Collaborative-Dialogic Practice Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference Across Contexts and Cultures

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Collaborative-Dialogic Practice provides professionals a humanizing approach in facilitating transformative dialogues with their clients making a difference and creating surprising possibilities in our fast-changing diverse and ever-shrinking world. Written alongside a collection of international experts Harlene Anderson and Diane Gehart introduce collaborative-dialogic practice as a way to encourage relationships and conversations that create generative space and promote meaningful changes in clients even in the most difficult situations. Split into theory and practice Part 1 introduces collaborative-dialogue and locates it within traditional and contemporary challenges and practices providing an overview of its conceptual framework. Chapters in Part 2 then detail the practice in a variety of contexts cultures and diverse populations illustrating how readers can translate the concepts to their distinctive practice settings and their clients’ unique situations. Accessible and applicable this book will be an essential resource and guide for professionals in diverse contexts cultures and disciplines including counselors psychotherapists consultants leaders mentors educators and trainers. | Collaborative-Dialogic Practice Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference Across Contexts and Cultures