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'It is exciting to see what David Howe has been up to! Written by a highly regarded 'thinker' and writer within the social work field, this book is well structured and comprehensive in its coverage. Readers will get something from the book which will help not only their professional, but also their personal lives.' - Viv Cree, The University of Edinburgh
'This is a delightful treasure of a book. It will appeal to practitioners from a wide range of helping professions because it gets to the core of what it means to be a feeling human engaged in helping relationships. It brilliantly sensitises us to the nature and function of the emotions and how emotionally attuned interventions can help service users to have better lives and similarly enriches the self-understanding of social workers, therapists, counsellors and support workers themselves. A truly loveable book.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'The book is beautifully written, in a clear and engaging style. It will appeal to undergraduates and post-qualifying students alike. … It is a highly original contribution.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'The book provides an important new synthesis of current thinking about emotional life and various forms of intervention.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'This book is a welcome start in exploring the significance of emotion in social work.' - Angela Shaw, Professional Social Work
'This is a delightful treasure of a book. It will appeal to practitioners from a wide range of helping professions because it gets to the core of what it means to be a feeling human engaged in helping relationships. It brilliantly sensitises us to the nature and function of the emotions and how emotionally attuned interventions can help service users to have better lives and similarly enriches the self-understanding of social workers, therapists, counsellors and support workers themselves. A truly loveable book.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'The book is beautifully written, in a clear and engaging style. It will appeal to undergraduates and post-qualifying students alike. … It is a highly original contribution.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'The book provides an important new synthesis of current thinking about emotional life and various forms of intervention.' - Harry Ferguson, University of West of England
'This book is a welcome start in exploring the significance of emotion in social work.' - Angela Shaw, Professional Social Work
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"It is exciting to see what David Howe has been up to! Written by a highly regarded `thinker' and writer within the social work field, this book is well structured and comprehensive in its coverage. Readers will get something from the book which will help not only their professional, but also their personal lives."
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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As a mental health practitioner I have found this book very useful in thinking about how emotions influence our lives. As Howe says at the very start of the book 'We are creatures saturated by feelings'. The book is easy to read and looks at the importance of being able regulate our emotions in order to function well, not just with our emotions and feelings, but in every sphere of life e.g. academically and socially. The concept of 'emotional intelligence' is clearly explained as are the conditions under which this is nurtured and developed. The book also gives a good developmental view of emotional development and the importance of attachment. How will it help social workers? Howe postulates that sensitive practitioners (who are emotionally intelligent) are more likely to work well with clients who, through their life experiences, are likely to be afflicted by all sort of difficulties, especially chronic stress. In common with other research, Howe states that the quality of the relationship between client and worker is the most significant way that positive change can be created as clients may then take the risk to change. This is in the context of a relationship where powerful feelings - often negative - can be tolerated and understood. In the beleaguered world of social work I found this a refreshing book that should be on all social work courses as a strong antidote to the bureaucratic and form filling endeavours that are robbing social workers of their most powerful assets - themselves (or their emotional selves, as Howe might say) . My only criticism is that among the therapeutic approaches considered, Howe does not mention the systemic approach, most popularly used in family therapy. As this is a common therapeutic framework used in both social work and child mental health settings, I wondered why it was absent. However, all in all, this is a great book that I will be using and referring to regularly in my work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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An interesting read about understanding emotional welfare with link to attachment theory and why people behave in certain ways at times of emotional stress.
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My uni course required me to have read a lot of the chapters in this book. It therefore cost less to purchase it rather than photocopy what I needed. It was invaluable for my assignments.
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An excellent book
This book was on my reading list for my social work degree module. When I started reading it I loved it immediately. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Deezabird
Another excellnet book from David Howe
I have read many books from David Howe and this expands on his attachment work and fits in well with working with families
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Ctj Sinclair
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