Bøker av Geoffrey Buckley

Part of the adventure of traveling is the anticipation and all the planning that goes into embarking on a journey. There was a time in years past when we might have purchased a map or a guidebook, checked out travel videos from the library, and talked to people who had already visited where we wanted to go. It's hard to find the right map you can trust for your final journey, and no one can tell you exactly what to expect. But Aging and Beyond aims to be a helpful guidebook for your journey through the last stage of your life (the aging) and into your eventual death (the beyond). At 73 years old, Geoffrey Buckley, a psychotherapist with 40 years of experience, generously shares stories of how he and some of his clients are approaching their final journey. He advocates for the values he sees as important to living a good life, such as creativity, kindness, beauty, wonder, dignity, and gratitude. He offers practical suggestions on retirement, planning your memorial service, and dealing with the depression, isolation, and sorrow that often accompany aging. With his exceptionally approachable voice peppered with good humor and humility, readers are in good hands with Buckley as their salt-of-the-earth guide through what can be one of the most challenging times of our lives.

Growing Groups: A Journey of Healing, Growth, and Renewal provides readers with the knowledge and insight they need to effectively develop, nurture, participate in, and lead groups.The opening chapter explores different types of groups, their characteristics, and the benefits of belonging to a group. Readers learn the importance of ensuring emotional safety in group contexts through informed consent, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and the promise of confidentiality. Dedicated chapters outline the stages of group development and examine the neural process of psychological healing that occurs as a result of successful group interactions. Readers learn about the nature and function of emotions, internal and external conflict, how to deal with differences, and more. The closing chapter speaks to how human beings are wired for connection and how a lack of connection can lead to loneliness, isolation, and physical illness.Featuring a bevy of practical tools for group leaders-including warm-up questions to inspire connection, discussion prompts, handouts, and more-Growing Groups is an accessible and valuable resource for courses in leading groups and group therapy.

Provides students with innovative research and insight to support their counselling practice with individuals, couples, and families. The book employs a narrative systems approach, encouraging readers to view psychotherapeutic theories as a collection of useful stories about human nature, human difficulties, and means of treatment.