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  • Narrative Therapy with Older Adults

    Stories, Wisdom, Resilience

    by Dr. Esther Chow, Dr. Lauren Taylor, Ada Mui ...
    Around the world, growing populations of older adults need social care. Aging is typically associated with steady physical and cognitive decline; the practice of narrative therapy, by contrast, focuses on the resilience of the older adults by encouraging the construction of meaningful life stories. Practitioners engage participants to revisit their personal journeys to uncover their life lessons, ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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    How Cultures Create Emotions

    by Batja Mesquita ...
    **A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of the Year * One of KCRW’s Best Reads of the Year * A Next Big Idea Club Top 21 Psychology Book of the Year * One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the YearA pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together.**“How are you feeling today?” We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • We're All Neurodiverse

    How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

    by Sonny Jane Wise ...
    "Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I'm a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends.""It's provided me with the language to advocate for myself.""I no longer hated myself. I no longer felt broken. I found a sense of community. A sense of belonging"This affirming and thoughtful guide outlines how and why we need to fundamentally ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Oppression and the Body

    Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions

    Edited by Christine Caldwell, Lucia Bennett Leighton ...
    A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodiesAsserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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  • Cynical Therapies: Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice

    by Dr Val Thomas ...
    Traditional therapy practice is facing a crisis due to the increasing influence of Critical Social Justice (aka 'wokeness'). Activists are reframing the narrative of therapy, seizing control of professional bodies and institutions, and teaching future therapists to view their primary role as changing society. Any critique is cancelled: critics are characterised as reactionary and bigoted. A ... Read more

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  • Lying Down in the Ever-Falling Snow

    Canadian Health Professionals’ Experience of Compassion Fatigue

    by Wendy Austin, E. Sharon Brintnell, Erika Goble, Leon Kagan, Linda Kreitzer, Denise J. Larsen, Brendan Leier ...
    First used to describe the weariness the public felt toward media portrayals of societal crises, the term compassion fatigue has been taken up by health professionals to name—along with burnout, vicarious traumatization, compassion stress, and secondary traumatic stress—the condition of caregivers who become “too tired to care.” Compassion, long seen as the foundation of ethical caring, is ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Social Biome

    How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us

    by Andy J. Merolla, Jeffrey A. Hall ...
    A deep dive into the importance of daily communication and how we can harness its power to create a better lifeWe spend much of our waking lives communicating with others. How does each moment of interaction shape not only our relationships but also our worldviews? And how can we create moments of connection that improve our health and well-being, particularly in a world in which people are ... Read more

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  • Emotions and Emotional Intelligence in Organizations

    by Nicolae Sfetcu ...
    An argumentation for the dualistic importance of emotions in society, individually and at community level. The current tendency of awareness and control of emotions through emotional intelligence has a beneficial effect in business and for the success of social activities but, if we are not careful, it can lead to irreversible alienation at individual and social level. The paper consists of three ... Read more

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  • A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory

    by David Howe, Darren Hill ...
    As a social worker, you must make sense of complex situations and determine the needs of various individuals. As star constellations offer a guide by which to navigate, social work theories offer ways to make sense of practice.Tackling the major theories used within social work, this book gives a concise and engaging overview of how practice is influenced by each approach described. The book ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

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  • Creativity

    An Introduction

    Edited by James C. Kaufman, Robert J. Sternberg ...
    This textbook is a systematic and straightforward introduction to the interdisciplinary study of creativity. Each chapter is written by one or more of the world's experts and features the latest research developments, alongside foundational knowledge. Each chapter also includes an introduction, key terms, and critical thought questions to promote active learning. Topics and authors have been ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Positive Psychology

    The Science of Happiness and Flourishing

    by William C. Compton, Edward L. Hoffman ...
    Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing offers students an up-to-date and contemporary introduction to the field of positive psychology. Topically organized, authors William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman examine how Positive Psychology relates to stressors and health, within such traditional research areas as developmental, clinical, personality, motivational, social, and ... Read more

    $125.99 CAD

  • Lifespan Development

    Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions

    by J. Kelly Coker, PhD, LCMHC, QLS, Kristi B. Cannon, PhD, LPC, NCC, Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon, PhD, LCMHC, Karen M. Roller, PhD, MFT ...
    It's refreshing to see a lifespan text written by helping professionals for helping professionals. This is the exact textbook I have been searching for since I began teaching this course 15 years ago. I know my students will gain a lot of insight from the case studies and podcasts. This is an essential text for my class and I am grateful for all the supplemental instructional resources.Jennifer R. ... Read more

    $121.99 CAD