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Written by two therapists, this book includes the words, thoughts, and experiences of many young women who have been sexually abused. Each chapter begins by giving information about a topic or issue related to sexual abuse. Carefully rendered questions are then listed to help the reader discover how the material presented pertains to her own situation. Recommended for use with a therapist in individual or group therapy.

The author does a commendable job of taking what is known about groups, the unconscious, and psychodynamics in an academic sense, and grounding it in relevant experiential education examples. This book is appropriate for intermediate and advanced practitioners who want to stretch their own thinking about group processes and group management. Ringer's text provides a good bridge between academic journals (and contains an abundance of quality citations) and practical application related to group l...

Hans Juergen Wirth, a leading German psychoanalyst and editor of the journal Psychosozial, brings cultural breadth, historical perspective, and analytic astuteness to bear in considering the "collective trauma" of 9/11. His meditation, which brings into its compass the psychic structure of suicide bombers and the psycho-political causes and consequences of the Iraq war, is especially insightful in considering the psychological meaning of 9/11 for the world outside the U.S. In complementary foray...

Violence is a growing problem in American society, and hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about yet another heart-wrenching episode of mass violence. Such events, unfortunately, are only the most public manifestation of violence in America. The full nature and extent of daily violence, the various and pervasive forms it takes, and the enormous social, emotional, moral, and economic consequences that result, remain largely outside of our awareness. More importantly, our ability to identify t...

Ownership is on most people's lips these days, or at least the lack of ownership. Everywhere people seem to be fighting over what is theirs. They want to take back their property, their lands, their liberty, their bodies, their identity, and their right to do what they want. These are all things people can own. These demands are quite remarkable when you consider that ownership is not an observable property but rather an abstract concept. And yet this abstract concept controls just about everyth...

This classic edition of Violet Oaklander’s ground-breaking book presents her pioneering approach to engaging with children that enter therapy. A new introduction by Peter Mortola reflects on the ways that Hidden Treasure continues to inform therapeutic practice all over the world. Most of the literature available on working with children is written from a traditional ‘play therapy’ point of view; the Gestalt Therapy-based approach detailed here provides a more effective method for psychotherap...

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The psychologist Jan Bleckwedel demonstrates how therapists and clients can become active creative partners. He introduces a broad spectrum of systemic action tools and psychodynamic techniques. Numerous case examples show how creative therapeutic processes can best be established with families and couples. A navigation system spanning many different methdological approaches provides the reader with orientation. Many other overviews, lists, and graphs make this book a valuable reference work tha...

This authoritative book--now revised and expanded with important clinical and research advances--presents a proven approach for helping people meet the day-to-day challenges of recovery from addiction and maximize their well-being. Mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) integrates carefully tailored meditation practices with cognitive and behavioral skills building. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes instructions for setting up and running MBRP groups, session-by-session i...

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The political and legislative changes which took place in South Africa during the 1990s, with the dissolution of apartheid, created a unique set of social conditions. As official policies of segregation were abolished, people of both black and white racial groups began to experience new forms of social contact and intimacy. By examining these emerging processes of intergroup contact in South Africa, and evaluating related evidence from the US, Racial Encounter offers a social psychological acc...

This unique book examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field.

Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand, aims "to enhance the capacity of young people, theatre practitioners and their communities to take responsibility for the quality of their lives in the context of HIV and AIDS in Africa. We achieve this through participatory and experiential drama and theatre that is appropriate to current social realities but draws on the rich indigenous knowledge of African communities." Collected here is a representative set of research essays written to facili...

This complete therapist guide presents an evidence-based program developed over two decades to support resilience and recovery in people who have experienced trauma. Inner Resources for Stress (IR) weaves mindfulness, mantra repetition, and other meditative practices into nine structured yet flexible group sessions. IR is a developmentally informed, culturally responsive approach grounded in cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations of trauma. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes a...

Winner of the 2014 AASECT Professional Book Award! Look beyond behavioral treatments, pharmaceutical interventions, and performance goals to a more comprehensive picture of what your clients want and need when they enter sex therapy. Gina Ogden is a master therapist, supervisor, researcher, teacher, and author with four decades of helping clients and training health professionals. Her ISIS Wheel of Sexual Experience is an innovative template that recognizes the full range of sexual issues: phys...

How do we help our clients discover the depth and breadth of sexual healing? Extraordinary Sex Therapy offers a range of innovative health-based approaches and models to explore the complexities inherent in sexual pleasure and potential as well as in trauma, pain, and dysfunction. The practitioners whose work is represented here expand the clinical conversation about sex beyond performance goals and tread courageously into unquantifiable realms of sexual and relational desire, health, and transf...

At last, a book on therapy which is easy to read and jargon-free, yet manages to convey the richness of the group experience.'- Penelope Campling, British Journal of Psychiatry'It is vitalising reading - and should be on the shelves of any psychotherapy department and of any therapist with an interest in groups.'- Chris Evans, British Journal of Medical Psychology'The purpose of this short, highly readable and extremely informative book is "to provide the reader with a practical insight into the...

This timely new book presents the concepts, context, and applications of a problem-solving approach to group work with children and adolescents. This comprehensive new volume covers it all. It addresses issues associated with assessment, problem recognition, planning and composition, leadership, and activities in a wide range of settings when working with children and adolescents. Phases of group work, practice guidelines, and evaluation are also thoroughly considered. Significant applications f...

"Cultural Diversity: Its Social Psychology" shows how social psychology can contribute to contemporary debates about immigration and multiculturalism. It shows how social psychology can contribute to contemporary debates about immigration and cultural diversity. It helps readers to understand the processes that have shaped modern societies and the diversity issues they are facing. It reviews research into the socio-psychological factors facilitating or hindering the emergence of plural societies...