CATALOGUES - Health - Health & Psychology - Communication

Roy Holcomb and his two sons give students an entertaining glimpse of life in the Deaf community that every reader will relate to. This all-time favourite is now expanded with sections on Classic Humour, Our Unique Ways, New Technology, New Hazards (Telephone Relay Services, decoders, and TTYs), Bathroom Tales, Classic Hazards, in addition to Travel and Transportation, Dining Out, Deaf Consumers, Misunderstandings, Communicating, Myths, Mainstreaming and more. Perfect supplemental reading for Deaf Studies programs as well as Englis... read more

Skills for resolving conflicts, healing old wounds, and reconciling strained relationships reveal the healing power of listening and speaking from the heart. The tenets of 'Non-Violent Communication' are applied to a variety of settings, including the classroom and the home, in these booklets on how to resolve conflict peacefully. Illustrative exercises, sample stories, and role-playing activities offer the opportunity for self-evaluation, discovery, and application.

This wise and simple book provides commonsense strategies for adults who want to better communicate with their families. As opposed to other approaches that emphasise estate planning or creating scrapbooks and photo albums to leave behind, this book stresses the importance of communicating openly in the present. Readers are shown how to share their own stories with their loved ones, allowing their families to truly know who they are and to understand their hopes, fears, successes, and failures. This book is a reminder that the most... read more

The rude acquaintance, the dismissive relative, the passive-aggressive coworker--from the snappy comeback to the well-argued response to the simple truth, this book offers an arsenal of rhetorical weapons that can be used to stop verbal assailants in their tracks.

The Messages Workbook, takes you one step beyond the original best-selling book Messages, giving you a personalized program for effective communication in specific areas of your life, at work and at home. Print advertising. Women's, relationship, and family media campaign. Mailing to 50,000 mental health and medical professionals.

"No-Fault Conflict Resolution for the Classroom: A Practical Kit for Teachers and Students" is a hands-on classroom curriculum with sequential lesson plans supported by innovative materials and a rich assortment of activities. The purpose of the book is to show young people how to bypass the blame game for something more fun and satisfying - developing competence and confidence in solving their own conflicts. With the aid of a new structural concept for the classroom - the No Fault Zone - the authors go far beyond commonly accepted... read more

Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World In Harmony With Your Values! An enlighting look at how peaceful communication can create compassionate connections with family, friends, and other acquaintances, this book uses stories, examples, and sample dialogues to provide solutions to communication problems both at home and in the workplace. Guidance is provided on identifying and articulating feelings and needs, expressing anger fully, and exploring the power of empathy in order to speak honestly without creating hostilit... read more

"A powerful tool for peace and partnership...shows us how to listen empathically and...communicate our authentic feelings and needs." --Riane Eisler, author, "The Chalice and the Blade," "Tomorrow's Children," and "The Power of Partnership"

This companion workbook to Nonviolent Communication provides reviews, activities, and brief assignments that complement the liberating principles of utilising nonviolent communication in everyday life. Support for group practice includes guidance for getting started, curriculum and activities for each chapter, and strategies for incorporating into the learning process many of the challenges that commonly arise in group situations. Additionally, teachers can use the material as the basis for developing courses or to augment an exist... read more

According to best-selling self-help authors McKay and Fanning, four major core beliefs keep us from solving our problems: we tell ourselves that we just don't deserve to get what we want, we tell ourselves that the world is too dangerous for us to risk a change, we tell ourselves that we're too incompetent to fix our problem, or we tell ourselves that others are more important and that their needs should always come first. In How to Get There from Here, readers start by assessing which core beliefs are holding them back from solvin... read more

Are you tongue-tied at parties, terrified by confrontation? Do you fret and worry after every conversation? This book--a sassy, nuts-and-bolts guide--teaches you to find your silver tongue and become a sparkling conversationalist. With bite-sized chapters like: "Wallflowers Anonymous (Starting Conversations, Speaking Up),""The Old Switcheroo (Changing the Subject)," and "Shock the Monkey (Spicing Up the Conversation)," find savvy, usable tips to improve small-talk skills, speak up with confidence, and make everyday social interacti... read more

Written to save careers one voice at a time through scientifically proven methods and advice, this resource teaches people how to protect and improve one of their most valuable assets: their speaking voice. Simple explanations of vocal anatomy and up-to-date instruction for vocal injury prevention are accompanied by illustrations, photographs, and FAQs. An audio CD of easy-to-follow vocal-strengthening exercises - including Hum and Chew, Puppy Dog Whimper, Sirens, Lip Trills, and Tongue Twisters - is also included, along with infor... read more