Written by the developers of the microanalysis of opportunities approach, this book describes how clinicians can use this model when listening and responding to clients in solution-focused therapy, training, coaching, and supervision.Joel K. Simon and Lance Taylor begin by reviewing the evolution, philosophical foundations, and intervention tools of solution-focused brief therapy, sharing how their practice has evolved over time from their clinical experience with clients, trainees...

Valuable patient-centered ideas for treating mental illnessTraditional forms of mental health care can often center more on simply avoiding hospitalization than on promoting wellness by focusing on a patient’s personal feelings and hopes. In fact, these established methods can even have a dehumanizing and devaluing effect on a patient. Solution-Focused Brief Practice with Long-Term Clients in Mental Health Services is a practical introduction and g...

À Noël, c'est connu, le Père Noël descend du ciel pour apporter des cadeaux aux enfants. Simon et son petit frère Gaspard ont tout préparé avec leurs parents : un sapin décoré, un goûter pour le voyageur en traîneau et ses rennes. Mais aïe ! Il neige à gros flocons. C'est bien joli, mais si cette tempête empêchait le Père Noël de trouver la maison ? Simon et Gaspard sont très inquiets, auront-ils leurs cadeaux ? Vite, il faut aider le Père Noël…

"Readers who know Lovecraft's legacy mostly through turgid and tentacled Cthulhu Mythos pastiches will find this book a treasure trove of literary terrors." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Here are nineteen Lovecraftian stories—both new and rediscovered—that take their cues from the mythos of the iconic horror writer. Today's masters of supernatural thrills celebrate H. P. Lovecraft's oeuvre with tales of weird fiction and cosmic horror, collected by H...

Die Propheten zu lesen, das heißt Gott von einer ganz anderen Seite kennenzulernen. Nirgends ist Gott so zornig wie bei Amos, nirgends so verliebt wie bei Hosea. Die Propheten zu lesen, das heißt Gottes leidenschaftlichen Kampf um sein Volk zu erleben. Er verdammt, bereut, liebt, wirbt, er hält endgültig Gericht und findet doch einen Weg zum Leben für seine Leute. Gott lässt uns niemals los! Erleben Sie ein Stück dieser Reise Gottes mit seinem Volk mit.

Como está o seu personal branding?Tenho a alegria de abrir as portas para o terceiro volume do Encontre sua marca, está linda saga colaborativa que converge em uma série de competências em torno deste fértil campo de estudo do personal branding. A partir da contribuição de profissionais muito gabaritados e de minha confiança, juntos construímos e deixamos um legado de palavras nesta obra valiosa, abundante e versátil conhecimento.O personal branding...

Espace de nature, la forêt revêt en réalité de multiples visages. Les forêts sont des territoires depuis longtemps utilisés et transformés : réserves de ressources, elles sont soumises à de multiples contraintes. Pour comprendre ce milieu complexe, il est indispensable de : • Définir les forêts : forme, diversité, utilisation et usage. • Déterminer les ressources disponibles en bois pour le chauffage, la construction, l’industrie. • Préserver et gérer durablement les services rendus par le...

L'ouvrage Le nombre de patients atteints de maladies chroniques (diabète, hypertension, lombalgies…) ne cesse de croitre avec le temps. Ces maladies requièrent de les connaitre de manière approfondie pour pouvoir vivre avec, c'est là qu'intervient l'éducation thérapeutique du patient (ETP). Elle permet en effet au patient d'acquérir des compétences en matière d'auto-observation, d'auto-surveillance et d'autoadaptation et lui donne les connaissances nécessaires pour la mise en oeuvre et le ...

A darkly luminous new anthology collecting the most terrifying horror stories by renowned female authors, presenting anew these forgotten classics to the modern readerReaders are well aware that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; few know how many other tales of terror she created. In addition to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote some surprisingly effective horror stories. The year after Little Women appeared, Louisa May Alcott published one of...

Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with The Little Book That Beats the Market will.In The Little Book, Joel Greenblatt does more than simply set out the basic principles for successful stock market investing. He provides a "magic formula" that is easy to use and makes buying good companies at bargain prices automatic. Though the formula has been extensively tested and is a breakthrough in the academic and professio...

An examination of how the media is under fire and how to safeguard journalists and the information they seek to share with the public.Journalists are being imprisoned and killed in record numbers. Online surveillance is annihilating privacy, and the Internet can be brought under government control at any time. Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, warns that we can no longer assume that our global information ecosystem is stabl...

The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored the themes of loss, grief, and mourning. With an introduction that contextualizes the turn to mourning in previous scholarship on the politics of tragedy, this book includes twelve chapters that clarify the intertwinement between politics and mourning. The chapters are organized into five thematic...