In this long-awaited book, Michael White outlines the key maps of narrative practice:
This easy-to-read and yet rigorous book contains moving transcripts of conversations and detailed explanations of practice. This book pulls together and summarises the key therapeutic ideas and practices that have come to be known as narrative therapy. It is an ideal starting point for practitioners exploring narrative ideas but is also recommended for experienced narrative practitioners.
For centuries puzzles have fascinated audiences all over the world. In Teambuilding Puzzles you will find a century worth of puzzles from four teambuilding experts with more than 100 years of collective experience. Whether you are looking for a technique to increase information retention in a corporate training program, exploring creative problem solving methods in the classroom, or leading a teambuilding program in the great outdoors, here are dozens of activities that create teachable moments that are sure to be remembered by your audience long after the puzzles have been... More info
This book - now in its fourth printing - is still the only detailed account of what is being done around Australia to address the difficulties associated with the education of boys. There are chapters by leading boys' educators on reading, bullying, wrestling, English teaching, homophobia, fathers and working with boys. This book is of value to teachers, parents, educationists and all those who work with and care for boys. More info
Working with Denied Child Abuse: The Resolutions Approach How can professionals build constructive relationships with families where the parents dispute professional allegations of serious child abuse? How can meaningful safety for children be created in these families? How can professionals work together constructively in such cases? Situations where parents refute child abuse allegations made against them are often deemed to be impossible or untreatable by statutory and treatment professionals. These cases can consume enormous amounts of professional time and energy and frequently become bogged down by ongoing professional-family mistrust and dispute.... More info