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Practical strategies very useful
well-organized, practical approach is very goal-oriented. with insurance companies, EAPs, etc. what they are, this book offers some guidelines for getting a lot done in a short time. case examples illustrative. great section on what to do with patients who are defining someone else as the problem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brief Therapy    2. Problem Solving    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Psychotherapy, Brief    7. Solution-focused brief therapy    8. methods    9. Psychotherapy   

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For example ...
I bought this book for my counseling class, and found it mediocre. It was very informative, but gave hardly any examples. I work well with examples, and even though most concepts were easy to understand, some would have been made clearer with a good example of how it applies to a counseling session, clients, etc. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling    2. Counseling (Psychology)    3. Psychology    4. Psychotherapy - Counseling    5. Counselling    6. Education / Guidance & Orientation   

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Skip the profanity
A fairly good text, it probably covers the field better than other available sources. However, the selection of illustrations seem to be chosen based on how much profanity they can include. I realize that crisis situations involve people who don't monitor their usage, but why include every F--- and other curse word when they aren't needed to convey the meaning. An invaluable tool in the field of mental health.
Gilliland and James have successfully created an extremely comprehensive introduction to crisis intervention methodology in this text.Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling - Crisis Management    2. Crisis intervention (Mental he    3. Crisis intervention (Mental health services)    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Reference    7. Social Work    8. Education / Counseling / Crisis Management   

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Wonderful
Wonderful inrtoduction to the basic skills of counseling and therapy.Well written and clear.Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

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VERY HELPFUL
THE BOOK WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND SEVERAL RESOURCES THAT I WAS ABLE TO USE IMMEDIATELY. IT'S WORTH THE MONEY.

Therapist's notebook for children and adolescents
This great book is for the therapist working with children and adolescents, where the therapist can use the material as homework, handouts and activities in therapy. The editors, Catherine Ford Sori, professor of psychology and counseling at Governors State University, Illinois and Lorna L Hecker, professor of marriage and family therapy at Purdue University in Indiana, have together with 36 professionals compiled a very important tool for the therapist.Read more

Subjects:  1. Adolescent psychotherapy    2. Child psychotherapy    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Medical    5. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    6. Psychology    7. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    8. Child & developmental psychology   

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comprehensive
Greating learning guide for clinicians and students. Provide good case illustrations and history of each approaches.

Overview of several couple therapies
This is a collection of chapters written about couple and marital therapy. The chapters are authored by recognized experts in the different therapies, and contain theoretical background, techniques, and case examples. It provides a general overview of the therapies, without going in great detail about any of them.

Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Third Edition
This book provides comprehensive couple therapy appraoches. However, the contents of some chapters, e,g cognitive-behavioral couple therapy contradit with each other. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Marital psychotherapy    3. Psychology    4. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    5. Counselling    6. Marriage    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Family Therapy    8. Psychotherapy   

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THE BIPOLAR DISORDER SURVIVAL GUIDE
This is the best book on the subject I have ever read.It is an essential read for anyone with bipolar disorder. It really does gives you strategies not just to survive but to have a good quality of life too.

Bipolar Survival Guide
Excellent resource for families struggling with this devastating diagnosis. Lots of great information and help.

Excellent guide to coping with bipolar disorder/manic depression
I have read many books about bipolar disorder, and this is one of the best I've found.It offers strategies for coping with the diagnosis itself, depression, and mania.It talks about diagnostic criteria, biology of the disease, medications, psychotherapy, and coping in both family and work settings.The fact that there is only an 8% chance of passing bipolar to your kids (20% if you include major depression) was worth the price of the book all by itself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Depression    2. General    3. Manic-depressive illness    4. Mood Disorders    5. Popular works    6. Psychology    7. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    8. Reference    9. Popular medicine    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Mental Illness   

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Fascinating and thought provoking
There is something to be said of a person who can go through a horrific journey such as the atrocities of Auschwitz and recall it with such clarity in order to help others. I was completely emotionally overwhelmed by the first half of the book-which is a narrative of what he experienced and fascinated with the next half which is an explanation of logotherapy.
viktor frankl wrote this book in 8-9 days; you can read it in 2 ~
a Best Seller through the 1950s and 1960s, this is one of the 20 top books to read before you try to live your life...
A must read!
I'm surprised there aren't a lot more reviews on this book. It might just be the best book I've ever read (and it's really short and easy to read).
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Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Historical - Holocaust    3. Personal Memoirs    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Social Psychology    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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Excellent introduction to the many psychotherapies
This book provides excellent introductions to a variety of psychotherapies, indeed the most popular methods today.There are over 400 different therapies, and as such this book can not cover them all.However, the book does provide adequate detail for an indepth overview of the therapies, and comes highly recommended to beginning students and graduate students alike.

Very informative
This book gives brief but thorough explanations of the various theories used in clinical practice. This book is dull, at times, but highly useful. A great addition to any knowledge base.

The psychotherapy book
I used this book as a student in my psychotherapy course. I never knew there were so many psychotherapeutic approaches. I was amazed. I enjoyed exploring all these schools analyzed so beautifully in this book. I finally got the chance to see what school of psychotherapy was closer to my needs. I recommend it to all those who have a blurry idea of psychotherapy, like I did. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Psychology    2. Psychotherapy - General    3. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling    4. Psychotherapy   

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Unstructured and very disappointing
Reading Waking the Tiger was an extremely frustrating experience, for several reasons. Mr. Levine contradicts himself repeatedly in his writing. On the one hand he repeatedly claims that revisiting painful memories does no good to trauma victims. On the other hand, in the case stories he uses to illustrate his method, the trauma sufferers DO recall their memories, very vividly, as part of their healing. Also, time and again throughout Waking the Tiger, Levine hints at the healing techniques to be revealed to the reader later in the book. But when I reached the end of the book, those appearantly magnificently efficient techniques were still unrevealed - and the only substantial advice to the reader seemed to be to visit a practioner of Mr. Levine's techniques, thereby reducing the book to little more than an advertising poster.
waking the tiger
a worthwhile read for those who have or have not experienced trauma in their lives.

A framework for understanding trauma
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants a mature view of what trauma is and how we heal from it. Peter Levine makes a compelling case that trauma is unique to the human species because our rational brains get in the way of the organism's instinctive physiological responses to life-threatening situations. In a case study near the end of the book, Levine clearly demonstrates his belief that re-exposure to traumatic circumstances as a way to heal must be gradual and at the organism's own pace. Cathartic experiences may be dramatic and lead us to believe we are helping, but in his view this approach risks deepening the traumatic symptoms. This is an excellent book, written in clear, non-clinical language that any non-professional can understand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Mental Illness    3. Mind and body therapies    4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders    5. Post-traumatic stress disorder    6. Prevention    7. Psychology    8. Self-Help    9. Stress Management    10. Treatment    11. Coping with personal problems    12. Popular psychology    13. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

Subjects:  1. Family Psychotherapy    2. Mental Disorders    3. Mental Illness    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    6. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    7. Family & relationships    8. Psychiatry    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Family Therapy    10. Psychotherapy   

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Incredible Resource
This book is priceless in my eyes.It has earned its price countless number of times.This book includes everything from Psychoeducation handouts, treatment plan information, assessment, administrative paperwork and much more.I have used this book on a daily basis in my clinical practice and continue to referto it regularly.The amount of work put into this book is enormous and I appreciate every bit of it.Thank you Sharon and i look forward to more workbooks, etc.Im sure anything you create will be magnificent.
So Practical
I have already recommended this book to many of my colleagues. It covers so many topics and provides practical, useful information for psychoeducation and treatment options. I don't know what I would do without it. I would love to see workbooks and printouts by this author.

very handy
This is a wonderful resource that I use in my counseling practice everyday.It's filled with a variety of handout info pertaining to the most frequent problem presentations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Forms    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Managed mental health care    5. Practice Management    6. Psychiatric records    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy    9. Psychotherapy - Counseling    10. Psychotherapy - General    11. Examinations & assessment    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

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Excellent--Reread it Every Year!
This book will open your eyes and give you tools to figure out conversations you have every day!(I also highly recommend another of her books, _That's Not What I Meant!_ about cross cultural speaking, which includes a chapter about men and women as well.)
Worth the read, but use caution
Tannen's book is well done and worth the read.However...it is also imbued with a subtle, and sometimes not-so-subtle, bias toward a perspective which presumes female modes of communication and other activities to be inherently superior to those of males.Of course, this is a patently false presumption.The examples of female communications/activities are almost uniformly praised and those of males are much more likely to be disparaged, either subtly or explicitly.
Worthwhile for most people, men or women.
This is a very good book for anyone interested in gender differences, particularly with regard to peer expectations, communication habits and social instincts. The author touches upon a broad range of issues, but she also keeps the narrative flowing, using examples extensively. The end result is a book that is both educational and enjoyable.
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Subjects:  1. Communication    2. Communication in marriage    3. Interpersonal Relations    4. Interpersonal communication    5. Psychology    6. Sex differences (Psychology)    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Interpersonal Relations   

Subjects:  1. Counseling - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Human services    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Social workers    7. United States    8. Charities & voluntary services    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

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User friendly. One textbook you're liable to keep.
Interviewing textbooks are notoriously dry and mechanical. I can count using the fingers of one hand the number of books I have read on the subject that are worth their weight in cotton candy. Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Counseling (Psychology)    4. Interviewing in mental health    5. Interviewing in psychiatry    6. Mental Health    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy    9. Psychotherapy - Counseling    10. Psychotherapy - General    11. Medical diagnosis    12. Psychiatry    13. Psychological testing & measurement    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Adulthood    2. Aging    3. Physiological aspects    4. Psychological aspects    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Counseling    7. Social aspects    8. Child & developmental psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

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If you are a leader in a congregation, you simply have to absorb the concepts in this book
This is a book to be absorbed slowly.
Read, and Your Ministry Will Never Be the Same
This book has a reputation of revolutionizing the way its readers view congregational life. Based on his experience as a rabbi and marriage and family therapist, the late Ed Friedman gives the most comprehensive and practical understanding of congregations as emotional systems. Conflicts are explained not from a linear standpoint, i.e. "A causes B," but from a systemic perspective where all participants are contributors. Each part of the system is connected to, or has its own effect upon, every other part. This helps to explain why many "issues" that arise within a congregation cannot be settled on the level of content, but must be viewed as representations of how the persons surrounding the issues are participating in the relational system. "Issues" may seem settled, but if the relational system continues to function the same way, the same or other "issues" will reappear later, because they were merely symptomatic of the emotional dynamics among the people involved. This book begins by explaining the major concepts of family systems theory, and applies them to organizational life, leadership, and the leader's family. It is full of examples, which makes these complex ideas easier to grasp. Few books are as insightful and helpful in equipping church leaders to understand congregations. It is the standard in applying family systems theory to congregations.

A MUST READ for all persons in positions of leadership
"Generation to Generation" by Edwin Friedman is a groundbreaking book on the dynamics of organizational and religious leadership as seen through the lens of the multi-generational family systems model.In the book, Friedman uses case studies and examples drawn from his own leadership experience and uses them to illustrate how leadership can be understood and transformed by having an awareness of three major systems that directly affect organizational leadership:Read more

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Pastoral Counseling    2. Family    3. General    4. Judaism    5. Judaism - General    6. Pastoral Theology    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy - Counseling    9. Religion    10. Religion - Pastoral Care / Counseling    11. Religious gatherings    12. Religious life    13. Christian ministry & pastoral activity    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

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Theory-Based Treatment Planning for Marriage and Family Therapists : Integrating Theory and Practice, by D. Gehart
Very helpful for all therapist especailly the new therapists just entering the field. The author has done a great job to simplify the theories and provided guidelines to use during a session.
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Subjects:  1. Family psychotherapy    2. Marital psychotherapy    3. Mental health planning    4. Planning    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    7. Reference    8. Social Science    9. Social Work    10. Sociology    11. Community care    12. Counselling    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Psychology    3. Psychotherapy - Counseling    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Family Psychotherapy    2. General    3. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    4. Self-Help    5. Medicine: General Issues    6. Psychiatry    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Family Therapy