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"Engaging the Movement of Life" is an invitation to discover new
ways to experience health and embodiment. Osteopathic physician and
Continuum Movement teacher Bonnie Gintis offers an approach that
encompasses fluid movement, open attention, and awareness of
sensation and breath as empowering practices to enrich all aspects
of life. She presents a philosophy in which the body is a portal to
"something greater"--an opportunity to join a grand experiment in
deepening consciousness and connectedness.
Moving fluidly increases our vitality, just as water in the natural
world is vitalized by flowing freely. Chronicling a path that
encompasses views of body, mind, and spirit as a self-healing
intercommunicating whole, "Engaging the Movement of Life" is
equally useful for medical professionals, bodyworkers, exercise
enthusiasts, and spiritual seekers.
Designed to assist health professionals with the transition from a
clinical role to a faculty role, Clinical Practice to Academia: A
Guide for New and Aspiring Health Professions Faculty provides a
comprehensive overview of higher education for new and aspiring
faculty across health professions including occupational therapy,
physical therapy, athletic training, nursing, speech therapy,
clinical and diagnostic sciences, and pharmacy. This practical
guide explores the complexities of the faculty role and includes
specific strategies related to teaching and learning in the health
professions. Written by Dr. Crystal A. Gateley PhD, OTR/L, Clinical
Practice to Academia includes an overview of the issues most
impacting academics today. Chapters are placed within the context
of current health care and higher education settings. Conceptual
foundations of teaching and learning are reviewed, and specific
strategies for classroom instruction are provided. The text also
includes suggestions for ongoing professional development through
the first few years and beyond. Unique aspects of Clinical Practice
to Academia include: Introduction to institutional differences that
affect faculty roles Focus on the first few years of an academic
career Recommendations for exploring campus and professional
resources Overview of today's college students Self-directed
learning activities in each chapter for further exploration of
topics With practical advice that can be tailored to unique faculty
roles, Clinical Practice to Academia: A Guide for New and Aspiring
Health Professions Faculty is a must-have for any health care
professionals who are moving into academia.
This unique first book shows, through pictures and step-by-step
instructions, how to give a baby or small child a full craniosacral
treatment. The authors approach babies as conscious beings who
endure enormous stress during the birth process. They show how CS
therapy can help restore the correct alignments in babies' bodies,
freeing them to grow and attain their maximum potential without
hindrance. The book focuses on what a trained CS therapist can do
to remove the blockages that often arise during birth. It addresses
both hands-on techniques and awareness of how to interact with a
baby and what responses and effects to expect. Based on the
authors' extensive experience, this guide can also be used by
parents or caregivers interested in knowing what babies need in
order to be whole and healthy, and how to prevent problems --
including hyperactivity and ADD -- that could become serious and
require medication later in life.
"I heartily recommend Dr. Michael Frisch's book to positive
psychology and clinical practitioners of all persuasions. The book
presents state-of-the-art findings in positive psychology, brought
to life with practical exercises that make the research findings
accessible to readers. Frisch's volume can jump-start the work of
any practitioner in terms of integrating positive approaches into
his or her practice. Accompanying the book is a CD Toolkit which
provides copies and details of all of the exercises, handouts, and
worksheets needed to fully implement the material discussed in the
book. This is a valuable resource on its own. "--From the foreword
by Ed Diener, University of Illinois' Distinguished Professor of
Psychology and Senior Research Scientist, Gallup International
Positive Psychology Center
"Frisch's Quality of Life Therapy is psychology at its
best--theoretical and practical. The book is fascinating and filled
with insights about how to cultivate the good life. Professor
Frisch has my gratitude."
--Christopher Peterson, Professor of Psychology, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor
"As psychotherapists, we rarely address issues of happiness,
contentment, and quality of life. At last, psychologists like Ed
Diener, Martin Seligman, and now Michael Frisch have begun to
redress this imbalance. . . . In this book, Michael Frisch proposes
an integration of the positive psychology and cognitive therapy
perspectives . . . [which] has the potential to enrich both
cognitive therapy and positive psychology. Treating negative mood
will not automatically lead to happiness and life satisfaction in
our patients. Instead the single most important message from this
volume is that anew and expanded therapeutic perspective is needed
that directly addresses issues of positive affect, life
satisfaction, and contentment."
--From the Foreword by David A. Clark, PhD Professor of
Psychology, University of New Brunswick, and Founding Fellow,
Academy of Cognitive Therapy
Quality of Life Therapy (QOLT) consists of a comprehensive and
science-based approach to positive psychology, clinical practice,
and cognitive therapy that serves both clinical and non-clinical
clients by helping them learn the theory, tenets, and skills needed
to ethically identify, pursue, and fulfill their needs, goals, and
wishes in valued areas of life, such as:
Full of case examples and happiness prescriptions, and bundled
with a CD containing many clinically tested QOLT skills, handouts,
and homework assignments, Quality of Life Therapy gives you a
complete resource for implementing this important new area of
practice.
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