A practical tool for all job developers, this workbook presents strategies based on real situations and includes example exercises throughout. It draws on Steve Leach's 13 years' practical experience in supported employment and is based on the principle of developing a client-centred approach to job development. It emphasizes the central ......
Highlighting the therapeutic possibilities religion and spirituality can offer, this book shows mental health professionals how to deal sensitively with clients whose spirituality or religion is an important part of their lives. Useful for students and scholars, it offers an insight into the practice of psychotherapy.
An estimated 1 in every 40 adults has experienced problematic hoarding, yet there are few resources dedicated to understanding and supporting people with Hoarding Disorder. This book gives practitioners much-needed practical guidance on how to help those affected by extreme clutter, chronic disorganisation, and hoarding. Encouraging a ......
A Cognitive Behavioural Approach for Mental Health Workers
Making Sense of Depression: A guide for mental health staff who work directly with clients with depression will provide mental health workers in all public, private and voluntary sectors with information on the nature of depression based on a number of theories from Cognitive Therapy.
Teaches counsellors how to think and act quickly when facing ethical dilemmas. This practical worktext addresses common ethical quagmires faced by counselling professionals. With 63 case examples, this must-have resource demonstrates step-by-step application of decision-making models to real life counseling scenarios.
If you or a loved one are worried about Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, this pocket guide will help you to better understand the conditions, and how they are diagnosed and treated. Written by leading dementia experts, this book provides clear and concise information on:
Exploring the Theology, Philosophy, and Psychology of Play
Teismann embarks on a whirlwind ride through different aspects of play and how they relate to spirituality. Drawing on classical philosophers, memories of childhood, developmental science, poets, and his long career as a psychotherapist, he explores how the spirit of play informs our moral pursuits and spiritual yearnings.
Barton J. Hirsch identifies the strengths of after-school settings while challenging them to rise to new levels of excellence. He describes his research conducted over a four-year period at six Boys & Girls Clubs all located in low income, predominantly minority, urban neighbourhoods.
Explores the beautiful and complicated mother-daughter relationship in the context of caregiving for an ill or aging mother and offers tips and suggestions for overcoming the more difficult aspects while celebrating and cherishing the more comforting features.
