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Making Family Therapy Easier for the Therapist: Burnout Prevention
Author(s) -
FRIEDMAN ROBERT
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00549.x
Subject(s) - burnout , feeling , psychotherapist , psychology , physical therapist , family therapy , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , physical therapy
Burnout prevention for family therapists can be enhanced by careful consideration of the degree of responsibility taken by the therapist contrasted with responsibility placed on the family. Attention to issues of expectations, role definition, sharing of feelings, and therapeutic ambition can ease the strain on the therapist.