| Intervention in Occupational Stress: A Handbook of Counselling for Stress at Work Contributor(s): Ross, Randall (Author), Altmaier, Elizabeth M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803986734 ISBN-13: 9780803986732 Publisher: Sage Publications OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Rich with practical advice, Intervention in Occupational Stress focuses on intervention strategies that therapists and other helping professionals can use to help individuals suffering from the emotional and psychological stresses of the workplace. Filled with illustrative case studies, the chapters in this volume define the nature of occupational stress and provide information about the emotional, behavioral, psychological, and cognitive symptoms that can occur. Randall R. Ross and Elizabeth M. Altmaier discuss the various factors that influence the individual, the work setting, and the larger social context. They explore relaxation training, stress management programs, and other coping strategies such as job redesign and career planning. Methods to evaluate interventions are also presented. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Medical | Mental Health - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management |
| Dewey: 616.980 |
| LCCN: 94065025 |
| Series: Counselling in Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.6" W x 8.68" (0.59 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An excellent introduction.... Readers of this journal looking for a brief but comprehensive introduction to the field of stress management will find this book to be more than adequate for this purpose. Perhaps the book′s greatest strength is the way it has managed to combine insights and research from both occupational psychology and clinical psychology to tackle workplace stress. Cary Cooper would surely be pleased with the authors′ efforts at what he has termed clinical occupational psychology′ - The International Journal of Social Psychiatry This practical guide focuses on the intervention strategies which can be employed by counsellors to help individuals suffering from emotional and physiological stres |