Thin

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Critically acclaimed for Girl Culture and Fast Forward, Lauren Greenfield continues her exploration of contemporary female culture with Thin, a groundbreaking book about eating disorders. Greenfield's photographs are paired with extensive interviews and journal entries from twenty girls and women who are suffering from various afflictions. We meet 15-year-old Brittany, who is convinced that being thin is the only way to gain acceptance among her peers; Alisa, a divorced mother of two whose hatred of her body is manifested in her relentless compulsion to purge; Shelly, who has been battling anorexia for six years and has had a feeding tube surgically implanted in her stomach; as well as many others. Alongside these personal stories are essays on the sociology and science of eating disorders by renowned researchers Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Dr. David Herzog, and Dr. Michael Strober. These intimate photographs, frank voices, and thoughtful discussions combine to make Thin not only the first book of its kind but also a portrait of profound understanding.

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Excellent Book!.......2007-08-29

This book was great. It really displayed eating disorders in a way that people can relate to. I would recommend this book.

Great.......2007-08-15

As someone who is went through treatment at the Renfrew Center, I find this book extremely well put together.

Great companion book to the DVD.......2007-07-24

The HBO special left me wanting to know more about the women in Renfrew. This book is great because along w/ the four women the documentary followed closely, we are also introduced to many other women and get to hear their stories.

I love it!.......2007-07-22

This is one of the most awesome books I have ever read on the subject of Eating Disorders. The pictures are heartbreaking and the content is so real. I HIGHLY recommend this book and the DVD that goes with it!

Realistic Look at the Mental and Physical Ravages of EDs.......2007-04-06

As a former anorexic (purging type--in recovery for ten years and two months exactly!), I bought this book partially expecting to be triggered by the graphic pictures of women who reached weights that I never "achieved." Instead I found an honest, raw and, ultimately, tragic portrait of what it's like to still be in the grips of an eating disorder. I didn't expect this book to make me feel this way, but I'm so grateful to be recovered--even when I think my stomach sticks out and that I have thunder thighs!

Thanks Lauren, for reminding me of what it's like to be embroiled in an all-consuming obsession with food and weight and worth--of never being good enough, of letting an inanimate object (food) determine my value. I'm happy to be free, even though I never got deathly "thin." I was thin and am thin . . . enough.

Art Therapy for Groups: A Handbook for Themes, Games, and Exercises

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full of useful ideas, really helps in my work

Art Therapy for Groups: A Handbook for Themes, Games, and Exercises
Marian Liebmann
Manufacturer: Brookline Books
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ASIN: 0914797247

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Specific examples and real reminiscences.

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Post-It's have taken over cause I bookmarked too many pages........2003-05-06

I own and use this book so often in my Art Therapy groups that this book is flooded with Post It notes. I do adapt most of the activity suggestions to make them fit each client population. The book is flexible and could be applied to youth, teen, or adult/senior populations. It is written and indexed in an easy-to-read manner based on the mode of therapy practiced. The suggestions themselves are general enough however do conveniently elaborate with bullet-marked suggestions for different ways to try out the various activities. So if you think you've worked with clay, perhaps you have not written an acoustic poem about it and then created an environment for the sculpture, etc. Several variations and ideas were new and fresh. Great book for the novice or for the seasoned professional who needs some help getting new ideas sparked up and fueled; a quick, easy (and relatively inexpensive) A.T. reference.

It's worth enough to read.......2000-06-27

I'm Thai student of MA program in counseling psychology. I'm also a prationer of creative arts therapy. I found that this book is quite useful for the beginner of art therapy. This book offers many activities, exercises and games which you could adapt it in your own work. So I recommend you to have this book as your material.

In between.......2000-03-02

Unlike the first 2 reviews of this book, my opinion falls somewhere in between. While this is not the most comprehensive or profound book on art therapy, it is a practical guide for practitioners who need lots of ideas for group activities. How well they work depends on the skills and insight of the group leader, as well as the readiness of the group participants. One of my art therapy students bought this book recently and found it quite useful. For the more advanced practitioner, it might feel a bit too much like a recipe book. I recommend it as one tool in your art therapy toolbox.

In between.......2000-03-02

full of useful ideas, really helps in my work.......1999-09-16

This is a great book and very helpful if you practice art therapy as I do. I especially like how she has given special consideration to all kinds of groups, it's not just an abstract manual. Referred to it by a colleague, I would recommend it also.

Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes

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Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes
Jenny Clark Brack
Manufacturer: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
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Each of the creative theme-based group lessons in this practical resource follows a sensory-integrated developmental sequence consisting of seven activities, all related to the theme. For maximum flexibility, suggestions for adaptation and modification for individual students are included, along with instructions for how to develop additional lessons. Finally, a chapter on school readiness skills shows how the lessons prepare children for later success in school.

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Themes for Therapy

Manufacturer: Carl Fischer Music
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Themes for Therapy has evolved from clinical work with clients of diverse development levels, needs and abilities. Each piece of music in this collection was either specially composed or improvised for individual or group therapy.

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Art Therapy has become immensely popular and extremely well-suited to groupwork. Art Therapy for Groups is a valuable and practical introduction to both of these fields. It explains the reasons for using theme-based groupwork and provides detailed guidance on how to set up and run a theme-based art therapy group. All aspects of the therapeutical approach are considered-equal opportunities, size of groups, common problems, safety-across a broad range of groups, from residential institutions to community situations.

This new edition presents nearly 400 themes and practical exercises to use with groups, set out in sections ranging from personal work to group interactive exercises. Seventy new themes are collected from art therapists' responses, as well as a chapter on recording evaluation and evidence-based practice. Acknowledging a more global outlook, there is an updated international resources section, as well as a more thoughtful consideration of race, culture, diversity and equal opportunity throughout the book. A survey of literature on art therapy groups provides a summary of different models used in art therapy with groups.

Illustrated by more new black and white photographs, this book is an essential resource for all people working with art therapy and personal art groups.

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Very Helpful Resource.......2007-01-09

As a newly graduated art therapist in Australia, this book came highly recommended by one of my tutors. I found it to be a valuable resource, providing a great overview of group work. Great hands-on examples were included throughout the book which added to my ability to improve my knowledge in this area.

buy this book!.......2006-11-10

if you do art therapy with groups BUY THIS BOOK! it's fantastic! i use it all the time!

How to Practice Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method

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How to Practice Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method
Howard E., M.D. Book
Manufacturer: American Psychological Association (APA)
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1557984654

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Enormously Helpful.......2007-01-26

I've been using this book for a number of years with my counseling students. Howard Book provides a very accessible framework that is tremendously helpful in clarifying client dynamics.

John Christopher, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling Psychology
Montana State University

would buy from again!.......2005-10-09

my book arrived promptly and in great condition! i would certainly order from this seller again.

Very worthwhile publication.......2002-12-06

I enjoyed this book immensely. It was refreshing to note that the "brief psychodynamic" perspective detailed by Book did not refer at all to the Freudian model of the psyche (id - ego - superego). Indeed the model presented could as easily have been termed "interpersonal relationship therapy", as there was little to betray its psychodynamic roots. Book had no need for the traditional psychodynamic model in order to use this therapeutic modality so, citing parsimony, he left it out.

Themes, theories, and therapy: Teaching of writing in college (The Carnegie series in American education)

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Themes, theories, and therapy: Teaching of writing in college (The Carnegie series in American education)
Albert Raymond Kitzhaber
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Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums (2nd Edition)

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Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums (2nd Edition)
Judy Weiser
Manufacturer: PhotoTherapy Centre Press
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ASIN: 096856190X

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PhotoTherapy techniques use ordinary personal snapshots and family photos (and the feelings, memories, thoughts and information these evoke) as catalysts for therapeutic communication and personal healing, reaching areas inside a person that words alone cannot access. "PhotoTherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums" is the most comprehensive introduction to the field of PhotoTherapy available. Emphasizing the "what", "why", and "how" of these practical techniques, this book is an excellent substitute for a training workshop! Written by psychologist, art therapist, consultant, trainer, and PhotoTherapy pioneer Judy Weiser, this book (now in second edition) explains and demonstrates each of the major techniques involved, and provides theoretical rationale from both psychology and art therapy contexts. It also includes many photo-illustrated client examples, case transcripts, and practical experiential "starter" exercises so that readers can immediately begin using these techniques in their own practice. This book is about photography as "personally-symbolic communication", rather than "art" -- exploring what a photograph is about emotionally, in addition to what shows on its surface visually. Thus these techniques require no previous experience with cameras or photographic art -- and they can therefore be used successfully by therapists of all theoretical orientations, work settings, or client specializations. Often used as a text for university courses as well as for "Continuing Education" licensing credits for numerous mental health professions, this book is a "must" for not only therapists and counselors, but also anyone interested in family communication, diversity/cross-cultural work, conflict resolution, special education and other classroom applications, grief and bereavement counseling, coaching, community development, media/cultural studies, visual literacy, visual anthropology/sociology, research, and even scrapbooking! [*For more information, see: www.phototherapy-centre.com] *TABLE OF CONTENTS*: 1) Photographs as Therapeutic Tools 2) The Five Techniques of PhotoTherapy 3) The Projective Process: Using Photographic Images to Explore Client Perceptions, Values, and Expectations 4) Working with Self-Portraits: Understanding the Images Clients Make of Themselves 5) Seeing Other Perspectives: Examining Photographs of Clients Taken by Others 6) Metaphors of Self-Construction: Reflecting on Photographs Taken or Collected by Clients 7) Photo-Systems: Reviewing Family Albums and Photo-Biographical Collections 8) Using PhotoTherapy to Promote Healing and Personal Growth **AUTHOR BIO**: Founder and Director of the PhotoTherapy Centre in Vancouver, Canada, and former Editor of the Journal Phototherapy, Judy Weiser is a licensed Psychologist and registered Art Therapist who has focused her thirty-plus years of therapy practice on using PhotoTherapy techniques to help her clients heal. She currently consults, lectures, and gives training workshops world-wide, teaching people how to use these techniques to improve their therapy practice -- and their lives.

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies: Origins, Themes, and Diversity (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies) (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies)

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Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies: Origins, Themes, and Diversity (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies) (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies)
Carolyn Zerbe, Ph.D. Enns
Manufacturer: Haworth Press
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ASIN: 078901808X

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An updated, reader-friendly guide to feminist theory and therapy!

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies: Origins, Themes, and Diversity, Second Edition examines major feminist theoretical perspectives and links them to practical applications of feminist therapy. This book focuses on the evolution of feminist therapy and how historical and current feminist practices interconnect with feminist theoretical and political thought. This new edition contains numerous improvements to further your research with new references, additional information on diversity issues, and more.

Important updates in this new edition include:

the revision of every chapter to improve readability and update references
the reorganization of content to combine specific feminist theories and their corresponding therapies within the same chapter
the expansion of the sections on feminist therapy
the substantial revision of the chapter on women-of-color feminisms and therapies to include Chicana and Asian-American feminisms
the addition of two new chapters on global feminism, postmodernism, lesbian/queer feminisms, and third-wave feminisms and therapy
the revision of the chapter on integration to include models and issues that emerged during the last decade

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies is an interactive text that includes self-reflection surveys to help you determine which feminist theories and therapies you favor in practice. The final chapter integrates theory and practice with questions for formulating your own personal approach to feminist counseling and psychotherapy. This book is most useful to mental health professionals and graduate students but accessible to undergraduate students as well.

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies concentrates on major feminist theories and therapies, including:

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Understanding Transference: The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method
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