Creating Techniques and Practical Tools for Guiding Change and Enhancing Growth.
The title is an affirming guide equipping family therapists to effectively incorporate positive psychology within their work with others. In a collaborative process with families Positive Psychology can help families build upon their strengths, overcome difficulties they may be experiencing and help lead them into positive directions.
Positive Psychology and Family Therapy can equip therapists and family workers to cultivate a practice that encourages:
Exercises and case examples are provided and as well a solid description to positive psychology.
Many social workers and welfare workers are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients, particularly in corrective services, child protection, mental health and residential care. These positions are demanding, and require specific skills. Working with Involuntary Clients is a practical guide to working with both the clients and their families. Chris Trotter's pro-social model offers a way to work in partnership with involuntary clients. The model emphasises clarifying roles, promoting pro-social values, dealing with issues of authority and establishing goals. The approach is integrated, systematic and evidence-based. Illustrated with case... More info
Working with children and teenagers using solution focused approaches. This book is based on solution focused practice principles, and illustrates communication skills and playful techniques for working with children and young people, regardless of any health, learning or development need. It offers proven ways of helping children overcome a whole range of difficulties, from academic problems to mental health issues, by helping them to identify their strengths and achievements. It demonstrates how the approach can capture children's views, wishes and worries, and can assist them in identifying their strengths and abilities.... More info
The Magic of Metaphor presents a collection of stories designed to engage, inspire and transform the listener and the reader. Some of the stories motivate, some are spiritual, and some provide strategies for excellence. All promote positive feelings, encouraging confidence, direction and vision. The stories contained in The Magic of Metaphor focus on values, responsibility, and leadership in all its forms. They have been specially selected to promote change in people's ideas, attitudes, beliefs, visions and behaviours. These stories act as reframes, challenging and disturbing our existing frames of reference, recharting... More info
