The Psychologically Responsive Leader (Paperback)

Sue Knowles

ISBN 10: 1805012363 / ISBN 13: 9781805012368

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2025

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Paperback. Leadership in the caring professions presents unique challenges, as teams are expected to balance the dual pressures of organisational requirements and empathetic responses to clients' needs. The tried-and-tested EVOLVING framework offers a psychologically-responsive approach to leadership, allowing you to provide effective support and get the best out of your team.This guide explores the psychology behind good leadership and provides practical tools to integrate theory into your practice. Exercises, real-life examples, and in-depth explanations help you to recognise relational patterns in yourself and your colleagues, and use them to respond to your team's needs and become an adaptive, engaging leader.Essential reading for leaders in the healthcare, social care, and education professions, this book demystifies the psychology behind good leadership. Develop your leadership skills with this psychologically-informed guide to the EVOLVING framework. In-depth explanations of the latest research and theory back up practical techniques tailored to leaders in health, social care, and education organisations, helping you to support your team through the unique challenges of the field. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Psychologically Responsive Leader (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1805012363
• ISBN 13: 9781805012368
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Leadership in the caring professions presents unique challenges, as teams are expected to balance the dual pressures of organisational requirements and empathetic responses to clients' needs. The tried-and-tested EVOLVING framework offers a psychologically-responsive approach to leadership, allowing you to provide effective support and get the best out of your team.

This guide explores the psychology behind good leadership and provides practical tools to integrate theory into your practice. Exercises, real-life examples, and in-depth explanations help you to recognise relational patterns in yourself and your colleagues, and use them to respond to your team's needs and become an adaptive, engaging leader.

Essential reading for leaders in the healthcare, social care, and education professions, this book demystifies the psychology behind good leadership.

About the Authors

Dr Sue Knowles is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Changing Minds Child and Family Services (CMCAFS), and co-founder of the Centre for Psychologically Responsive Leadership. She has diverse experience of working with leaders, and leadership teams, including within health, education, social care, charity sector and the corporate arena.

Dr Gill I'Anson is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Leadership Provision at Changing Minds Child and Family Services (CMCAFS). She co-founded the Centre for Psychologically Responsive Leadership along with Sue and has a range of experience working with leaders and professionals from paediatrics, education, social care, legal, mental health, charity and corporate services.