Peace in Everyday Relationships: Resolving Conflicts in Your Personal and Work Life
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Sheila Alson
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Creating peace in our lives is a life-long journey. The author, a successful conflict resolution and mediation consultant, draws on knowledge and techniques from many different disciplines: neurology, psychology, teambuilding, communication skills, negotiation, martial arts, alternative dispute resolution, law, education, diversity training, and spirituality.
All her concepts and tools are solidly based on accepted research; nevertheless the book is written in a very down-to-earth, conversational style. The book gives readers of all backgrounds the skills to resolve conflicts successfully with others, create win-win outcomes, and add peace to their everyday lives. The author includes many interesting examples from her experience with couples and other people from her private practice.
Whether the conflict is divorce, minor incompatibility between housemates or spouses, issues about or with the children, adolescent rebellion, extended family feuds, generation gap misunderstandings, irascible senior citizens, workplace squabbles, or a disagreeable boss, this book offers workable solutions.
All her concepts and tools are solidly based on accepted research; nevertheless the book is written in a very down-to-earth, conversational style. The book gives readers of all backgrounds the skills to resolve conflicts successfully with others, create win-win outcomes, and add peace to their everyday lives. The author includes many interesting examples from her experience with couples and other people from her private practice.
Whether the conflict is divorce, minor incompatibility between housemates or spouses, issues about or with the children, adolescent rebellion, extended family feuds, generation gap misunderstandings, irascible senior citizens, workplace squabbles, or a disagreeable boss, this book offers workable solutions.
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Book details
- Author
- Sheila Alson
- Imprint
- Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Conflict Resolution
Social Science › Violence in Society - Topics
- conflict resolution · mediation · win-win outcomes · communication skills · negotiation · workplace relationships · personal relationships
- ISBN-13
- 9780897933520 (Paperback)9781630267896 (Hardcover)
About the author
SHEILA ALSON spent over ten years as a psychotherapist in private practice and seventeen years training staff and students in conflict resolution across the New York City Public Schools, the New Orleans Public Schools, and the Anchorage Public Schools. She was the co-author of Peace in Everyday Relationships: Resolving Conflicts in Your Personal and Work Life, written with Gayle B. Burnett.
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Alson also worked as a conflict resolution and mediation consultant, providing training, coaching, and mediation for major corporate clients. She died before her book’s publication.
