Offers guidance to young people with Asperger's syndrome by explaining how to understand and communicate with their peers and teachers, standing up for and taking care of themselves, setting realistic
"A resource for college students with ADD or ADHD; including advice on how to design a successful academic program and achieve life-school balance while managing AD/HD symptoms. Also included is infor
This introductory overview details elements of cognitive therapy, as developed and taught by A. T Beck and colleagues, and illustrates concepts with client examples. A DVD is available separately, dem
Reddy (psychology, Rutgers U.) provides mental health practitioners, teachers, nurses, and others in schools with play therapy group strategies for helping children ages five through 12 learn social s
Humans are universally concerned with good and evil, although one person's "evil" can be another person's "good." How do individuals arrive at decisions about what is right and what is wrong? And how
Introduces post-traumatic stress disorder and explains why it can occur in family members, its symptoms, and how to live with an individual affected by PTSD.
For researchers, administrators, policy makers, students, and teachers, Garcia and Nanez (education and psychology, Arizona State U.) blend cognitive psychology and neuroscience with applied education
Wachtel (clinical psychology, City College of New York) provides the complete transcript of three psychoanalysis sessions conducted with patients, combining elements from psychodynamic and behavioral
The quality of the therapeutic alliance is a well-established factor for successful therapy. With suicidal patients, a strong therapeutic alliance can quite literally save a person's life. In this bo
This thought-provoking book examines the clinical dilemmas faced by therapists who work with involuntary clients. These individuals often come to therapy through the judicial system but also are probl
In this age of evidence-based practice, clinicians dealing with prevalent but difficult clinical problems are looking for treatment procedures that are both effective and easy to implement. Interpers
With this three-volume set the American Psychological Association launches a new series titled "APA Handbooks in Psychology," which will comprise references on core subfields; about 20 are already in
McGrath (psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University) and Moore, a clinical psychologist, explore new roles of psychologists as prescribers of medications, as collaborators with prescribers, and as sou
This book is an excellent resource for therapists who work with adolescents. Scholarly reviews are coupled with practical tips on how to enhance the therapeutic alliance, which is vital to clinical s
Pearlman and Schwalbe, clinical psychologists, partner with Cloitre, a psychiatric research scientist to present a model for clinicians treating bereaved children called Integrated Grief Therapy for C
For educators, researchers, policy makers, professionals who work with sexual assault victims, survivors, and students, Ullman (criminology, law, and justice, U. of Illinois at Chicago) examines issue
Drawing on many years of clinical experience and research on evidence-based practice, Duncan (PsyD, director, Heart and Soul of Change Project) argues with conviction and humor that systematically mon
Clinical consultation and supervision with psychologists and other mental health professionals are part of Thomas' 20-year practice as a psychologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is through her work,
Complex trauma, explain Paivio and Pascual-Leone (both psychology, U. of Windsor, Canada) typically involves repeated exposure to violence and betrayals of trust in relationships with attachment figur
This work encourages readers to engage with contributors in scholarly critique of traditional evidence-based psychotherapy practice drawn from the model of pharmacotherapy. The authors object to the m
Goldberg (psychology, Clark U.) summarizes research on same-sex parenthood, examining how lesbian and gay parents engage with ideas about gender, parenting, and family in different ways. Using a famil
This casebook for performance psychology, presented by the American Psychological Association, is intended for practitioners who work with athletes, performing artists, business leaders and others who
Four authors in organizational learning (with George Washington U., Johns Hopkins U., and U. of Minnesota) present this volume on the principles of action learning, a model for establishing learning a
Walfish, a psychologist in Atlanta, has teamed with Barnett (Loyola College, Maryland) to provide this guide to creating, building and maintaining a financially healthy mental health care practice. No
With plenty of straightforward advice augmented by personal and professional memoirs by practitioners and students on their own experiences, this collection of nine articles and essays still does not
Fifth-graders Lindsay, Bella, and Kate, who have been best friends forever, deal with new feelings as they expand their social circle and find interests that threaten their comfortable relationship.
In 11 lively chapters expert contributors build from pervious works on competency-based supervision to address concerns common to new supervisors and veterans alike. With a wide range of case studies
This title presents evidence-based programs for training parents of children with behavioral problems. Three included parts first helps practitioners or students discern the best available research, t
Not religious leaders, but psychologists grapple with what it means to transcend individualistic aspects of the self such as excessive self-interest and ego defenses, which have dominated American soc
Since consulting is one of the most rapidly-growing career paths in the United States, editors Hedge (a human resources expert with over 30 years of experience) and Borman (U. of South Florida) teamed
Ryan loves to go fishing with his grandfather every Saturday, but after his grandfather has a stroke and cannot walk or feed himself, Ryan is scared and confused and wishes things could go back to nor
With the help of her neighbor Mrs. Cooper, Samantha Jane is able to talk about how sad she is since her father died, and then she begins to feel better.
Springer (social work, U. of Texas, Austin), together with C. Aaron McNeece (social work, Florida State U.) and Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold (psychiatry and behavioral medicine, Wake Forest U.), have aut
Uncle Willy will not stop tickling, even when his nephew says "stop," but with reassurance from his mother the boy tries again to tell Uncle Willy he tickles too much. Includes a note to parents on ho
Written for the novice evaluator, this book outlines each step of a child custody assessment protocol, with attention to both legal and clinical issues. It offers an overview of the judicial process
Domhoff (U. of California at Santa Cruz) argues that new neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings can be combined with understandings of dream content to create and test a neurocognitive model of
Scherer (U. of Rochester Medical Center) presents 16 contributions that provide an overview of the use and practice of providing assistive technologies (AT) to those with disabilities. The focus of th
A young girl tries everything she can think of to keep her parents from getting a divorce, but with the help of her school counselor, she comes to realize that the divorce is not her fault.
After reluctantly talking with her parents about their upcoming divorce, a young girl discovers that there will be some big changes but that their love for her will remain the same. Includes an afterw
Intended to equip research consumers with the tools needed to identify errors in others' research and to reduce them to a minimum in their own work. Meltzoff (emeritus, psychology, California School
