Intended AudienceAdult Education
SynopsisNorm Dasenbrook's After 40 Years in Therapy: What Have I learned? is a treasure trove of solid techniques, ideas, stories, metaphors, and advice that help us change our lives for the better! This book brings cognitive behavior therapy down to a molecular level enabling us to apply it to our daily lives--be it regarding our marriage, family, or work relationships. Those in business will also find this book helpful in understanding and moving past everyday work hurdles, promoting an open, change-oriented culture. Mr. Dasenbrook lays out the basics of listening and understanding people's viewpoints, and the reasons they might react as they do. He then addresses how to listen and communicate effectively to solve differences and mutually agree to a common goal. This is an insightful and thought provoking book and is a "must read" for all of us that deal with people every day. Mr. Dasenbrook takes the reader through five easy to understand chapters that are filled with the wisdom of someone with a longevity in the mental health field. There is something for everyone in this book, and you will find a multitude of examples extremely helpful to applying the material to life's problems and opportunities. Examples include self-esteem, relationships, work, love, parenting, conflict, ADHD, anger, assertiveness. It is not often one finds a book filled with common sense, but this book includes so much practical application that you will find yourself grabbing it off your shelf over and over. Mr. Dasenbrook's book is packed with wonderful ideas, and advice not platitudes or theory. His forty years of practice in the field shines through!