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Michael P. Nichols, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the College of William and Mary, is the author of Stop Arguing with Your Kids, among numerous other books. He is a well-known therapist and a popular speaker.

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The Wisdom of Listening (2003) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni66 copie

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I appreciate that there's some humor and self-reflection in this book. It isn't simply didactic, from a position of expertise and expcting you can learn how to be a perfect listener.
He admits his own mistakes and self-involvement, because, as he says, listening is a skill and an art.
It requires practice and attention every time, it may eventually get easier, but it will still require attenion and focus.
Understanding empathy makes it easier.
 
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Pepperwings | 1 altra recensione | Mar 19, 2018 |
Not many people read text books for pleasure, perhaps, but this particular text is quite readable! It covers the range (as far as that went in 2007) of theories, often giving a comparison between them. It began with the history of family therapy and its proponents, its evolution into a full-member of the psychotherapeutic family, the basic techniques and concepts, and the classic schools (such as Bowen, strategic, structural, experiential, psychoanalytic, and cognitive behavioral.

It also delved into more recent developments such as solution-focused, narrative, and integrative models of therapy. The text ended with discussion of a comparative analysis and with some research on family intervention treatments.… (altro)
 
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kaulsu | Aug 13, 2012 |
This book is full of examples of how to listen (and how not to). I always enjoy reading it although sometimes it feels like I am reading the same things over and over.
Nichols goes into a lot of the psychological aspects of communication, which can be a little heavy at times.
 
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dkvietzke | 1 altra recensione | Jul 10, 2006 |

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