Distanzierungs- und Grenzwahrungsübungen

English translation: distancing and boundary-keeping exercises/techniques

13:36 May 20, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Psychology / stress management
German term or phrase: Distanzierungs- und Grenzwahrungsübungen
These are exercises to help social, medical, psychological, etc. workers and counselors in crisis situations and working with traumatized victims distance themselves from the situation, i.e., enable them to help the victims but not to be overcome themselves by their plight. Best I can come up with is distancing and compartmentalizing exercises.
John Speese
United States
Local time: 09:40
English translation:distancing and boundary-keeping exercises/techniques
Explanation:
I think you need to get the word "boundary" into this somewhere - talk of boundaries and maintaining boundaries is very standard in this context, and is closer to the German than compartmentalising.


Basic Boundaries
Suitable for trainees, volunteers or inexperienced staff. Covers basic theory and practice: Why we need boundaries, basic boundary categories, effects of not keeping boundaries, teamwork, practical application in day to day work.
http://www.listoflife.com/default.asp?section=514&page=1193

Addressing the effects of culture on the boundary-keeping practices of psychiatry residents educated outside of the United States. Myers GE. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15140808


our personal issues impact on our boundary keeping, working in unstructured settings, re-enforcing boundaries and building boundaries into your systems. ...
www.listoflife.com/default.asp?section=514&page=1193
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Armorel Young
Local time: 14:40
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3 +2distancing and boundary-keeping exercises/techniques
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distancing techniques
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distancing and boundary-keeping exercises/techniques


Explanation:
I think you need to get the word "boundary" into this somewhere - talk of boundaries and maintaining boundaries is very standard in this context, and is closer to the German than compartmentalising.


Basic Boundaries
Suitable for trainees, volunteers or inexperienced staff. Covers basic theory and practice: Why we need boundaries, basic boundary categories, effects of not keeping boundaries, teamwork, practical application in day to day work.
http://www.listoflife.com/default.asp?section=514&page=1193

Addressing the effects of culture on the boundary-keeping practices of psychiatry residents educated outside of the United States. Myers GE. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15140808


our personal issues impact on our boundary keeping, working in unstructured settings, re-enforcing boundaries and building boundaries into your systems. ...
www.listoflife.com/default.asp?section=514&page=1193

Armorel Young
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Reference: distancing techniques

Reference information:
A collaborative plan for graded exposure to social situations is useful. You can practice imagined graded exposure using distancing techniques (such as imaging the scene on TV and visualizing yourself in the feared scene. You can use the imagined remote to turn down the anxiety or freeze the scene while you take some deep breaths).

distancing exercise provides practice in assuming the detached perspective that one needs to revise effectively. A much simpler distancing assignment, ...
www.californiawritingproject.org/Anniversary/documents/4-PC...

As for Grenzwahrung I understand this to mean literally the 'management of set boundaries' NOT compartmentalizing.

ntruding upon nor distancing from the client. It is the professional's responsibility to manage both sets of boundaries. COLLEGE OF DIETITIANS OF ONTARIO ...
www.cdo.on.ca/.../How should RDs manage professional bounde...


    Reference: http://www.noosanurture.com.au/FAQ_wellness.html
Norbert Hermann
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