Pathways To Change, Second Edition: Brief Therapy With Difficult Adolescents
This innovative, practical guide presents an effective brief therapy model for working with challenging adolescents and their families. It demonstrates powerful ways to help families gain new perspectives on longstanding problems and co-construct realistic, well-formulated goals, even when past treatment experiences have left them feeling demoralized. Solution-oriented techniques and strategies are augmented by ideas and findings from other therapeutic traditions, with a focus on engagement and relationship building. Illustrated with extensive clinical material, the book shows how to draw on each family's strengths to collaboratively bring about significant behavioural change.
This book contains snippets of universal age-old wisdom that we need to be reminded of from time to time. Designed for children of all ages to browse through when in need of inspiration and encouragement. Open at random and read a page or two. I was inspired to produce this book after reading the positive works of Richard Bach, Jack Canfield, Dr Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay. I remember thinking it would be good if these principles were illustrated and targeted to children at a crucial stage of their... More info
Knowing our place examines the way in which children view their world. It poses questions of citizenship and how children come to a sense of belonging in their community of nation, family, classroom and school. This book describes and analyses the responses of more than 400 young Australians to a series of open-ended questions about belonging, identity and social and political power. While the fundamental aim of the book is to identify and describe aspects of children's thinking as they grapple with their developing sense of being in the... More info
These handmade laminated cards show basic object such as toys, food, emotions, etc., which can be used by a child, or person with Autism, ADHD, Asperger's or other communication problems, using these cards in a repetitious way can unlock the users vocal and communication skills and bridge the gap of speech 18 Hand Cards Which Will Outline Different Tasks/Activities You Want Performed: Play Dough, Sand Pit, Play Equipment, Drawing, Quiet Reading, Mr Potato Head, Singing, Lunch, Morning/Afternoon Tea, Drink, Group Story Time, Home Corner, Playing With Ball, Collage, Puzzles, Building Blocks,... More info
