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Includes CD-Rom Simon Burnham has devised a very accessible publication that lives up tits title and has found a new and exciting way of presenting PCP tprofessionals working with children…I highly recommend it tall professionals whwish tdevelop more effective practice…I am now joining the Simon Burnham fan club! - Personal Construct Psychology Association Everything Simon covers is in conversational style and supported by many, many excellent examplesAll very enjoyable and smany illuminating ideasI would recommend anyone working with children tread it and alsthose whwork with adults whhave communication problems - Fay Fransella, Centre for PCPIf you want tknow whats wrong with someone, ask them - they may tell you!Kelly, in Bannister and Fransella (1986)This quote from George Kelly, originator of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP), illustrates with humour his important theory that each one of us has developed a very personal and individual system for making sense of the world The ways in which we think, feel about and understand the world around us all depend on the nature of this system of personal constructs we have devised In order tmake sense of the behaviour of another person we have tbegin by understanding his or her personal constructs, which means talking tthem and asking them ttalk about themselves Simon Burnham is a practitioner whuses and teaches personal construct theory and has written a practical book which; - introduces the theory in an accessible way- provides exercises and examples tillustrate the relevance of PCP tall our lives - explains how tuse PCP in support and interview sessions with young people- extends its use intthe practice of advocacy and representationReaders attempting tunderstand the views and motivations of children and young people, and representing or explaining these views tothers, will find that this book offers valuable practical ways tenhance the work they do The book sets out tinfluence practice and includes a PowerPoint interview and assessment session which can be used with a child or young person via a laptop or PC and printed tprovide a structure for recording the outcomes of the discussion
