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- Title
The importance of self-care for naturopaths with grief from the loss of their patients: an informal case study.
- Authors
Karzon, Randa
- Abstract
Naturopaths may encounter people with life-limiting illnesses who pass away whilst in their clinical care. The loss of clients due to death can be traumatic. This article explores a practitioner's experience of grief as a naturopathic clinician and illustrates the negative impact of insufficient recognition of personal needs, and the risk of burnout, compassion fatigue and bereavement maladjustment that can inevitably lead to poor personal health, onset of disease and loss of professional identity and practice. Self-care and professional support that enables naturopaths to emotionally process intense experiences, recognise boundaries and limits, express gratitude, and re-charge can improve personal insight, ensure ongoing compassionate care of patients, and enrich clinical practice enjoyment. In the context of providing naturopathy, self-care plays a crucial role in continued engagement, interest and satisfaction. It may also help to prevent complications including post-traumatic stress syndrome.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of post-traumatic stress disorder; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); COUNSELING; EXPERIENCE; GRIEF; HEADACHE; INSOMNIA; INTERPERSONAL relations; NATUROPATHS; PAIN; PSYCHOSES; SATISFACTION; HEALTH self-care; SELF-management (Psychology); PROFESSIONAL practice; PROFESSIONAL identity; CLIENT relations; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SOCIAL support; JOB involvement; JOINT pain; SECONDARY traumatic stress
- Publication
Australian Journal of Herbal & Naturopathic Medicine, 2019, Vol 31, Issue 3, p104
- ISSN
2209-119X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33235/ajhnm.31.3.104-108