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Book SynopsisLife story work is a term often used to describe an approach that helps looked after and adopted children to talk and learn about their life experiences with the help of a trusted adult. This book is an essential step-by-step guide for carers and professionals seeking to carry out life story work with a traumatised or vulnerable child in their care.Underpinned by positive psychology and drawing on up-to-date research and real-life practice, the book offers a sound theoretical understanding of life story work as well as a practical and easy-to-use programme of sessions. Each session covers the equipment and information needed, a consideration of who is best placed to carry out the work, and answers to commonly raised questions. Also discussed are age-appropriate approaches and ideas for extending each session into other activities and methods to make it more feasible for life story work to be a shared activity between two or three adults who know the child well.This booTrade Review"A useful and practical book that describes a gentle approach (which is both simple and sophisticated) which is likely to in-fill emotional holes in the life history of a young person who is likely to have been maltreated."Dr R. J. (Sean) Cameron."A useful and practical book that describes a gentle approach (which is both simple and sophisticated) which is likely to in-fill emotional holes in the life history of a young person who is likely to have been maltreated."Dr R. J. (Sean) Cameron, writer and psychologist.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction A narrative approach to life story work Research around the effectiveness of using a narrative approach How to use this book Session one: establishing the ground rules and feelings cards Session two: The Tree of Life (part A) Session three: the tree of life (part B) Session four: A map of all the places you have lived Session five: Birth certificate Sessions six and seven: Co-constructing the story so far Session eight: Stones in a jar, acknowledging different types of memories Session nine: Origami hearts: Celebrating people who have had a positive impact Session ten: The Team of Life, part 1: Values Session eleven: Team of life part 2: Identifying their team and goals Session twelve: Team of life part 3: Tackling problems Session thirteen: Therapeutic stories References Appendix one: tree outline Appendix two: strength cards Appendix Three: feelings cards Appendix Four: Jar of stones activity Appendix five: team of life, football pitch outline

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an in-depth introduction to existential psychotherapy. Presenting a philosophical alternative to other forms of psychological treatment, it emphasises the problems of living and the human dilemmas that are often neglected by practitioners who focus on personal psychopathology.Emmy van Deurzen defines the philosophical ideas that underpin existential psychotherapy, summarising the contributions made by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre among others. She proposes a systemic and practical method of existential psychotherapy, illustrated with detailed case material. This expanded and updated second edition includes new chapters on the contributions of Max Scheler, Albert Camus, Gabriel Marcel and Emmanuel Levinas, as well as on feminist contributors such as Simone de Beauvoir and Hannah Arendt. In addition a new extended case discussion illustrates the approach in practice.Everyday Mysteries offers a fresh perspective for anyone training in psychotherapy, counselling, psychology or psychiatry. Those already established in practice will find this a stimulating source of ideas about everyday life and the mysteries of human experience, which will throw new light on old issues.Trade Review"This expanded edition of Emmy van Deurzen's classic work on existential therapy is more urgently needed today than when it was first published. In our contemporary psychotherapy world, more intent on scientific credibility and 'cure' for discomfort than on challenge to fuller living, this deeply wise book calls us back to a respect for the human dimensions of our practice. The new case study which concludes the book is a moving testimony to the efficacy of this approach where all else seems to fail." - Betty Cannon, President, Boulder Psychotherapy Institute, and author of Sartre and Psychoanalysis, USA"Emmy van Deurzen is a leading figure in the field of existential psychology who has written a comprehensive volume that illuminates how the problems of living can be the ideal focus of psychotherapy. She demonstrates how existential therapy invites people to engage in exploring universal human struggles as a way of living fully." - Gerald Corey, Professor Emeritus of Human Services, California State University at Fullerton, USA"This expanded edition of Emmy van Deurzen's classic work on existential therapy is more urgently needed today than when it was first published. In our contemporary psychotherapy world, more intent on scientific credibility and 'cure' for discomfort than on challenge to fuller living, this deeply wise book calls us back to a respect for the human dimensions of our practice. The new case study which concludes the book is a moving testimony to the efficacy of this approach where all else seems to fail." - Betty Cannon, President, Boulder Psychotherapy Institute, and author of Sartre and Psychoanalysis, USA"Emmy van Deurzen is a leading figure in the field of existential psychology who has written a comprehensive volume that illuminates how the problems of living can be the ideal focus of psychotherapy. She demonstrates how existential therapy invites people to engage in exploring universal human struggles as a way of living fully." - Gerald Corey, Professor Emeritus of Human Services, California State University at Fullerton, USA"This book's strongest point is to give philosophy a significant place within psychology, especially with this form of psychotherapy" - Yves Laberge, Clinical Psychology ForumTable of ContentsPreliminary Remarks. Preface. General Introduction. Part I: Theory: Philosophical Underpinnings. Sören Kierkegaard: A Very Individual Approach. Friedrich Nietzsche: With Passion and Intensity. Edmund Husserl: Science of a New Psychology. Karl Jaspers: The Way to Wisdom. Martin Heidegger: Blueprint for Living. Martin Buber: Human Relations Reconsidered. Max Scheler: The Human Heart and Inter-subjectivity. Jean-Paul Sartre: To Be or Not to Be. Maurice Merleau Ponty: Embodied Living. Paul Tillich: A New Spirituality. Other Philosophical Contributions. Female and Feminist Contributions. Part II: Existential Dimensions: A Map of the World. Worldviews, Paradoxes and Dialectics: A Copernican Revolution. The Physical Dimension: Being with Nature. The Social Dimension: Being with Others. The Personal Dimension: Being with Oneself. The Spiritual Dimension: Being with Meaning. Part III: New Foundations for Psychotherapy. Introduction. Karl Jaspers: Psychopathology. Eugene Minkowski: The Dimension of Time. Jacques Lacan: The Role of Language. Ludwig Binswanger: The Beginning of Existential Therapy. Medard Boss: Daseinsanalysis. Victor Frankl: Logotherapy and the Search for Meaning. The American Contribution: May, Bugental, Yalom and Others. Thomas Szasz: Social Dimension of Therapy. Ronald Laing: Anti-Psychiatry. The British School of Existential Analysis. Philosophical Consultancy. Part IV: Parameters of Existential Psychotherapy. Objectives of the Approach. Ground Rules of Existential Work. Consciousness and the Unknown. Therapeutic Dialogue. The Dynamic, Multiple and Changing Self. Part V: Case Illustration. Rita’s grief. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisGain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly and clearly described. Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction on the individual are great, and the cumulative effects on society are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering drugs and why and how they are used excessively is a centerpiece of this book. It presents, intelligently and interestingly, ways to identify persons at risk and identify problems that the addicted encounter in attempts to become drug free. Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge is an essential tool in both finTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments PART I. BASIC CONCEPTS Chapter 1. Who Uses Drugs? Drugs and the Young Adults and Drug Use Ethnicity and Drug Use Drugs and the Work Place Drug Use Among the Affluent Summary Chapter 2. Classifying Mood-Altering Drugs Types of Classification Differences and Similarities Among Drug Groups Designer Drugs Club Drugs Performance-Enhancinhg Drugs Summary Chapter 3. Habituation, Dependency, and Addiction Defining Terms Effects of Drugs on the Brain Chapter 4. Why People Use Drugs Initiating Drug Use Biological Determinants Psychological Factors Environment and Conditioning Conclusion Chapter 5. Identifying Inappropriate Drug Use and Drug Dependency Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use Addressing Drug Abuse in Your Children Laboratory Aids to Identify Alcohol and Drug Use Value of Identifying the Drug User Chapter 6. Treating Drug Dependency Available Treatment Modalities Evaluation of Treatment After Treatment The Law and Drug Treatment PART II. MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS Chapter 7. Alcohol Patterns of Use Costs of Drinking Common Alcoholic Beverages How Alcohol Is Handled by the Body Effects of Environment Interaction with Other Drugs Dependency and Withdrawal Adverse Effects Diagnosis Reasons for Excessive Drinking Alcoholism: A Disease or a Psychological Disorder? Summary Chapter 8. Central Nervous System Depressants and Antianxiety Agents Patterns of Use Barbiturates Nonbarbiturate Hypnotics and Sedatives Other Central Nervous System Depressants Benzodiazepines Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents Chapter 9. Powerful Hallucinogens, Phencyclidine, and Ecstasy Classification Adverse Effects of Hallucinogens Ecstasy Phencyclidine Ketamine Chapter 10. Marijuana Reefer Madness Patterns of Use Tolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal Adverse Effects Moving to Stronger Drugs Medical Uses of Marijuana Conclusion Chapter 11. Opiates and Opioids Opium Preparations Action of Opioids on the Brain Effects of Opioids on the Body Tolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal Opioids Susceptible to Nonmedical Use Opiate Agonists—Antagonists Partial Opioid Receptor Agonists Chapter 12. Heroin Addiction Heroin from Opium: The Street Trade Getting High and Coming Down Prevalence Adverse Effects The Challenge of Treating Heroin Addiction Measuring Treatment Effectiveness Chapter 13. Amphetamines, Amphetamine-Like Drugs, and Caffeine Amphetamines Amphetamine-Like Drugs Caffeine Chapter 14. Cocaine Patterns of Use Cocaine Metabolism Dependency, Tolerance, and Addiction Adverse Effects of Cocaine Treatment of Cocaine Dependency Chapter 15. Nicotine Cigarette Smokers Today Available Nicotine Products Ingredients in Tobacco Dependency, Tolerance, Addiction, and Withdrawal Adverse Effects of Smoking Treatment Chapter 16. Volatile Solvents, Anesthetics, and Organic Nitrites Volatile Solvents Anesthetic Agents Organic Nitrites PART III. AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN Chapter 17. Multiple Drug Use Alcohol and Other Drugs Smoking and Drug Use Opioids Cocaine Marijuana Treatment Chapter 18. AIDS and Drug Use HIV: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preventing HIV Transmission Treatment of AIDS Relationship Between the Use of Non-Injecting Mood-Altering Drugs and HIV Infection Summary Chapter 19. Drugs, Pregnancy, and the Newborn Incidence of Drug Use During Pregnancy General Effects of Drugs on Pregnancy Outcome Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment of Drug Use and Dependency During Pregnancy Prevention of Drug Use During Pregnancy Chapter 20. Drugs and Sports Stimulants Anabolic Steroids Growth Hormone Erythropoietin Detecting and Preventing Inappropriate Drug Use by Athletes Appendix A. Drug Use Reporting Sources Appendix B: List of Commong Names for Drugs

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Book SynopsisA Young Person's Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders is a state-of-the-art guide for young patients struggling with disordered eating based on enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E).CBT-E is one of the most effective treatments for eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, which has recently been adapted for adolescents. Written by two experienced clinicians and clinical researchers working daily with teenagers suffering from eating disorders, and their parents, this book offers an effective mix of theory and clinical expertise that will appeal to all readers. The volume starts with a presentation the most current facts on eating disorders. Part 2 then provides young with eating disorders a complete descriptionaccompanied by clinical examples and helpful vignettes on how to implement the main CBT-E procedures. While this book is specifically tailored Trade Review‘This guide will be an invaluable resource for any young person receiving enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for eating disorders or considering this treatment. This guide intends to empower and equip a young person on their journey to recovery using a CBT-E approach. The book describes how eating problems develop and are maintained, and consequently how they can be successfully addressed. Taking part in CBT-E can be an effortful process, although the more effort a young person is able to put into therapy the more they are likely to benefit from it. This guide will help a young person to navigate this therapy and aid with challenges they might face along the way. It is also likely to be helpful for clinicians using CBT-E with young people, given its accessibility and deliberate efforts to translate any "jargon" into everyday terms.’Rebecca Murphy, PhD, The Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO), Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford (UK)‘Most eating disorder books are geared toward adults or parents—this is one of the first to be uniquely tailored for young people themselves. Brimming with relatable real-life examples, QR codes that link to helpful worksheets, and user-friendly descriptions of cutting-edge research, A Young Person’s Guide to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders puts the patient in the driver’s seat, encouraging them to play an active role in their own recovery. I can’t wait to recommend this fantastic resource to all of my young patients receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy for their eating disorder.’Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD, FAED, Co-Director, Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, President, Academy for Eating Disorders‘This book for young people receiving CBT-E for an eating disorder is an incredibly valuable and engaging resource. It comes longside the young person and has the potential to "turbo charge" therapy by involving them as a fully informed and respected partner in the therapy.’ Tracey Wade, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University Services for Eating Disorder (Australia)‘Clinical experience in the complex field of eating disorders has a priceless value: "A Young Person’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders" makes available to young patients and their therapists a multi-year experience and all the knowledge of the authors about the use of this evidence-based therapy with the aim of empowering young people suffering from an eating disorder to fully benefit of this technique.’Angela Favaro, Full Professor of Psychiatry – Department of Neuroscience, Padua University (Italy)Table of ContentsPart 1: Understanding Eating Disorders 1. What Is an Eating Disorder? 2. Why Did I Get an Eating Disorder? 3. Psychological and Behavioural Features of Eating Disorders 4. Physical Features of Eating Disorders 5. Is CBT-E Right for Me? Part 2: Making the Most of CBT-E 6. Getting Ready 7. Overview of The Three Steps 8. Creating Your Personal Formulation 9. Real-Time Self-Monitoring 10. Collaborative Weighing 11. The Eating Problem Check List (EPCL) 12. Establishing Regular Eating 13. Deciding to Make the Change 14. Involving Your Parents 15. Review Sessions 16. Low Weight and Undereating Module 17. Excessive Exercising Module 18. Purging Module 19. Body Image Module 20 Dietary Rules Module 21. Events, Moods and Eating Module 22. Setbacks and Mindsets Module 23. Ending Well Part 3: Extra Information 24. The Broad CBT-E Modules 25. Distance CBT-E 26. Final Thoughts 27. Resources 28. CBT-E Tools

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive overview of the central theoretical tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), guidance on key practical applications of the approach, and reflection on the strategic issues inherent to the delivery of this psychological intervention.This thoroughly revised edition explains and demonstrates the range of acceptance, mindfulness, and behaviour change strategies that can be used in the service of helping people increase their psychological flexibility and wellbeing. Divided into three main parts, the book provides the reader with a solid grounding from which to develop their delivery of ACT-consistent interventions. This new edition also includes an update of the research literature and a review of new developments, techniques, and approaches within ACT theory and practice, fortified with a greater appreciation of diversity issues, such as the application of ACT across different groups and cultures.This book will be of interest to students and practitioners of ACT from a range of disciplines spanning clinical, organisational, coaching, counselling, and psychotherapy settings.

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Book SynopsisA Couple State of Mind is a much anticipated book aimed at an international audience of practitioners, students and teachers of psychoanalytic couple therapy, describes the Tavistock Relationships model of couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy, drawing on both historical and contemporary ideas, including the author's own theoretical contributions. The book references contemporary influences of other psychoanalytic approaches to couples, particularly from an international perspective. It will be invaluable for all students learning about psychoanalytic work with couples for other psychoanalytic practitioners interested in this field.Trade Review"Mary Morgan’s long-awaited book is a rare gift, a volume that belongs at the right hand of every practitioner of psychoanalytic couple therapy. In one volume, Morgan succinctly delivers a text of how-to-do-it in an intimate mix with an accumulated wisdom drawn from her career-long study of the difficulties that couples bring to the consulting room, of working to help them, and of honing her capacity to teach colleagues and students. Mary Morgan‘s book spans the gamut from beginnings to endings and from theory to practice. This book is at once clear and straightforward, and sophisticated and wise."—David Scharff, M.D., International Psychotherapy Institute, Chair of the International Psychoanalytic Association Committee on Couple and Family Psychoanalysis"Mary Morgan has authoritatively taken core psychoanalytic concepts and shown how they are used to explore and understand the unconscious foundations of the intimate couple relationship. Further, she demonstrates how a psychoanalytic stance taken by the clinician working with a couple, a stance she describes as one which includes the capacity for a 'couple state of mind', creates, in the transference-countertransference relationship, a therapeutic setting within which the couple in treatment may come to experience, understand and modify the anti-developmental dynamics of their relationship ... At last we have a textbook for psychoanalytic couple psychotherapy."—Stanley Ruszczynski, Psychoanalyst (British Psychoanalytic Association), Consultant Adult Psychotherapist and past Clinic Director, 2005-16 (Portman Clinic), and Editor of Psychotherapy with Couples and, with James Fisher, Intrusiveness and Intimacy in the Couple"A Couple State of Mind highlights the need to look at couples as newly formed units, a new state of mind that represents the third in the dynamics between the couple and with its analyst. This book has a sound psychoanalytical basis and contains many clinical references and useful techniques for analysts interested in working in this kind of setting. It also fills a gap deriving from the dearth of publications in this area, and from its initial chapters it examines the main features of the assessment process with a couple, co-therapy, transference-countertransference, and interpretation.Well placed in the Kleinian tradition, it draws on theory from the Tavistock Couples and Families tradition, but it is also open to more recent and innovative positions. It examines the concept of link and engages with the new approaches of enlarged metapsychology. This book will be useful not only for those who specialise in this field but also for the students who are approaching couple and family psychoanalytic work for the first time."—Anna Maria Nicolò, President of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society "It is not easy to capture all of the thinking Mary Morgan develops in this book, but I would like to draw particular attention to her important idea of enabling analysts and their patients to develop a "couple state of mind". This capacity allows the couple psychoanalyst to address the various relationships in the room and the dynamics within in the couple relationship itself through formulating ‘couple interpretations’. When this process takes place it may gradually become possible for the couple to introject a couple state of mind for themselves. In this book Morgan clearly explains the importance of couple psychoanalysis to psychoanalytic institutions and psychoanalysts around the world. I strongly recommend her book to students and practitioners who seek to understand the couple relationship within their own theoretical frames of reference."—Janine PugetTable of ContentsSeries Editor Foreword by Susanna AbseForeword by Ronald Britton1. A Psychoanalytic Understanding of the Couple Relationship: Past, Present, and Future2. Assessment3. Engaging a Couple in Treatment and Establishing a Couple Analytic Setting4. Unconscious Phantasy, Shared Unconscious Phantasy and Shared Defence, Unconscious Beliefs and Fantasy5. Transference and Countertransference and the Living Inner World of the Couple6. Projective Identification and the Couple Projective System7. Narcissism and Sharing Psychic Space8. The Couples Psychic Development, Sex, Gender and Sexualities9. Interpretation10. Endings and the Aim of Couple Therapy

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Book Synopsis''This book provides a very useful and thought-provoking account of a developing form of interpersonal psychotherapy and gives a clear guide for practising clinicians.Psychological MedicineFirst published in 2003, this groundbreaking text firmly established itself as a touchstone for all therapists using interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). Key features and benefits: A wealth of clinically-based descriptions and vignettes help bring the theory to life Numerous case studies highlight the key issues in IPT Reproducible diagrams and flowcharts for use by therapists and their patients Comprehensive coverage of key theoretical issues and an up-to-date critical appraisal of IPT researchNew for the second edition: Extended coverage of the clinical adaptation of IPT to post-traumatic mental health and other new applications of IPT More on depression and common problems encountered in IPT Coverage of training and dissemination How to Table of ContentsIntroduction. Initial Sessions. IPT Techniques. Problem Areas. Concluding IPT. Additional Aspects of IPT. Appendices: IPT Institute and Certified Training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Interpersonal Inventory Form. Interpersonal Formulation Form. International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy.

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Book SynopsisEveryone struggles sometimes. This book teaches you what to do about it. The proven skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are beautifully presented by two leading experts in this inviting illustrated guide. Whether readers want to learn how to manage intense emotions, build healthier relationships, or cope with a crisis, they will find 26 core DBT skills along with decision trees pointing to which ones to try first and what to do next. Impactful graphics show how to use each skill step by step, including realistic examples. With warmth, clarity, and humor, this book puts science-based skills like Wise Mind, Validation, Problem Solving, and Radical Acceptance within anyoneâs grasp--and sets readers on the path to a more confident, balanced, and fulfilling life.

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Book SynopsisThe texts focus on preschool-aged children, children in kindergarten through grade two, children in grades three through six, and teenagers.Each curriculum contains ten ninety-minute sessions that should be implemented over a period of ten weeks. By employing age-appropriate themes to engage the child and provide continuity throughout the sessions, the division of material within the curricula assures that the activities reflect the developmental level of the grieving child or adolescent. Each person grieves differently, and Grief Support Group Curriculum addresses the issues related to mourning while recognizing the importance of individuality in grieving.Trade Review"This set of books is definitely worth purchasing for the therapist or counselor who deals with or is affected by children who are coping with the issues of death. Even though we live in an era which heralds amazing medical advances death continues to be a part of life so therefore grief counseling, especially in the lives of children and adolescents, needs to be an integral part of our counseling and therapy." -- American Journal of Pastoral CounselingTable of ContentsGrief is a Family Process. A Note to Group Facilitators. Sample Telephone Interview. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 1. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 2. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 3. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 4. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 5. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 6. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 7. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 8. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 9. Teens Together Curriculum: Week 10. Appendix 1: A Description of Materials. Appendix 2: Samples of Materials to be Used. Appendix 3: Sample Notes to be Sent Home to Caregivers. Appendix 4: Special Activities for Special Days and Sample.

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Book SynopsisWill the person you love ever get better? Chances are you've grappled with the question. With care and support from their families, people with schizophrenia can and do make vast improvements. Noted therapists Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich deepen your understanding of the illness and cover a wide range of effective treatments. Based on decades of research and experience, they offer pragmatic suggestions for dealing with depression, psychosis, and other symptoms. They show you how to prioritize needs, resolve everyday problems, and encourage your loved one to set life goals. Plus, individual sections highlight special issues for parents, children, siblings, and partners. Whether you’re facing schizophrenia for the first time or you’ve dealt with its impact for years, you’ll discover innovative ways to handle challenges that arise over the course of treatment, from reducing the chances of relapse to making friends and finding work. Recovery isn't an endpoint--it's a lifelong journey. With love, hope, and realistic optimism, striving for it can lead to a richer, more rewarding life for your entire family. Winner, NAMI/Ken Book AwardTrade Review"If your loved one has schizophrenia, it challenges your whole family. Mueser and Gingerich cover all the bases to guide you along the road to recovery. Realistic and optimistic at the same time, this book is informative and practical from start to finish."--William T. Carpenter, Jr., MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center "After our son was diagnosed with schizophrenia, we spent the next four years learning about the illness and trying to help him. We were losing hope until we met Dr. Mueser. With Dr. Mueser's help, and using the principles outlined in this book, our lives and our son's life have greatly improved. So many parents would benefit from reading this book, using the worksheets, and keeping it on hand for continued reference over the years."--Ginger and Frank D., parents "Too often, people with schizophrenia fall between the cracks of our system of care. This compassionate and comprehensive guide shows how you can strengthen your relationship with your ill family member and help him or her navigate the recovery journey. The authors provide state-of-the-art tools for mastering the extraordinary challenges that schizophrenia poses."--Ken Duckworth, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness "Concerned family members often ask me what they can do to help their loved one who is being treated for schizophrenia. For practical answers to this and many other questions, I will certainly recommend this clearly written, uplifting, and optimistic guide."--David G. Kingdon, MD, University of Southampton School of Medicine, UK "Informative, authoritative, and comprehensive. This detailed guide to understanding and helping someone with schizophrenia dispels common myths and gives very practical advice for a wide range of common problems that family members encounter. It should be given to every family dealing with the diagnosis of a relative. I wish this wonderful book had been available when my brother first became ill."--Xavier Amador, PhD, author of I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! -Table of ContentsForeword, Harriet P. Lefley, PhDPrefaceI. An Overview of Schizophrenia1. Schizophrenia: Basic Facts, Course, and Outcome2. Diagnosis and Symptoms3. Creating a Vision of Recovery4. Comprehensive Treatment of Schizophrenia5. Community ResourcesII. Special Issues for Family Members6. Parents7. Siblings8. Spouses and Partners9. Parenting and ChildrenIII. Preventing Relapses10. Medications11. Managing Stress12. Developing a Relapse Prevention Plan13. Responding to CrisesIV. Creating a Supportive Environment14. Communicating Effectively15. Solving Problems16. Living in HarmonyV. Coping with Specific Problems17. Psychotic Symptoms18. Negative Symptoms19. Cognitive Difficulties20. Anxiety21. Depression22. Alcohol and Drug Abuse23. Anger and Violence24. Lack of InsightVI. Improving Quality of Life25. Social Relationships26. Work and School27. Independent Living and Self-Care Skills28. Leisure and Recreation29. Dealing with Stigma30. Planning for the FutureResources

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Book Synopsis'Insightful and refreshing.' - Professor Dennis Klass, Webster University Religion Department, St. Louis, USA'A tour de force.' - Dr Colin Murray Parkes, OBE, MD, FRCPsych, President of CRUSESome societies and some individuals find a place for their dead, others leave them behind. In recent years, researchers, professionals and bereaved people themselves have struggled with this. Should the bond with the dead be continued or broken? What is clear is that the grieving individual is not left in a social vacuum but has to struggle with expectations from self, family, friends, professionals and academic theorists.This ground-breaking book looks at the social position of the bereaved. They find themselves caught between the living and the dead, sometimes searching for guidelines in a de-ritualized society that has few to offer, sometimes finding their grief inappropriately pathologised and policed. At its best, bereavement care offers reassurance, validation, anTrade Review“This is an important book with its refreshingly new insights into the process of grief and the context of bereavement. It should be on the reading list of all practitioners and students of loss and bereavement.” – Ageing & SocietyTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionPart one: Living with the deadOther places, other timesWar, peace and the deadtwentieth century popular culturePrivate bondsPublic bondsthe dead in everyday conversationThe last chapterTheoriesPart two: Policing griefGuidelines for griefhistorical backgroundPopular guidelinesthe English caseExpert guidelinesclinical loreVive la difference?the politics of genderBereavement careConclusionintegration, regulation and postmodernismReferencesIndex.

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Book SynopsisErik H. Erikson is widely considered one of the most influential thinkers to have emerged from the field of psychoanalysis. His work is concerned with the relevance of psychotherapy to the everyday modern world. His significance lies in the issues he addresses, the concepts he provides, and the many still unresolved questions he poses on the relationship of the individual to society. It was Erikson who originated the term 'identity crisis' and this book shows how his theories developed in response to his own life experience. It offers a comprehensive view of Erikson as a person, as a writer and thinker, and as a psychotherapist. As well as exploring the way Erikson's life and work are connected, this book examines the application of his thinking to contemporary social and political issues, and to current psychotherapeutic and counselling practice. His writings have a humanity and approachability that reach beyond the world of psychotherapy to consider questions fundamental to uTable of ContentsPreface and acknowledgementsAims, themes and contextEarly life to adulthood 1902-1933Immigrant to author1933-1950Childhood and societytriple bookkeeping, the concept of identity, clinical and cultural contextsChildhood and societyego and identity, the stages of the life cycle, the historical evolution of identityThe 1950'syouth and the identity crisisThe 1950'sreturn to Freud, Luther and GermanyThe 1960'sthe search for Gandhi's truthDilemmas of liberationCritical review of work and influencePersonal and cultural identity in contemporary psychotherapy and counsellingThe contribution of counselling and psychotherapy to contemporary social and political issuesEpiloguevitality in old ageReferencesIndex.

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Book Synopsis "To those of us who have been aware of the innovative service to families facing death and bereavement that has been developed by David W. Kissane and Sidney Bloch this book has been eagerly awaited. Their work is a logical development in the field of Palliative Care in which it has long been recognized that, when life is threatened, it is the family (which includes the patient) which is, or ought to be, the unit of care.The work also has great relevance for the wider field of bereavement care...all who work to help families at times of death and bereavement will find much to learn from this book which represents a useful addition to our understanding of the losses which, sooner or later, we all have to face." - Colin Murray Parkes Family members are often intimately involved in the care of dying people and themselves require support through both their experience of palliative care and bereavement. This innovative book describes a comprehensive model of famTrade Review"Kissane and Bloch demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of family life in this moving are readable account of a research project using Family Focussed Grief Therapy (FFGT). I recommend it to anyone working with seriously ill and dying patients." - Jeni WebsterTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceForeword by Colin Murray ParkesIntroductionFamily care and family griefA typology of family functioningConducting family focused grief therapy (FFGT)Common themes that arise during FFGTA typical encounter of therapyChallenges and problems in the delivery of FFGTThe impact of specific life events upon familiesThe ethical dimensionClinical application of the FFGT modelAppendix 1The Family Relationships Index (FRI)Appendix 2Tables of results from the Melbourne Family Grief StudiesBibliographyIndex.

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Book SynopsisPraise for the first edition:"...this thoroughly researched and very detailed book provides the serious student of eating disorders with a great deal of useful and constructive information...it provides a complete picture of the individual sufferer's dilemma and notes the wide-ranging behavioural patterns that can occur in these conditions...The authors have made extensive use of their own experiences {of helping people recover} which help to illustrate their findings in a most straightforward and enlightening manner." - British Review of Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa"This brilliant book helped me and my family to see that the illness is so much more than an effort to control weight. Sharing the book could also provide you with an excellent channel of communication." - The Guardian"...many therapists would benefit from reading this book. If more helpers treated their patients with the authors' degree of empathy and integrity, treatment of anorexia nervosa would tTrade Review"This is well written, covering the subject thoroughly. It is clearly the work of caring clinicians rather than dusty academics. I originally intended just to skim this book but found myself so impressed by it that I not only read it thoroughly but also bought copies for my counseling staff!" - Dr Robert LefeverTable of ContentsIntroduction to the second editionPart oneBeginning to unravel the problemA path through the theoriesControl by any other nameBad medicinePart twoThe picture at low weight and foundations for helpViable weight and the picture that is hiddenThe culture of controlOn becoming a personthrough food controlPart threePerspectives that maintain the ability to helpGetting throughGood medicineTurning aroundTransitionMoving towards a real sense of selfAppendix References Index.

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Book Synopsis In what ways is counselling relevant to contemporary social work? How do counselling skills integrate with social work roles and responsibilities?This book examines these skills and their applicability, drawing from social work and counselling theories and methods using clear, practical examples. Skills are discussed with reference to social work knowledge and values illustrating how, when used competently, contextually and sensitively they can appropriately underpin good social work practice. Questions and activities for self development are linked to the practices discussed.This new edition of Counselling Skills in Social Work Practice has been thoroughly revised to reflect the National Occupational Standards for social work which identify the importance of communication skills and a developmental understanding of people in their social contexts. The chapters are linked to the six key roles for social work practice. This book builds on the strengths of the first Table of ContentsPreface Counselling skills and social work: a relationshipCounselling skills for communication Assessing: relevant counselling skillsPlanning, acting and providing a service: relevant counselling skillsSupporting service user choice and advocacy: relevant counselling skillsManaging risk and working together: relevant counselling skillsPractice within organizations: relevant counselling skillsDeveloping professional competence: relevant counselling skills ReferencesIndex

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Book Synopsis"If you are looking for an introductory book on how to do PP coaching, this will give you an excellent, clearly written, practical introduction with some useful references in the bibliography."AICTP Newsletter, November 2012"Coaching Positively is the book that the coaching profession needed. The growing positive psychology evidence base has a multitude of applications to coaching, and Matt Driver shows us exactly how in this superb book. Blending narrative case examples with masterly insights from the empirical literature, Driver provides a roadmap that will help any coach become masterfully effective in applying the lessons of positive psychology in their coaching. Coaching Positively shares theoretical insights combined with a wealth of practical examples, activities and exercises that any coach can start using immediately. The result is a golden resource for coaches looking for the missing ingredient that enables them to help their clients achieve their gTable of ContentsPrefaceSeries Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Positive Psychology and Coaching1 Strengths-based Positive Coaching 2 Mindset: Positive Motivation in Coaching3 Resilience4 Coaching Leaders and Managers5 Leaders as Coaches6 Goal Power: Giving Your Coaching a Good Kick-off7 The Wider Implications of Positive Psychology in Coaching8 Being a Positive Coach9 Positive Emotion and Techniques10 Positive Themes and Coaching11 Positive Tips and TechniquesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn this book Erik de Haan encourages coaches to reflect on their coaching practices and reassess the tensions within the coaching relationship. Across its three sections this book is about developing trust, nurturing love in response to fears and tensions, and practicing humility as your confidence and success as a coach grows. Drawing on his long career, De Haan offers personal and thought-provoking advice for coaches. He highlights the benefit of making use of what happens before you start a session, listening to what is not being said, and disclosing all informational advantage you might have over your client. This book: â Features an array of personal experiences and helpful ideas to put into practice â Includes insights and reflections on coaching relationships to apply to all helping relationships â Uses a relational and inclusive approach to resolve the complex tensions inherent in coachinTable of ContentsPART A: TRUST YOUR COACHEE KNOWS HOW TO CHANGE 1. BACK TO BASICS: WHAT EVIDENCE DO WE HAVE THAT COACHING WORKS? 2. BACK TO BASICS: LISTENING 3. BACK TO BASICS: ENGAGING 4. BACK TO BASICS: UNDERSTANDING PART B: TUNE IN WITH LOVE 5. LOVE OVER FEAR AT THE VERY START OF COACHING CONVERSATIONS 6. LOVE OVER FEAR IN FEEDBACK: FEARLESS DIRECTNESS 7. LOVE OVER FEAR WITH DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS: THE TEMPTATION TO GUIDE RATHER THAN COACH 8. LOVE OVER FEAR IN ASSESSMENT: SEARCHING FOR A SECURE BASE FOR EVALUATION 9. LOVE OVER FEAR FOR THE PLANET: OUR CONTRACT WITH THE WIDER CRISES IN THE WORLD PART C: STAY HUMBLE LONGER TERM 10. PRACTISE HUMILITY IN NOTICING: ENHANCING OUR SENSITIVITY AS COACHES 11. PRACTISE HUMILITY: YOU ARE NOT THE COACH YOU THINK YOU ARE 12. PRACTISE HUMILITY IN ETHICS: COACHING POWER CORRUPTS LIKE ANY OTHER POWER 13. PRACTISE HUMILITY IN TEAM COACHING: A FLEETING BALANCE

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Sexuality is an important area of clients' lives yet it is often neglected, both in the consulting room and in training.  This book examines issues of sexuality in a positive and affirming light and considers how sexuality-related issues can be introduced into therapy and training. Sex and sexuality are important to consider in psychotherapy, psychology, counselling and health provision across a variety of contexts and are relevant to clinicians and therapists working in health and mental health settings as well as in specialist services such as sexual and reproductive health and HIV. Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice opens with a general discussion of sex and sexuality before considering how the therapists can think and talk about sexuality in practical and self-reflective ways in different circumstances. Each chapter in the book focuses on a specific topic with areas covered including: sexual diversity across the lifespan healt

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Book SynopsisIn spite of society''s wish to protect and insulate children from death, the experience of loss is unavoidable and there is surprisingly little guidance on how to help children cope with grief and bereavement. Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children''s Lives is the first book to bring together diverse fields of study, offering a practical as well as multifaceted theoretical approach to how children cope with death. Using stories of children''s own experiences supported by data from a large research study, Silverman explains the wide range of effects of loss upon children and the challenges they face as they grieve. Silverman presents grief as a normal part of the life cycle which results not only in pain and sadness but also in change and growth. She further explains that children can and do cope effectively with loss and the changes it brings as long as they are taught to understand that death is a part of life and that they will be included appropriately in the family drama. NeverTrade Review"It will be of great value to those who work with children ... I am very glad to add it to my bookshelf"Bereavement CareTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; PART I: MAKING MEANING OF DEATH & GRIEF ; Introduction ; 1. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives ; 2. Bereavement: A Time of Changing Relationships and Transition ; 3. Grieving and Psychological Development ; 4. Children in the Family Context ; Concluding Thoughts to Part I ; PART II: STORIES PEOPLE TELL ; Introduction ; 5. The Death of a Parent: Dealing with Bad News, My World Is Turned Upside Down ; 6. The Death of a Parent: Making an Accommodation ; 7. My Child is Dying ; 8. After a Child's Death: Nothing is the Same ; 9. When a Sibling Dies ; 10. Invisible Mourners: The Death of a Friend ; PART III: ON HELPING ; Introduction ; 11. Help Over Time: Meeting Changing Needs ; 12. Finding Help: Services for the Bereaved ; 13. Teachable Moments: Promoting Competence ; AFTERWORD ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; APPENDIX: RESOURCES FOR THE BEREAVED

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Book SynopsisIn the American political vocabulary, "family" and "family values" no longer simply evoke pictures of harmonious scenes; they also push our buttons (left and right) about what is wrong with society.Trade Review"A fascinating, alarming, profound study. . . . [A book] to ponder for years to come." -- Chronicle of Higher Education"A brilliant little book. . . . As an analyst of social science literature on the family, Lasch is superb. On balance, his book is the best essay available today on the modern history of the family." -- David Hackett Fischer - New Republic"There is no more brilliant exposure of the collective self-deceptions of a 'therapeutic' society in quest of psychic security. . . . [Lasch's] indispensable contribution is the argument that public concern for the plight of the family has commonly masked efforts to subject the family to new forms of outside influence" -- David Brion Davis - New York Review of Books

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Book SynopsisMarriage as an equal partnership is the goal of amny couples in the western world today and yet equality is often limited by the ways that power and gender interact in the relationship, leading to dissatisfaction and ultimately the break up of the marriage. In Equal PArtners - Good Friends Claire Rabin examines the connection between inequality in marriage and marital distress. Drawing on extensive research and personal interviews in the UK, USA and Israel, she stresses the role of friendship in establishing a truly equal relationship. Focusing on issues of gender, sex roles and power, she provides a new clinical treatment model for therapists working with couples which is much needed in today''s climate of change.Table of ContentsIntroduction: a change in perspective 1 Gender, power and contemporary relationship tension 2 The egalitarian alternative. What is it? Is it worth the effort? 3 Friendship: the basic condition of equal partnership 4 Shared power: the road to mutual empowerment 5 Towards an integrative model of treatment goals for couples 6 Assessment 7 Types of couples seeking therapy 8 Creating an egalitarian therapeutic system Analyzing therapist-couple interactions as an assessment tool 9 The treatment model: individual interventions and education about equality 10 Couple interventions 11 Treatment of the traditional couple: putting the wife in charge 192 12 Treatment of the transitional couple: overt and covert power struggles 13 Issues in training and supervision

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Book SynopsisWe all experience loneliness at some time in our lives and it often motivates people, consciously or otherwise, to enter treatment. Yet it is rarely explicitly addressed in psychoanalytic literature. Loneliness and Longing rectifies this oversight by thoroughly exploring this painful psychological state. In this book contributors address the inner sense of loneliness that is feeling alone even in the company of others by drawing on different aspects of loneliness and longing. Topics covered include: loneliness in the consulting room the relationship between loneliness and love the effects of social networking and the internet how loneliness changes throughout the life-cycle healing the analyst's loneliness. Loneliness and Longing draws on both theory and practice to discuss ways to help people to understand and cope with this important emotional state, encouraging them to make loneliness and Trade Review"A fascinating, original contribution to a neglected area in the psychoanalytic literature, with wide and deep ramifications. As a psychoanalytic treatment of an everyday human experience, it represents a genre of which I would like to see more. Psychoanalysis can only benefit by leaving the ivory tower of metapsychology and descending into the hurly burly of quotidian life in a way which enriches our understanding of familiar human dilemmas." Karl Loszak, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice, Toronto, Canada"It is impossible to do justice to the book's riches in a brief review... Psychotherapy and counselling can be lonely activities but, through reading this book, I feel less lonely and more connected to a community oflike-minded colleagues. The book is a valuable resource for psychodynamic practitioners, those who include psychodynamic elements within their integration, and all those interested in a relational way of working and who are not afraid to go into the depths both of their own and their clients' experience. I will return to this book again and again." - Els van Ooijen, Therapy Today, April 2012Table of ContentsBohm, Introduction. Part I: Loneliness in Life and in Treatment: Psychoanalytic and Existential Perspectives. Buechler, Someone to Watch Over Me. Frie, The Lived Experience of Loneliness: An Existential-Phenomenological Perspective. Part II: New Forms of Loneliness in Cyberspace. Eisold, Loneliness and Love-making On-line. O'Leary, Less Lonely in A Second life? A Psychologist Goes "Under Cover" in Virtual Reality. Lombardi, Internal Space and (Dis)Connection in Cyberspace: Adolescent Longings in a Pseudo-connected Society. Part III: Yearning and its Vicissitudes. Simha-Alpern, "I Hate to Choose… You Choose": On Inhibition of Longing and Desire. Kramer Richards, Spira, Proust and the Lonely Pleasure of Longing. Hartman, Twins in Fantasy: Love and Loneliness. Part IV: Loneliness Through the Life Cycle. Tedeschi, Silence the Grinch: The Loneliness of a Boy who Yearned to Hear his Father's Voice. Ostrov Weisser, Loneliness, Emptiness, and Wordsworth's "Bliss of Solitude" in Life and Literature. Lavender, The Phenomenology of the Relational Void: Probabilities and Possibilities. Cresci, Challenges of Aging: The Impact of Loneliness. Part V: Treating the Difficult Lonely Patient. Taylor, Loneliness in the Disaffected (Alexithymic) Patient. Sapountzis, "Tell Me How to Bear Myself": On Borderline Desire, Emptiness, and Evocative Dreaming. Part VI: Healing the Traumatized Analyst’s Loneliness. Kaufmann, In the Shadow of Suicide. Herzog, The Loneliness of the Traumatized Analyst and the Self-righting Function of His Private Practice. Sloane, The Loneliness of the Analyst and its Alleviation through Faith in "O". Part VII: Loneliness and Yearnings in the Sociocultural Surround. Caspary, Yearning and Loss in No Country for Old Men. Classen, A Dialogue Between Psychoanalysis and Religion Regarding Loneliness and Yearning. O’Loughlin, Trauma Trails from Ireland's Great Hunger: A Psychoanalytic Inquiry. Part VIII: Yearning for Non-human Connections. Allured, Lonely for the Other Mother: Nature and the Relational Fourth. Seiden, On the Longing for Home. Part IX: Expanding our Theories to Understand and Treat Loneliness and Yearnings. Eisold, The Threat of Exile – and Abandonment. Willock, Loneliness, Longing, and Limiting Theoretical Frameworks. Part X: Reflections. Curtis, Looking Back on Loneliness and Longing. Willock, Loneliness and Longing: Crucial Aspects of the Human Experience.

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Book SynopsisFeminist Therapy with Latina Women highlights the principles of feminist and multicultural counselling and therapy with Latinas and Latin American women, providing both theoretical approaches and applied frameworks. The authors are all experienced therapists and researchers with a deep understanding of the issues relevant to this particular population. In presenting their expertise, they discuss individual concerns and social context, applying it concretely to the personal and collective lives of Latina women. Chapters focus on the intersecting principles of feminism and multiculturalism, providing a much needed contribution to the field, with topics including domestic violence, eating disorders and body image, addictive behaviours, sexuality, immigrant and refugee experiences, and balancing the multiple roles of work and family.This book was originally published as a special issue of Women & Therapy.Table of Contents1. Integrating the Personal and Social Voices of Latinas in Feminist Therapy Debra M. Kawahara and Oliva M. Espín 2. Ni Pardo, Ni Prieto: The Influence of Parental Skin Color Messaging on Heterosexual Emerging Adult White-Hispanic Women’s Dating Beliefs Dionne P. Stephens, Paula B. Fernández and Erin L. Richman 3. Understanding the Role of Gender and Ethnic Oppression when Treating Mexican American Women for Eating Disorders Sue A. Kuba, Diane J. Harris-Wilson and Siobhan K. O’Toole 4. "I Have Not a Want But a Hunger to Feel No Pain" Mexican Immigrant Women with Chronic Pain: Narratives and Psychotherapeutic Implications Consuelo M. Flores, Diane C. Zelman and Yvette Flores 5. ..."An Illness We Catch From American Women"? The Multiple Identities of Latina Lesbians Oliva M. Espín 6. Cross-Border Family Therapy: An Innovative Approach to Working with Latina Refugee Women in Therapy Mirna E. Carranza 7. Understanding Latina Immigrants Using Relational Cultural Theory Elizabeth Ruiz 8. Empowerment Feminist Therapy with Latina Immigrants: Honoring the Complexity and Socio-Cultural Contexts of Clients’ Lives Carlos M. Díaz-Lázaro, Susana Verdinelli and B. Beth Cohen 9. Integrating Women’s Voices and Theory: A Comprehensive Domestic Violence Intervention for Latinas Julia L. Perilla, Josephine Vasquez Serrata, Joanna Weinberg and Caroline A. Lippy 10. Acceptability and Cultural Fit of Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy for Puerto Rican Women with Addiction Disorders: Qualitative Findings Michael Meléndez, Dharma E. Cortés and Hortensia Amaro 11. Latina Re-Visionings of Participatory Health Promotion Practice: Cultural and Ecosystemic Perspectives Linking Personal and Social Change Ester R. Shapiro and Celeste Atallah-Gutiérrez

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Book SynopsisWhere does science end and religion begin? Can spiritual images and feelings be understood on a neurobiological level without dismissing their power and mystery?In this book, psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn addresses these questions by reviewing decades of research, putting together a compelling argument that the emotional imagery of myth and dreams can be traced to our deep brain physiology, and importantly, how a sensitive look at this data reveals why mythic or religious symbols are indeed more godlike than we might have imagined. The Neurobiology of the Gods weaves together Jungian depth psychology with research in evolutionary psychology, neuroanatomy, cognitive science, neuroscience, anthropology, mental imagery, dream research, and metaphor theory into a comprehensive model of how our brains contribute to the recurrent images of dreams, myth, religion and even hallucinations. Divided into three sections, this book provides: deTrade Review"[This book] is integrative and explains a great deal for people who have been perplexed by the difficulty of the Jungian corpus. Importantly, it lays a groundwork that might inspire other readers, both technical and nontechnical, to take a look at Jung as someone who built up astonishingly current concepts while living in a world that is now two centuries gone."- Richard Gray, PsyCritiques, August 2012, Vol. 57 Table of ContentsPart I: Definitions and Foundations. Symbols, Biology and Depth Psychology. Foundations. Mental Images, Symbolic Images and "Archetypal" Images. Part II: Individual Symbols. Human and Animal Spirits. The Anima/Feminine Symbols. The Animus/Masculine Symbols. The Mother. The Father. The Child. The Shadow. The Dreamscape. Deep Archetypes – Time, Number, Causation. Complex Recurrent Symbols and Self Symbols. Part III: Conclusions. Meaning. Molecules to Mandalas. Appendix: Affective Neuroscience.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson turn their well-polished therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room. What do clients lie about and why? When do therapists mislead or withhold information from their clients? What does it all mean? In their exploration of this taboo material, the authors interview and share stories from dozens of their peers from all practice areas and modalities and ranging from neophytes to established master practitioners. Their stories and reflections cast some light on this fascinating topic and will help to start a more honest dialogue about difficult subject matter.Trade Review"This collection makes fascinating reading, but more importantly provides rich material from which therapists can learn vicariously how to address deception in therapy. As is often the case, by addressing an issue we wish to avoid—here, deception in therapy— we learn. Don’t believe that clients don’t deceive us (as they do with others in their lives) and don’t avoid this book!" – Bruce Wampold, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Author of The Great Psychotherapy Debate"Want to discover the truth about deception in therapy? Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson have collected a formable collection of old pros whose compelling prose sheds light on an important, but previously unexplored, subtext that permeates psychotherapy. Don't fool yourself: The roadmap to avoid being duped is contained within." – Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation"Kottler and Carlson boldly ask us to examine the many ways a falsehood can be a part of counseling. An entertaining tour de force of sessions filled with lies, con jobs, and outright deception, here we are reminded that clients and therapists are capable of saying anything with or without reason or truth value." – Bradford Keeney, PhD, Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Author of The Creative Therapist: The Art of Awakening a Session"Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson suggest that all psychotherapists have been duped at one time or another...Duped serves as a real-life exploration of this deception, with each chapter presenting a case vignette from a practitioner who worked with a client who either lied through omission or explicitly committed a falsehood...Kottler and Carlson deserve recognition for tackling a subject that is taboo; deception in psychotherapy is rarely researched and seldom discussed. Furthermore, they explore the issue in a way that is thought provoking and fascinating to the reader. Duped is a useful tool for psychotherapists and clinicians in the helping professions at all experience levels, as it serves as an engaging yet humbling reminder that we will not always have access to all aspects of our clients' lives. The stories within it are so compelling that we suspect that a lay audience would enjoy this book as well." - Nancy Murdock and Larissa Seay, PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsKottler, Carlson, What is Truth in Psychotherapy? Kottler, How Well do We Really Know Oue Clients? Carlson, Why I do What I do. Brooks, Treating Traditional Men: From Believer to Skeptic (And Back Again). Oren, Opportunities with a Side of Fries. Grzegorek, Smoke and Mirrors. Rosenthal, When Therapists Lie to Promote Their Own Agendas. Sperry, Duped, Drugged, and Eaten: Working with the Jeffrey Dahmers of the World. Dunham, The Client with Amnesia. O'Hanlon, Credit Denied and Denial. Hoyt, Never Ever - I Love You! Stevens, The Dance of Optimism and Skepticism. Helm, Grateful for the Lessons Learned. Burns, Cheating at Solitaire. Rochlen, What Clients Talk About - and What They Don't. Moore, Saving Private Joe. Dermer, Rita's Rib and a Puzzle Decoded. Ellis, Running out of Gas When You have a Long Way to Go. Vernon, Weighing in with the Truth. Barnett, Learning from Lies at the Therapist's School of Hard Knocks. Duncan, Cut the Crap: Tall Tales and the Value of Lies. Robey, The Terrible, Awful, Unspeakable Secret - and How it Changed Me. Barletta, Seduced by an Act of Omission. Zagelbaum, Too Much of a Good Thing. Eckstein, Managing Conflict Between Two Partners. Bitter, Mistakes Worth Enduring. Knaus, The Man who Tried too Hard to Act Cool. Peluso, I'm Not Easily Fooled. Nezu, Lost in a Quagmire of Agenda. Rabinowitz, Calling Jack's Bluff. Duba, A Puzzle with Missing Pieces. Reicherzer, The Transgender Women in the Pink Wheelchair. Krug, A Veil of Self-Deception. Waller, Clients Telling the Truth as They Know It. Stricker, I Still Wonder What Happened. Asha, In Defense of Naivety. Smith, The One Truth: He Didn't Want to be a Business Major. Fishman, Duped and Recouped. Walsh, Espionage and Orphans: Lies have Deep Truth. Niles, Fiction, Myth, and Illusions of Truth. Kottler, Carlson, What does being Duped Mena in the Practice of Psychotherapy?

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Book SynopsisDesigned to mirror how social work theory and practice is taught, Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume 3 presents new therapeutic models through an imaginary family experiencing common social work problems.Table of ContentsForeword by Nancy Boyd WebbAcknowledgementsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIntroductionPart I: The Case1. The Case - Rachelle DorfmanPart II: Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity2. Diversity Perspectives for Social Work Practice - JosephAnderson and, Robin Wiggins-Carter3. Jungian Thinking and Practice: Emphasis on an Adolescent's Search for Her Guatemalan Cultural Roots - Marga Speicher4. Cognitive Behavioral-Therapy with Children and Families: Emphasis on a Russian Immigrant Family's Entry Into a New Society - Tammie Ronen, 5. Behavioral Child Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family Living in a High Risk Community - Joseph A. Himle, Daniel J. Fischer, Jordana R. Muroff6. Play Therapy Across the Lifespan: Emphasis on a Second-Generation, Middle-Class Japanese American Family - Daniel S. Sweeny7. Crisis Intervention and Diversity: Emphasis on a Mexican Immigrant Family's Acculturation Conflicts - Elaine P.Congress8. Group Work: Emphasis on the Role of Gender - Charles Garvin, 9. Constructual Marital Therapy: Emphasis on a Chinese Immigrant Family - Marshall Jung, 10. Integrative Family Therapy: Emphasis on a Middle-Class African American Family in Suburbia - Marlene F. Watson11. Narrative Therapy and the Practice of Advocacy: Emphasis on Affirming Difference When Working With Diverse Clients - Kevin J. Fitzsimmons and Larry M. Zucker12. Clinical Social Work and Psychopharmacology: Emphasis on Indigenous Medicine in a Latino CommunityMelinda L. Morgan and Ian A.Cook13. Spiritually-Centered Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family in a Changing Multicultural Community - Carolyn JacobPart III: Epilogues 1 year later10 years later15 years laterAuthor IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisEmpathy in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD examines how professionals are psychologically impacted by their work with trauma clients. A national research study provides empirical evidence, documenting the struggle for professionals to maintain therapeutic equilibrium and empathic attunement with their trauma clients. Among the many important findings of this study, all participants reported being emotionally and psychologically affected by the work, often quite profoundly leading to changes in worldview, beliefs about the nature of humankind and the meaning of life.John P. Wilson and Rhiannon Thomas set out to understand how to heal those who experience empathic strain in the course of their professional specialization. The data included in the book allows for the development of conceptual dynamic models of effective management of empathic strain, which may cause vicarious traumatization, burnout and serious countertransference processes.Table of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgments. The Transmitting Unconscious of Traumatization. The Matrix of Empathy. Structure and Dynamics of Interpersonal Processes in Treatment of PTSD. A Model of Empathy in Trauma Work. The Balance Beam: Modes of Empathic Attunement and Empathic Strain in Post-Traumatic Therapy. Empathic Rupture and Affect Dysregulation: Countertransference in the Treatment of PTSD. Anxiety and Defensiveness in the Trauma Therapist. Empathy and Traumatoid States. Therapist Reactions in Post-Traumatic Therapy: A Study of Empathic Strain in Trauma Work. Understanding the Nature of Traumatoid States. The Positive Therapeutic Effects of Empathic Attunement and the Transformation of Trauma. Appendix. Clinicians Trauma Reaction Survey Questionnaire. Index.

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Book SynopsisPsychology students who want to continue their education today are confronted by a bewildering variety of possibilities. Succeeding in Graduate School offers them much needed practical help. Written by experienced mentors, this book: *explains the options provided by a bachelor''s degree, describes what each of the many available programs at the master''s and doctoral levels prepares one to do, helps in selecting the most appropriate program, and enhances one''s chances of being admitted; *gives reader-friendly tutorials in teaching, research, and clinical/consulting skills; *describes the stresses of life as a graduate student; *suggests ways to cope with the management of difficult professors, the search for the optimal advisor-mentor match, and other political and emotional problems that can make or break a graduate career; *offers advice on overcoming obstacles to completing a thesis or dissertation; and *provides guidance on navigating beyond graduaTrade Review"This edited volume takes a panoramic scope in describing the terrain of graduate education....In scope and in detail, the map provided by this book is a success....We recommend [it] to people at any point in their graduate education....[It] could save you from major stumbling points that you might otherwise have to learn by trial and error. If it protects the reader from making a poor choice about going to graduate school or poor choices while in it, the book will live up to its title and more than pay back its cost in reduced stress and increased success."—APS Observer"...a compilation of chapters addressing a wide variety of topics pertinent to students of psychology....addresses relevent issues for individuals choosing to complete their formal education in psychology....the book provides a wealth of information to anyone considering a career in psychology. It is a great resource for students at the beginning, middle or end of their graduate education. It also offers an integration of formal education and real-world practical advice to new professionals. I recommend it highly."—The Independent Practitioner"Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students takes a comprehensive, practical approach to guiding its readers through the graduate school experience....a useful resource to have throughout your training....The information provided is...practical and valuable."—Psychotherapy Bulletin"It enumerages the key and longstanding departmental issues that have and will continue to make graduate school seem unpredicatable. Before, during, and after graduate school, this book helps to direct one's choices and live with the aftermath of those choices...it addresses questions unique to psychological training and correctly targets the ambiguities related to misperceptions about what psychology is and what psychologists do. The book fully addresses the problem of making a topically oriented core curriculum connect with the evolving professional sphere of actitivity in the world of work and does so with clarity and thoroughness."—Contemporary Psychology"Walfish and Hess have 'Succeeded' in creating an indispensable book for any student considering a career in psychology. I recommend this book not only to students but also to the mentors and professors that guide them in this important decision. Reading this book is like going to a private seminar with a panel of experts with MSW, Psy.D., and Ph.D. degrees that includes both new professionals and veterans....In summery, Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students is comprehensive, details an accurate picture of what the experience entails and provides coping mechanisms....This book is well worth both time and money!"—Georgia Psychologist"Psychology students and their undergraduate professors often discuss getting into graduate school. Staying in, once accepted, is an entirely new challenge that has heretofore not received the attention it deserves. Walfish, Hess, and their collaborators have contributed a most helpful volume that I would recommend to any psychology graduate student."—Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Ph.D.Ball State University"Wow, your book is really comprehensive! I wish it had been available when I was going through graduate school."—Kristin K. Schaaf, Ph.D.Bay Psychiatric AssociatesTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Considering Career and Degree Options in Psychology.S. Walfish, A.K. Hess, Choosing a Career in Psychology. M.E. Ware, Pursuing a Career With a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. B. Perlman, Choosing the Master's Degree in Psychology. A.N. Wiens, C.A. Hope, Choosing the Ph.D. D.R. Peterson, Choosing the Psy.D. B.N. Kinder, S. Walfish, Perspectives on Applying to Graduate School. Part II: Mastering the Personal and Political Dynamics of Graduate School.G.F. Sumprer, S. Walfish, The Politics of Graduate Programs. A.K. Hess, W.I. Sauser, Jr., Students and Faculty: The Growth of Relationships. J.M. O'Neil, L.S. Wrightsman, The Mentoring Relationship in Psychology Training Programs. E.N. Goplerud, Stress and Stress Mastery in Graduate School. R. Massey, S. Walfish, Stresses and Strategies for Underrepresented Students: Gender, Sexual, and Racial Minorities. S. Gulgoz, Stresses and Strategies for International Students. D.J. Pedersen, M.H. Daniels, Stresses and Strategies for Graduate Student Couples. Part III: Learning Career Skills.M. Handelsman, Learning to Become Ethical. D.S. Glenwick, D.K. Mroczak, J.S. MacDonall, Learning Research as a Lifelong Skill. J.H. Korn, Developing Teaching Skills. A.K. Hess, Learning Psychological Testing and Assessment. A.K. Hess, Learning Psychotherapy. R.L. Lowman, Learning Consultation Skills. T.B. Gutkin, A.L. Saunders, Developing Essential Intervention and Prevention Skills for School Settings. R.S. Nickerson, Preparing for a Career in Psychology Outside the University. R.P. Martin, Preparing and Defending Theses and Dissertations. Part IV: The Internship.W.G. Keilin, M.G. Constantine, Applying to Professional Psychology Internship Programs. J.A. Denicola, C.T. Furze, The Internship Year: The Transition From Student to Professional. Part V: Becoming a Professional.B.R. Fretz, Coping With Licensing, Credentialing, and Lifelong Learning. R.P. Lorion, A.D. Hightower, Community Intervention: Applying Psychological Skills in the Real World. S. Walfish, Developing a Career in Psychology.

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