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. ...

Whether you are considering becoming a counsellor have to provide some form of counselling as part of your job or are simply interested in communicating well Counselling Skills For Dummies provides the perfect introduction to the practical basics of counselling. Starting with a thorough guide to the qualities knowledge & skills needed to become a 'listening helper' the book goes on to provide a framework for a counselling session helping you to successfully manage a potentially daunting process. It illustrates how you can create a positive relationship between listener & speaker & how asking the right questions is so important to the progression of that relationship. It also shows how you can better understand yourself which is a crucial step in ensuring that you break down your own barriers to listening. ...

Most of us find ourselves listening to other peoples problems at some time or another
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The sixth century was not a peaceful time for the Roman empire. Invaders threatened on all fronties but they grew to respect & fear the name of Belisarius the Emperor Justinian's greatest general. With this book Robert Graves again demonstrates his command of a vast historical subject creating a startling & vivid picture of a decadent era. ...

The only annotated edition of M. R. Jamess writings currently available Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories" contains the entire first two volumes of Jamess ghost stories " Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" & " More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary". These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition & the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as " Count Magnus" set in the wilds of Sweden; " Number 13" a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; " Casting the Runes" a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film; " Curse of the Demon"; & " Oh Whistle & Ill Come to You My Lad" one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix

Includes:: several rare texts including "A Night in Kings College Chapel" Jamess first known ghost story."

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The story of Edmund Dantes self-styled Count of Monte Cristo is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution & empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue betrayal escape & triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good & evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. Our edition is based on the most popular & enduring translation first published by Chapman & Hall in 1846. The name of the translator was never revealed. ...