Integrates mental models with non-linear thinking as a method of clinical training Presents a complete model of clinical training that is novel and comprehensive Presents complicated clinical topics in a very easy to read style

A unique collection of accounts of IFS supervision and consultation in practice written by advanced and well-respected practitioners in the IFS community; The book provides much needed information about the possibilities and realities of supervision and consultation using an IFS lens; There is no closest competing book at present though there is a chapter on IFS case consultation included in Internal Family Systems Therapy: New Dimensions by Sweezy and Ziskind. (A Routledge book.)

Family therapist Nicole Zasowski challenges you to let go of dwelling in your anxieties and fears and instead ask yourself the question: What if it's wonderful? These questions haunt many of us, leaving us sick with anxiety and frozen into inaction: what if my hope only leads to disappointment? What if I embrace joy only to have it ripped from my hands? What if my celebration is the cause of others' sadness? What if my joy takes me away from the God I knew so well in my pain? But these fears don't have to control your life. Author and marriage and family therapist Nicole Zasowski knows what it's like to suffer a blow that makes it difficult to look to the future. Despite the struggle, she found the courage to celebrate, and discovered that God is as present in our joy as He is in our pain. Yes, God's purpose for us is worked out in our struggles. But what if it is also worked out in our dreams and our delighted joy? In What If it's Wonderful? Nicole helps you: Overcome the fears that keep you from looking toward the future with joy Let go of the lies you've believed about happiness and embrace celebration as a part of spiritual growth Approach life with an expectant heart and courage to trust God's good gifts With a psychological and spiritual case for celebrating, Nicole challenges you to let go of the habit of practicing disappointment and fully embrace joy, beckoning you to ask yourself a new question: What if it's wonderful?

"Black feminisms have provided a foundation from which it becomes more possible to speak and write of interconnection-of a spirited life, soul, a natural mystic blowing through the air-and engagement with all of this in therapeutic practice." Part thesis, part memoir and part poetry, this book is unlike any other therapeutic text. Psychotherapist and writer Foluke Taylor explores how the centring of black women's experiences in therapeutic scholarship allows for greater space-space for wandering, for wondering and for deepening narratives-in every therapeutic relationship. Beginning with the book's poetic structuring, Taylor rejects the need for a streamlined solution, instead inviting the reader to take a different path through her crucial research-one that is unruly, nonlinear and celebratory of the richer, fuller narratives allowed for by black feminisms.

This book explores the discrepancies among what protections Title IX provides to pregnant and parenting students, what colleges communicate, and what pregnant and parenting students actually experience. To actually protect pregnant and parenting students, the authors argue that a school must provide multifaceted support that is effectively communicated to an entire campus community, including students who are parenting, who are pregnant, and who may become pregnant. The first part of the book portrays the realities of pregnancy and parenting in college. The chapters illuminate related Title IX applications, population demographics, how unplanned pregnancies in college occur, and physical and mental health challenges that these students often experience. The authors then discuss what compliance with Title IX legally entails and why meeting it is often an afterthought. In the second half of the book, the authors use mixed-methods research to map the compliance landscapes of three schools in the southeast as examples: a large state school, a mid-size private university, and a small private college. Offering eye-opening interviews with pregnant and parenting students, interdisciplinary research, and proposals for multifaceted support and communication on college campuses, this volume will engage students, scholars, and activists with an interest in higher education administration, educational policy, reproductive health, bioethics, gender studies, and rhetoric.

This book provides a practical and research-based exploration of virtual art psychotherapy, and how its innovations are breaking new ground in the mental health field. With seventeen chapters authored by leaders documenting their research on creative arts therapies online, along with findings from the Virtual Art Therapy Clinic, this volume presents examples, strategies, and experiences delivering arts-based therapeutic services and online education. Clinical practice examples support and provide evidence for the transition from in-person to virtual sessions. By combining the collected expertise of all the contributing authors, this book encourages art therapists to support further growth in the field of virtual art therapy.

- This volume builds on the success of Deardorff's introductory Story Circles manual (see related titles) and uniquely applies this to individual experiences in higher education. - Strong author networks, and interest from the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence, the International Association of Intercultural Researchers (IAIR), STAR Scholars Network, and The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA). These associations have expressed a willingness to promote or offer the book at annual events. - Alongside international students and faculty, the volume may have some appeal amongst policymakers and professionals including IC trainers and counsellors. Deardorff's previous UNESCO-funded OA publication of the Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles, means there is already awareness of the approach amongst these professional groups.

Contemporary writers position 'dialogue' at the heart of change theory, but what do we mean by 'dialogue'? The Tao of Dialogue explains through story what dialogue means, and how to leverage dialogic principles in managing relationships within the workplace. Accessible and innovative, The Tao of Dialogue explains the basic principles of dialogue, defined as a way of thinking and reflecting together with others, through the story of Michael, the CEO of a company about to embark on a life-changing journey. In the first half of the book, he is introduced to the idea of dialogue by Hannah, an internal change practitioner working within the organisation. He is encouraged to engage in dialogue with those he seeks to influence, which requires him to examine his mindset and proactively make changes to the ways in which he is communicating with his team and the wider organisation. In the second half of the book Michael is assisted by Mark, an external consultant with expertise in dialogic team and organisational development, who helps him apply dialogic principles to leading his team. Engaging yet practical, each part concludes with a summary of the dialogue that has taken place and how the model can be used in the real world, as well as an overview of the journey of the organisation, team and individuals. Emerging from dialogue between seven experienced, international coaches, The Tao of Dialogue will be of interest to coaches in practice and training, as well as business leaders, HR and L&D professionals and consultants. It explains in simple terms how to transform human relationships, both one-to-one and team/group. It will also appeal to academics and students of coaching, executive development, change management and leadership development.

Climate Change and Youth is a pioneering book that opens the door to understanding the profound impact climate change has on the mental health of today's young people. Chapters provide age-appropriate language for a meaningful dialogue and resources for acknowledging children's voices, separating fact from fiction about environmental issues, encouraging participation in activism, creating tools to reduce stress, and highlighting inspirational role models and organizations for action. The book includes firsthand examples, research, children's work, interviews, and terminology. It also shares age-appropriate resources and websites relating to climate change and challenges. Filling a large void in the literature on this topic, this essential resource offers techniques and tools that professionals and caring adults can use to address the stresses associated with climate change and offer strategies for hope, resilience, and action.

- A model that can be used in mixed gender groups. - Offers a more cost-effective treatment than individual or dyadic counselling - Provides both practical and issue-led guidance

Presents a unique offering that integrates systems theory, psychodynamics, and psychoeducation interventions within a biopsychosocial conceptualization of couples' problems Offers suggestions for handling common presenting problems, comorbid psychopathology, and the nitty-gritty of daily practice Is an integrative and comprehensive text, unlike most books in the field that approach couple treatment from a single theoretical perspective

In Anti-Oppressive Counseling and Psychotherapy, Jason D. Brown examines the impact of structural inequality on mental health and provides a framework for an anti-oppressive practice that recognizes privilege and challenges systemic barriers. Incorporating theory, research, and detailed case studies, readers will learn how to implement intervention techniques that take into consideration the diverse social identities of both therapist and client. The text also teaches students and practicing psychotherapists how to use anti-oppressive practices to effect social change within their communities and society at large.

Life story work is a term often used to describe an approach that helps looked after and adopted children to talk and learn about their life experiences with the help of a trusted adult. This book is an essential step-by-step guide for carers and professionals seeking to carry out life story work with a traumatised or vulnerable child in their care. Underpinned by positive psychology and drawing on up-to-date research and real-life practice, the book offers a sound theoretical understanding of life story work as well as a practical and easy-to-use programme of sessions. Each session covers the equipment and information needed, a consideration of who is best placed to carry out the work, and answers to commonly raised questions. Also discussed are age-appropriate approaches and ideas for extending each session into other activities and methods to make it more feasible for life story work to be a shared activity between two or three adults who know the child well. This book gives professionals and carers the confidence to carry out life story work in a way that is sensitive to the child's needs and positive for their self-perception and relationships.

- A model that can be used in mixed gender groups. - Offers a more cost-effective treatment than individual or dyadic counselling - Provides both practical and issue-led guidance

Capitalizes on the vast and unrealized potential of empathy to enhance the therapeutic relationship, facilitate deeper client understanding, and inform treatment practice Presents a unique and innovative framework by integrating multiple perspectives of empathy with therapeutic skills across the treatment process. Introduces a fresh and practical model of empathy that embraces multiple perspectives to facilitate a wide range of skills-based practices and address numerous treatment challenges

Gestalt Coaching: Distinctive Features makes Gestalt principles, values, and philosophy accessible to coaches of all backgrounds and explains how to apply them in practice. Peter Bluckert introduces 30 distinctive features of this approach, divided equally between theory and practice. The book provides concise but clear summaries of core concepts such as awareness and contact, the nature and power of unfinished situations, the Field perspective, the phenomenological approach, The Gestalt Cycle of Experience, and the nature of strategic and intimate interactions. Bluckert provides a set of practice guidelines and watch-outs for the Gestalt coach, information on training and development and several case examples to bring the approach to life. Gestalt Coaching reveals how this approach can be used in individual development, such as executive coaching, with groups and teams, and in wider social and political contexts. With a focus on personal growth and development and enhancing co-operation, dialogue, and relationships, this book will be an invaluable tool for coaches of all backgrounds in practice and in training, academics and students of coaching, and anyone interested in learning more about how to apply Gestalt principles in their personal and professional life.

* Begins with an overview including Identification of Goals, Recommended Texts, Notes to faculty, and Notes to Learners * Entails the incorporation of more recently emerging ethical dilemmas, some of which concern the use of technology, vignettes embedded in the text, and a variety of new exercises to enhance the use of the text in training settings. The text, which is organized into 5 modules, features an entirely new module on informed consent. The last chapter places much greater emphasis on the person of the group psychotherapist and the kinds of therapist biases that can interfere with sound ethical decision-making * Includes an accompanying PowerPoint eResource

* The book utilizes a unique approach to school success called School-Based Family Counseling (SBFC), a growing school mental health movement that views schools as important community institutions for providing mental health services to children * Each chapter is written by an international and interdisciplinary group of authors who are members of the Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling, an international association of scholars and practitioners committed to developing SBFC * Written in discipline-neutral language and can be used with any of these mental health professions, including school counseling, school social work, school psychology, family therapy, and psychiatry

A practical book that takes the reader through the stages of reflective learning for them to apply the method themselves. Increasingly academic programmes are offering experiential learning (as opposed to weighty academic theory) and developing a mature approach to reflection is a fundamental part of the learning process, which this book provides. Takes the reader through the different reflective preferences in a clear and practical way, using templates to aid implementation.

Making the case for an integrated approach to the practices of counselling, psychotherapy and coaching, Personal Consultancy provides a coherent and systematic framework for working with clients. Nash Popovic and Debra Jinks use their experience in the area of integrative practice to demonstrate how this wider approach can be a more comprehensive way of helping clients than coaching or counselling on its own. The authors explain how a range of techniques and approaches from various one-to-one practices can be brought together under the framework of Personal Consultancy, creating a method that is systematic, ethical and professional but not limited by any particular theoretical bias or preconceptions. With chapters by guest authors who discuss their perspectives on the approach and its application across various contexts, Personal Consultancy demonstrates that it is possible to combine the reparative work normally associated with counselling with the more proactive, goal-oriented approach of coaching. The result is a method that allows clients to have their counselling and their coaching needs met within one relationship and which allows the practitioner more flexibility and freedom than when using a single approach. Personal Consultancy will be essential reading for practicing coaches and counsellors, especially those already integrating the two approaches or those looking to do so, as well as students and those in training.

Multicultural Play Therapy fills a wide gap in the play therapy literature. Each chapter helps expand play therapists' cultural awareness, humility, and competence so they can work more effectively with children of diverse cultures, races, and belief systems. The unique perspectives presented here provide play therapists and advanced students with concrete information on how to broach issues of culture in play therapy sessions, parent consultations, and in the play therapy field at large. The book includes chapters on multiple populations and addresses the myriad cultural background issues that emerge in play therapy, and the contributors include authors from multiple races, ethnicities, cultural worldviews, and orientations.

Supervision is the cornerstone of clinical training across all types of mental health providers. It facilitates the growth of mental health trainees and maintains the integrity of the field of mental health services by ensuring the competency of clinicians. However, the process can be complex and potentially confusing for both supervisors and trainees at any stage of their development or post-licensure career. Utilizing strength-based approaches is crucial to the success of supervision. This workbook facilitates a collaborative and strength-based approach to clinical supervision that both supervisors and trainees can use during the entire course of supervision, or for specific goals related to supervision. Each chapter of this workbook contains information and activities specific to both the trainee and supervisor to facilitate dialogue about individual and combined strengths, areas for growth, and goals for collaborative work. This is an essential start-to-finish guide addressing the entire supervision process, from preparing for the first session to conducting the last session, and everything in between.

1. Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood explores how young adults find self-empowerment in the aftermath of existential trauma by creating meanings in life through their relationships with the world. 2. People will want to buy this book because it outlines how to cultivate growth-promoting relationships with young adults that have experienced existential crises, in order to provide the necessary resources that support healing, well-being, and enlightenment. 3. Readers will choose this book over competitors for two main reasons: First, it utilizes the current research literature on the COVID-19 pandemic as an illustration of young adults' existential trauma. Second, the book synthesizes unique multicultural perspectives and research literature to contemporary humanistic and existential research. The book also contains case studies that explore 3 young adults' journeys to create meaning through their relationships with caring adults, animals, nature, and within solitude.

This new edition of A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy integrates the latest empirical research from the field of sex therapy and demonstrates how clinicians can optimize their treatment for a wide range of clients. Grounded in the Intersystem Approach, the book incorporates the multifaceted perspectives of the individual client, couple, or family. It considers every domain of assessment and treatment: biology, psychology, the intimate relationship, family-of-origin, and larger contextual factors contributing to any sexual/relational issue. This revised edition contains 13 chapters consistent with the DSM-5 definitions of sexual disorders and features new content on areas including LGBTQ+ issues, non-monogamous relationships, intersex clients, and an increased focus on issues surrounding sexual diversity. The authors of this award-winning text have set out a cutting-edge framework for clinicians looking to develop a comprehensive understanding of sexual issues, which will be an essential reference point for beginning and seasoned therapists alike. The 2nd edition of A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy won the AASECT Book Award and Best Integrative Approach to Sex Therapy Award, 2017