Nearly one in five girls aged 16-17 years meet the clinical criteria for depression.One in fourteen young Australians (7%) aged 4-17 experienced an anxiety disorder.These figures only get worse as our girls age with one in three women in Australia experiencing anxiety.This indispensable guide will provide the tools to raising a girl who is happy and confident. Because when you raise a girl w...

Following the success of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon have written a much-requested book about raising boys.Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves will give you more clarity and peace of mind about:How to give your boy the skills and confidence to resist peer pressure and the influence of unhealthy masculinityHow to teach him the most effective way to stand up for himself without...

The central theme of this book is the operation of intersecting discourses of power, privilege and positioning as they are revealed in fraught encounters between in-groups and out-groups in our deeply fractured world. The authors offer a unique perspective on inter-group dynamics and structural violence at local, societal, cultural and global levels, dissecting processes of toxic ‘othering’ and psychosocial (re-)traumatisation.The book offers the Diogenes Paradigm as a unique conce...

Nearly one in five girls aged 16-17 years meet the clinical criteria for depression.One in fourteen young Australians (7%) aged 4-17 experienced an anxiety disorder.These figures only get worse as our girls age with one in three women in Australia experiencing anxiety.This indispensable guide will provide the tools to raising a girl who is happy and confident. Because when you raise a girl w...

Following the success of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon have written a much-requested book about raising boys.Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves will give you more clarity and peace of mind about:How to give your boy the skills and confidence to resist peer pressure and the influence of unhealthy masculinityThe most effective way to stand up for himself without resorting to violence or losing h...

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states' of mind behind specific forms of violence and the social and societal contexts in which an individual act of human violence takes place, the contributors reveal the dynamic forces and reasoni...

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This book attempts to understand and articulate the emotional labour of forensic nursing and explores the challenge of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with offenders.The...

Ha úgy neveljük a lányunkat, hogy szeresse és elfogadja önmagát, akkor a többi szinte magától a helyére kerül. A lehető legtöbbet hozza majd ki magából, mert tisztában van a képességeivel. Ragaszkodik az egyenlőségen alapuló, egészséges kapcsolatokhoz, mert nem éri be kevesebbel. Vigyáz testi és lelki egészségére, mert amit szeretünk, az megérdemli a gondoskodást. Elégedett és kiegyensúlyozott lesz, mert tudja, hogy saját magára mindig számíthat. A könyv szerzői, Kasey Edwards és Christoph...

This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu, addressing some of the most difficult and complex issues facing practitioners. It sets out a psycho-social framework for understanding the predicament and the needs of those who live in and those who work in forensic mental health settings. It brings to life the thinking of those working on the frontline in an increasingly difficult and hostile environment, and draws together fresh a...