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323 pages, Paperback Author's Notes: This book’s premise is that it is possible to improve psychological skills by doing psychological skill “workouts” – specially designed exercises that stretch these crucial abilities. This book describes sixty-three exercises. Examples include the Reflections Exercise, for listening and concentration skills (one person reads or speaks, and the other reflects or paraphrases what was heard); the Joint Decision-Making Role-Play (either two people role-play the resolution of a conflict, trying to meet seven criteria for success, or one person plays both parts in such a conversation); the Shaping Game (one person helps another person guess the goal behavior in this cooperative game, by using as the only permissible clues, reinforcing the person for what he or she has already done); Fantasy Rehearsal (creating a vivid image of oneself doing a desirable positive example of a psychological skill). Some of these exercises were specifically tailored for children. Most are appropriate for people of all ages. This book is meant for therapists who wish to make the best use of their time in sessions, and also for all people who want to work at improving their own psychological competence. Many of the exercises can be written exercises, suitable for students who are practicing becoming better writers as well as becoming more psychologically skilled. To order a copy of this book from Amazon.com, please click here.
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