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  • Mar 1994

Dealing with Stress

Authors:

  1. Neil Thompson
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  2. Michael Murphy
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  3. Steve Stradling
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Part of the book series: Practical Social Work Series (PSWS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Costs of Stress

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 1-14

  3. Sources of Stress

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 15-41

  4. Stress, Coping and Personality

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 42-68

  5. The Social Context

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 69-89

  6. The Social Work Task

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 90-108

  7. The Organisational Context

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 109-131

  8. Prevention and Remedy

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 132-154

  9. Conclusion

    • Neil Thompson, Michael Murphy, Steve Stradling
    Pages 155-166

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 167-180
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About this book

Dealing with Stress tackles the complex issues of pressure and stress in social work. It covers aspects of research and theory but its main focus is on practice - the practical application of an informed approach to stress management. It provides guidance for managers and practitioners and promotes a positive, but realistic, approach to coping with the pressures of an occupation which deals with human misery, loss, suffering, oppression and deprivation. In doing this, it takes account of the dilemmas, conflicts and tensions inherent in the social work role and the political and organisational contexts in which they occur.
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About the authors

Author Neil Thompson: Neil Thompson is a highly respected writer, teacher and adviser, with over 36 years' experience in the people professions. He has held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities, and is now a sought-after trainer, consultant and conference speaker. He runs the Avenue Professional Development Programme, an online learning community for people professionals. His website and blog are at www.neilthompson.info. A free subscription to his humansolutions newsletter is available from: http://www.humansolutions.org.uk/bulletin.
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