Some
good self help books for you to check out ...
TA Today, A New
Introduction to Transactional Analysis
by Ian Stewart
and Vann Joines
What is says on the
back ...
TRANSACTIONAL
ANALYSIS (TA) is a model for understanding human personality, relationships
and communication. It was first developed by the late Eric Berne, MD.
TA sprang to
worldwide fame in the 1960s and 70s through the publication of best-selling
books like Games People Play, I'm OK - You're OK and Born To Win.
Since then,
TA has continued to grow. Theory has been expanded, reappraised and tested by
observation. In the years since Berne's death in 1970, TA practitioners have
introduced new concepts and techniques that are now at the very heart of the
discipline. TA has long since outgrown its media image a s a 'pop psychology'.
Instead it has gained international recognition as a professional approach,
aiding effectiveness in fields as diverse as psychotherapy, counselling,
education, communications and management training.
In this book,
Ian Stewart and Vann Joines introduce you to the power of TODAY'S
transactional analysis. They present the ideas of current TA in
straightforward, readable language, with a wealth of illustrative examples.
TA TODAY is
equally suitable for self-directed learning or as background reading for
college courses. It gives full coverage of the syllabus for the ITAA official
'101' basic examination.
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Throughout the book, EXERCISES for individual and group use are integrated in
the text. The authors say: 'When you have completed these exercises, you will
certainly know more about yourself than you did when you started. And you will
learn TA in the most effective way possible - by using it for yourself.'
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Ian Stewart, PhD, and Vann Joines, PhD, are accredited by the International
Transactional analysis association as teachers an practitioners of TA.
Healing the
Child Within
by Charles L.
Whitfield M.D.
What it says on the
back ...
The
"CHILD WITHIN" refers to that part of each of us which is ultimately alive,
energetic, creative and fulfilled; it is our real self - who we truly are.
Dr.
Whitfield in Healing the Child Within describes the journey of
discovery and healing our fears, confusion and unhappiness. This book begins
where many others describing adult children of alcoholics have left off. It
also describes and develops the concept of adult children of troubled or
dysfunctional families in general, rather than focusing only on the alcoholic
family.
Members of Twelve-step Self-help groups and Adult Children Self-help groups
will find this book especially useful in their own recovery work, both within
and outside of their meetings . . .
"A
concise, comprehensive and rather remarkable integration of the theory and
practice of healing the child within; we highly recommend this useful book."
Herbert L. Gravitz, Ph.D.
Julie Bowden, MFCC
Boundaries and
Relationships
Charles L
Whitfield
What it says on the
back ...
"This is the clearest and most comprehensive book on boundaries and
relationships. highly recommended."
Helen Larimore
author, Older Women In Recovery
"Boundaries are vital for having good
relationships, and Charles whitfield describes them with depth, clarity and
compassion. anyone interested in affirming their individual self, while enjoying
love and intimacy through relationships, will find much of value here."
John Amodeo, Ph.D.
Love And Betrayal, co-author Being Intimate
Much
more than about personal boundaries, this book is about relationships -
healthy and unhealthy ones. Here best selling author, physician and
psychotherapist Charles Whitfield blends theories and dynamics from several
disciplines into practical knowledge and actions that you can use right now in
your relationships.
This
comprehensive book opens with clear definitions and descriptions of boundaries,
a self-assessment survey and a history of our accumulated knowledge. Going
deeper, it then describes 10 essential areas of human interaction wherein you
can improve you relationships. These include age regression, iving and receiving
(projection and projective identification), triangles, core recovery issues,
basic dynamics, unfinished business and spirituality. It show in countless
practical ways how knowledge of each of these is most useful in your recovery
and everyday life.
Growing Up
Again - second edition (Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children)
by Jean Illsley
Clarke and Connie Dawson
What it says on the
back ...
As
time-tested as it is timely, the expert advice in this book has helped
thousands of readers improve on their parenting practices. Now, substantially
revised and expanded. Growing Up Again offers further guidance on
providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to
their healthy development - and to our own.
Jean
Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson provide the information every adult caring
for children should know - about ages and stages of development, ways to
nurture our children and ourselves, and tools for personal and family growth.
this new edition also addresses the special demands of adopted children and
blended families, the character of prenatal life and our final days, and the
growing problem of overindulgence.
Jean Illsley Clarke is a parent educator, teacher trainer, the author of
Self-esteem: A Family Affair, and a co-author of the Help! for Parents series.
Connie Dawson consults and conducts workshops with mental health
professionals, child care providers, adoptive parents, and adult adoptees.
