Worked up selves

Worked up selves: personal development workers, self-work and therapeutic cultures

by Swan, Elaine

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Drawing upon current literature on the history and politics of therapeutic cultures and upon original, qualitative research this book was produced in response to rapidly growing interest in the rise of 'new' HRD practices such as coaching, 'soft skills' training and personal development training.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Worked up selves : personal development workers, self-work and therapeutic cultures / Elaine Swan.

Summary

Drawing upon current literature on the history and politics of therapeutic cultures and upon original, qualitative research this book was produced in response to rapidly growing interest in the rise of 'new' HRD practices such as coaching, 'soft skills' training and personal development training.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
  • Place of Publication:Basingstoke [England]
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 258 p

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780230201361, 0230201369, 9780230246768, 0230246761
  • oclc:ocn916163211
  • Dewey Decimal:658.3124

Table of Contents

Changing selves -- History of working the self -- Therapeutic cultures: practices of social control or self-creation? -- Cultural representations of therapeutic cultures -- Expert relations -- Transformations of the self -- Getting in touch with their feelings? -- Worked up selves.

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Subjects

Administración de personal Madurez (Psicología)

Writers

Swan, Elaine

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