Books by Phil Watts

Casino Life is for those seeking to know more about casinos and their psychological effects, those who seek to find out why others gamble, and those who do gamble.Find out why people gamble, why gambling can become addictive and the treatments used to help problem gamblers, as well as the beliefs around gambling and some of the elaborate theories people use to explain why they try to defy mathematical odds.

Shared Care or Divided Lives? Dr Watts'' book serves as a timely reminder of just how important it is to keep your children''s happiness and wellbeing as the focal point of the separation process. He answers questions you may not have thought to ask, providing a range of practical suggestions for a variety of different situations. It should be required reading for any parent or professional person working with families during separation. Robin Bourgeois (Family Court Lawyer, WA).It is critical that the needs of the children are properly considered when parents separate. Unfortunately, separation has a profound impact on the parents'' capacity to function in a cooperative fashion when they most need to work together. This book is written to assist in understanding what children need and how to achieve it. Shared Care or Divided Lives? is a practical discussion of five main topics:ΓÇóFamily break-up as a psychological processΓÇóDevelopmental issues for childrenΓÇóHow parental behaviour impacts the outcomes for childrenΓÇóDifferent processes for reaching agreementΓÇóMaking shared care and other arrangements effectiveThe essence of Dr Watts'' discussion is that a court can order the time to be shared on an equal basis but it is the parents'' actions which will determine whether the children end up with divided lives or whether they actually experience shared care. The power is in the hands of the parents. This book is a tool to assist in making shared care beneficial to all, especially the children. As a forensic psychologist with 25 years'' experience, and with over 1000 appointments as single court expert in the Family Court, Dr Watts has witnessed first hand the terrible impact of separation upon the lives of children. This book is a combination of his extensive experience coupled with psychological theory.