Counseling Children With Cystic Fibrosis: Recommendations for Practice and Counselor Self-Care

Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, chronic disease that affects approximately 30,000 adults and children in the United States. Counseling children with the special needs specific to cystic fibrosis can be overwhelming for mental health professionals due to the progressive and deteriorating nature of...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Professional Counselor (Greensboro, N.C.) N.C.), 2015-04, Vol.5 (2), p.293-303
Hauptverfasser: Storlie, Cassandra A, Baltrinic, Eric R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, chronic disease that affects approximately 30,000 adults and children in the United States. Counseling children with the special needs specific to cystic fibrosis can be overwhelming for mental health professionals due to the progressive and deteriorating nature of the illness, long-term contact with clients, and discouraging prognosis. Being exposed to long-term therapeutic relationships with chronically ill children and witnessing treatment failure can contribute to burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in counselors, highlighting the need for targeted literature addressing holistic self-care strategies. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide a review of the current literature illuminating the challenges facing children with cystic fibrosis and to provide targeted self-care suggestions for professional counselors working with this population.
ISSN:2164-3989
2164-3989
DOI:10.15241/cas.5.2.293