Jane D'Arcy
Jane D’Arcy is a professional counsellor who has worked in practice for a number of years. In addition to therapeutic work with individuals and families, she also runs professional development training for practitioners in the human services sector. Jane has a Masters degree in counselling and believes that the most effective catalyst to change is through conversations. This has led Jane to her role as a lecturer in Counselling at QUT (Queensland University of Technology). When not counselling, writing and training, Jane practices yoga and runs her little dog Henry through the beautiful bush of Mt Cootha in Brisbane.
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Tools for Hard Conversations in the Helping Professions
Tools For Hard Conversations will help professionals who routinely have hard conversations in the course of their work. It is a guide for how to have these types of conversations, while avoiding the compassion-fatigue and burnout that often comes with these roles. It goes into depth about the philosophies, approaches and practical tools that enable workers to help people more effectively without sacrificing their own well-being.