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Psychotherapy

Francis Macnab

This book is a 'must' for psychologists. It sets out a plan of therapy conducted over six sessions. It gives high priority to the context of the problem, the person and recovery. It has been a helpful book for people in several countries.

Price: $60.00

Don't Call Me Grumpy

Francis Macnab

Every man over 50 knows things are different from when he was 30! Every woman knows how their men get disgruntled, disillusioned, and even destructive. What does the Psycholog.y of the Older Men have to say about the older man’s nostalgia, sexuality, anxieties, and his flat emotions? There IS no psychology of older men.

This book encourages all men – regardless of age – to think about a positive psychology for older men. For a happier more fulfilling life to both men and women, this book is an important ‘read’.

Price: $26.95



Traumas of Life Volumes 1 and 2

Francis Macnab

These two volumes focus on the major traumas of clinical practise, how to understand them and how Contextual Modular Therapy can be an effective and elegant method of treatment.

Both of these volumes have been written so that people will know they can recover from their traumas. It is written as an added encouragement to their counsellors and therapists in helping them reach this important goal.

Price: $48.40

Fine Wind Blowing

Francis Macnab

This book would shock any psychologist eagerly attending the latest conference on Positive Psychology. Psychology has been slow to realise how much our positive emotions affect our life, our relationships, our health, our world-view. In this new book by Francis Macnab, he shows how the writers of the ancient psalms were strong advocates of positive emotions. Of course they also knew how vastly destructive our negative emotions can be.

Price: $19.95

I Felt the Eagle's Heart

Francis Macnab

A novel with the unusual dual content - real life experiences seen through the eyes of real people and a psychoanalyst. It is a story of young Australian people moving through their careers into mid-life, running into devastating experiences, making love and losing love. It is also about creating a life and facing the loss of life, and through it all there are the dreams and myths that help make sense of it all. The images to this story are very dramatic, the reader can see it all happening.

Price: $16.50

Some Hearts Breaks

Francis Macnab

How do people cope with terrible grief? How do they recover after a devastating loss? This book - based on the earlier widely read book Life After Loss - is important for therapists and other people who seek their help. It is one of the really authentic books on a realistic management of their deeply distressing experiences.

Price: $29.00

The Doctors Casebook

Francis Macnab

This book presents a fascinating and enlightening discussion of several cases: all real people searching for wisdom and contentment. People are here trying to make sense of their life and their relationships. The book is a valuable resource for study groups.

Price: $33.00

The 30 Vital years

Francis Macnab

This book presents a fascinating and enlightening discussion of several cases: all real people searching for wisdom and contentment. People are here trying to make sense of their life and their relationships. The book is a valuable resource for study groups.

Price: $22.00

Footprints

Francis Macnab

A series of essays from the pen of one of Australia's top authors in psychoanalysis. It looks at the life of three extraordinary people - each having experienced multiple traumas in their early years - Gustav Mahler, Edvard Munch and John Flynn. Other important essays make up a fascinating book.

Price: $11.00

Bliss

Francis Macnab

Everyone would like a little bliss in their lives, but we so easily miss it. This is one of the best of those little books of stories, myths and writings that enthral the writer. Read one page and you will realise that you are in the presence of awe and wonder.

Price: $18.00

The Human Spirit

Francis Macnab

A collection of addresses that focus on resilience and positive joys of the human personality. It is about religion. It is about a ginger cat that knew what it wanted in love. These are very touching stories here that stretch our beliefs and expand our spirits.

Price: $16.00

Hungry for Love

Francis Macnab

We are always in search of love - in childhood and in adult life. What happens when you get badly hurt and disappointed in love? Can you, will you, love again? What do you do with the enemies of love - jealously, anger? This book points towards the great positive emotion in our best ways of loving.

Price: $21.90

Life After Loss
Getting Over Grief - Getting On With Life.

Francis Macnab

Effective new strategies for coping with death, broken relationships and other personal losses.
Dr. Macnab focuses on getting rehabilitation and beginning again, rather than allowing to see loss as something that must be endured for years.

Price: $10.00


Counselling and Psychotherapy Titles 


INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES  IN THERAPY An Integrative Model

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Interpersonal Processes In Therapy

An Integrative Model
Gerald Corey

GERALD COREY surveys the major concepts and
practices of the contemporary therapeutic systems and addresses some ethical and professional issues.
The book aims at teaching students to select wisely from various theories and techniques, which will help them develop a personal style of counselling.

Price: $87.95

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF  COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY

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Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy

David Geldard and Kathryn Geldard

DAVID GELDARD and KATHRYN GELDARD offer an excellent resource for practical training courses in counselling, social work, psychology, welfare and nursing. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to personal counselling, written for professional and volunteer counsellors, and those who train them.

Price: $84.95

ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS

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Ethics and Professional Practice for Psychologists

Shirley Morrissey and Prasuna Reddy

SHIRLEY MORRISSEY and PRASUNA REDDY offer an understanding of ethics and professional issues that impact the practice of psychologists. This excellent sourcebook covers ethical theory, behaviours and dilemmas, competence, confidentiality, boundaries, diversity, ethics in supervision, in teaching, in practice and so much more.

Price: $49.95

BASIC PERSONAL COUNSELLING  A Training Manual for Counsellors

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Basic Personal Counselling

A Training Manual for Counsellors

David Geldard and Kathryn Geldard

DAVID GELDARD and KATHRYN GELDARD offer an excellent resource for practical training courses in counselling, social work, psychology, welfare and nursing. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to personal counselling, written for professional and volunteer counsellors, and those who train them.

Price: $49.00

PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA THERAPY  A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation and Treatment

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Principles of Trauma Therapy

A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation and Treatment

John Briere and Catherine Scott

JOHN BRIERE and CATHERINE SCOTT present a
phenomenological perspective on trauma and recovery, A practical guide that integrates a multi modal approach to a wide range of posttraumatic outcomes. Emphasises the critical role of the therapeutic relationship and offers special chapter that outlines the indications and limitations of psychoactive meditation in the treatment of trauma survivors .

Price: $69.00

THE SKILLED HELPER: A Problem-management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping

Hard Cover

The Skilled Helper

A Problem-management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping

Gerard Egan

GERARD EGAN presents the collaborative nature of the helper-client relationship as it leads you step-by-step through the counselling process. Egan uses a practical three-stage model, helps building your competence and confidence and emphasizes hope, optimism, and a self-healing approach. “No text compares to THE SKILLED HELPER in clarity and completeness”.

Price: $87.95

LONG-TERM PSYCHODYNAMIC  PSYCHOTHERAPY - A Basic Text

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Long-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

A Basic Text

Glen Gabbard

GLEN GABBARD offers an practical text that covers everything from basic psychodynamic principles to patient assessments, starting and terminating therapy, interventions, goals and therapeutic action, resistance, countertransference, fantasies/dreams and concluding with the optimal use of supervision and how to measure core competency achievement.

Price: $64.35

THE PRAGMATICS OF  THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE

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The Pragmatics of Therapeutic Practice

Paul Gibney

PAUL GIBNEY identifies ten essential dynamics at work in the development of the therapeutic domain
in which therapist and client co-create a working environment. This structure provides the lens through which to explore the fundamentals of what occurs in the consulting room from the first session through to the last.

Price: $49.95

WHERE TO START AND WHAT TO ASK  An Assessment Handbook

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Where to Start and What to Ask

An Assessment Handbook

Susan Lukas

SUSAN LUKAS shows how to approach the initial phase of treatment and offers tools for gathering information from the client and a framework for thinking and formulating a thorough assessment.

This book is intended aft for beginners and their supervisors. It alerts beginners to circumstances
when they must seek guidance from their supervisor.

Price: $34.00

A HEALING CONVERSATION How Analysis Cures

A Healing Conversation

How Analysis Cures

Neville Symington

NEVILLE SYMINGTON considers how it is that someone can resolve a problem with another through conversation. Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy are based upon the assumption that it is possible to resolve one’s troubles in this manner. This volume attempts to answer the question, why does conversation have the power to heal?

Price: $42.95

ATTACHMENT PROCESSES IN COUPLE  AND FAMILY THERAPY

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Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy

Susan M. Johnson and Valerie E. Whiffen

SUSAN M. JOHNSON and VALERIE E. WHIFFEN offer fresh and provocative insights on the practice of couple and family therapy, this book shows how
attachment theory can inform, enhance, and guide interventions for a range of relationship problems and clinical issues.

Price: $78.00

SYNOPSIS OF PSYCHIATRY  Behavioural Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry

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Synopsis of Psychiatry - 10th Edition

Behavioural Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry

Benjamin Saddock and Virginia Saddock

BENJAMIN SADDOCK and VIRGINIA SADDOCK
take the DSM and expand on it. It captures current thinking on the diagnosis and effective treatment of mental and emotional disorders.

Features case histories, colour plates, colour cues. Includes psychotherapeutic and pharmacological
interventions, and much more. This book should be on your shelf.

Price: $104.00

 

Upcoming Short Courses

Introduction to Counselling Skills

  • 2 September for six weeks Wednesday evenings 6 - 8.30pm
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Managing Difficult People and Situations

  • 18 August Tuesday 10am - 4pm


Managing Anger

  • 22 September Tuesday 10am - 4pm


Advanced Counselling Skills

  • 14 October for six weeks Wednesday evenings 6 - 8.30pm
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Graduate Psychology and Internship Program

Thinking of studying graduate psychology, counselling, or psychotherapy in Semester 2, 2009?

Enrolments are still being accepted for our mid year intake beginning August 2009.


Contact the school registrar on 03 9813 3400



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