and Organization of the Brain. Emotions and the Left and Right BrainComplex, Integrated Brains; The Brain's Chemistry; Abnormal Brain Functioning and Emotional Dysregulation; Conclusion; 6 Emotions and Physical Health; Introduction; Mind and Body; The Immune System; The Stress Response; Psychology and Immune Functioning: How Feelings Affect Health and Wellbeing; Stress and Coping; Resilience; Feeling in Control; Stress, Memory and Emotional Arousal; Happiness, Health and the New Science of Positive Psychology; Conclusion; 7 Emotions and Mental Health; Introduction; Emotions Awry; Schizophrenia; Alexithymia. Autism and Autistic Spectrum DisordersLoss, Grief and Mourning; Major Depression; Bipolar Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Childhood Behavioural Problems and Disorders; Personality Disorders; Dementia; Conclusion; 8 Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies; Introduction; Thought, Feeling and Behaviour; Behaviour Therapy; Cognitive Therapies; Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT); Psychologically and Medically-Based Treatments; Conclusion; 9 Relationship-Based Interventions and Social Support; Introduction; Making Links; Intersubjectivity and Psychotherapeutic Moments. Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Theories and TherapiesMentalized Affectivity-Based Treatments; Humanistic Approaches; Social Support; Conclusion; 10 The Practitioner Relationship and Emotional Intelligence; Introduction; Working with Stress and Under Stress; The Views of Clients and Service Users; Use of the Self; Relationship-Based Social Work; Emotionally Intelligent Organizations; The Crooked Timber of Humanity; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
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