Negotiation for Health and Social Service Professionals

Keith Fletcher

For professionals in health, social care and children's services, an ability to negotiate successfully is vital. Keith Fletcher explains how to prepare for and deal with negotiation situations more confidently so that settlements can be reached which satisfy all parties. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-549-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Keywords: children, health care, social care, social policy, social work

Self Experiences in Group

Intersubjective and Self Psychological Pathways to Human Understanding

Edited by Irene N H Harwood and Malcolm Pines
Introduction by Ernest Wolf

Using clinical examples, the contributors demonstrate the 'good enough' healing power of carefully constructed and supervised groups conducted by therapists who apply both Kohut's self psychological concepts and those currently evolving from intersubjectivity throughout the world. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-597-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp 1998, Hardback: £49.99/ $85.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-596-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Keyword: group psychotherapy

Working with Carers

Christine Heron

A complete guide to working with carers, this volume provides a general overview of all the issues involved. General theories of assessment, groupwork, stress management and problem-solving are applied to working with carers, and suggestions for good practice are underpinned with references to relevant research, and policy documents. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-562-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp

Keywords: carers, nursing, occupational therapy, social care, social work

The Working of Social Work

Edited by Juliet Cheetham and Mansoor A. F. Kazi

Those who practise, manage and pay for social work have increasingly to provide evidence of its quality and effectiveness. This book presents recent research of direct relevance to key issues in social work policy and practice and promotes the understanding and use of research methods appropriate for both academic, and practitioner based research. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-498-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keywords: social care, social work

Good Practice in Counselling People Who Have Been Abused

Edited by Zetta Bear

Incorporating the voices of professionals counselling survivors of abuse, and those of the survivors themselves, this book provides the reader with a theoretical understanding of people who have endured abuse, as well as practical approaches to counselling them. The effects of different types of abuse and abusive environments are explored. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-424-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Keywords: counselling, sexual abuse

Young People Leaving Care

Life After the Children Act 1989

Bob Broad

This book contains extensive practice information, original research material and policy findings about young people leaving public care and the work of leaving care projects. Each chapter contains good practice and policy examples, and the book concludes with a critical analysis of key practice, policy, and theoretical issues. more »

1998, Paperback: £27.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-412-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp

Keywords: adolescence, adoption, child protection, counselling, fostering, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social work, teenagers, youthwork

Introduction to Dramatherapy

Theatre and Healing - Ariadne's Ball of Thread

Sue Jennings

Jennings presents a 'healing theatre' approach to dramatherapy, showing how it is part of our cultural experience of theatre art, and how it can be used to find a bearable means of facing the beast at the heart of the labyrinth. She maintains that by participating in theatre as well as exploring our past, a new pathway to fulfilment is opened. more »

1997, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-115-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Keywords: dramatherapy, psychodrama, psychology, psychotherapy

Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People

Paula Crimmens

Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. more »

1997, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-440-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp

Keywords: group psychotherapy, older people, person-centred, storymaking

Assessing Men Who Sexually Abuse

A Practice Guide

David Briggs, Paddy Doyle, Tess Gooch and Roger Kennington

Providing practical guidance on the best way to assess sexual abusers, this book fuses contemporary theory with an awareness of the subjective nature of the work. Assessment in various (clinical, legal and statutory) settings is considered and an overview of assessment methods is presented along with a detailed exposition of techniques. more »

1997, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-435-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

Keywords: sexual abuse, social work

Children's Homes Revisited

David Berridge and Isabelle Brodie

In this book, based on a three-year national research study, the authors examine the changes in structure and use of residential child care services over the last ten years. They make a comprehensive analysis of the quality of care available and recommendations for policy, practice, and the future management of children's homes. more »

1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-565-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp

Keywords: child protection, child psychology, children, social care, social work

Circular Reflections

Selected Papers on Group Analysis and Psychoanalysis

Malcolm Pines
Introduction by Earl Hopper

For many, Malcolm Pines personifies the institution of group analysis. He was one of the founders of the Group Analytic Society and the Institute of Group Analysis, and in this selection of his papers the depth of his mastery of social science, enriched with his knowledge of literature and philosophy, is clear. more »

1997, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-492-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp 1997, Hardback: £55.00/ $95.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-493-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keywords: child development, group psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy

Getting Into the System

Living with Serious Mental Illness

Gwen Howe

The book addresses, through case studies, the barriers that can be encountered by people suffering mental distress and their relatives in getting access to appropriate care and treatment. The case studies come from the experience of the group members and are subject to group analysis by people who have direct experience of severe mental illness. more »

1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-457-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp

Keyword: mental health

Psychodrama

Group Psychotherapy as Experimental Theatre

Eva Røine

This is a comprehensive work which stems from the author's knowledge and experience of psychology, the theatre and psychodrama. It includes discussion of the theory behind psychodrama as well as the methods used in its practice; Roine writes of technical concepts in an accessible style, giving examples from her work in America and Norway. more »

1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-494-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: counselling, dramatherapy, mental health, psychodrama

Suicide

The Tragedy of Hopelessness

David Aldridge

The author argues that although western culture has traditionally understood suicide to be the choice of the individual, this is a misleading perception. While the patient may feel as though he or she is acting in isolation, the reasons for suicides are essentially social therefore attention should be focused on the patient's social environment. more »

1997, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-444-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp

Keywords: counselling, mental health, mental illness, suicide

Therapeutic Voicework

Principles and Practice for the Use of Singing as a Therapy

Paul Newham

Based on Paul Newham's experience as a voice and movement therapist and on his work running the only professional training course in the psychotherapeutic use of singing currently accredited by the RSA, this book explores both the theory and practice behind the use of voice and singing in expressive arts therapy. more »

1997, Paperback: £39.99/ $69.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-361-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 592pp

Keywords: arts therapies, expressive therapies, music therapy, psychotherapy

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