'While emphasising caring for others, this book also place great
importance on the practitioner caring for and developing themselves.
Contemporary care environments place high demands upon students and
practitioners of all disciplines. We want practitioners to do more than
simply survive these environments, we want practitioners to thrive and
feel enabled to lead themselves and others.' John Hurley and Paul
Linsley, in the Preface Emotional intelligence is centred in
self-awareness, empathy and leadership, as well as communication,
relatedness and personal resilience. This book adopts a fresh approach
to personal and professional development in healthcare by applying
emotional intelligence to a range of clinical and educational
contexts..This practical, user-friendly guide engages the reader on both
an emotional and a cognitive level, offering an energising way for
healthcare professionals to work more effectively as individuals and as
part of a team. The activities provided are thought-provoking for
personal study and ideal for session planning in larger groups.
Emotional Intelligence in Health and Social Care is recommended for all
educators and students of medicine, nursing, social care and the Allied
Health Professions. When I began my professional training over forty
years ago the curriculum paid no attention to the 'stuff' of the
'emotions'. However, when faced with the confusion of real people, and
the uncertainty of decision making, I - like everyone else - had to draw
on my emotions; feeling my way towards a different kind of knowledge. A
book like this might have helped me come to a different understanding of
what I needed to do to help myself to coexist with, work alongside and
help others. From the Foreword by Phil Barker
