Integrates the most popular and most used counselling techniques into current teaching and practice
This text provides a framework for the synthesis of postmodern theories of counselling. The cutting-edge Strength Centered Counseling model can be incorporated effectively with the more traditional models of counselling, resolving the ambiguity about how postmodernism fits into every day practice and results in more direct application of knowledge and skill sets for training in counsellor education. Authors Colin Ward and Teri Reuter offer a practical and straightforward resource that presents clients with opportunities to look at life not only from a context of problems and adversity; but also of solutions, strengths, and hope.
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This text is appropriate for counselling theories and counselling skills related courses in counselling, psychology, and related fields.
We have taken this experiential classic a step further. By adding some great new stuff and reformatting the text, this informative and practical guide to activity-based counselling is easier than ever to use with groups seeking adventure within traditional small group settings. The original "Games for Group" included 32 different 5-10 minute activities, over 200 "What would it be like...?" questions, Teaching Tales, and Minute Mysteries to assist you in charging up your group. With additions including The Colour Challenge, Cave In, Paper Chute, I Passed Anatomy and more "What... More info
Critical Social Work starts from the premise that a central goal of social work practice is social change to redress social inequality. Taking a critical theoretical approach, the authors explore the links between personal and social change. They confront the challenges for critical social work in the context of pressures to separate the personal from the political and in responding to the impact of changes in the socio-political, statutory and global contexts of practice. Critical Social Work has been thoroughly revised to take into account recent social, economic and political developments.... More info
Positive Psychology at Work brings the fields of positive psychology and appreciative inquiry together for the first time to provide leaders and change agents with a powerful new approach to achieving organizational excellence. The authors provide leaders and managers with an understanding of positive psychology theory and offers practical suggestions how it can be applied to enhance staff well-being, happiness in the workplace. The book reveals the most recent research and practice findings on such topics as positivity, flourishing organisations, flow, strengths, positive energy networks, transformational collaboration and authentic leadership. Chapter specifically... More info