Occupational category: 1880 books
Gender, Power and Organization
A psychological perspective on life at work
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Work organizations are a major site of gender politics for professional women and men, and although there are more women in senior positions than ever before, these increased opportunities have not been gained without psychological consequences. Evidence-based and theoretically driven, the new edition...
The Creative Arts in Dementia Care
Practical Person-Centred Approaches and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
The physical care of people with dementia is of vital importance, but so too is their emotional, social, mental and spiritual wellbeing. The creative arts are gaining increasing recognition not only as a tool for delivering effective person-centred dementia care, but also for attending to soul as...
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
A Systematic Individual and Social Psychiatry
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Originally published in 1961, this book outlines a new, unified system of individual and social psychiatry that were introduced in the United States around that time with remarkable success in various hospitals and other psychiatric establishments. Essentially designed for group therapy, this approach...
Work and Quality of Life
Ethical Practices in Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Employees have personal responsibilities as well as responsibilities to their employers. They also have rights. In order to maintain their well-being, employees need opportunities to resolve conflicting obligations. Employees are often torn between the ethical obligations to fulfill both their work...
The Neuroscientific Basis of Successful Design
How Emotions and Perceptions Matter
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
The term “design” today encompasses attributes of artifacts that go beyond their intended functions, imbuing them with new meanings. Those meanings are deeply related to the emotions perceived by the users. This book investigates the findings deriving from the neurosciences that are relevant to...
Clear and to the Point
8 Psychological Principles for Compelling PowerPoint Presentations
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2007
True or False? Most PowerPoint presentations are:
·compelling
·illuminating
·informative
·clear and to the point Answer: False Make a change following the principles of Stephen Kosslyn:
·a world authority on the visual brain
·a clear and engaging writer Making PowerPoint presentations that are...
Cross-Cultural Team Building
Fundamentals, practices, and reliability
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Work, Business, Organisational and Economic Psychology, grade: 1,0, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Intercultural Communication Studies), course: Intercultural Management, language: English, abstract: As team building is in...
Out of Time
The Consequences of Non-standard Employment Schedules for Family Cohesion
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
This pioneering work aims at understanding the impact of non-standard (evening, night, weekend) working time on family cohesion, meaning parent-child interaction, partnership quality and divorce or partnership dissolution. ‘Out of time - the Consequences of Non-standard Employment Schedules for...
Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and is concerned with the design of products, process, services, and work systems to assure their productive, safe, and satisfying use by people. With focus on the human body's responses to physical and physiological work demands, repetitive...
Understanding Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing in Children
Management Strategies for Parents and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Children with Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing struggle to regulate their emotions and behaviors in response to sensory stimulation. This book explains how to recognize these disorders, which are often misdiagnosed, and offers practical ways of helping children with regulation disorders.
The...
by Margot Sunderland
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This practical handbook begins with the philosophy and psychology underpinning the therapeutic value of story telling. It shows how to use story telling as a therapeutic tool with children and how to make an effective response when a child tells a story to you. It is an essential accompaniment to...
Life, Leadership, and Legacy
101 Tips for Emerging Justice Leaders, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2017
It happens that once in a decade or so, a powerfully written, hard-hitting book is presented that reveals knowledge and expertise on an evolving topic of national and international concern. Life, Leadership, and Legacy: 101 Tips for Emerging Justice Leaders by Resmaa Menakem is that book. It is an...
The Culture Map
Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life.
Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the...
Play Therapy
The Art of the Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth’s comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details the Child-Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child’s world and perspective....