How People Matter

Isaac Prilleltensky is an award-winning academic and former Dean of the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Miami, USA, where he currently serves as Professor and Vice Provost for Institutional Culture. He also has published 11 books and over 130 papers. Ora Prilleltensky is a former assistant clinical professor and the former Director of the major in Human and Social Development at the University of Miami, USA. She is a wheelchair-user and has published a book in 2004 about her research on motherhood and disability. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings and has co-authored three books on the promotion of well-being.

• Introduction; Part I. Understanding and Promoting Mattering: 1. The Mattering Wheel; 2. Feeling Valued; 3. Adding Value; 4. Ways to Matter; Part II. Self: 5. Mattering through Mastery; 6. Mattering through Self-Regard; Part III. Relationships: 7. Mattering in the Inner Circle; Part IV. Work: 8. Mattering in Teams; 9. Mattering through Performance; Part V. Community: 10. Mattering in the Community; 11. Mattering through Social Change; Notes; Index.

'This deeply illuminating volume is essential reading for those interested in mattering, meaning in life, and mental health. The authors provide a wonderfully comprehensive, integrative overview of mattering in a wide variety of domains. I recommend this ground-breaking book as the go-to resource.' Mario Mikulincer, Founding Dean, Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center