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Author: Helen Wilson ,
Mark Pearson
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.493kg
ISBN: 9781849050319
ISBN 10: 1849050317
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 August 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A key tenet appears to be that releasing emotion frees the mind to be creative and responsive in meeting the challenges of life. So there is an emphasis on how emotions affect thought, which is refreshing after many years of emphasis on how thinking affects emotions. This book provides a comprehensive review of a number of therapies, and in doing so is a useful reference book. It would provide a good overview for someone new to the field. -- Dramatherapy Pearson and Wilson have done an exceptional job with this engaging test, which is easily accessible at undergraduate level, whilst undoubtedly offering value to the experienced professional...They have crafted a text that can be both read cover to cover in a single sitting whilst at the same time being referred to over time for novel exercises. -- Aspire, www.ClinPsy.org.uk
Pearson and Wilson have done an exceptional job with this engaging test, which is easily accessible at undergraduate level, whilst undoubtedly offering value to the experienced professional...They have crafted a text that can be both read cover to cover in a single sitting whilst at the same time being referred to over time for novel exercises. -- Aspire, www.ClinPsy.org.uk A key tenet appears to be that releasing emotion frees the mind to be creative and responsive in meeting the challenges of life. So there is an emphasis on how emotions affect thought, which is refreshing after many years of emphasis on how thinking affects emotions. This book provides a comprehensive review of a number of therapies, and in doing so is a useful reference book. It would provide a good overview for someone new to the field. -- Dramatherapy
Author Information
Mark Pearson is Director of the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia and a lecturer in Counselling at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia. Mark is currently completing PhD research on the benefits of using arts-based programs for wellbeing in schools. He is the author of Emotional Healing & Self-Esteem - Inner-Life Skills for Children & Adolescents and co-author of Emotional Release For Children. Helen Wilson is also a lecturer in Counselling at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and an expressive therapist in private practice.
