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Addiction Counselors Can Benefit From Appropriate Humor in the Work Setting
Author(s) -
WEAVER SHARON TAMARGO,
WILSON C. NICK
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1997.tb00987.x
Subject(s) - psychology , addiction , work (physics) , applied psychology , stress (linguistics) , psychotherapist , social psychology , medical education , psychiatry , medicine , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , engineering
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 at work.