THREE NEW BOOKS, CO-EDITED BY DEIRDRE HUGHES AND COLLEAGUES FROM CANADA, INDIA,PORTUGAL,TÜRKIYE AND THE UK
Building on her former role as co-editor of the International Symposium Series within the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, Deirdre worked with leading academics in the career development field to co-produce three new books based on the themes of: Decent Work, Inclusion and Sustainability; Migration and Wellbeing: Towards a More Inclusive World: and Art That Tells the Truth: Creative Methods in Guidance and Counselling, published by Routledge. These are available in hardcopy or e-book versions on Amazon and Taylor and Francis. and other publisher websites.
These books are aimed at guidance and counselling practitioners, students, researchers, teachers, community workers, academics and policymakers who have an interest in human psychology, social science, career development, guidance counselling, youth work, mental health, counselling, education, and community development. Abstracts are outlined below to provide and insight into each of these books.
Migration and Wellbeing
Towards a More Inclusive World
Edited By Deirdre Hughes, Füsun Akkök, Gideon Arulmani
This timely and comprehensive book delves into this complex and multi-faceted phenomenon of migration and illuminates its diverse facets and its profound influence on societies across the globe.
In an era marked by unprecedented global mobility, as people move across continents in search of better lives, it has never been more crucial to explore the intricate tapestry of human migration. This volume examines the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of migration, uncovering stories of migrants and the transformative potential and hardships their journeys often entail. The twelve chapters in this book demonstrate the scale of challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The contributors examine policy, practice, research and professional development across various international, European and national settings, all viewed through the perspective of career guidance and counselling.
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Decent Work, Inclusion and Sustainability
Edited By Deirdre Hughes, Maria Eduarda-Duarte
This content-rich and inspirational book offers complementary theoretical and practical perspectives from detailed research and analysis of decent work, inclusion and sustainability issues in Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States and West Africa.
In today’s turbulent world marked by risk and uncertainty, the values of decent work, inclusion and sustainability are no longer a simple choice, but vital guiding principles that enable individuals, organisations, and governments to reimagine work as a source of dignity and purpose, even in the face of adversity. The thirteen chapters in this volume focus on effective ways to support individuals in their search for meaningful self-discovery and work within a career guidance and counselling context.
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Art that Tells the Truth
Creative Methods in Guidance and Counselling
Edited By Reinekke Lengelle, Deirdre Hughes, Liane Hambly
Creative Methods are a shortcut to what we didn’t know we knew. In working from a student’s or client’s own imagination and psychological material, a person discovers who they are and what they need to expand and move forward.
This enriching and inspiring book on creative methods demonstrates the power and effectiveness of the creative approach in guidance and counselling settings. The twenty chapters in this volume focus on the importance and joys of play, creative expression, and imagination in effective learning: as we develop, observe, and interact with our own creations we can arrive at fresh insights by tapping into the wisdom of the unconscious mind. Creative methods often provide a new perspective on difficult emotions and allow us to perceive what they’re trying to tell us. Chapter topics include the following: Embodied Theatre Ecology; the Use of Poetry with Clients Recovering from Anorexia; Retirement Life Writing; the Value of Metaphors in Grieving; the Construction of New Narrative Identities in Careers; Dance Movement Psychotherapy as an Approach to Depression; Psychodrama and Philosophy in Learning Self-care by Encountering the “Unknown Other”; Artistic Tools for Psychotherapeutic Work with Children and Youth; Temporal Chair Work; Identity Learning through Paintings; and the ways in which Poetry can Help us Bridge Cultural Divides and Inform Career Learning Practices.
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