Academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, but its implicit rules are often difficult to discern. This text offers practical advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career. Leading academics share the lessons they have learned by experience.
Creating Reciprocal Relationships With Medical Professionals
While it is common knowledge that physical illness affects mental wellbeing and vice versa, there has been a surprising lack of cooperation between psychotherapists and MDs in serving patients' needs. This title offers step-by-step guidance on how psychotherapists can work with their medical colleagues on a routine basis.
In this innovative book, cognitive psychologist Shelia Kennison presents an overview of research on how the human brain works when processing humour, drawing on the new and sophisticated brain imaging technologies that have enabled researchers and health professionals to expand their knowledge about how the brain works under different conditions.
Explores the history and effects of so-called conversion 'therapy' on LGBT people. What motivates individuals to seek these harmful treatments either for themselves or for their children? What does the record show about the efficacy and effects of SOCE and GICE? This book synthesizes findings to answer these and other important questions.
This is a journal tool for women who have chosen to participate in group counselling after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. Conveying respect for and knowledge of the varieties of experience a breast cancer diagnosis can bring, it challenges the reader to delve into her individual experience.
Presents essential background necessary for understanding the role of theory in psychotherapy practice, and shows how understanding psychotherapy theory is the first step to becoming an effective therapist. The book is an accessible resource for students in training and practitioners seeking to reevaluate theories.
Integrating Mindfulness Into Psychology and the Helping Professions
In this new edition, authors Shapiro and Carlson draw from Eastern wisdom and practices as well as Western psychological theory and science to explore why mindful awareness is integral to the therapeutic healing process and to show clinicians how to connect with this deeper awareness.
Integrating Mindfulness Into the Helping Professions
Now in its third edition, The Art and Science of Mindfulness offers a deeper understanding of the concept of mindfulness and explores its potential as a core clinical skill and a way to increase the well-being of both clients and clinicians. Mindfulness helps us to see clearly so that we can make choices grounded in reality and respond to life ......
