Ever wanted an insight into counselling? Or wished you could be a fly-on-the-wall in a psychotherapy session? Couch Fiction means that you can peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door & more than that read the minds of the protagonists... Based on a case study of Pat (our sandal-wearing cat-loving psychotherapist) & her new client James (an ambitious barrister with a potentially harmful habit he cant stop) this graphic novel follows the anxieties frustrations mind-wanderings & break-throughs of each through a year of therapy sessions together. Beautifully illustrated & accompanied by succinct & illuminating footnotes this book offers a witty & thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey considering a range of skills insights & techniques along the way. ...

Norman Mc Greevys illustrated selection of schoolchildrens struggles with the pitfalls of the English language ranges from hilarious howlers on topics like history & religion to ridiculous spelling errors grammatical catastrophes & malapropisms. Examples include: An octopus is a person who hopes for the best. There are 4 kinds of food o tined jared caned & raped. His mother being immortal had died. Running is a great sport & I thank God for exposing me to the track team. I took out a book to read & settled down to read but soon put it down because I couldnt read. Romeo & Juliet tell each other how much they are in love in the baloney scene. She draped her posterior over a grubby stool. The equator is a menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa. Clowns tie their trousers with string which when it is pulled shows a hair-raising scene. At the age of 17 I have finally been accepted by my family. Pavlov studied the salvation of dogs. Trigonometry is when a lady marries three men at the same time. Q: In a democratic society how important are elections? A: Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election. The feminine of manager is managerie. The two kinds of book printed are friction & non-friction. Tarzan is a short name for the American flag. Its full name is Tarzan Stripes. Catharsisis a psychological means of stopping a catarrh. It illustrates the influence of mind over body. Mastication is what the Italians do with their hands when they talk English. Jesus was born because Mary had an Immaculate Contraption. Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100-foot clipper. Henry met Becket on the altar steps & severely massacred him. The Pilgrim Fathers became a big band of Quackers. The leader of the Bolsheviks was John Lennon. ...

A few examples: Richard Briers: ' It would seem that Briers thinks he is running the school & not me. If this attitude persists one of us will have to leave.' Robert Graves: ' Well goodbye Graves & remember that your best friend is the waste-paper basket.' Jilly Cooper: ' Jilly has set herself an extremely low standard which she has failed to maintain.' Michael Palin: 'I think he is just a teeny bit pleased with himself
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This book puts dementia into a Christian context insisting that loss of memory or reason does not mean a person is worthless. Dementia is in the headlines on a daily basis. Much information is available but it is all factual with no spiritual content. Yet for Christians dementia can raise questions unlike any other condition. Why does a godly old man begin to use language that has always been anathema to him? Why does a loving mother become stubborn & suspicious? Where is God in all of this? This book offers information & reassurance gleaned from the extensive experience of Pilgrim Homes a network of nine Christian care homes & a foundation going back to 1807. ...

All it takes is a bolt from the blue to change your life forever! A magical novel full of heart & soul for fans of Cecelia Ahern & Sophie Kinsella. When Jessica Taylor is struck by lightning one afternoon whilst walking her dog she has no idea how dramatically her life is going to change! Lucky to survive Jessica wakes up in a hospital bed
- but as someone else. Apparently shes now Lauren Richardson wife & mother of four young children. No one will believe her story
- she can hardly believe it herself. Later that night Jessica wakes up again
- as herself. She quickly works out that when Lauren sleeps she wakes up as Jessica. But when Lauren is awake she must sleep
- whatever the time of day. Needless to say it plays havoc with her work & her blossoming relationship with Dan Brennan the handsome stranger who saved her on the Downs that fateful day. Jessica has no idea what has happened to her & whether she can get back to life as she knows it. Meanwhile she must quickly get the hang of looking after four demanding children an even more demanding husband & also learn all about the woman in whose designer shoes she now stands. But as she digs deeper into Laurens life she unearths some secrets secrets which may tear the family apart!



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The author played an active part in helping Dick Taverne to make history by winning the by-election in Lincoln in 1973 when he left the Labour party & fought as a Democratic Labour candidate eight years before the formation of the Social Democratic Party. Dick Taverne held the seat at the General Election the next year but lost to Margaret Jackson later Margaret Beckett when there was a second election that year in October. The Lincoln City Council however Stayed in the control of the Democratic Labour Association for several years If the Re-Alignment of British Politics had been successful the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher may not have won the 1979 General Election. ...

Filled with practical & effective approaches this book is an asset to anyone wanting to develop their skills in working with adolescents." (Samantha Best CAMHS Manager & Clinical Nurse Specialist). " This publication is a further invaluable resource to counsellors wanting to work with young people. It offers a 'one stop shop' for any practitioner who wants to understand adolescent development & the need for a counselling approach that parallels this with helpful strategies for enhancing the counselling conversation & the relationship between counsellor & the young person." (Barbara Rayment Director of Youth Access London). " Providing an excellent introduction to counselling young people that is theoretically sound & rich in delivering practical techniques this book is an important addition to the personal library of counselling students & counsellors". (Associate Professor Sylvia Rodger University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia). In this third edition of their bestselling text Kathryn & David Geldard provide a practical introduction to the principles & practices required for successful counselling to show that working with young people can be both challenging & effective. The book is divided into three main parts covering: how to understand the young client as a person; the pro-active approach of working with young people; the counselling skills & strategies needed. This third edition has been completely revised & updated &

Includes:: two new chapters. The first Maintaining a Collaborative Relationship identifies ways to engage a young person collaboratively throughout a proactive counselling process. The other Professional & Ethical Issues deals with these issues as they relate to working with young people. Additional practical case studies & examples show how counsellors can work pro-actively with this age group. The book will be of particular interest as a textbook & resource to all professionals who work with emotionally disturbed young people & will provide an excellent resource for trainees in courses on counselling social work psychology occupational therapy mental health & psychiatry nursing & education."

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Through detailed case material the authors show how to use counselling strategies with clients seeking careers guidance to enable them to change unhelpful patterns of thought & to move towards achievable goals. This book: * offers a series of tasks for structuring interviews & assesses materials available to careers counsellors * discusses important issues affecting their training & development within the public sector. This is a useful handbook for experienced advisers & trainees in the careers service & a range of professional settings. ...

A welcome addition to the series. The co-authors...have endeavoured to give a thorough & practical guide to this vast subject & they have managed to do this within the confines of an easy-to-read cheap & relatively short paperback...a very useful practical volume for the general counsellor to have on their book shelf
- Counselling The Journal of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy This comprehensive guide views stress counselling & management from a multimodal perspective. Clear guidelines show practitioners how they can give their clients the most effective help for their stress problems using a technically eclectic & systematic approach. The authors discuss the symptoms & causes of stress & outline a framework in which stress problems can be understood. They emphasize the importance of assessment as a guide to the selection of multimodal interventions & of tailoring the counselling approach for each client. Chapters discuss the range of interventions that can be used
- cognitive imagery behavioural sensory interpersonal & health/lifestyle
- & the most useful techniques that can be employed within these models such as disputing irrational beliefs coping imagery psychodrama relaxation training & assertion training. Case examples illustrate commonly used techniques.


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' Toad' the famous character in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is in a very depressed state & his good friends Rat Mole & Badger are 'worried that he might do something silly'... First they nursed him. Then they encouraged him. Then they told him to pull himself together... Finally Badger could stand it no longer. That admirable animal though long on exhortation was short on patience. ' Now look here Toad this can go on no longer' he said sternly. ' There is only one thing left. You must have counselling!' Robert de Board's engaging account of Toad's experience of counselling will capture the imagination of the growing readership of people who are interested in counselling & the counselling process. Written as a real continuation of life on the River Bank Toad & his friends come to life all over again. Heron the counsellor uses the language & ideas of transactional analysis as his counselling method. Through the dialogues which make up the ten sessions or chapters of the book Toad learns how to analyse his own feelings & develop his emotional intelligence. He meets his 'rebellious child' & his 'adult' along the way & by the end of the book as debonair as ever he was is setting out on a completely new adventure. As readers learn about Toad so they can learn about themselves & be encouraged to take the path of psychological growth & development. Best-selling author Robert de Board says: ' Toad's experiences are based on my own experiences of counselling people over a period of twenty years. Counselling for Toads is really an amalgamation of the many counselling sessions I have held & contains a distillation of the truths I have learnt from practice.' Appropriate for anyone approaching counselling for the first time whether as a student or as a client or for the professional counsellor looking for something to recommend to the hesitant Counselling for Toads will appeal to both children & adults of all ages. ...