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Suicide Survivors will find this book helpful
Worden's book is an outstanding resource for professionals helping grieving children.I would recommend it to those who work with child suicide survivors.Children and Grief will provide insight regarding the child's tasks of grief.

Children and Grief
Good resource on grief. Well thought out and presented. Professional treasure chest here
If you're looking for a book that brings together the best in scholarly research with a practical usefulness, look no further. Children and Grief is a veritable treasure chest. Worden and his colleagues did a masterfuljob of using data derived not only from parents (where many studies gathertheir data) but also through structured interviews with the childrenthemselves.Read more

Subjects:  1. Death, Grief, Bereavement    2. Family & Relationships    3. Family/Marriage    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    7. Child & developmental psychology    8. Coping with death & bereavement    9. Death & dying    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology   

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Magnus Opus
Schnarch has completed a Herculean task of exploring in depth the role of intimacy and sexuality (and spirituality).The sexual crucible model clearly is the most sophisticated model available today for marriage andsex therapists.His novel approach propells the field beyond thebehavioral and technique focus that most therapist wouldn't even do if theyhad too. I was impressed that he attempted to address spirituality and someof his concepts in the final chapter are interesting.However, he fallsinto a simple dichotomy in analyzing religion which basically is a good/badsplit.He really doesn't understand the depth of thought behind some ofthe previous great thinkers and sees them only through 20th centuryglasses, where they are easy targets.Overall, I strongly recommend thisbook to therapists.It is truly groundbreaking.

A break through book about the dynamics of intimate relation
This book makes sense of the relationship between personal growth and intimacy with another.Schnarch describes how differentiation can be accelerated with the use of sexual intimacy.He gives the basis for a decision in favor of monogamy without one bit of moralism.A very exciting book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Marital Therapy    2. Marital psychotherapy    3. Mental Illness    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Sex Behavior    7. Sex Counseling    8. Sex Therapy    9. Sexual Instruction    10. Psychotherapy    11. Sexual behaviour    12. Social, group or collective psychology   

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Violent Offenders Can Run, But They Can't Hide!
The authors clearly know their material and. perhaps, most importantly, know how to convey this information in a clear and forthright manner.Facts and statistics saturate the content of the text, and do so in theprofessional style one would hope for.Historical, with expert researchalways evident, this is a resource which ought to be on the desks of all ofthose professionals who are involved with the complex and often tediousdemands surrounding actuarial assessments!

Comprehensive and Uncompromising
This is an excellent book about the development of actuarial tools to determine risk for Violence and Sex Offender Risk.The books content covers the history of research in this area over the last 25 years andmethods and measurement.The Chapter on clinical judgement is excellentand sets the stage for the need of actuarial assessments to enhance ourability to determine risk.The appendicies contain the two risk toolsdeveloped by the authors: 1) Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG, and 2)Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG).I highly recommend this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Mentally ill prisoners    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Sex offenders    7. United States    8. Violent offenders    9. Criminal or forensic psychology    10. Rehabilitation of offenders   

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Offers great promis, but has very little to offer.......
I looked very much forward to receive this book, as from deacribtion it seemed to be that practical guide I needed in my work.But all the way through the book it repeats itself, and what is repeated is so selv-evident, that you continue to skip pages to search for some INFORMATION. A lot of words, a lot of schemas, that I cant imagine anybody would waste their time on filling in, as these are also just an endless repetion of basically the same questions.

An Effective Supervisor's Workbook
This book is a must-have for any clinician or academician who supervises trainees at any level of training.Because of its workbook format, it is efficient to use as either a practical resource or as a textbook, and itlends itself well to a multi-disciplinary environment.Psychiatrists,Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Teachers, etc. - all will findthe workbook equally useful.It has a developmental perspective, andintegrates theory, current research, and practice with useful and practicaltools for becoming an effective supervisor.In comparison with otheravailable resources on Supervision, I rate this workbook as more thoroughin content, and more practically useful than any supervision resource in mylibrary. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling (Psychology)    2. Education    3. Psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry Profession - General    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Psychotherapy    7. Psychotherapy - Counseling    8. Psychotherapy - General    9. Counselling    10. Supervision of employees    11. Supervision    12. Psychotherapists    13. Counselors   

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A thought-provoking and practical text that provides a framework for working with traumatized children.
This text offers a solid framework for working with children who have been exposed to violence and who need to ventilate their concerns in a safe and supportive environment.With clinical skill and masterful teaching, Cathy Malchiodi provides an instructive manual that offers clearand informative information on how drawings can be used to help children overcome their negative life experiences.A significant contribution to the mental health field.

outstanding resource in work with children
The author's extensive experience makes this an outstanding resource that provides the guided direction needed to give traumatized children the opportunity to find relief from the terrors of their traumas. A must for all mental health professionals who work with traumatized children. Readers in general will find the more than 90 drawings by children from violent homes both fascinating and poignant. Author presents the use of art therapy with clarity and simplicity,so that therapists can immediately learn the use of this tool in their work with children who have been abused. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abused children    2. Art Therapy    3. Art therapy for children    4. Brief psychotherapy    5. Family violence    6. Medical    7. Mental health    8. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    9. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    10. Psychology    11. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    12. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    13. Services For Abused Children    14. Adolescents    15. Child welfare    16. Children    17. Counselling    18. Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)    19. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling    20. Violence in society   

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outdated work
This work was originally published almost 20 years ago; the copyright date indicates the paperback version. Potential readers would be wise to go to more contemporary volumes than this one for current info on art therapy.This book is basically well-written, just terribly old information and morehistoric than anything else. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art therapy    2. Mental Illness    3. Movements - Psychoanalysis    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Psychotherapy - General    7. Art techniques & materials    8. Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychoanalysis    10. Psychotherapy   

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Comprehensive and Useful
This guide offers comprehensive information on the solutions focussed appraoch along with worksheets and practical solution to implementing this appraoch in your practce.Very useful and well written.This approach is well worth taking your time to get to know.Its simple yet profound.Rather than feeding into labels, diagnoses, and weaknesses we develop a strong relationship and build on the individuals strengths and abilities to resolve the problem.I believe this is much more effective than treating the diagnosis rather than the person.Higly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alcoholism (Psychiatric Aspects)    2. Drug Addiction (Psychiatric Aspects)    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Addiction    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Solution-focused therapy    7. Substance abuse    8. Treatment    9. Addiction & therapy    10. Alcoholism    11. Drug addiction & substance abuse   

Subjects:  1. Adolescent psychotherapy    2. Case studies    3. Child psychotherapy    4. Evidence-based psychiatry    5. Medical    6. Nursing - Psychiatric    7. Pediatrics    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    10. Paediatric medicine    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    12. Psychotherapy    13. Sociology, Social Studies   

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Author Review - EXCELLENT!
Narrative Therapy by Jill Freedman & Gene Combs is perhaps one of the best theraputic books I have read. As an author and human services worker, I am always looking for titles that will help me assist client's with their needs. That said, this book is a must read for anyone who wants to work through problems such as depression, anger and societal connections. I highly recommend this book - the authors did a great job! I Like it
Please ignore the non-review of July 11, and dig deep enough to see David Epston's thoughts about the book.

Do NOT buy this book
This is one of the most horribly written books that I have ever read. There is nothing here that has not been presented before in 2nd year psychology courses. Freedman and Combs did a terrible job here. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Constructivism (Psychology)    2. Metaphor    3. Narrative therapy    4. Postmodernism    5. Psychiatry - General    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    8. Psychotherapy    9. Psychotherapy - General    10. Therapeutic use   

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Interesting and Thought-Provoking
Hans Strupp and Jeffrey Binder have taken old-fashioned psychoanalytic ideas and practice, and reframed them and adjusted them to fit contemporary views of therapy and the time limits of clinical practice that Freud did not have to deal with.This is not groundbreaking thought, but does help more traditional therapists adjust to the climate of managed care in mental health. This book is well-written, if a bit dry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brief psychotherapy    2. Psychoanalysis    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    5. Psychotherapy    6. Psychotherapy - General   

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This book is a real gem!
This book is a real gem! The authors, who are both highly respected clinicians and researchers have produced something truly unique here. At one level it's a systematic guide to dealing with therapeutic impasses. Any therapist concerned with issues such as patient resistance, transference and countertransference, working with hard to reach patients, patient anger and hostility, and so on, will find this book invaluable. At another level, this book provides a remarkable review of cutting-edge developments in contemporary psychoanalysis and spells out their clinical implications in a clear and precise fashion. Anyone who is interested in finding out what's happening in relational psychoanalysis (perhaps the most important development in psychoanalytic theory and practice to emerge in this generation), will find this to be one of the clearest and most coherent expositions available. And finally, this is the only book I know of that focuses extensively on the role of MINDFULNESS PRACTICE in the training of therapists.
One of the best "how-to books" on what works in therapy!
I am a practising pshychologist and I've read numerous books on "transference", "counter transference" and the "therapeutic alliance" (everything from Freud to modern theorists) but nothing comes close to this book: It's very informative, higly structured and precise. It has tremendous practical value for all therapists (regardless of theraputic orientation, though it might even be of "extra value" to the CBT-therapist) especially if you "get stuck" when treating a patient or if you're treating "personality disordered" patients. Good balance between theory and case examples. Also of great help if you're a therapy supervisor! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Prevention    2. Psychology    3. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    4. Psychotherapy - General    5. Safety measures    6. Social Work    7. Social service    8. Social workers    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Violence against    12. Violence in the workplace    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy    14. Psychotherapy    15. Sociology, Social Studies   

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Well written book
Well written book by one strong woman.What about a woman like that for me too?I have Aspergers.Ashley Stanford really lays out good arguments about why people with Aspergers can marry and not believe garbage that Aspies should be forced celibates.She said being told you shouldn't marry is like telling Rosa Parks to sit only in the back of the bus.Fact is Aspies just function differently than the normal person and the rules of marriage are altered.People with Aspergers just communicate differently.The best communication is on a phone, text messaging, or talking to your partner in the dark where body language is useless.Body language is the key to understanding the opposite sex, we Aspies just are worse than the average guy at understanding it.Should be required reading for psychiatrists and pyschologists who think Aspies should live lives of forced celibacy.Perhaps I bought the book because I had a female friend in high school named Ashley, and she was gorgeous, too.

Aspie (and all) marriages are works in progress
In this book a woman tells of the joys and struggles of living with a husband and children who have Asperger Syndrome. She also draws on the experiences of others who have had lived with "Aspie" partners. She honestly describes her own difficulties understanding and translating her husband's reactions into her own more emotionally demonstrative frame of reference. Best AS relationship book I've read
I have a son with autism and have thought about his future, especially when it comes to close relationships with others. This book is the most clear-cut and informational adult AS book out there. It has a fun tone to it and is easy to read. It makes the diagnostic criteria understandable. This book will be beneficial for spouses to read, as well as other close relationships--parents, business partners, siblings, friends. I highly recommend this book, not only to adults, but also parents who are anticipating the future with their AS and ASD children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asperger's syndrome    2. Education    3. Family relationships    4. Health Care Delivery    5. Mental Health    6. Patients    7. Psychology    8. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    9. Special Education - Communicative Disorders    10. Clinical psychology    11. Psychiatry   

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vulnerability not viewed as weakness
Sexual, emotional or spiritual vulnerability takes considerable courage and the authors make a compelling case for the fear of intimacy. The book starts fast and is very dense but digestable. The authors lighten up on the content about midway into the section on psychodynamics of relationships and the strong theme of the opening chapters seem to fade into generalities. I have often recommended the book to clients based solely on the value of the first few chapters.

textbook, not for lay persons, some topics relevant to Deida
Summary - This is a clinical psych textbook.It is designed to introduce new psychotherapists to the array of pathology they will encounter in field practice in couples and relationship counseling.For a general understanding of how, in our pursuit of intimacy, we get sidetracked and sabotaged by our unconscious, for non-therapists, books on Transactional Analysis (TA) and its more mature offshoot, Redecision Therapy are a better bet.This book touches and adds to issues raised by David Deida, who has contributed the most evolved books on relationship as a means of spiritual growth at this time.
Get This Book
As someone who has been in group therapy for a while, I must say this is a terrific book.What I like about it is that it is not a "self-help," feel good book.The book doesn't necessarily tell us anything we don't already know.But it crystallizes things with astonishing lucidity.Get this book--and share it with your partner. Talk about it in bed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Interpersonal Relations    2. Psychology    3. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    4. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    5. Child & developmental psychology    6. Family & relationships    7. Psychiatry    8. Marriage    9. Intimacy    10. Therapy    11. Relationships   

Subjects:  1. Child psychiatry    2. Children of minorities    3. Clinical Child Psychology    4. Clinical Psychology    5. Cross-Cultural Psychology    6. Developmental - Adolescent    7. Developmental - Child    8. Mental health    9. Minority teenagers    10. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    11. Psychology    12. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    13. Social aspects    14. Adolescents    15. Children    16. Mental health services    17. Multicultural studies    18. Paediatric medicine    19. Poverty    20. Psychiatry    21. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Children with Special Needs    2. Family & Relationships    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Family/Marriage    5. Mental Illness    6. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    7. Child & developmental psychology    8. Child care & upbringing   

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Abusive men    3. Counseling of    4. Group counseling    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Rehabilitation    7. Social Science    8. Social Work    9. Sociology    10. Solution-focused therapy    11. Counselling    12. Crime & criminology    13. Domestic violence    14. Social Science / Social Work   

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A Mecca for the Experiential Paradigm
I have a couple of warnings for people reading this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Existential psychotherapy    2. Experiential psychotherapy    3. Experimental Psychology    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Psychology    6. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    7. Psychotherapy    8. Psychotherapy - General    9. methods    10. Clinical psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy   

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A good review of the subject and overview of MBT
This book presents a very good overview of the research literature on BPD and is not just a discription of their own form of treatment.The authors give good coverage of research conducted in and outside of the US such as that into cognitive analytic therapy and DBT. MBT is a psychodynamic form of therapy which has some very good research backing.When their first study, an RCT, came out it renewed my interest in psychodynamic based treatments as it showed that psychodynamic therapy could be evidenced based and thus fit in with the current EBM agenda.I would recommend this book to any one who treats or works with BPD patients ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical / Nursing    2. Mental Illness    3. Psychiatry - General    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Psychotherapy - General    7. Medical / Psychiatry    8. Medicine | Psychiatry & Psychology    9. Psychiatry    10. Psychotherapy    11. Specific disorders & therapies   

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A welcomed and timely reference...
This exciting, new book marks a new stage in the maturation of the coaching industry and presents a coherent definition and model of behavioural coaching based upon scientific, validated behavioural principles. It provides structured models and strategies for bringing about durable and measurable change in individuals and organizations. Both authors are respected leaders in their fields and have an established reputation as coaching authorities. The authors are also founders of the internationally renowned Behavioral Coaching Institute. The institute is the global leader in the development and supply of world-best practice coaching technology and has trained and certified over 800 coaches working with organizations around the world. Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Psychology    3. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    4. Stress Management    5. Training    6. Business & Economics / Training    7. Occupational & industrial psychology    8. Organizational theory & behaviour    9. Personnel & human resources management   

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Reality Therapy for the 21st Century
Dr. Wubbolding's latest book, Reality Therapy for the 21st Century, is relevant and applicable to anyone, not just those working in the counseling profession. His down-to-earth writing style keeps the immense amount of information, especially his WDEP methodolgy, readable and understanable.For those just entering the counseling profession, Chapter 9 (The Procedures) is an excellent resource for working with clients. Lastly, the research studies are a great reference since they include a variety of topics, including substance abuse, depression, and juvenile offenders.

Reality Therapy for the 21st Century
Dr. Wubbolding's latest publication, REALITY THERAPY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY,is an eminently readable, highly organized, hands-on type of book.Theprofessional will love it for the easy reference it provides and the layperson will choose it as a self-help book that really works!Students willbe delighted with the chapter on research and the rich bibliography. Businessmen and women will appreciate its truly apt applications.Allreaders will recognize the universal relevance that permeates this book.Irecommend it highly! Mary EllenWilliams, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Psychology    3. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    4. Psychotherapy    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Reality therapy    7. Counselling    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy