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Counselling Supervision In Organisations
Developing Mind
EMDR: Basic Principles, Protocols & Procedures
Ethical Use Of Touch In Psychotherapy
Forgiveness And The Healing Process
From Silence To Sanctuary
Good Practice in Supervision
Help For The Helper		 Making The Most Of Supervision
Race, Culture & Counselling
The Savi Report
Supervising Counsellors
Supervision: Questions & Answers
Theory And Practice Of Counselling & Therapy
Time For Action

Counselling Supervision In Organisations : Professional and Ethical Dilemmas Explored
 Counselling Supervision In Organisationsby Sue Copeland
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Copeland explores counselling and supervision cultures and how they fit with various organisational cultures. She discusses the dilemmas that arise from a clash between differing cultural norms, and offers a blueprint for supervision in this changing field.

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The Developing Mind : How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
 the developing mindby Daniel J. Siegal
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“Using science to understand the mind has provided a powerful tool for deepening our comprehension of subjective mental life and interpersonal relationships. These insights have proven tremendously useful in helping others grow and develop.”

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Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing : Basic Principles Protocols & Procedures
 by Francine Shapiro
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Although this book provides the necessary written instructions to begin using EMDR, it should be used in conjunction with appropriate supervision and training... Along with step-by-step directives, this text offers clinicians a new way of thinking... and a comprehensive set of therapeutic alternatives that have evolved from clinical applications consistent with the theory."    Hardback.

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The Ethical Use Of Touch In Psychotherapy
  by Mic Hunter & Jim Struve
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"Our goal is to provide... a way of thinking about touch so that clinicians will have a foundation on which to make ethically sound determinations about whether, and how, to use touch with particular individuals."

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Forgiveness And The Healing Process : A Central Therapeutic Concern
Forgiveness And The Healing ProcessEdited by Cynthia Ransley & Terri Spy
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Asks the questions: Does forgiveness help? Or is the concept out of date in our more secular society? Considers social and cultural differences, and the difference when there is “a wrongdoer”.

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From Silence To Sanctuary : A Guide to Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Abuse
From Silence To Sanctuaryby Jane Chevous
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“If the realities of abuse stun us into inactivity, maybe it is time for a different approach based on positive activity and hope…. It is written with particular advice to those working in Christian organisations… However, I hope the principles and the suggestions for developing practice are applicable in most contexts.”

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Good Practice in Supervision: Statutory and Voluntary Organisations
edited by Jacki Pritchard
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Offering a new approach to supervision practice, Good Practice in Supervision considers the need and format for successful supervision, methods of effective implementation, particular difficulties and problems frequently encountered, and anti-discriminatory practice. Throughout the book, there are many practical suggestions and examples which complement the theoretical base of the text. The contributors are drawn from a wide variety of settings, in both the voluntary and statutory sectors, and offer a range of approaches and perspectives. Discussion covers, among other topics, work with older people, court welfare supervision, students, and child protection.

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Help For The Helper : The Psychophysiology of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
Help for the Helperby Babette Rothschild & Marjorie Rand  
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“All too many therapists careen towards burnout without noticing it. Therefore, the major goal of this book is to equip practitioners with tools that will increase their awareness and reduce their vulnerability to the factors that lead to compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma & burnout.”

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Making The Most Of Supervision In Health & Social Care : A Self-development Manual for Supervisees
Making The Most Of Supervisionby Knapman & Morrison
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Supervision is protected time for you, the worker, to work on practice-related issues which are important to you, your work and your agency… This manual aims to help you to be a full partner in this key relationship."   

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Race, Culture & Counselling : The Ongoing Challenge
Race, Culture & Counsellingby Colin Lago with Joyce Thompson
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NEW EDITION. Seeks to explore some of the major dimensions and subtleties underlying the issues of race and culture and how these might impact on counselling and psychotherapeutic relationships. Includes recent changes and new approaches in this field.  

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The Savi Report : Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland : A National Study of Irish Experiences, Beliefs and Attitudes Concerning Sexual Violence
Savi Report12Commissioned by Dublin Rape Crisis
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The first national survey to assess sexual abuse and violence in Ireland, this is a unique study in that it records not only the experiences of those who’ve been abused, but also the attitudes and perceptions of the general public. It identifies barriers to accessing legal, medical and therapeutic help, in the societal context. 

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Supervising Counsellors : Issues of Responsibility
Supervision: Questions & AnswersEdited by Sue Wheeler & David King
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This is a practical and insightful guide to the responsibilities facing all those involved in supervising practitioners and trainees. Drawing together contributions and new research from those at the forefront of supervisory practice, this book is for both qualified and trainee supervisors, as well as practising counsellors and therapists.    

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Supervision: Questions & Answers for Counsellors & Therapists
Supervision: Questions & Answersby Moira Walker & Michael Jacobs
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“We have addressed questions asked by supervisees, [and] in separate chapters those asked by supervisors... Supervisors can learn from some of the answers addressed to supervisees and supervisees can extend their understanding of the process by reading those answers concerned with a supervisor’s perspective. This model of mutual learning lies at the heart of supervision.”  

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Theory And Practice Of Counselling & Therapy : Fourth Edition
Theory And Practice Of Counselling & Therapyby Richard Nelson-Jones
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“This is a basic textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate counselling and psychotherapy courses [and]… participants in counselling and therapy courses run by voluntary agencies… [and] can be used as a user-friendly introduction to the theory and practice of counselling and therapy for undergraduate students.” 

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Time For Action : Sexual Abuse, the Churches and a New Dawn for Survivors
Time For Actionby The Sexual Abuse Group, C.T.B.I.
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"This book is not intended for easy reading in the comfort of a fireside chair! It is a book with a purpose and that purpose is to challenge, to call for action and for justice…. Its main theme is the Churches’ failure as yet to adequately respond to the needs of those who are survivors of such abuse."  

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