Worked Up Selves: Personal Development Workers, Self-Work and Therapeutic Cultures

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.

ELAINE SWAN is senior teaching fellow at Lancaster University Management School, UK. Her research interests include diversity practices, corporate pedagogy culture and racialisation and gendering in organizations. She has published on the subjects of therapeutic cultures, diversity and gender and race in organizations. She has recently published a co-authored book with Caroline Gatrell entitled Gender and Diversity in Management: A Concise Introduction (Sage).