This book brings together essays by eight professional child and family therapists who discuss their careers and the type of therapy they practice. The contributors focus on play therapy, the different modalities in which it is practiced, on their journeys as passionate practitioners with the goal of improving the lives of children and families.
An Advanced Guide to Psychological Thinking examines various areas of psychology including learning, neuropsychology, child development, and psychotherapy from a critical and historical perspective. It reveals how different conceptual tensions have created confusion in the discipline and helps psychology recognize its own foundations.
Contains essays which show clinical applications of quantitative cognitive science in charting abnormalities among groups and individuals, and discuss ways in which readers can apply these techniques in their own research and potentially in clinical assessment and practice.
The purpose of this book is to explore variables related to health promoting behaviors, using a culturally grounded perspective. The author argues that discussing health and wellness among African-descended people with resilience in mind sets the stage for solution-focused interventions.
Summarizes what is known - as well as what is still unknown, or unproven - regarding the use and clinical effectiveness of non-traditional treatments for PTSD including mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, animal-assisted therapies, and MDMA-ecstasy. Includes clinical vignettes and insights derived from the author's experience.
Fighting for Patients in a Broken Mental Health System
A psychiatrist tells the story of her struggle to help her patients in our broken American mental health care system. In this clinical memoir, Alice Feller brings the reader into the world of serious mental illness using patient vignettes and personal accounts of her work, drawn from medical school, hospital wards, private practice, public ......
Fighting for Patients in a Broken Mental Health System
A psychiatrist tells the story of her struggle to help her patients in our broken American mental health care system. In this clinical memoir, Alice Feller brings the reader into the world of serious mental illness using patient vignettes and personal accounts of her work, drawn from medical school, hospital wards, private practice, public ......
Overs a step-by-step overview of the foundations of EMDR therapy presented in easily accessible, conversational language, and helps both new and experienced clinicians to maximize their preparation and skills in using EMDR safely, confidently, and effectively.
