Mavis Klein – författare

This handbook discriminates clearly between the responsibilities, cognitive understanding, and the feelings of the practitioner. It is intended to be useful to all "humanistic" therapists and counsellors irrespective of their particular theoretical orientation.

Our contemporary world is one in which 'the customer is always right', and therapists, like many other professionals, are increasingly beset by rules and regulations that undermine their authority and autonomy. While many books emphasize the therapist's duties and obligations in maintaining the wellbeing of his or her clients, this book is intended to redress the balance in favour of emphasizing the wellbeing of the therapist.Mavis Klein draws on her thirty-five years of experience as an individual, group, and family therapist to provide trainee and beginner therapists with confidence in the practice of their profession. As this book includes an outline of the author's original personality typology, it may also add another string to the bow of experienced practitioners.The book is informal, anecdotal, humourously self-revelationary, and jargon-free.

Parenthood can be the most pleasurable and worthwhile task in the world. But how can we be sure we are doing it right? 'Understanding Your Child' is an A-Z guide to the psychology of parenting. It covers over 175 key topics, from adolescence and working mums to thumbsucking, dyslexia and discipline, in an easily accessible and reassuring way. Also included are overviews of the important issues for each developmental stage: birth to six months, six months to a year, one to three years, three to six, six to twelve, twelve to sixteen and over.