2020
DOI: 10.18297/jwellness/vol2/iss2/6
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Wellness in the Helping Professions: Historical Overview, Wellness Models, and Current Trends

Abstract: Introduction: Wellness and the concept of holism have rich histories throughout the helping professions. However, Westernized medical models often promote the concept of treatment rather than prevention, limiting the helper's ability to focus on wellness when working with clients/patients. Therefore, in order to support a reintegration to holistic wellness and the prevention of illness, and re-focus on a wellness ideology, we conducted a thorough theoretical overview of wellness in the helping professions to: … Show more

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“…When examining the degree to which our sample incorporated theory, it was overwhelming supported by the IS‐Wel and Wheel of Wellness frameworks (Myers and Sweeney, 2005b; Myers et al., 2000), accounting for 29.9% of all wellness and well‐being articles ( n = 112) and was the theoretical framework for about half of all wellness articles (50.5%). While several models of wellness exist in the counseling profession (Blount et al., 2020), the considerable theorization of the IS‐Wel and Wheel of Wellness in counseling research demonstrates the utility of these frameworks as seminal works of wellness in the field of counseling. While Jane E. Myers assisted in creating these frameworks, it should be noted that these frameworks extend beyond her own work.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…When examining the degree to which our sample incorporated theory, it was overwhelming supported by the IS‐Wel and Wheel of Wellness frameworks (Myers and Sweeney, 2005b; Myers et al., 2000), accounting for 29.9% of all wellness and well‐being articles ( n = 112) and was the theoretical framework for about half of all wellness articles (50.5%). While several models of wellness exist in the counseling profession (Blount et al., 2020), the considerable theorization of the IS‐Wel and Wheel of Wellness in counseling research demonstrates the utility of these frameworks as seminal works of wellness in the field of counseling. While Jane E. Myers assisted in creating these frameworks, it should be noted that these frameworks extend beyond her own work.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A detailed analysis of multiple other wellness models and several assessment tools is beyond the scope of this article, but the reader is referred to this excellent recent summary. 21 Wellness is influenced by and itself influences many other phenomena, such as resilience 22 or interpersonal interactions, e.g., mentoring, 23,24 or institutional culture. 25 Clearly, individuals in their pursuit of wellness or building resilience do so not in isolation but influenced by interactions with their social and cultural environments.…”
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“…A detailed analysis of multiple other wellness models and several assessment tools is beyond the scope of this article, but the reader is referred to this excellent recent summary. 21…”
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