Signposts, Symbols and Themes on the Path of the Sandplay Journey
Every sandtray is filled with symbolic meaning - the key is learning what there is to read and how to read it. This book emphasizes the importance of visual imagery and meticulous observation to interpret sandplays, allowing practitioners to find the authentic meanings in clients' sandplay expression before applying theory or referring to a ......
This book is your essential introduction to relational counselling and psychotherapy. It maps out relational concepts and approaches by drawing on humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and systemic modalities, using case material to demonstrate different ways of being a relational practitioner. The book shows you how to use relationally orientated skills, competencies, interventions and practices across the therapy process from beginning - middle - end. Content on the social context, on issues of power, diversity and difference, support your personal and professional development. Supported by case studies, recent research and a wealth of learning features, this book will support your development as a relational therapist
The definitive guide to the skills, techniques, and concepts used when working with children experiencing emotional challenges. It covers all you need to know about: ? The child-counsellor relationship ? Practice frameworks for working effectively ? Play therapy and the use of different media and activities ? Building self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets ? The concepts of wellbeing and resilience. New to this edition: ? Technology: its influence on children and ways it can be used in counselling ? Counselling in a post-pandemic world and the role of remote counselling and 'telehealth' ? More discussion of issues of diversity, difference, intersectionality, implicit bias, and an inclusive practice ? Updated case studies to affirm diversity and represent wider populace ? Expanded and updated end of chapter further resources ? Updated conclusion (with reflections on the pandemic) ? Greater focus on inclusive practice and how SPICC model can be applied across various social/cultural groups. Online resources include digital picture books, worksheets and a list of further reading to support your professional practice and help you extend your learning. This highly practical guide is a vital resource for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, and teachers working or training to work with children.
Whether for sports competition, work, or maintenance of posture, everyone needs muscles that are not only strong but also supple and in balance. Regular manipulation of the soft tissues has an essential role to play, and soft tissue release (STR) will transform any treatment, allowing specific problems to be rapidly and effectively addressed. In ......
In the opening scene of Twister, Piedro lies in a hospital bed with a wheelchair at his side. Casting a shadow from the doorway, his caretaker remarks on Ohow quickly one gets used to this kind of thing,O as she goes on to empty his catheter bag and help him into his wheelchair.
Today's therapy dog handlers recognize the need to be teammates with their dogs, not just supervisors. Teaming with one's dog involves unobtrusively providing physical and emotional support as well as respectful guidance in what to do. Being a teammate requires attention to the handler's behavior, not just the dog's. This book reminds all handlers ......
Bestselling text Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment, Third Edition covers the modern treatment of psychological trauma that is both comprehensive in scope yet highly practical in application.
Exploring the impact of the built environment and design on people with a range of neurological experiences, including autism, dementia, dyslexia and dyspraxia, this comprehensive guide shows how modifications to architecture and interior spaces can positively benefit the lives of everyone and advises on how to create and design 'mind friendly' ......
