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Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity
by G. A. Bradshaw&“At times sad and at times heartwarming . . . Helps us to understand not only elephants, but all animals, including ourselves&” (Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation). Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat loss have reduced elephant numbers from more than ten million to a few hundred thousand, leaving orphans bereft of the elders who would normally mentor them. As a consequence, traumatized elephants have become aggressive against people, other animals, and even one another; their behavior is comparable to that of humans who have experienced genocide, other types of violence, and social collapse. By exploring the elephant mind and experience in the wild and in captivity, Bradshaw bears witness to the breakdown of ancient elephant cultures. But, she reminds us, all is not lost. People are working to save elephants by rescuing orphaned infants and rehabilitating adult zoo and circus elephants, using the same principles psychologists apply in treating humans who have survived trauma. Bradshaw urges us to support these and other models of elephant recovery and to solve pressing social and environmental crises affecting all animals—humans included. &“This book opens the door into the soul of the elephant. It will really make you think about our relationship with other animals.&” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting
by Janet LansburyA modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids&“An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.&”—Wendy Denham, PhDA Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet&’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including:• Nourishing our babies&’ healthy eating habits• Calming your clingy, fearful child• How to build your child&’s focus and attention span• Developing routines that promote restful sleepEschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury&’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.
Eleven Blunders that Cripple Psychotherapy in America: A Remedial Unblundering
by William T. O'Donohue Nicholas A. CummingsAfter a period of economic success and high regard in society, clinical psychology has fallen onto hard times, assert authors Nicholas Cummings and William O’Donohue. In the 1960s, clinical psychologists with doctorates were well paid in relation to comparable professions; today, starting salaries are lower than many jobs that require only a bachelor’s degree. Clinical psychology in the 1960s was preferred and valued over other fields as a profession; today it is not even on the list of top 20 fields for graduates to enter. Psychologists’ opinions on social issues are disregarded by the public. What was and continues to be the reason for the decline and continuing descent of clinical psychology? The authors posit that the profession blundered and has not adapted to the profound changes that have taken place in American society over the past 40 years. Psychotherapy practice is based on a 50-minute hour, yet mental health treatment must operate at a much briefer, more efficient pace. Clinicians ignore the findings of scientific research for effective treatments and favor the overblown pronouncements of gurus who preach without substance. Clinicians failed to adapt their practice to the needs of the healthcare industry and do not recognize that psychotherapy is health profession. An anti-business bias has contributed to training programs that ignore the economic realities of running a practice. The failure to secure prescription privileges, the invention of diagnoses, and political correctness are among the other blunders that pull the profession away from its primary mission -- mental health treatment -- and contribute to the low esteem in which psychologists are held. The authors enumerate and discuss the Eleven Blunders That Cripple Psychotherapy in America and offer remedies to correct the ongoing decline of the field.
Eleven and Holding
by Mary PenneyMacy Hollinquest is eleven years old, and don't count on her to change that anytime soon.Her birthday is just days away, but she has no intention of turning twelve without her dad by her side. He'd promised to be there for her big day, and yet he's been gone for months--away after his discharge from the army, doing some kind of top secret, "important work."So Macy's staying eleven, no matter what--that is, until she meets Ginger, a nice older lady who is searching for her missing dog. Ginger's dog search is the perfect cover for Macy's attempt to locate her dad. But her hunt puts her on a path to a head-on collision with the truth, where she discovers that knowing can sometimes be a heavy burden. And that change, when finally accepted, comes with an unexpected kind of grace.Mary Penney's earnest, heartfelt story of change, loss, and new beginnings will resonate with young readers on the cusp of new beginnings, and stay in their hearts long after it's done.
Elicitive Conflict Transformation and the Transrational Shift in Peace Politics
by Wolfgang DietrichThis book considers elicitive conflict transformation and its interrelation with humanistic psychology. It discusses the transrational turn in the fields of diplomacy, military, development cooperation and political economy, presenting a new model of conflict analysis with practical implications for peace work.
Eligible for Execution: The Story of the Daryl Atkins Case
by Thomas G. Walker"There is no more abhorrent and devastating crime than one human being taking the life of another. When government responds by seeking to execute an individual convicted of homicide, it is imposing the most grim and terrifying power a state can exercise over one of its own citizens. And when a juror casts a life or death vote in a capital case, he or she is engag¬ing in perhaps the gravest and most disquieting act of civic responsibility. This book examines the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Atkins v. Virginia It is the story of Daryl Atkins, who at the age of eighteen participated in a tragic and senseless murder. It is also the story of the victim of that crime, Eric Nesbitt, a young man serving in the U.S. Air Force. The book follows the Atkins case from commission of the crime through the Supreme Court's ruling and its aftermath." -Preface
Elijah's Cup: A Family's Journey into the Community and Culture of High-functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
by Valerie ParadizParadiz, the co-founder and director of a school for autistic teens, chronicles her life with her son, Elijah, diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. Her inspiring narrative celebrates the idiosyncratic beauty of the Asperger mind and the sense of mutual support and self-respect in the Asperger's syndrome community. This paperback edition includes a new chapter bringing readers up to date on Elijah's education and his mother's advocacy work, and an afterword by Elijah himself. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Eliminating Race-based Mental Health Disparities: Promoting Equity And Culturally Responsive Care Across Settings
by Jonathan W. Kanter Monnica T. Williams Daniel C. RosenEliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities offers concrete guidelines and evidence-based best practices for addressing racial inequities and biases in clinical care. Perhaps there is no subject more challenging than the intricacies of race and racism in American culture. More and more, it has become clear that simply teaching facts about cultural differences between racial and ethnic groups is not adequate to achieve cultural competence in clinical care. One must also consider less “visible” constructs—including implicit bias, stereotypes, white privilege, intersectionality, and microaggressions—as potent drivers of behaviors and attitudes. In this edited volume, three leading experts in race, mental health, and contextual behavior science explore the urgent problem of racial inequities and biases, which often prevent people of color from seeking mental health services—leading to poor outcomes if and when they do receive treatment. In this much-needed resource, you’ll find evidence-based recommendations for addressing problems at multiple levels, and best practices for compassionately and effectively helping clients across a range of cultural groups and settings. As more and more people gain access to services that have historically been unavailable to them, guidelines for cultural competence in clinical care are needed. Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities offers a comprehensive road map to help you address racial health disparities and improve treatment outcomes in your practice.
Elizabeth Severn: The "Evil Genius" of Psychoanalysis (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)
by Arnold WM RachmanElizabeth Severn: The ‘Evil Genius’ of Psychoanalysis chronicles the life and work of Elizabeth Severn, both as one of the most controversial analysands in the history of psychoanalysis, and as a psychoanalyst in her own right. Condemned by Freud as "an evil genius", Freud disapproved of Severn’s work and had her influence expelled from the psychoanalytic mainstream. In this book, Rachman draws on years of research into Severn to present a much needed reappraisal of her life and work, as well as her contribution to modern psychoanalysis. Arnold Rachman’s re-discovery, restoration and analysis of the Elizabeth Severn Papers – including previously unpublished interviews, books, brochures and photographs – suggests that, far from a failure, that the analysis of Severn by Ferenczi constitutes one of the great cases in psychoanalysis, one that was responsible a new theory and methodology for the study and treatment of trauma disorder, in which Severn played a pioneering role. Elizabeth Severn should be of interest to any psychoanalyst looking to glean fresh light on Severn’s progressive views on clinical empathy, self-disclosure, countertransference analysis, intersubjectivity and the origins of relational analysis.
Ella and the Waves
by Britta TeckentrupA beautiful and timely story of how one girl turns fear into courage with the help of a friendly whale, from internationally acclaimed and award-winning author-illustrator, Britta Teckentrup.Ella sits alone in a boat, battling waves so high they touch the sky. A bodiless voice beneath the surface of the sea tells her it is hopeless, she'll never find land, she'll never be safe... But there are kind voices at sea too - ones that offer encouragement, support and the promise of hope. With the kindness of a small white bird, a lesson from a pod of porpoises and the support of a gentle whale, Ella finds her courage and discovers she was never alone.A story that serves as a reminder that though we may face our fears alone, we are all in this together.
Elogio degli artisti pacati: Storie emozionanti di artisti introversi che il mondo non potrà mai dimenticare
by Prasenjeet KumarFinalmente un libro che rende onore alla creatività e alla ricca immaginazione degli introversi. Credete davvero che leggende come Steven Spielberg, Agatha Christie, J.K. Rowling, Leonardo Da Vinci, Amitabh Bachchan fossero estroversi e socievoli come voi? No, vi sbagliate di grosso. Erano tranquilli e introversi. Come me e come voi. Eppure il loro contributo è riconosciuto ovunque. Provate ad immaginare un mondo senza di loro. Come sarebbe? Senza Harry Potter, Monna Lisa, Hercule Poirot, l’ispettore Vijay, E.T…. Quindi, se davvero questi artisti erano introversi come me e voi, come hanno fatto a lasciare un'impronta così indelebile nel mondo? Hanno imparato ad essere falsi estroversi? Si sono allenati a socializzare? Hanno imparato a parlare senza sosta? Ovviamente no. Sono rimasti se stessi. Siete stupiti? Allora comprate subito una copia di questo libro! E godetevi tutte le storie rigeneranti di questi artisti introversi la cui l'introversione, che per loro è stato uno dono divino, li ha aiutati a superare tragedie devastanti, sfide e ostacoli.
Eloise: Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum and Hospital 1839-1984 (Images of America)
by Patricia IbbotsonEloise, which started out as a poorhouse, later became known as Wayne County General Hospital. From only 35 residents on 280 acres in 1839, the complex grew dramatically after the Civil War until the total land involved was 902 acres and the total number of patients was about 10,000. Today, all that remains are five buildings and a smokestack. Only one of them, the Kay Beard Building, is currently used.In Eloise: Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum, and Hospital, 1839-1984, this institution and medical center that cared for thousands of people over the years, is brought back to life. The book, in over 220 historic photographs, follows the facility's roots, from its beginnings as a poorhouse, to the founding of its psychiatric division and general hospital. The reader will also be able to trace the changing face of psychiatric care over the years. The book effectively captures what it was like to live, work, and play on Eloise's expansive grounds.
Elsdon Best (Anthropology's Ancestors)
by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman Frederico Delgado RosaNew Zealander ethnographer, Elsdon Best is a key figure in the history of anthropology due to his involuntary triggering of a fundamental and long-lasting anthropological debate on the Māori concept of hau. This volume is dedicated to this important scholar, who at the same time was shadowed by metropolitan anthropology and became an excluded ancestor, along with his Māori interlocutors and ethnographic collaborators. By recentering his place as one of anthropology’s ancestors, the volume contributes to a new perception of the discipline’s past.
Elterliche Skills in Organisationen: Ressourcenzentrierte Führung und Mitarbeit
by Joachim E. Lask Nina M. JunkerElterliche Skills in Organisationen - Ressourcenzentrierte Führung und Mitarbeit Basierend auf aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen verdeutlicht „Elterliche Skills in Organisationen“, wie sich Organisationen und jeder Einzelne die aus der Elternrolle erworbenen Kompetenzen ressourcenorientiert nutzbar machen können. Denn es ist nachgewiesen, dass zahlreiche Ähnlichkeiten zwischen der Elternrolle und der Rolle als Mitarbeitende und Führungskräfte bestehen. Dadurch kann beachtlicher gegenseitiger Kompetenzerwerb ermöglicht werden. Wie dies möglich ist, welche Skills für Führungskräfte besonders relevant sind und wie der positive Transfer der Kompetenzen aus der Elternrolle unterstützt und für die Tätigkeit im Unternehmen noch besser eingesetzt werden kann, erfahren Sie in diesem Buch. Zielgruppen: Führungskräfte, HRM-Fachleute, Coaches, TrainerInnen, PsychologInnen, WirtschaftswissenschaftlerInnen, sowie Eltern. Zu den Autoren: Dipl.-Psych. Joachim E. Lask, Wirtschafts- und Familien-Psychologe und Leiter des WorkFamily-Instituts, berät Organisationen und forscht zum Work-Family Enrichment. Dr. Nina M. Junker, Associate Professor an der University of Oslo, ist Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologin. Sie forscht und publiziert unter Berücksichtigung sozialpsychologischer Konzepte seit vielen Jahren zur Schnittstelle von Beruf und Privatleben.
Eltern vor dem Familiengericht: Ein Leitfaden zur Regelung von Sorge- und Umgangsrecht
by Hans-Georg W. VoßDas Buch informiert über Grundbegriffe und Verfahrensabläufe in Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Familiengerichtsbarkeit (FamFG), insbesondere Kindschaftssachen. Im Vordergrund stehen Fragen zur praktischen Umsetzung der rechtlichen und psychologischen Forderungen im Hinblick auf sorge- und umgangsrechtliche Erörterungen und Entscheidungen. Dabei wird besonders die Perspektive von betroffenen, in Trennung oder Scheidung befindlichen Eltern eingenommen – mit dem Ziel, diese als kompetente Beteiligte und Akteure im familiengerichtlichen Prozessgeschehen auszuweisen und sowohl eine kritische als auch kooperative Haltung zu vermitteln. Das Buch enthält Tipps zum Umgang mit familienrechtlichen und psychologischen Inhalten und Handlungsanforderungen, sowie Hinweise auf weiterführende Literatur.
Elternratgeber Schluss mit Schimpfen für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Maren Tromm Nicole HuserDer Teufelskreis aus schreienden Kindern und schimpfenden Eltern ist ein Klassiker in der Kindererziehung. Maren Tromm und Nicole Huser geben Ihnen in diesem Buch anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen und Videos konkrete Lösungen für typische Alltagssituationen. Sie lernen Schritt für Schritt, wie Sie in herausfordernden Situationen ruhig und gelassen bleiben und Ihre Kinder zu glücklichen und selbstbewussten Menschen erziehen, ohne sich dabei selbst zu vergessen. Im Fokus steht die bindungsorientierte Erziehung, ergänzt durch Erkenntnisse aus der neuen Autorität, der Hirn- und Glücksforschung.
Elusive Adulthoods: The Anthropology of New Maturities
by Deborah Durham and Jacqueline SolwayEssays on the changing meanings of adulthood in places around the world: “An important collection that furthers anthropological work on life stages.” —Susan Reynolds Whyte, author of Generations in Africa: Connections and ConflictsElusive Adulthoods examines why, in recent years, complaints about an inability to achieve adulthood have been heard in societies around the world.By exploring the changing meaning of adulthood in Botswana, China, Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and the United States, contributors to this volume pose the problem of “What is adulthood?” and examine how the field of anthropology has come to overlook this meaningful stage in its studies.Through these case studies we discover different means of recognizing the achievement of adulthood, such as through negotiated relationships with others, including grown children, and as a form of upward class mobility. We also encounter the difficulties that come from a sense of having missed full adulthood, instead jumping directly into old age in the course of rapid social change, or a reluctance to embrace the stability of adulthood and necessary subordination to job and family. In all cases, the contributors demonstrate how changing political and economic factors form the background for generational experience and understanding of adulthood, which is a major focus of concern for people around the globe as they negotiate changing ways of living.
Elusive Brain: Literary Experiments in the Age of Neuroscience
by Jason Tougaw Joseph E. LeDouxFeaturing a foreword by renowned neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux, The Elusive Brain is an illuminating, comprehensive survey of contemporary literature’s engagement with neuroscience. This fascinating book explores how literature interacts with neuroscience to provide a better understanding of the brain’s relationship to the self. Jason Tougaw surveys the work of contemporary writers—including Oliver Sacks, Temple Grandin, Richard Powers, Siri Hustvedt, and Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay—analyzing the way they experiment with literary forms to frame new views of the immaterial experiences that compose a self. He argues that their work offers a necessary counterbalance to a wider cultural neuromania that seeks out purely neural explanations for human behaviors as varied as reading, economics, empathy, and racism. Building on recent scholarship, Tougaw’s evenhanded account will be an original contribution to the growing field of neuroscience and literature.
Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That
by Professor Nicole C. RustA neuroscientist&’s bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time—brain and mental illnessesBrain research has been accelerating rapidly in recent decades, but the translation of our many discoveries into treatments and cures for brain disorders has not happened as many expected. We do not have cures for the vast majority of brain illnesses, from Alzheimer&’s to depression, and many medications we do have to treat the brain are derived from drugs produced in the 1950s—before we knew much about the brain at all. Tackling brain disorders is clearly one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. What will it take to overcome it? Nicole Rust takes readers along on her personal journey to answer this question.Drawing on her decades of experience on the front lines of neuroscience research, Rust reflects on how far we have come in our quest to unlock the secrets of the brain and what remains to be discovered. She shows us that treating a brain disorder is more like redirecting a hurricane than fixing a domino chain of cause and effect, arguing that only once we embrace the idea of the brain as a complex system do we have any hope of finding cures. Rust profiles the pioneering ideas about the brain that are driving research at the cutting edge to illuminate exactly how much we know about disorders such as Parkinson&’s, epilepsy, addiction, schizophrenia, and anxiety—and what it will take to eradicate these scourges.Elusive Cures sheds light on one of the most daunting challenges ever confronted by science while offering hope for revolutionary new treatments and cures for the brain.
Elusive Elements in Practice (The\lcp Practice In Psychotherapy Ser.)
by Bernardine Bishop Angela Foster Josephine Klein Victoria O'ConnellThe third volume in the The Practice of Psychotherapy series, Elusive Elements in Practice brings together a collection of papers, examining their ideas and theories more commonly regarded as off-centre, or indeed elusive, in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The papers in this volume concentrate on the religious and spiritual dimension of the therapeutic encounter, the "aesthetic experience", creativity and mysticism. These "moments of relatedness", or meetings of minds, are discussed and examined with the help of clinical examples.'...psychotherapists tend to agree on what is just too eccentric and is to be regarded with reserve and suspicion. These ideas are left on the margins and, getting less attention, they are more elusive. They will not get concentrated consideration either in the consulting room or in the study. This is one reason why they are more elusive.
Emancipatory Perspectives on Madness: Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Dimensions
by Marie Brown Robin S. BrownThis collection offers a diverse range of perspectives that seek to find meaning in madness. Mainstream biomedical approaches tend to interpret experiences commonly labelled "psychotic" as being indicative of a biological illness that can best be ameliorated with prescription drugs. In seeking to counter this perspective, psychosocial outlooks commonly focus on the role of trauma and environmental stress. Although an appreciation for the role of trauma has been critical in expanding the ways in which we view madness, an emphasis of this kind may nevertheless continue to perpetuate a subtle form of reductivism—madness continues to be understood as the product of a deficit. In seeking to move beyond causal-reductivism, this book explores a variety of perspectives on the question of finding inherent meaning in madness and extreme states. Contributors to this book are distinguished writers and researchers from a variety of international and interdisciplinary perspectives. Topics span the fields of depth psychology and psychoanalysis, creativity, Indigenous and postcolonial approaches, neurodiversity, mad studies, and mysticism and spirituality. This collection will be of interest to mental health professionals, students and scholars of the humanities and social sciences, and people with lived experience of madness and extreme states. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the more generative aspects of madness, and a recognition that these experiences may be important for both personal and collective healing.
Emanzipatorische Subjektivität in der Psychologie: Von der Handlungsfähigkeit in gesellschaftlichen Widersprüchen
by Monique LathanDas vorliegende Buch untersucht Konzepte emanzipatorischer Psychologie. Diese zeichnen sich dadurch aus, dass sie die Erkenntnis des Menschen über sich selbst bzw. wissenschaftliche Einsichten in die menschliche Subjektivität als den Weg und das Mittel erweiterter individueller und gesellschaftlicher Autonomie betrachten. Das Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, durch eine kritisch reflektierte Analyse und eine anschließende vergleichende Darstellung der unterschiedlichen, oft einander sogar widersprechenden, psychologischen Ansätze dem allgemeinen Anliegen psychologischer Emanzipation, den Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden ihrer jeweiligen Schule sowie dem Stand der dabei gewonnenen Erkenntnisse auf die Spur zu kommen. Die Autorin Monique Lathan ist derzeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Zentrum für Schul- und Bildungsforschung der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg tätig. Die Schwerpunkte ihrer Forschung bilden die Rekonstruktion und Analyse psychologischer Theoriebildung sowie wissenschafts- und professionssoziologische Studien zur Akademisierung von Beschäftigung.
Embedded Behavioral Health in the Military: A Guide for Behavioral Health Officers and Leaders (Military Behavioral Health Series)
by Larry C. James William O’Donohue Amy M. ThrasherThis book focuses on the strategy of embedded behavioral health (EBH), a model developed for the military to provide services in proximity to where service members live and work. It applies to both garrison and deployed individuals so that wherever combat units are located there are organic behavioral health resources available. The book provides an understanding of the importance of EBH programs, and their crucial role in promoting early prevention and intervention opportunities. The goal is to shift behavioral care so that the right resources are available in the right place at the right time. As such, this book serves as an invaluable guide to these vital programs.
Embedding Counselling and Communication Skills: A Relational Skills Model
by Rebecca Midwinter Janie DicksonEmbedding Counselling and Communication Skills provides step-by-step learning for those looking to gain theoretical and practical understanding of using counselling and communication skills within the helper role and explores how to apply these skills in the context of professional practice. Becky Midwinter and Janie Dickson introduce the reader to a new Relational Skills model which demonstrates the phases of relationship development. The authors show what happens within each phase and identify how and when to use skills appropriately. Learning is brought alive through the use of online unscripted video clip sessions of a real helper/client relationship giving the reader opportunities and encouragement to reflect and evaluate their learning. Written in a clear and accessible teaching style, Embedding Counselling and Communication Skills progresses through the ‘initial helper’ communication skills that are used in every day life, to the more complex and in-depth counselling skills required in a helper relationship. Knowledge of reflective practice, aspects of the relationship and how to manage change ensures the text considers the full range of general and specific skills and abilities required in a helper role situation, whilst the supporting online material is an invaluable tool to deepen and embed the theoretical understanding; practical application and self-reflection. This book will be an essential resource for students taking an introductory counselling skills course and qualified professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge of embedding counselling skills into their work and practice.
Embedding Counselling and Communication Skills: A Relational Skills Model
by Rebecca Midwinter Janie DicksonEmbedding Counselling and Communication Skills provides a step-by-step approach for those looking to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of using counselling and communication skills within the helper role and applying these skills in the context of professional practice.This revised edition is brought up to date with new content around the subjects of working online, working across difference and diversity, coaching, grief and loss and managing challenging situations. Written in a clear and accessible teaching style, this book progresses through the ‘initial helper’ communication skills that are used in everyday life, to the more complex and in-depth counselling skills required in a helper relationship. It introduces the reader to a Relational Skills model which demonstrates the phases of relationship development. The authors show what happens within each phase and identify how and when to use skills appropriately. Knowledge of reflective practice, aspects of the relationship and how to manage change ensures the text considers the full range of general and specific skills and abilities required. Learning is brought alive through the use of online video clip sessions of a real helper/client relationship giving the reader opportunities and encouragement to reflect and evaluate their learning.This book will be an essential resource for students taking an introductory counselling skills course, other trainees within the mental health sector, coaches and many other qualified professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge of embedding counselling skills into their work and practice.