AtendimentoFavoritos
Acessar conta
Carrinho0

Meu Carrinho

    Total

    Finalização da Compra
    Buscar
    The Old Man and Me
    Cód:
    491_9780998955346
    “The Old Man and Me Columns: Alaskan Stories of Hope”, is a book of very short stories about a mentor therapist, an Old Man, who is a bit of a curmudgeon, and his mentee.These two therapists, one old, one middle aged, are two psychotherapists in the business of helping others with life’s challenges, big and small.The problems the therapists and their patients face in these stories scan the full range of human experiences, including young love, marital conflict, child rearing, child and adolescent and adult problems including serious abuse and trauma, as well as coping with difficult holiday and seasonal stresses.These stories are full of compassion, advice and wisdom with a bit of humor thrown in. Such is the story of life, a little pain, a little joy, a little humor, a little hope and a lot of hard work.The Old Man and Me Columns, began as a column the author wrote for “The Palmer Frontiersman”, and “The Valley Sun”, newspapers in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, beginning in the mid 1970s and continued until the mid 1980s.The author’s chosen profession was Clinical Social Work until he retired in 1999. The author worked in the field of mental health with children, adolescents and adults, who were confronted with challenges in life situations, relationships and trauma of one kind or another.At the time these columns were written, Mr. Fallon worked in private practice as a psychotherapist. He wanted to write a column in story form that readers might find interesting and helpful in coping with life’s problems. He also hoped that the column would help ameliorate the stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services.As a boy and a teenager, the author was an avid reader of outdoor hunting and fishing adventures. The inspiration for the Old Man and Me column came from a book that he loved by Robert Ruark titled, “The Old Man and the Boy”.The stories in Robert Ruark’s book cent
    Veja mais

    Quem comprou também comprou

    Quem viu também comprou

    Quem viu também viu