The companion volume to Good Practice in Risk Assessment 1 looks at further issues in the field of risk assessment. Managers are under increasing pressure to predict risk accurately, and face serious consequences for failure. This new collection explores the arguments and means of assessment in a clear and accessible manner and with a ......
''Healing through meeting'' explains Martin Buber's ideas in simple terms and shows how they can offer a philosophical and ethical framework within which to hold a therapeutic conversation. A collection of therapeutic stories, based on actual case studies, is included which therapists can share with their clients. Through the telling of stories, ......
Presents a comprehensive overview of the family therapy field. This book covers such topics as psychoanalytic family therapies, psychoeducation, and internal family systems therapy, as well as cogent discussions on such issues as the social construction of gender and the historical foundations that influence the field.
Describing current initiatives in the use of the arts in health and health care, this book aims to stimulate wider interest in the therapeutic aspects of art. Adopting a practical approach, the contributors aim to help clinical and professional staff at all levels to introduce and develop the use of arts in their own spheres of influence. They ......
This book will be an invaluable guide for anyone whose work involves changing conversation into written records. Basing her ideas on research material obtained within multidisciplinary child guidance clinics, the author: makes clear the complexity, but also the importance, of case recording; challenges the notion of record keeping as a mundane ......
An exhaustive synthesis of clinical material and empirical date, Counseling Clients with HIV Disease is essential reading for mental health professionals, including counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurses.
Explores the ideas and principles behind using imagery in work with clients to help them resolve some of their inner conflicts. The author works from the belief that, by the appropriate use of imagery, we may find a way of cutting through the emotional tangle which often traps people in their past. Case studies highlight the various principles, ......
The book addresses significant contemporary themes in the post-professional education of social workers and related professionals, and is a major contribution to the literature on professional education and training. It will be interesting reading for those engaged in education and training for social work, counselling and psychotherapy, but will ......
Offering a new approach to supervision practice, Good Practice in Supervision considers the need and format for successful supervision, methods of effective implementation, particular difficulties and problems frequently encountered, and anti-discriminatory practice. Throughout the book, there are many practical suggestions and examples which ......
