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Workplace Bullying: Symptoms and Solutions

Is bullying really that bad? Why do some people just watch it happening? How do you know if it is bullying or strong management? What kind of leaders are able to create positive working environments? The effects of bullying on organisations and individuals can be devastating and can adversely affect both the workers themselves and the productivity of the organisation that they work for.

This book explores the impact of bullying from the perspective of both the employee and the organisation in which they work.

In addition to describing the negative outcome of bullying, Workplace Bullying also looks at ways to promote resilience and the opportunity for growth and learning to take place.

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Interactional Coaching: Choice-focused Learning at Work

Interactional Coaching is a powerful, one-to-one learning approach, used successfully for over fifteen years, that enables executives to make the choices that work for them.

Drawing on existential philosophy, psychotherapy and business theory, interactional coaching uses innovative techniques to help clients identify their best possible choices and effectively put them into practice.

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Sex Matters for Women, Second Edition

Women today are more knowledgeable about sex than ever before – but many still struggle with sexual myths, self-doubt, and "embarrassing" questions.

This trusted book has already helped many thousands of women understand how their bodies work and take charge of their sexuality.

The authors are experienced therapists who present solid, science-based information on the topics women are talking about and those that aren't discussed enough – from how to have more satisfying sex to questions about hormones, anatomy, relationships, body image, and trauma.

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Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders

This book explores the most recognized, researched, and practical methods for using play therapy with the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and shows clincians how to integrate these methods into their practices.

Using a diverse array of play-based approaches, it brings together the voices of researchers and practicing clinicians who are successfully utilizing play and play-based interventions with children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.

It also examines the neurobiological underpinnings of play in children on the autism spectrum and the overall effect of play on neuro-typical and neuro-atypical development. Finally, through careful integration of theory with real-world clinical case application, each chapter also shows clinicians how to incorporate a particular treatment approach and make it a viable and effective part of their work with this challenging clinical population.

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Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship

Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth’s comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play.

It details Landreth’s Child Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child’s world and perspective.

This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist and client to fully connect. Professors who have taught a course based on the previous edition will be pleased to find the core message intact, but updated with a significant body of recent research.

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The Human Quest for Meaning

The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy.

This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we explain what constitutes meaningful relationships, work, and living?

The answers, as the eminent scholars and practitioners who contributed to this text find, are neither simple nor straightforward. While seeking to clarify subjective vs. objective meaning in 21 new and 7 revised chapters, the authors also address the differences in cultural contexts, and identify 8 different sources of meaning, as well as at least 6 different stages in the process of the search for meaning.

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Writing to Clients and Referring Professionals about Psychological Assessment Results

This book is the first on the craft of effective writing structured expressly for the psychologist-assessor.

Author J. B. Allyn, a professional writer who specializes in psychology, combines reference book with tutorial.

She blends information on the qualities that create a writer’s unique presence on the page with illustrations of correct English grammar. All of the questions, answers, and illustrations evolved from the concerns of psychologist-assessors, as did the examples, which are grounded in their writing and communication needs. The result creates a guide for report writing that can be used by either practicing professionals or graduate psychology students.

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Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships

Friendships are undeniably important to an individual’s health, longevity and wellbeing, but they can be equally important for the health and happiness of a couple.

Just as a friend can provide a mirror to the self, another couple can provide a reflecting team that supports or impedes a relationship’s growth.

Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships offers an important framework for helping couples to have conversations about their friendships with other couples and to enrich their own relationships.

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