The authors have collection stories from therapists all over the world, all of whom use a solution-focused brief therapy approach.
Readers will meet people living under seemingly hopeless economic, political and social conditions. They will meet people who remind them of themselves, and people with seemingly little in common with them.
Throughout the book the authors focus on positive and future-oriented aspects of clients stories and reveal how small actions can yield big changes in people's lives. Commentary by the two authors elucidates the most recent advances in and answers to FAQs about solution-focused therapy make this a treasury of valuable information
A thorough introduction to mental health nursing practice, with a consumer-oriented approach. Introducing Mental Health Nursing offers a systematic overview of both the science and the art of caring for people experiencing mental health problems. It addresses the attitudes, knowledge and skills required to provide care for consumers across all health care settings, from specialist mental health services to general hospitals and community care. The authors place the consumer at the centre of all aspects of mental health care and emphasise the importance of the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of... More info
This title offers an exploration of hope in the modern world and the role it plays in our lives. The author asks, what can we learn about ourselves as human beings given that we are being who hope? And he claims that hope is a fundamental structure of the way we live our lives and is a way of shaping how we view ourselves and the world we live in. The most important reason for exploring "hope" is to understand ourselves and others better as human beings. In... More info
This book sets out a framework for practice - Attachment Narrative Therapy - that provides a new approach to working with families, couples and individuals. This is not offered as a prescriptive model but as an aid and guide to practice that draws aspects of narrative and attachment therapy into systemic work. The synthesis of these ideas offers clinicians a new integrative way to approach their practice – one in which the three approaches are used to create a greater whole than their constituent parts. The book includes: Clinical... More info
