A five-step approach to understanding, nourishing and learning to control the millions of kids diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and drugged with amphetamines because they behave like Huck Finn-restless, rebellious, playful and adventuresome. Nylund is one of a growing number of professionals who believe there is no scientific evidence that ADD or ADHD actually exist. In this book, he outlines a five-step narrative therapy approach called SMART-Separating the problem from the child; Mapping the effect of ADD/ADHD; Attending to exceptions; Reclaiming special abilities; and Telling others of achievement. This solution-focused treatment has been proven to get results with the Huckleberry Finns of the world-kids who have been unfairly branded with the label of ADHD.
In this groundbreaking book, John Winslade and Gerald Monk, leaders in the narrative therapy movement, introduce an innovative conflict resolution paradigm that is a revolutionary departure from the traditional problem-solving, interest-based model of resolving disputes. The narrative mediation approach encourages the conflicting parties to tell their personal story of the conflict and reach resolution through a profound understanding of the context of their individual stories. The authors map out the theoretical foundations of this new approach to conflict resolution and show how to apply specific techniques for the practical application of... More info
In this controversial book, psychologists Barry Duncan and Scott Miller, cofounders of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, challenge the traditional focus on diagnosis, silver bullet techniques, and magic pills, exposing them as empirically bankrupt practices that only diminish the role of clients and hasten therapy's extinction. Instead, they advocate for the long-ignored but most crucial factor in therapeutic success-the innate resources of the client. Based on extensive clinical research and case studies, The Heroic Client not only shows how to harness the clients powers of regeneration to... More info
Making friends can be a challenge for all children, but those on the autism spectrum, for a variety of reasons encounter difficulties. This collection of ten fully illustrated stories explores friendship issues encountered by children on the ASD spectrum aged four to eight and looks at how they can be tackle these challenges. Key skill areas are addressed, including sharing, taking turns, and issues of winning and losing, jealousy, personal space, tact and diplomacy, and defining friendship are covered in these stories. The lively and entertaining stories depersonalise issues, allowing children to see situations from the perspective... More info
