Challenging Populations

Flesh Wounds: New ways of understanding self-injury

Flesh Wounds: New ways of understanding self-injury

ISBN 978 1 906254 29 2 (2010)

Flesh Wounds? is a book of research-based stories about self-injury (sometimes called self-harm). It explores the meaning and purpose of self-injury in an individual’s life; the experiences that might lead to self-injury; and which approaches and responses to…

Emerging Developments in Pre-Therapy: A Pre-Therapy reader

Emerging Developments in Pre-Therapy: A Pre-Therapy reader

ISBN 978 1 906254 09 4 (2008)

From the Preface, Garry Prouty writes: 

'In developing this book with my colleagues, I have come to realize that Pre-Therapy is not only a theory and technique of psychotherapy, but also as a method of understanding psychological phenomena. Western humanistic…

Being Old is Different: Person-centred care for old people

Being Old is Different: Person-centred care for old people

ISBN 978 1 898059 99 8 (2008)

Given the current disquiet about the standards of care for our elderly citizens this is a very timely contribution to the debate. Marlis Pörtner’s book is not about specific nursing or therapy methods but about fundamental principles, which are vital in many areas of…