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Working with Schizophrenia
A Needs Based Approach
Gwen Howe
Based on a tried and tested needs-based approach it begins by looking at the present 'state of play' in society's approach to schizophrenia, and the experiences of both sufferers and their families. It goes on to identify the needs raised by such experiences and considers ways of meeting them, before detailing methods of intervention. Learn More1987, 200pp -
Coding the Therapeutic Process
Emblems of Encounter: A Manual for Counsellors and Therapists
Murray Cox
This volume – first published in 1978 – is a manual of visual display systems which offers various forms of notation for recording a patient's kinship network, his living conditions and life events alongside his clinical history. It also indicates ways of recording inner and outer world phenomena. Learn More1989, 96pp -
Six Theories of Child Development
Revised Formulations and Current Issues
Edited by Ross Vasta
The respective authors are some of the leading developmental scholars of this time, and are also major proponents of the theoretical traditions they address. An excellent text for senior undergraduates and graduate students and a worthwhile addition to the library shelf of any serious student of developmental psychology. Learn More1992, 304pp -
Child Development from Birth to Eight
A practical focus
Jennie Lindon
A classic text recommended on many childcare courses, this book for anyone who works with young children and needs to know more about how they learn and develop Learn More1993, Paperback / softback, 9.61in x 7.48in / 244mm x 190mm, 80pp, $29.95ISBN: 97819047872801993, Ebook, PDF, 80pp, $29.95ISBN: 9781907969621 -
Group Work with Children and Adolescents
A Handbook
Edited by Dr Kedar Nath Dwivedi
A comprehensive resource manual, this book looks at the theory and development of group work as a form of family therapy, the settings in which group work may be used, and effective therapeutic methods. The book also discusses how to deal with themes that may orient groups and the administrative and management concerns involved in groups work. Learn More1993, 368pp -
Alcohol Problems
Talking with Drinkers
Gillie Ruscombe-King and Sheila Hurst
The helplessness often felt by families involved with drinkers is frequently shared by professionals and by the drinkers themselves. This book uses these parallel experiences to build a resource that provides an understanding of why people may drink to excess, and combines this with illustrations of ways of dealing with problems linked to drinking. Learn More1993, 176pp -
Structuring the Therapeutic Process
Compromise with Chaos: The Therapist's Response to the Individual and the Group
Murray Cox
A stimulating reflection for those of us who are aware of the unwithering need of organising and structuring again and again our creative doubts. It combines practical help and the development of theoretical concepts in an unusually convincing way. Learn More1995, 320pp -
Good Grief 1
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Under Elevens: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss - in different contexts - within the framework of the National Curriculum. Suitable for all professionals, carers and parents, Good Grief 1 facilitates the use of children's own experiences and encouraging improvisation and extension. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Good Grief 2
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Over Elevens and Adults: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss in different contexts within the framework of the National Curriculum. Primarily designed for mixed ability secondary and adult education, Good Grief 2 will also be invaluable for many other statutory, professional and community organisations. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Psychosis
Understanding and Treatment
Edited by Jane Ellwood
Bringing together a number of pioneering thinkers and workers ni the field of psychosis, this book provides an interrogation of 'official theories' surrounding schizophrenia and examines the range of ways in which psychosis can be thought about and worked with. Learn More1995, 224pp