Get some fresh air. For centuries, that has been common advice for those looking to find peace of mind, greater calm, a jolt of inspiration, or a fresh perspective. Although the conventional wisdom is generations old, it is only relatively recently that a robust body of empirical evidence has begun to support natures therapeutic properties.
With the aim of transforming flawed child welfare practices and policies into a more equitable system, this comprehensive, practice-based text delves into contemporary child welfare practice from antiracist, social justice, and decolonial perspectives.
Using Guided Reflection to Strengthen Relationships and Improve Outcomes in Therapy
Provides an overview of the science and practice of relational savoring, a brief, guided reflection exercise that helps clients reconnect with memories of being closely connected with another person.
Multicultural Care, now in paperback, offers a comprehensive, practical approach for enhancing a clinician's understanding of clients' contexts, developing a multicultural therapeutic relationship, and adapting a healing approach to one's clients' needs. Each chapter demonstrates the application of cultural competence to a different aspect of ......
New Insights for Integrative Play Therapists (3rd edition)
Invigorate your practice with this fresh update on the essential guide for play therapists. The core model is illustrated by written and video case studies to keep your practice up-to-date, while new chapters and expert advice on the client-therapist interface and cultural sensitivity help you support clients from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Hypnosis affords clinicians a brief, efficient methodology to address a wide range of psychological conditions and disorders. This volume demonstrates both how hypnotic techniques can supplement science-based clinical interventions and how clinicians can use hypnosis with the assurance of a strong empirical foundation to guide their practice.
Breaking the Silence, Myths, and Taboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients
Describes, documents, and discusses the history and current context of how silence around taboo topics affects psychotherapists and their clients. The book addresses the internal and external factors that maintain the silence and provides information, strategies, and exercises to help readers explore various unspoken topics and learn to speak up.
In this needed practice and training guide for all mental health professionals, Froma Walsh presents a research-informed, resilience-oriented approach to help individuals, couples, and families who experience profound loss. Walsh guides therapists to understand and address the impact of complicated and traumatic deaths in relational systems and ......
Fostering Personal Growth through Healthy Relationships
In this compelling book, prominent investigators Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver review the state of the science of attachment-based interventions in psychotherapy and beyond. They critically evaluate a range of programs that aim to strengthen parent-child, couple, and therapist-client relationships. The theoretical and empirical ......