1st Edition

A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace Psychergonomics

By Robert L Menz, Richard L Dayringer Copyright 2003
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

From the author: If this information helps the professional caregiver, it will help the employee; if it helps the employee, it will help the company! A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace: Psychergonomics takes the concept of ergonomics beyond physical and environmental concerns to include a holistic interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit. This unique book examines how... Read more
  • Preface
  • Part I: Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors in the Workplace
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • A Look at Professional Chaplains
  • A Look at Pastoral Counselors
  • Program Models
  • Definitions
  • Paradigm Shift
  • Chapter 2. Relevant Employee Counselor Issues
  • Marketing and Community Relations
  • Confidentiality
  • Violence in the Workplace
  • Community
  • Part II: Psychergonomics
  • Chapter 3. Psychergonomic Awareness
  • Leading Causes of Death
  • Cost of Healthcare
  • Wellness and the Corporate Setting
  • Toward Psychergonomics
  • Prevalent Psychergonomic Issues
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4. Interconnected Wellness
  • Interconnectedness
  • Words Have Power
  • The Body Speaks
  • An Industry Under Change
  • Secondary Gains of Illness
  • Affirmation, Acceptance, and Wellness
  • Proactive for Wellness
  • Chapter 5. Mind—Body—Spirit
  • Mind
  • Body
  • Spirit
  • Chapter 6. Practicing Wellness
  • Healthy Models for Wellness
  • Wellness Depends on Self-Awareness
  • Alternative and Complementary Forms of Wellness
  • Practicing Holistic Wellness
  • Incentives for Wellness
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Understanding for Wellness
  • Understanding Addictions
  • Understanding Alcoholism
  • Understanding Anger
  • Understanding Conflicts
  • Understanding Depression
  • Understanding Grief
  • Understanding Individual Uniqueness
  • Understanding Marriage Problems
  • Understanding Money Troubles
  • Understanding Stress
  • References
  • Index

Biography

Robert L Menz, Richard L Dayringer