RELATED MATERIALS FOR GROUP THERAPISTS

The Therapist's Professional Will: The Complete Guide™

Group therapists, like all professionals, should ensure their group members experience a smooth transition should the therapist be unexpectedly absent due to illness or death. 

Dr. Steiner has created the downloadable Therapist's Professional Will,™ a document that spells out your wishes for the continuing care of your clients in your absence.

Please see the following page to learn more
or order your Therapist’s Professional Will here

The Rollercoaster of Chronic Illness:
How to Add Joy to the Ride™ Audio CD

In this audio CD, Dr. Steiner offers an upbeat, practical guide for people living with arthritis, diabetes, chronic illnesses or pain. While sharing her story of discovering ways to coexist peacefully with arthritis, she shares how she has been able to make her limitations just one part of who she is as a person. She helps listeners find new ways to make the most of life with limitations, deal with the challenges that illness brings to relationship issues, trust, and intimacy. The CD also benefits family members, health care workers, and those whose lives are affected by ill relatives and friends. This recording includes materials that have been road-tested over a long career of offering one-on-one counsel, lecturing, and giving presentations to professionals, patients, caregivers and family members nationally.

HEAR WAYS TO:

• Increase understanding of your reactions to the limitations illness brings.
• Meet your needs through suggestions and practical tips.
• Discover the gift of compassion for yourself.

Order the CD here

The Rollercoaster of Chronic Illness:
How to Add Joy to the Ride(TM) Book (in process)

Group therapists who work with the medically ill are likely to be interested in this upcoming book. This easy-to-read, self-help work benefits providers, patients and all whose lives are affected by ill relatives or friends.

This upbeat, practical guide for people living with chronic illnesses helps readers find new ways to make the most of life with limitations, deal with the challenges that illness brings to trust, intimacy, and other relationship issues.

Included are worksheets and materials that have been road-tested over a long career of offering one-on-one counsel, lecturing, and presentations to professionals, patients, caregivers, family members, and laypeople.

Dr. Steiner is a psychotherapist specializing in work with the medically ill. She has lived with arthritis since she was fourteen. As an author, professional speaker and former wheelchair user, she has a natural compassion and wisdom about the challenges of bringing joy, comfort and meaning to those with limitations. Many insightful discoveries from her personal challenges are distilled into the book and its worksheets.

Until the book is published you may want to learn more about Dr. Steiner's work on this topic, The Rollercoaster of Chronic Illness: How to Add Joy to the Ride CD.