Fülszöveg
ARmik
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PROFESSIONAL HELPERS- DOCTORS, NURSES, PSYCHIATRISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS - ARE FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO GIVE GENUINE HELP TO PATIENTS AND CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ACT WITHIN PRESCRIBED SOCIAL ROLES AND BECAUSE WHAT THEY SEE AS HELP MAY NOT BE IN THt BEST INTERESTS OF THOSE IN THEIR CHARGE. THE POOR AND THE SICK ARE NEGLECTED, PATRONIZED AND SCORNED AS A RESULT OF JUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEM, AND MANY ^ HELPERS ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE . CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR INVASIVE FORM OF HELP.
In thisf lucid and thoughtful book David Brandon, an experienced ,
social worker and practising Buddhist, examines how we can develop ; j
a genuine compassion for those we aim to help. For the mentally ill,
the depressed and the delinquent, this does not mean forcing them %
to fit into the patterns society has laid down for them; it requires a V
compassionate, harmonious understanding of their needs, which can
be achieved...
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Fülszöveg
ARmik
¦ ti
-ft ¦¦--i^,^. • ¦¦•
PROFESSIONAL HELPERS- DOCTORS, NURSES, PSYCHIATRISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS - ARE FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO GIVE GENUINE HELP TO PATIENTS AND CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ACT WITHIN PRESCRIBED SOCIAL ROLES AND BECAUSE WHAT THEY SEE AS HELP MAY NOT BE IN THt BEST INTERESTS OF THOSE IN THEIR CHARGE. THE POOR AND THE SICK ARE NEGLECTED, PATRONIZED AND SCORNED AS A RESULT OF JUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEM, AND MANY ^ HELPERS ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE . CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR INVASIVE FORM OF HELP.
In thisf lucid and thoughtful book David Brandon, an experienced ,
social worker and practising Buddhist, examines how we can develop ; j
a genuine compassion for those we aim to help. For the mentally ill,
the depressed and the delinquent, this does not mean forcing them %
to fit into the patterns society has laid down for them; it requires a V
compassionate, harmonious understanding of their needs, which can
be achieved through a Zen perspective. The guilt of past actions and
the foreboding about future events is removed. Concentration on the
here and now, as practised in meditation, allows for an unorthodox
but practical and effective way of helping, free from egotism and the
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t harmful intrusion of self. .'i
Cover photograph by Zafer Baran
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