Counselling Books
Patient Participation in Palliative Care: A Voice for the Voiceless
Patient participation and user involvement are central to current thinking about the effective delivery of desired healthcare outcomes. This book addresses key aspects in the provision of... (more)
Handbook of counselling and psychotherapy with older adults:
This text brings together leading experts to explain the problems of older adults and describe effective treatment techniques. Addressing over 30 issues facing older adults, such as Alzheimer's,... (more)
Evidence-based practice: a critical approach:
This text introduces the concept of evidence-based practice and accounts for its emergence and rapid expansion within and beyond medicine. It then goes on to describe how evidence-based practice is... (more)
Hospice: Practice, Pitfalls, and Promise
Written as an introduction for professionals, this book gives the reader an overall grasp of how hospice care is practiced, the challenges the hospices currently face, and the direction the movement... (more)
Social psychology and human sexuality: Essential readings
This work presents a selected group of influential articles dealing specifically with the social aspects of sexuality, topics covered include differences between male and female sexuality, virginity,... (more)
Community and confluence: Undoing the clinch of oppression
The author of this text presents an argument for applying the methods and insights of the Gestalt perspective to social and political problems. Focusing on the dynamics of power and abuse... (more)
Community care: A reader
This interdisciplinary volume on community care brings together leading writers and researchers in the field. The articles in the book are divided into four sections: community; care; policy; and... (more)
Asian adolescents in the West:
British-born Asian adolescents have to face the problems of growing up in two distinctive cultural traditions and value systems. This text looks at inter-ethnic relations, racial prejudice, gender... (more)
Hanging by a twig: Understanding and counseling adults with learning disabilities and ADD
A highly educational and instructive work, filled with well-selected case studies rich with clients' stories and quotes. The authors comprehensive view of adults with learning disabilities will guide... (more)