Beyond Gentle Teaching

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Interdependence

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 1-30

3. Unconditional Valuing

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 31-41

4. Our Interactions

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 43-71

5. The Person’s Interactions

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 73-91

6. Dialogue

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 93-111

7. Testimonials to Dialogue

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 113-124

8. The Process of Mutual Change

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 125-145

9. The Practice of Mutual Change

   • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

   Pages 147-164

10. Suggestions for Common Situations

    • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

    Pages 165-209

11. Coming Home

    • John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

    Pages 211-222

12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-233

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This book is for caregivers: those who care for and about children and adults who reside on the very edge of family and community life. It is for those who not only want to help these distanced individuals but for those who also want to change themselves in the process. It is for parents, teachers, direct care workers, coun­ selors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, advocates, and all who strive to bring about just treatment for the marginalized. It is for those who want to consider a psychology based on inter­ dependence and to uncover ways to express and practice compan­ ionship instead of control. It is about children and adults who live in marginalized conditions, who are pushed and pulled away from feelings of union and hurt themselves, hurt others, or simply give up. It is for those who live and work among the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, the aged, the homeless, and the poor. To be marginalized is to be easily controlled, isolated, and segregated.

• children
• feeling
• interaction
• psychology

• Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, USA

  John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino

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