Tag: Gambling

Book Title:

Group Counseling – Strategies and Skills.

Author(s): Ed E. Jacobs, Christine J. Schimmel, Robert L. Mason, and Riley L. Harvill.

Year: 2016.

Edition: Eighth (8th).

Publisher: Brooks/Cole.

Type(s): Paperback.

Synopsis:

Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills, Eighth Edition, provides an in-depth look at group counselling with an emphasis on practical knowledge and techniques for effective group leadership.

The authors discuss the many facets of group counselling and provide examples of how each skill can be applied in a wide range of group settings to produce effective and efficient group sessions.

The book focuses on the skills necessary for starting and ending a session, as well as on how to make the middle phase productive and meaningful.

Its practical, active approach is supported by nearly 50 video segments-including several new ones-that demonstrate specific skills as well as the integration of multiple skills and techniques.

Through its integration of traditional theories and concepts of group process with thoughtful strategies and specific skills, this reader-friendly book and video clips meet the needs of practising or future counsellors, social workers, psychologists, and others who are leading or preparing to lead groups in a variety of settings.

Book Title:

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling – Take Control of Your Life.

Author(s): Allen Carr.

Year: 2013.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd.

Type(s): Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Allen Carr’s Easyway is a global phenomenon. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world, and has also been successfully applied to a wide range of other issues, including drinking, overeating, and overspending.

Here the method addresses the fastest growing social problem of modern times: gambling.

Allen Carr explains how gamblers fall into the trap and why they keep gambling despite knowing that it’s ruining their lives.

By explaining the nature of the trap, he removes the desire to gamble and the fears that keep you hooked.

Most important of all, you will not feel that you have made a sacrifice, you will not miss gambling, and you will enjoy life to the full without feeling in any way deprived.