Thoughts from a Therapist

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Category: Book & Research Reviews

The Science behind Emotional Intelligence: literature review

March 22, 2011

Quick overview: The studies I reviewed were basically trying to find a consistent definition of emotional intelligence so that the topic could be scientifically investigated. The researches end up concluding that emotional intelligence became so ‘trendy’ so quickly that the theory was never able to ground itself with a consistent definition… in all the definition…
Michele Weiner Davis’s ‘Divorce Busting’ – a response

March 18, 2011

Michele is applying a brief solution-focused intervention specifically to the issue of avoiding divorce (I enjoyed the consistency in that her book is literally and figuratively brief and solution focused).
'narrative means to theraputic ends' – book summary and review

March 9, 2011

Quick summary: Below is a book review for ‘Narrative means to therapeutic ends’ written by Michael White and David Epston. I use this opportunity to highlight the major themes of Narrative therapy in general. This is a great book!