We know that secure attachment is the foundation of a healthy parent-child relationship. In his latest book, Hughes, an attachment specialist illustrates what secure attachment looks like for parents and care givers.
With over 30 years of experiences working with children and families and keeping abreast with the latest understandings of the human brain, Hughes makes the attachment theory accessible to therapists and family workers and the families they work with.
By translating attachment theory into real-world parenting practices and sensible interventions, Attachment-Focused Parenting shows mental health clinicians and care givers alike how to understand the reason behind the behaviour and cultivate a strong attachment bond, giving way to happier and more secure children.
This book describes the clinical application of the growing body of ideas and practices that has come to be known as narrative therapy. The primary focus is on the ways of working that have arisen among therapists who, inspired by the pioneering efforts of Michael White and David Epston, have organised their thinking around two metaphors - narrative and social construction More info
A very readable book that examines in a lucid and practical way means by which communities can be strengthened. The book differs from comparable volumes in that it includes extensive material on communities of interest, as well as those based on locality. It includes useful principles and pointers for students, community workers, designated community leaders, policy makers and ordinary citizens. More info
Counselling Children, Adolescents and Families describes an innovative approach to therapeutic work which builds on the strengths of children and their parents. As the authors experience shows, helping clients to focus on potential solutions rather than problems can be a powerful means of engaging them in the therapeutic process, even in the most conflicting family circumstances. Harnessing the clients personal, family and community resources in this way also helps counteract their feelings of powerlessness and the possibility of increasing reliance on professional services. Part One outlines the basic principles of... More info
