This book is for those who work in the trenches of child welfare and family services. Caseworkers often go into the worst situations and have insufficient time to make effective interventions. By applying the principles of brief, solution-focused therapy to family-based services, social service workers can deliver treatment that is cost-effective, humane and empowering to families. Written by leading solution focussed therapist Insoo Kim Berg
Eat more, weigh less? How is this possible? Because as this groundbreaking work clearly shows, it's not just how much you eat, it's primarily what you eat. Recommended by our regular guest presenter Dr Craig Hassed, this book has been selected because it informs one key element of his Essence of Health Program. Most diets rely on small portion sixes to reduce calories sufficiently. You fell hungry and deprived. Dr. Ornish's revolutionary program takes a new approach, one scientifically based on the type of food rather than the amount of food.... More info
Lighthouse Resources has been following the work of David Rock and the insights that neuroscience offers to help us work more effectively and understand that change is more likely when driven by the person themselves. In this fourth book Rock uses two individuals to present his ideas within the context of their daily working lives. You will find within this context ways assist you in making decisions at work, managing people, operating a business and generally getting along with others better. Meet Emily and Paul, the parents of two... More info
Recommended Reading by Judy Gregory for Effective Workplace Writing Workshops at Lighthouse Resources. The Little Black Book of Business Writing is for everyone who writes for business purposes, in the commercial world, the private sector, the trades and the professions. Mark Tredinnick and Geoff Whyte help readers write the kinds of documents that confront them most days at work – letters, emails, web writing, reports, minutes, tenders, ministerials, board papers, media releases, newsletters, marketing documents, policy proposals, business cards, newsletters, position descriptions, job ads, notes to financial statements, instruction and safety... More info
