Introduction: Starting Now to Change the World -- Tune Into Your Values and Strengths -- Your Life and Your Valued Directions -- Managing Emotions: Cognitive Reappraisal -- Managing Emotions: Other Approaches -- Intentional Communication -- Going Beyond Your Comfort Zone -- Collaborating for Change: Harnessing the Benefits of the Group -- Self-Care -- Maintaining Motivation and Avoiding Burnout -- The Long Term: How Might Your Engagement Evolve Over Time?
Summary:
"This book offers practical tips for readers who want to be effective advocates and agents of change, while coping with the emotional and relational challenges such work often presents"-- Provided by publisher. "This book is a practical guide that helps readers be effective change-makers, while coping with the emotional, communication, and relationship challenges this work often entails. Readers will learn how to clarify their values, identify their strengths, and incorporate self-care as part of their personal or professional development. They will also benefit from case examples, exercises, and actionable ideas to shape their social engagement in a healthy and productive way"-- Provided by publisher.
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