Overview
This work depicts the evolution of the wounded healer phenomenon and its impact on the practice of nursing. It explores how healing has been defined in the past, and emphasizes the changing focus necessary to meet the relevant health care needs of an increasingly wounded society in the 21st century.
Beginning with a historical perspective, the book shows the effect of myths, magic, and superstition prominent among healers in ancient society. Subsequent chapters describe the numerous types of healers and how they function, the theories employed and the roots and repercussions of the traumatic experience. Each step in the healing process has been delineated, leading to reflection, transformation and transcendence.
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1. Healing Practices Throughout the Ages: Myth, Magic, and Superstition
2. Healers: Who They are and How They Heal
3. The Wounded Healer: Theoretical Perspectives
4. Trauma: Roots and Repercussions
5. Reflective Practice: Foundation for Healing
6. Journey’s End: Transformation and Transcendence
7. Fictional Portrayals of the Wounded Healer
8. Factual Portrayals of the Wounded Healer
9. Prospects for the Future: Wounding and Healing
Appendix: The Q.U.E.S.T. Model for Reflective Practice
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Marion Conti-O'Hare, PhD, RN, CS, HNC-New York University, New York City, New York
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