Providing a clear overview of the therapy profession for those embarking on professional training this book takes the reader step-by-step through what 'counselling' actually is; introducing and exploring the basic concepts, historical development, research base and structure of the profession.

This short introduction to psychoanalysis manages to distil a notoriously complex subject into an accessible, concise and practical overview for undergraduates and postgraduates who need a basic but broad grounding in psychoanalysis as part of their counselling/psychotherapy training.

Short Introduction to Psychotherapy

This practice-orientated book brings together representatives of the major family therapy approaches to demonstrate the nuts-and-bolts of their short-term work with couples. The book is structured around extensive case excerpts.

Over its six editions, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry has come to be widely recognised as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists.

A seminal account of the history and contemporary landscape of psychiatry

People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. 'Shunned' presents clearly for a wide readership information about the nature and severity of discrimination against people with mental illness and what can be done to reduce this.

Written by a clinical psychologist, Siblings give parents the tools to create positive sibling relationships. Highly practical, and based solidly in clinical research, it not only describes the issues which parents may face but gives them methods and specific strategies to build lasting bonds

How to use limited therapeutic time most efficiently Research shows that many clients seeking therapeutic help attend for one session only--no matter what their therapist's orientation or approach. Moshe Talmon demonstrates how therapists can turn this single encounter into a positive therapeutic experience.

Calling upon metaphors, vignettes, jokes, innuendos, and certain other "right-hemispheric" language games, Paul Watzlawick shows how we can (and do) make everyday life miserable.

Demonstrates how six therapists working within the structures of six different theoretical orientations would treat the same person. Each chapter in the book is followed by a critique of the therapy presented by an expert in the system.

Teaches students a proven step-by-step counselling process to enable them to become confident and competent helpers. This book integrates the most relevant aspects of different theoretical orientations (humanistic, cognitive, cognitive-behavioural, and solution-focused) into a pragmatic approach to helping.

Draws on author's years of experience in the field to provide a practical resource for qualified and trainee counsellors, providing them with the necessary skills to ensure best practice with children and young people.

This book is the definitive practical introduction to a skills-based approach in existential therapy. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent thinking, and includes a companion website with author videos explaining each chapter's underpinning theory, and demonstrating the principles in practice.

'This revised edition of a classic in person-centred therapy combines both an accessible introduction to becoming a practitioner, and an up to date, socially situated, and academically rigorous essential guide. It is rare to find a single volume that allows beginning students to reflect on their own experience, while remaining academically and theoretically rigorous. A genuine must have for any serious student. The reader can expect to be fully engaged with the ideas offered in the new chapter. This book is an essential read for any new therapist.' - Carol Wolter-Gustafson?

This edited book brings together the latest research on how group memberships, and the social identities associated with them, determine people's health and well-being.

Focuses on ways in which direct care staff can assist people with mental health problems, reflecting the accounts of the nature and type of assistance which have been valuable, and the ways in which such help can best be offered. This title addresses two key components of recovery access and inclusion to life opportunities and acceptance.

Len Bowers offers an objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct. He examines the rationality of these theories, what they might mean, and in which cases they are to be accepted or rejected.

By reading this book, your unique social panorama will become clear to you, leading to more confidence, greater self-esteem and dramatic improvements in your relationships with others.

The book offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. It explores the impact of social factors, such as power, abuse, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, on the causes and experiences of mental health problems.

In this second edition, the author surveys the recent changes that have taken place in psychoanalytic social theory. Traditions of thought covered include critical theory, Lacanian and post-Lacanian theory, post structuralism and feminism.

Based on the material gathered at the Third International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, held in Tampere, Finland, this book presents theoretical and practical orientations for designing, developing, and analyzing social work to help you produce policies and services in which clients can positively and productively invest.