The art of helping others: being around, being there, being wise
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Main Author: Smith, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index
The art of helping others -- Having and being -- Being around, being there, being wise -- Working with -- On personal troubles and public issues -- The book -- Living life well -- What is virtue? -- Flourishing and happiness -- Caring for the whole person -- Being connected -- Knowing and being ourselves -- Knowing yourself -- Selfhood -- Our character and belief systems -- Authenticity -- Integrity -- Being true to yourself -- Being called to care -- Being wise -- Wisdom and appreciating what a good life might entail -- Being open to truth -- Developing the capacity to reflect -- Being knowledgeable -- Being discerning -- Relating to others -- Relationship for starters -- Relationship and happiness -- Relation, irrelation and the space between -- Relationship and otherness -- Relating to others as helpers -- Some issues -- Working to make change possible -- Building communities of truth -- Engaging in helping conversations -- Nurturing moments of reflection and connection -- Teaching and speaking to the condition of others -- Encouraging informed and committed action -- Evaluating the process of helping -- Deepening our practice -- On disciplines and commitments -- Taking our place in a community of practice -- Finding balance -- Journaling -- Reading -- Talking -- Organizing with others -- Getting from here to there -- Some problems -- Exploiting the gaps -- Acting with integrity -- Lying -- Developing and nurturing relationships in our agencies -- Looking beyond our organizations -- Engaging creatively with civil society -- Developing policies to support helping
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (175 p.)
ISBN:1843106388
1846427932
9781843106388
9781846427930

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