This is a book that unashamedly brings love, spirit and soul into the heart of the supervision process but does so without becoming sanctimonious or precious. We see this through the various heart-felt experiences and stories of the different helping professionals that Robin Shohet has brought together'- from the Foreword by Peter Hawkins, author of Supervision in the Helping ProfessionsPractitioners working in the helping professions realise the importance of supervision a...

Have you ever had an intuitive insight or gut feeling? Behavioural science suggests that you may be accessing a deep intelligence whose origins are far more mysterious than had previously been supposed. Coming from bestselling author Kevin Flanagan, "Listening to your Angel" gives readers invaluable insights into this cutting edge research. It shows how to access this inner "voice" so that readers can deal with both emotional and everyday problems.In the modern world we have lost th...

A revolutionary look at how what we pay attention to determines how we experience lifeAcclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher's Rapt makes the radical argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate or coincidence, but on what you choose to pay attention to. Rapt introduces a diverse cast of characters, from researchers to artists to ranchers, to illustrate the art of living the ...

Resilience: How to Thrive and Survive in Any Situation helps you to prepare for adversity by finding healthier ways of responding to stressful thoughts and feelings. You will learn a comprehensive toolkit of effective therapeutic strategies and techniques, drawing upon innovative 'mindfulness and acceptance-based' approaches to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), combined with elements of established psychological approaches to stress prevention and management. The book also draws upon cl...

Rediscover the Art of Teaching. Learn how to command respect, gain attention andcommunicate effectivelyNLP ESSENTIALS FOR TEACHERS: Th e Art of Encouraging Excellence in Your Students shows you how to become an excellent teacher. Does this sound hard to believe? Follow the strategies presented in this book, adapt them to suit your individual needs and make sure you have the right attitude. Are you ready to take CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE?This self-help manual will...

Happiness is such a simple, unifying concept. We all want to be happy. We all want to die happy. But do we really know what happiness is? Do we really understand its complexity? Does pure joy lie on the same continuum as a quiet satisfaction? And does happiness in itself lead us to live a fulfilling life? This book helps us to discriminate clearly between two fundamental types of happiness. It helps us to know ourselves better, and to make active choices towards a more fulfilling life. The...

Change Your Life with Emotional Intelligence takes Daniel Goleman's revolutionary psychological theory and transforms it into practical self-help for you to boost emotional awareness in any part of your life. It introduces you to the principles of EI, explaining why the qualities of assertiveness, perception, motivation etc really matter if you want to live a fulfilled and successful life. The book takes an applied approach, encouraging you first to understand your own emotional identity, ...

Facing difficult situations is part of our everyday lives, but we can easily feel overwhelmed and become drawn into a depressive state. However, this book illustrates that, by using a range of self-counselling techniques to explore our inner world of thoughts and feelings, it is possible to overcome our problems and move on.Through a logical sequence of chapters, each containing a series of tasks, role-playing examples, illuminative illustrations, challenging questions and useful self-help...

This book is about the work of Carl Rogers, not the life of Carl Rogers. The personal problems Carl Rogers had with alcohol and his marriage have nothing to do with his counseling method. This brief book focuses on the method of counseling that he invented. Method and technique are not to be confused with counseling theory. A counseling theory is a set of guiding principles that structure the course of counseling. A method or technique is a strategy for eliciting a response from a client. ...

10 ways to tap into your social geniusBy developing your Social Intelligence you can understand and appreciate everyone you meet; what motivates them, what their personal needs are, and how you can make them comfortable and pleased to be with you.With four colour maps and lively text this book shows you how to:Improve every aspect of your social skills, both in relationships and at workBecome more confidentHave a more active and successful social lif...

Positive ThinkingFinding it hard to overcome the inevitable setbacks that life throws at you? Going through a difficult set of personal challenges or changes in your life? Starting a new job and feeling nervous and anxious? Feeling miserable and unmotivated in life?By changing how we think, we change how we feel, as our feelings follow on from our thoughts. It is these renewed feelings of hope, confidence and motivation that then change our lives. These mor...

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) teaches how to model excellence to achieve excellence in everything you do. This introductory guide explains the principles of NLP and how to use these principles in your life â?? personally, spiritually and professionally. By focusing on the fundamental presuppositions of NLP, this clear and concise book gets right to its core. It explains key concepts such as building rapport, modelling, anchoring and uncovering your preferred learning style. It shows h...