Emphasises on maintaining the integrity, independence, and individuality of older persons. This book stresses the importance of communicating effectively, understanding the needs of older persons, and developing trust at various levels of service. It includes contributors from the fields of medicine, therapy, communication, psychology, and others.
The person with schizophrenia poses a formidable challenge even to the experienced clinician. Bizarre, disordered thought patterns, peculiar, even unintelligible speech and extreme distrust can drastically limit the clinician's ability to conduct therapy. This title offers a fresh perspective on understanding and treating the schizophrenic person.
The trauma caused by rape and sexual assault can often be further compounded by unthinking or insensitive comments from people who may judge, disbelieve or disparage the victim.
This authoritative resource draws together advice for all people in the helping professions on how to work with victims of ......
Toxicity in older adults manifests itself in negative behaviors and attitudes. This book presents theories and case examples to help us understand this phenomenon and provides useful techniques for caring for toxic elders. It is useful for social workers, therapists, caregivers, and students.
This book provides practical advice for professionals working with transgender (includingnon-binary) people who have survived any form of sexual violence and abuse. It givesprofessionals an understanding of the impact and trauma of sexual violence on transpeople, as well as the additional difficulties they face accessing services that ......
Trauma: Neuroscience, Attachment Theory and Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor Psychotherapy
What potential does psychotherapy have for mediating the impact of childhood developmental trauma on adult life?
Combining knowledge from trauma-focused work, understandings of the developmental brain and the neurodynamics of psychotherapy, the authors explain how good care and poor care in childhood influence ......
Integrating perspectives from child welfare and trauma literatures, this book helps practitioners understand and address the needs of maltreated children and adolescents, and their families. It helps in learning how to conduct assessments and implement helping strategies, with youth in foster care and other settings.
Working with Troubled Children and Teenagers is an easy to understand guide packed with wisdom for anyone working with or caring for troubled children and teens.
Author Jonny Matthew has decades of experience of working with young people, and offers simple but hard-won advice about how to ......
As the aromatherapy market expands exponentially, newer and lesser-known essential oils are often missed from traditional aromatherapy texts. This unique and updated toolkit profiles 40 emerging oils from around the globe with each profile detailing the background, strengths, chemistry, cautions and safety, sustainability, and personality.
