Browsing tagged Helping Professions
Tweet for Spring
12/03/2011 · Leave a commentSpring is here and the birds have started up, so this seems the right time for me to begin tweeting. I experimented with Twitter some time back and now I’m starting to use it. Proper business people would probably call this delay an ‘extended evaluation period’, but the truth is that I just couldn’t make [...]
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Giving bad news
11/10/2010 · Leave a commentI have had many requests recently for information and training on handling redundancy and giving bad news. In response I have prepared a handout to help those who must perform this unenviable task prepare for the job.
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Handout – How to give bad news
11/10/2010 · Leave a commentEconomic trends mean that unfortunately many of us will be living through times of increased uncertainty. Many people will have to deal with news of redundancy, and even if they are not directly affected they will know someone who is. Though this is written for use in the workplace and mainly about redundancy, these principles [...]
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New SFBT book
4/09/2010 · Leave a commentAt last it is finished. Solution Focused Therapy for the Helping Professions will be published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers on 15th December. Do you want to work more effectively with your clients? You can pre-order now and start the new year with new enthusiasm.
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Why the helping professions need SFBT
15/01/2010 · Leave a commentOne thing that all who work in the helping professions have in common is that they all talk to those they help. Counsellors and psychotherapists do talking therapy, but everyone who supports or cares for others has the opportunity to use language creatively and therapeutically. Under Construction, download to follow
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Awareness of language
15/01/2010 · Leave a commentLanguage is the medium by which all understanding and interactions take
place. It is also critical for helping professionals to consider the language that they use. Getting it right improves outcomes, getting it wrong can do lasting damage.
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