Non-Violent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children Contributor(s): Omer, Haim (Author), London Sappir, Shoshana (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521536235 ISBN-13: 9780521536233 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2003 * Out of Print * Annotation: Beginning with an examination of Gandhi's nonviolent resistance and its application to the family context, Haim Omer presents a model of violence escalation processes between parents and children, as well as ways to overcome escalation. Non-Violent Resistance includes a step-by-step instruction manual for parents and special topics include: *dealing with violence against siblings; *dealing with children who take control of the house; *building alliances between parents and teachers; *community uses of the approach. Haim Omer is Professor of Psychology at Tel Aviv University, He is the author (with Nahi Alon) of Constructing Therapeutic Narratives (Jason Aronson, 1997) and Parental Presence (Zeig, Tucker and Theisen, 2000), which was a Bestseller in Israel. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Psychology | Clinical Psychology |
Dewey: 649.1 |
LCCN: 2003055283 |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.96" W x 8.88" L (0.69 lbs) 217 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
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