Life isn't always clear and simple, cut and dried, open and shut, nor straight up and down... quirky, playful and insightful. Designed and illustrated by Kate Knapp, Kate shines some light on some of life's dark dilemmas!
Johnella Bird is already well-known for highly creative thinking that challenges the implicit rules governing therapeutic practice. In her new book, Constructing The Narrative In Super-vision, she leaves behind the traditional role of the authoritative expert ‘supervisor’ and presents a fresh approach to super-vision. This method emphasises the use of prismatic dialogue to evoke the voices of all the participants in counselling and super-vision. Johnella guides the reader through these practice-centred techniques, allowing for a genuine exploration of the dynamic interplay between participants’ subjective experiences and their theoretical and life knowledges.... More info
This influential and compassionate book explores ways of working with adult men and young men who are violent and abusive. It gives practical examples of how they can be invited to discover more sensitive, respectful and personally rewarding ways of relating to others. The model for intervention proposed in this book rests on using the patterns of attributing responsibility for violence to derive an approach that engages men willingly in therapy. The author lives in Adelaide, Australia and is highly acclaimed in both Australia and New Zealand for his... More info
There are hundreds of thousands of people across Australia who care for someone with a mental illness. Caring is a delicate balancing act like no other. But how many of us really know the carers stories? Caring ... and other highwire acts gives carers in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, Australia, a voice a chance to tell their stories honestly and anonymously. While the stories in this book are drawn from one region, they are also the stories of many families from many places. More info
