Nina McIntosh's The Educated Heart

Nina McIntosh's The Educated Heart

<DIV>Now including an all-new chapter on professional boundaries and the Internet, this fully updated 4th Edition of <B>Nina McIntosh’s The Educated Heart,</B> by Laura Allen provides a conversational style, easy-to-understand explanations of complex psychological dynamics, and practical suggestions for handling everyday boundary situations.<BR /><BR />Packed with real-world examples, and compelling online videos, this practical, compassionate book explores common situations bodyworkers and massage therapists encounter on the job and provides compassionate support and up-to-date information to help readers establish the solid professional boundaries they need for career success and personal well-being.<BR /><BR />The Fourth Edition includes enhanced coverage of the dynamics of the client-practitioner relationship, including specific suggestions for what to say to clients in difficult situations, as well as integrated coverage of the many boundary and confidentiality issues related to social media.<ul><li>New <B><I>Consider This</I> …</B> features provide thoughtful suggestions for making career-affecting choices, as well as important issues to consider in day-to-day practice.</li><li><B>Coverage of professional boundaries and the Internet</B> now appears in an all-new chapter and is integrated throughout the book to help students understand the myriad boundary issues involved in the use of technology and social media.</li><li><B>New</B><B><I>Real Experience</I></B><B>boxes</B> , contributed by actual practitioners, discuss the problems and dilemmas they’ve confronted in their own practices.</li><li><B>Whimsical drawings</B> illustrate common scenarios, enhancing the friendliness of the text.</li><I>Questions for Reflection</I></B> help readers process and internalize key content.</li><li><B>Key Terms</B> are boldfaced in the text, defined in the margins, and gathered together in a back-of-the book glossary.</li><li><B>Increased coverage of the boundary problems</B> faced by those who work in spas, physicians’, or chiropractors’ offices or for massage therapy businesses highlight challenges specific to these settings.</li><li><B>Online Client Video <I>s</I> ,</B> many new to this edition, depict common problematic situations in a compelling and memorable way.</li></ul></DIV>