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Book SynopsisJungian psychology based on a little known treatise he authored in his earlier years.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be ethical as a coach? Just how ethical are you? How does ethics influence your coaching and how do you know if you are engaging in ethical practice? This important and eye-opening volume provides critical insight from the thought leaders in coaching across a full range of ethical issues.Presented in four parts, this new handbook works to guide the reader towards ethical maturity to strengthen their practice, though examination of theory and thought provoking practice examples. Part 1, Foundations of Ethics in Coaching, provides a detailed overview of the basic principles of ethical coaching. Part 2, Ethics in Coaching Practice, details specific examples of where you will need to think ethically and be guided by good ethics within your practice. Part 3, Pushing the Boundaries of Ethical Thinking in Coaching, dives deeper into topics such as race, managing mental health, the environment and marketing. Part 4 consists of twelve case studies which encourage you to think about putting the theory of the book into practice.The Ethical Coachesâ Handbook will provide ideal support to students, practitioners and coach educators looking to deepen, broaden and enhance their ethical coaching practice.Trade Review"This is a timely book for coaching practitioners concerned with the everyday ethical challenges posed by our work in an increasingly turbulent world. Far too often ethics in coaching is given a single chapter at the end of a coaching handbook. This book puts ethics at the core of coaching not only as a professional practice but also more broadly as a social practice with concomitant social, eco-systemic responsibilities. It fulfils its promise to move away from the normal view of professional ethics with its focus solely on decision making assuming instead ethics is more than doing. Rather it is about the development of ethical maturity as a way of being. It acknowledges that ethics, in the face of persistent injustices and climate emergency, must go beyond the Eurocentric perspective of the isolated individual ‘I’ to encompass the relational ethical awareness needed to navigate cultural difference, race, the ecological crisis and under-pinning power dynamics of domination, and privilege. Importantly it provides practical models and case studies to bring the theoretical and philosophical dimensions of ethics to life. This is a very welcome publication which pushes conventional boundaries of ethics in coaching practice."Charmaine Roche. Executive Coach, Accredited Coach Supervisor. PhD researcher, Leeds Beckett University"In a decade’s time, I envision the coaching profession will be as widely-respected as any other major industry. A relentless focus on ethics is paramount to getting there. The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook is a vital step in that direction, featuring a vast compilation from many of the industry’s most respected thought leaders. Our field is grateful for this contribution!"Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D., PCC. Founder and CEO, CoachSource"A superb read and a much needed addition to the evidence-based literature on coaching! It is exciting to be part of the growth of coaching worldwide, but in order to be taken seriously as practitioners, coaches need to reflect, deepen and expand their knowledge of the ethical aspects of this fast-growing helping profession. That's why we need this book! With a wide range of essays on ethics in coaching -- technology, culture, team dynamics, feedback and more -- this book is a must-read for any coach who is committed to working ethically in an increasingly complex world. Bravo!" Jeffrey W. Hull, PhD, BCC, Executive Director, Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate "An exciting book for coaches offering a rich diversity of chapters in four sections. Ethical maturity as an integral aspect of professional development for coaches is finally being given the attention it deserves in this bumper guidebook, that offers a wealth of topics and perspectives around ethical thinking in all its complexity as a key part of everyday coaching practice. Chapters on offer include topics on ethical foundations and frameworks, chapters on ethical practices and the psychological contract within coaching, a fascinating variety of topics on ‘pushing the boundaries of conventional ethical thinking’ and a set of useful case studies. I recommend this as a practical resource for coaches at all stages of training and experience who are keen to advance their professionalism and coaching maturity."Dr Ceri M Sims. Centre for Positive Psychology, Director of Positive Minds Alliance Ltd"Ethics feeling increasing confusing in the quagmire of cultural relativism and woke self-righteous imposing one way of thinking on everyone. When coaching others, the confusion is contagious to our clients. This collection of essays help to clear the fog. It helps us do the right thing, for the right reason in the right way."Richard E. Boyatzis, PhD Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University. Author of best selling Primal Leadership and Helping People Change"Ethics is what defines coaching. Ethical practice is essential for a successful engagement between a coach and a client and other stakeholders. As it is more an art than a science. This guide is such a useful tool for coaches and clients alike and a fantastic addition to the coaching body of knowledge. With contributions from so many amazing coaches and scholars, this book is a "must read" for everyone engaged with coaching!"Magdalena Nowicka Mook. CEO, International Coaching Federation, United States"Coaches and Supervisors committed to reflective practice and their continuing development will welcome this book.The breadth of the inquiry both mirrors and supports the growing interest for a more considered approach to ethics as a profession and a more subtle ethical-intelligence as individual practitioners.Against the backdrop of the individual and societal challenges we face, how do we move beyond the guardrails of ethical codes to find new ways of being in question together?"Ant Mitchell Chair, APECS (Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision)"What’s beautiful and inspiring about Ethics in Coaching is that we learn that ethics are ever-present, like the air we breathe. Adapting a key passage: In our daily quest to draw out the good and right in our relationships, our behaviors become an active demonstration of our ethics – our moral values in action."Margaret Moore, MBA, Executive coach. Co-Founder & Chair, Institute of Coaching, Founder & CEO Wellcoaches Corporation"At a time when the world is facing increasing challenges, this book offers a roadmap for the ethical questions facing coaches."Dr David Drake, The Moment Institute "The editors have brought together a broad range of experts from across the coaching field and beyond to create an authoritative and timely resource. I can see this book having a significant positive impact on the professionalism and ethics of coaching for decades to come."Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburg. Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health. Dublin / Ireland "With the rise in popularity of coaching as an intervention, especially after what the world has experienced in the last few years, it has become more important that coaching psychologists particularly get clearer about their ethics and values and boundaries. With many things getting more complex, it’s more critical to get clarity for oneself. This books serves as an important guide for practitioners, containing voices and thoughts from some of the leading thinkers in the area of coaching and coaching psychology. Highly recommended."Mongezi C Makhalima, PhD. Chartered Coach (ABCCCP), South Africa Table of ContentsIntroduction; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICS IN COACHING; 1: Ethical coaching and its relationships 2. What is ethics and how does it apply to coaching? 3. Ethics and the professional coaching bodies 4. Exploring ethical codes 5. Ethical decision-making frameworks 6. What might be an evidence base for coaching - ethical issues 7. Legal considerations of ethical decision making in coaching PART TWO: ETHICS IN COACHING PRACTICE 8.The psychological contract in coaching 9. Supervision ethics 10. Ethics in team coaching 11. Ethical issues in note taking and record keeping in coaching 12. Ethics in using psychometrics in coaching 13. Ethics in mental health and suicide management in coaching 14. Ethics of multi-party contracting in coaching 15. Ethics in transnational assignments in coaching PART THREE: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTIONAL ETHICAL THINKING IN COACHING 16. Positive ethical practice for coaching excellence and wellbeing 17. Ethics in education and the development of coaches 18. Ethics, wisdom and adult development in coaching 19. Ethics and culture in coaching - moving beyond a universal western ethical code 20. Race: Ethical Perspectives on Equity-based Coaching 21. An ethical exit strategy for dealing with incapacity and unexpected death 22. Ethics and the ecological environment in coaching: searching for a new paradigm 23. Ethics and the digital environment in coaching 24. Ethical considerations for the Use of Multisource Feedback in Coaching 25. Choose me! Ethics in the promotion of coaching PART FOUR: CASE STUDIES 26. A series of 12 case studies for coach reflection and discussion Appenndix A1 Appendix A2 Appendix A3 Index

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Book SynopsisThis book identifies which characteristics make therapists more or less effective in their work and proposes guidelines to improve their effectiveness.Trade Review“This book does a good job of exploring what factors impact therapist effects.” —Doody’s Review Service “Ambitious in its scope, this book brings an innovative perspective to the improvement of psychotherapy practice. Chapter references and an index help to make the volume an invaluable resource for program directors, policy makers, and researchers, as well as practitioners themselves.” —ChoicesAmbitious in its scope, this book brings an innovative perspective to the improvement of psychotherapy practice. Chapter references and an index help to make the volume an invaluable resource for program directors, policy makers, and researchers, as well as practitioners themselves. * Choice *Provides current researchers excellent reviews and critiques of existing research on various aspects of therapist effects. * PsycCRITIQUES *This book does a good job of exploring what factors impact therapist effects. * Doody's Review Service *Table of Contents Contributors Preface IntroductionLouis G. Castonguay and Clara E. HillPart I: Empirical Foundations Chapter 1: Therapist Effects, Effective Therapists, and the Law of VariabilityMichael Barkham, Wolfgang Lutz, Michael J. Lambert, and David Saxon Chapter 2: What Characterizes Effective Therapists?Bruce E. Wampold, Scott A. Baldwin, Martin grosse Holtforth, and Zac E. Imel Chapter 3: Who Works for Whom and Why? Integrating Therapist Effects Analysis Into Psychotherapy Outcome and Process ResearchMichael J. Constantino, James F. Boswell, Alice E. Coyne, David R. Kraus, and Louis G. CastonguayPart II: Conceptual Contributions Chapter 4: Appropriate Responsiveness as a Contribution to Therapist EffectsWilliam B. Stiles and Adam O. Horvath Chapter 5: Therapist Presence, Absence, and Extraordinary PresenceJeffrey A. Hayes and Maria Vinca Chapter 6: Inner Experience and the Good TherapistCharles J. Gelso and Andres E. Perez-Rojas Chapter 7: The Role of the Therapist's Attachment in the Process and Outcome of PsychotherapyBernhard M. Strauss and Katja Petrowski Chapter 8: The Role of Therapist Skills in Therapist EffectivenessTimothy Anderson and Clara E. Hill Chapter 9: The Contributions of Client Culture to Differential Therapist EffectivenessJeffrey A. Hayes, Jesse Owen, and Helene A. Nissen-Lie Chapter 10: Therapist Negative Reactions: How to Transform Toxic ExperiencesAbraham W. Wolf, Marvin R. Goldfried, and J. Christopher Muran Chapter 11: Professional Expertise in PsychotherapyFranz Caspar Chapter 12: Gaining Therapeutic Wisdom and Skills From Creative Others (Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Dancers)Barry A. FarberPart III: Empirical Contributions Chapter 13: Effective Therapists in Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression: What Interventions Are Used and How?Nadia Kuprian, Harold Chui, and Jacques P. Barber Chapter 14: Effective and Less Effective Therapists for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Are They Conducting Therapy the Same Way?Soo Jeong Youn, Henry Xiao, Hanjoo Kim, Louis G. Castonguay, Andrew A. McAleavey, Michelle G. Newman, and Jeremy D. Safran Chapter 15: Something to Laugh About: Humor as a Characteristic of Effective TherapistsSarah Knox, Meghan C. Butler, Dakota J. Kaiser, Graham Knowlton, and Clara E. HillPart IV: Implications and Conclusions Chapter 16: The Implications of Therapist Effects for Routine Practice, Policy, and TrainingJames F. Boswell, David R. Kraus, Michael J. Constantino, Matteo Bugatti, and Louis G. Castonguay Chapter 17: Therapist Effects: Integration and ConclusionsClara E. Hill and Louis G. Castonguay Index About the Editors

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Book SynopsisGrounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this book describes how to adapt mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for participants who struggle with recurrent suicidal thoughts and impulses. Clinicians and mindfulness teachers are presented with a comprehensive framework for understanding suicidality and its underlying vulnerabilities. The preliminary intake interview and each of the eight group mindfulness sessions of MBCT are discussed in detail, highlighting issues that need to be taken into account with highly vulnerable people. Assessment guidelines are provided and strategies for safely teaching core mindfulness practices are illustrated with extensive case examples. The book also discusses how to develop the required mindfulness teacher skills and competencies. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices, narrated by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale. (Published in hardTrade Review"The book is the culmination of an ambitious decade-long effort to develop and refine an effective treatment for the subgroup of depressed patients who are most susceptible to suicidal behavior--those with histories of early maltreatment, an early onset, recurrent episodes, and incomplete recovery. The authors comprehensively present their adaptation of MBCT, provide guidelines for training and supervision, and summarize the results of a recent clinical trial. This is useful and fascinating material for clinicians treating this highly challenging group of patients."--Daniel N. Klein, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University "MBCT has established an admirable track record for preventing relapse into depression. But can a program based on mindfulness meditation be safely applied to people suffering from vulnerability to suicide? The authors take us on a scholarly and compassionate journey that lasted over a decade, pointing out the specific adaptations they made to the MBCT program and why. This book represents an important advance for mindfulness-based psychotherapy, an impressive model for how to develop an evidence-based treatment, and a rich resource for anyone who wishes to understand and treat the dilemma of suicide."--Christopher Germer, PhD, private practice, Arlington, Massachusetts "This book examines despair and suicidality with a keen eye. It is a beautiful illustration of how to bring astute observation to an important clinical problem and develop and test a theory-based intervention. The authors present an innovative adaptation of MBCT that helps individuals uncouple suicidality from depressed mood, decrease cognitive reactivity and suicidal thinking, and increase awareness and self-compassion. Importantly, their research demonstrates the particular effectiveness of this approach for the most vulnerable, those who experienced childhood trauma."--Stuart J. Eisendrath, MD, Director, UCSF Depression Center, University of California, San Francisco "Taking up a sensitive and painful topic, this book lays out a comprehensive course for helping suicidal patients using MBCT. Williams et al. explain suicidality through evolutionary logic and grapple directly with the most treacherous aspects of working with this population. The authors argue that MBCT helps to make autobiographical memories more specific, thus addressing a crucial vulnerability factor in suicidality. The volume covers a lot of ground. It provides multiple mindfulness and movement exercises aimed to reduce suicidal thoughts and restore patients on a path of well-being."--Elliot Jurist, Professor of Psychology and Philosophy, The Graduate Center and the City College of New York, City University of New York “Extremely accessible, informative, and engaging, this outstanding book is a 'must read' for anyone with an interest in understanding suicidal despair and its treatment. It is unusual in a single volume to find such a comprehensive description of the science of suicide risk as well as a detailed overview of how to adapt and implement MBCT. The inclusion of the case studies, such as 'Jane's story,' is really helpful."--Rory C. O’Connor, PhD, Director, Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom "The authors describe their work with clients who need the best help possible, but who are often excluded from research trials and treatment programs. They discuss how they sensitively adapted the MBCT program to address such problems as the originally high dropout rate of people at the highest risk of suicide. The reward is clear: those who are most vulnerable do best with this adapted version of MBCT, compared to treatment as usual and psychoeducation. I truly hope this program becomes available to all who need it."--Susan Bögels, PhD, Department of Medical, Clinical, and Experimental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands-This book is a very helpful addition to the literature on treatment of patients experiencing suicidal ideation and depression. The authors present a wealth of clinical, teaching, and research information to appeal to clinicians and train them to incorporate mindfulness and cognitive restructuring--within a positive, compassionate stance--to assist clients with significant depression. The informative and easygoing writing style makes the material easy to digest. The rich description of what to do, with examples, makes this book easy to read and absorb so that clinicians can incorporate the techniques in their work with clients.--Mindfulness, 6/26/2017ƒƒThroughout the book there are helpful summary boxes of key points and examples of dialogue to illustrate examples--this helped immensely to make this book very reader friendly….This book would be helpful for any clinician working with clients who present with these difficulties and offers a new, innovative way to effectively work with people who experience acute distress and suffering.--The Psychologist, 6/1/2016ƒƒTeachers of mindfulness-based interventions, both those who are interested in using MBCT with individuals at risk for suicidal thinking and behavior and those who are less inclined to work with such individuals, will benefit from reading this engaging, informative, and accessible book. For the general teacher, the book offers practical, clearly articulated material to increase competency….For the teacher interested in using this adapted version of MBCT to treat individuals at risk of suicidal depression, the book provides a clear and comprehensive review of the protocol changes that were made to tailor the treatment for this population. Moreover, the detailed description of the authors' theoretically and empirically based conceptualization of suicidal behavior clarifies the purposes of and rationale for the various techniques of adapted MBCT.--PsycCRITIQUES, 12/21/2015Table of Contents1. Introduction I. Theoretical and Research Background 2. The Origins of Despair: An Evolutionary Perspective 3. Why the Idea of Suicide Won't Let Go 4. How Could Mindfulness Help?: Doing and Being II. MBCT for Those at Risk of Suicide 5. Assessing Vulnerability to Depression and Suicidality 6. Developing the Preclass Interview: Encouraging Vulnerable Participants to Engage in and Persist with Mindfulness Meditation 7. Session 1: Awareness and Automatic Pilot 8. Session 2: Living in Our Heads 9. Session 3: Gathering the Scattered Mind 10. Session 4: Recognizing Aversion 11. Session 5: Allowing/Letting Be 12. Session 6: Thoughts Are Not Facts 13. Session 7: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself? 14. Session 8: Maintaining and Extending New Learning 15. How Does MBCT Enable Transformation?: Jane's Story III. Training Teachers and Defining Competence 16. MBCT Teaching Integrity: Assessing Mindfulness-Based Teaching Skills 17. The Experience of Being an MBCT Teacher IV. MBCT--The Results 18. Mindfulness on Trial: Does MBCT Help People at Risk of Suicide? Further Reading and Resources References

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Book SynopsisA research methods text with a unique focus on evidence-based practice with couples and families, this book bridges the divide between research and clinical work. The text offers comprehensive, user-friendly coverage of measurement and design issues and basic qualitative and quantitative methods. Illustrating research concepts with clinically relevant examples and sample studies, it teaches clear steps for evaluating different types of studies and identifying common threats to validity. Of special value to therapists, it provides a systematic framework for using research to guide the selection and evaluation of interventions that meet the needs of particular clients. Pedagogical features: *End-of-chapter Applications sections showing how to evaluate specific methods. *Appendices with quick-reference guides and recommended resources. *Instructive glossary. See also the authors' Essential Skills in Family Therapy, Third Edition: From the First InterviewTrade Review"Ideally suited for students and therapists invested in learning more about the research process in order to be optimally effective clinicians. This reader-friendly text, written by leaders in the marital and family therapy field, brings research to life in a way that is engaging, comprehensible, and clinically applicable. By mastering effective strategies for integrating state-of-the-art research into practice, clinicians at all stages of development will find their psychotherapeutic endeavors and outcomes enhanced enormously."--Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University; past president, American Psychological Association "Williams, Patterson, and Edwards have created a resource where none existed before--an accessible book about research for practitioners and students working with couples and families. The first part of the book provides a wonderfully succinct primer on research methods; the second part treads previously unexplored territory by offering an entrée into evidence-based practice. The volume guides readers to the essential information they need about research: what it is, how to find and appraise it, how best to incorporate evidence-based methods into practice, and how to evaluate clients' progress. This book should become the core research methods text for master's-level programs in marital and family therapy, counseling, and psychology."--Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, Senior Scholar and Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern University "This easy-to-read text introduces clinicians to basic concepts of research methodology, such as measurement, surveys, statistics, and designs. It enables readers to read and understand research literature with confidence. I highly recommend it for use with marriage and family therapy students."--Reo Leslie, DMin, LMFT, LPC, Director, The Colorado School for Family Therapy "This book meets my need for an MFT research methods text that addresses both research methods fundamentals and the elements of evidence-based practice (EBP). I want my master's-level students to learn how to locate and evaluate research literature in order to guide their clinical work. The text is accessible, clear, pragmatic, and engaging. It guides readers through the five steps of EBP, providing them with the tools and resources necessary to integrate EBP into their clinical practice."--Mark White, PhD, LMFT, Director, MFT Doctoral Programs, Northcentral University "I recommend this brilliant text for any graduate-level couple and family therapy research methods course. I would have loved having a book like this when I was learning research methods and statistics. My students are constantly saying how readable and straightforward the chapters are. The authors have done an exceptional job of making the content easy to comprehend and assimilate into everyday clinical practice, helping to inspire a generation of clinicians to employ evidence-based intervention strategies."--Christopher K. Belous, PhD, Master of Family Therapy Program, Mercer University -A helpful and useful set of appendices are provided, in particular the Pocket Guide. I found the glossary especially helpful….By providing the information in a clear, logical, and methodical way the authors have opened a door for seasoned as well as new clinicians to apply evidence-based practice.--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1/18/2017ƒƒA user-friendly text that is ideal for MFT master's students. The writing is clear, organized, and approachable with as many examples as there are key terms. Most importantly, this book does not teach students how to conduct research; rather, it teaches them how to critically consume it….This book is expressly written and best used for a master's level MFT research methods course. However, any clinician with an interest in connecting research to their practice could benefit directly from the text. My own students agree that this book is straightforward, informative, and directly applicable to their work as MFTs. Finding this book has restored much of the original joy I experienced at the opportunity to teach research methods.--Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 4/1/2016ƒƒThis book is already becoming a classic on research methods for marriage and family therapy students. In addition to providing students with basic research methods concepts, ethics, and some specifics of conducting research with couples and families, the authors do an excellent job of advocating for evidence-based practice as well as educating clinicians about evaluating and implementing research findings in practice. This is an excellent and much needed work on research methods for master's-level students in marriage and family therapy.--Doody's Review Service, 9/1/2014ƒƒThe first section of the text is dedicated to research methodology infused with clinical applications. The authors remain consistently true to their intent to help the reader become an informed consumer of counseling research. The second section of the book builds a thoughtful understanding of evidence-based practice….The authors have included three helpful appendices, which summarize the steps of practice, the guide to evaluating research studies, and practice resources. They even provide a glossary of research 'lingo' to help the reader better understand the content without reference to another source.--The Family Journal, 7/21/2015Table of Contents1. Learning to Apply Research: Why Bother? I. Research Foundations 2. Measurement 3. Internal Validity and Experiments 4. External Validity and Sampling 5. Survey Research 6. Qualitative Research 7. Miscellaneous Research Designs 8. Ethics and Values in Research 9. Descriptive Statistics 10. Inferential Bivariate Statistics 11. A Beginner's Guide to Multivariate Statistics II. Evidence-Based Practice 12. What Is an Evidence-Based Approach? 13. Ask and Acquire: Creating Questions and Conducting a Search 14. Appraise: Reading and Evaluating Research Articles and Systematic Reviews 15. Apply I: Translating Research Findings into Clinical Practice 16. Apply II: Utilizing Couple and Family Therapy Research in Clinical Practice 17. Apply III: How to Talk to Clients about an Evidence-Based Approach 18. Analyze and Adjust: Evaluating Your Clinical Work 19. The Future of Evidence-Based Practice: Looking into the Crystal Ball Appendix I. Evidence-Based Practice Pocket Guide (the Five A's) Appendix II. Guide to Evaluating Research Studies Appendix III. Evidence-Based Practice Resources Glossary

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and authoritative, this forward-thinking book reviews the breadth of current knowledge about early education and identifies important priorities for practice and policy. Robert C. Pianta and his associates bring together foremost experts to examine what works in promoting all children's school readiness and social-emotional development in preschool and the primary grades. Exemplary programs, instructional practices, and professional development initiativesâand the systems needed to put them into placeâare described. The volume presents cutting-edge findings on the family and social context of early education and explores ways to strengthen collaboration between professionals and parents.Trade ReviewAt a time when there are quite vocal challenges to the wisdom of providing early care and education to children and families in need, Pianta and his coeditors have assembled leaders in the field to report on the state of the science and practice. This comprehensive handbook conveys current knowledge about all dimensions of early childhood education: its history, developmental processes that underlie practices, exemplary instruction, and systems to put practices in place in states and communities. The Handbook is the definitive work of its kind and will be a great resource for practitioners, policymakers, and education scientists.--Samuel L. Odom, PhD, Director, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillEarly childhood education has seen a dramatic explosion of research and programs over the past 20 years. This handbook not only examines the research of the past, it anticipates what we may discover in the future. Taken as a whole, these chapters address one of the most important questions we face as a nation: 'How can we improve the lives of children and families--particularly those living in poverty or those raising children under challenging conditions?'--Samuel J. Meisels, EdD, President, Erikson InstituteThe editors have assembled an outstanding handbook at the nexus of practice, policy, and research in early childhood education, one that captures the contemporary realities of this fast-moving, multidisciplinary field. The 27 chapters synthesize the knowledge base across four themes: early education opportunities, the impact of instruction and curriculum, developmental processes in early childhood, and building an effective early education system. The result is a tour de force because the individual authors do more than summarize--they write to forge connections between science and the education sector. This important volume is essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.--Kathleen McCartney, PhD, Dean, and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, Harvard Graduate School of EducationThis handbook accomplishes two impressive feats. It brings together in one place a rich array of chapters that reflect the contemporary realities and knowledge base in early childhood education--and the writing is consistently clear and crisp. The volume promises to become a definitive reference and required reading for researchers, policymakers, program administrators, and students in early childhood education.--Deborah Lowe Vandell, PhD, Professor and Chair of Education, University of California, IrvineThis handbook signals a new era--one in which early education is the foundation of a transformed public education system in the United States. Chapters on policy set the stage for the focus on learning and instruction, bolstered by chapters on development and on serving diverse learners. This volume will become an essential part of the preparation of educators, researchers, and policymakers striving to create a 21st-century education system that promises equality of opportunity for all children.--Ruby Takanishi, PhD, President and CEO, Foundation for Child Development, New York -Table of ContentsI. Early Education Opportunities in the United States 1. Early Education in the United States: Programs and Access, Dale J. Epstein and W. Steven Barnett 2. Early Childhood Care and Education: Enrollment Patterns and Expenditures, Clive R. Belfield 3. Investments in Early Education: Resources at the Federal and State Levels, Jason T. Hustedt, Allison H. Friedman, and W. Steven Barnett 4. Accountability and Program Evaluation in Early Education, Walter S. Gilliam and Ellen Frede 5. More Than Teachers: The Early Care and Education Workforce, Sharon Ryan and Marcy Whitebook 6. Restructuring and Aligning Early Education Opportunities for Cultural, Language, and Ethnic Minority Children, Cristina Gillanders, Iheoma Iruka, Sharon Ritchie, and Carolyn T. Cobb 7. Language, Culture, and Early Education in the United States, Eugene E. García 8. Poverty Is a Knot, and Preschool Is an Untangler, Cynthia LamyII. Instruction and Curriculum in Early Education Settings: Impacts on Young Children’s Preacademic Outcomes 9. Promoting Lower- and Higher-Level Language Skills in Early Education Classrooms, Mindy Sittner Bridges, Laura M. Justice, Tiffany P. Hogan, and Shelley Gray 10. Promoting Early Literacy and Language Development, Douglas R. Powell and Karen E. Diamond 11. Mathematics Learning, Assessment, and Curriculum, Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama 12. Science and Early Education, Kathy Cabe Trundle and Mesut Saçkes 13. Teacher–Child Play Interactions to Achieve Learning Outcomes: Risks and Opportunities, Jeffrey Trawick-Smith 14. A Transactional Model of Effective Teaching and Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom, Claire E. CameronIII. Developmental Processes, Early Education, and Families 15. An Ecological Perspective for Understanding the Early Development of Self-Regulatory Skills, Social Skills, and Achievement, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman and Shannon B. Wanless 16. Executive Functioning and Developmental Neuroscience: Current Progress and Implications for Early Childhood Education, Jelena Obradovic, Ximena A. Portilla, and W. Thomas Boyce 17. Scaffolding Self-Regulated Learning in Young Children: Lessons from Tools of the Mind, Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong 18. Fostering Collaborative Partnerships between Early Childhood Professionals and the Parents of Young Children, Lisa L. Knoche, Keely D. Cline, and Christine A. Marvin 19. Interventions That Promote Social-Emotional Learning in Young Children, Celene E. Domitrovich, Julia E. Moore, Ross A. Thompson, and the CASEL Preschool to ElementarySchool Social and Emotional Learning Assessment Workgroup 20. Supporting the Social Competence of Young Children with Challenging Behavior in the Context of the Teaching Pyramid Model: Research-Based Practices and Implementation in Early Childhood Settings, Mary Louise Hemmeter and Maureen A. Conroy 21. Promoting Young Children’s Mental Health through Early Childhood Consultation: Ecological Advances and Research Needs, Susan M. Sheridan, Brandy L. Clarke, and Tanya B. IhloIV. Building Systems of Effective Early Intervention Supports: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Children and the Adults Who Serve Them 22. Implications of Research on Postinstitutionalized Children for Practice and Policy in Early Education, Jamie M. Lawler and Megan R. Gunnar 23. Access, Participation, and Supports: A Framework for Improving Inclusive Early Education Opportunities for Children with Disabilities, Virginia Buysse 24. Enhancing Teachers’ Intentional Use of Effective Interactions with Children: Designing and Testing Professional Development Interventions, Bridget K. Hamre, Jason T. Downer, Faiza M. Jamil, and Robert C. Pianta 25. Improving Language and Literacy Outcomes in Child Care, Susan B. Neuman 26. Higher Education for Early Childhood Educators and Outcomes for Young Children: Pathways toward Greater Effectiveness, Marilou Hyson, Diane M. Horm, and Pamela J. Winton27. Making the Case: Why Credentialing and Certification Matter, Sue Bredekamp and Stacie G. Goffin

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Book SynopsisToday's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful Circle of Security parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time. You will learn: *How to balance nurturing and protectiveness with promoting your child's independence. *What emotional needs a toddler or older child may be expressing through difficult behavior. *How your own upbringing affects your parenting style--and what you can do about it. Filled with vivid stories and unique practical tools, this book puts the keys to healthy attachment within everyone's reach--self-understanding, flexibility, and the willingness to make and learn from mistakes. Self-assessment checklists can be downloaded and printed for ease of use. Mental health professionaTrade Review"If you are looking for a practical, wise, science-based, and accessible guide to creating the kind of attachment your child needs to optimize development, you’ve come to the right place!…What a gift Raising a Secure Child is for us, for our children, and for the world….A masterpiece."--from the Foreword by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, coauthor of The Whole-Brain Child"I love this book, and know it will be good to reread during the difficult moments of parenting! The best part of Raising a Secure Child is that you don't have to do anything 'extra' to help your child flourish. Instead, the book reminded me of the essential factor hidden in plain sight--my relationship with my child. It made me feel hopeful and confident about my natural ability as a parent."--Kari G., Spokane, Washington"From the creators of the Circle of Security, which has changed parents' and children's lives around the globe, comes this remarkable guide. Down to earth, witty, and so, so smart about the complexities of parenting, Raising a Secure Child is a revelation. It provides a clear roadmap for all parents who want to give their children the very best beginnings possible. You will wish your parents had read this book, and if your children are grown, you will want to start all over again."--Arietta Slade, PhD, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine"This book is outstanding in every respect--beautifully written, scientifically sound, loaded with excellent examples, and full of deep wisdom. What these authors have learned and are able to teach us can make a huge contribution to the well-being of your children and family."--Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California, Davis"A 'must read' for parents of young children. The authors translate decades of psychological research into accessible and meaningful advice. Reading this book is an opportunity to learn about yourself--because, it turns out, knowing your own strengths and vulnerabilities is a vital key to parenting.”--Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD, Mary Peters Sellars-Polchow Chair in Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Tulane University School of MedicineTable of ContentsForeword, Daniel J. Siegel Introduction I. All Around the Circle: Understanding Attachment and the Importance of Security 1. Attachment: Why It Matters 2. Security: Befriending Imperfection 3. A Map for Attachment: The Circle of Security 4. Being the Hands on the Circle 5. Shark Music: How Our Childhood Echoes in Our Parenting 6. Behavior as Communication: Cues and Miscues II. Creating and Maintaining the Circle: How to Be Bigger, Stronger, Wiser, and Kind—and Good Enough 7. Shark Bones: Exploring Our Core Sensitivities 8. Testing New Waters: Choosing Security 9. Staying Afloat: Choosing Security Over and Over as Your Child Grows Resources

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Book SynopsisGrounded in clinical research, extensive experience, and deep familiarity with police culture, this book offers highly practical guidance for psychotherapists and counselors. The authors vividly depict the pressures and challenges of police work and explain the impact that line-of-duty issues can have on officers and their loved ones. Numerous concrete examples and tips show how to build rapport with cops, use a range of effective intervention strategies, and avoid common missteps and misconceptions. Approaches to working with frequently encountered clinical problems--such as substance abuse, depression, trauma, and marital conflict--are discussed in detail. A new preface in the paperback and e-book editions highlights the book's relevance in the context of current events and concerns about police-community relations. See also Kirschman's related self-help guide I Love a Cop, Third Edition: What Police Families Need to Know, an ideal recommendation for clients and theTrade ReviewWhether you work with many or few law enforcement clients, Counseling Cops is an essential addition to any therapist's resource library. Cops usually go to therapy for the problems caused by years of urban combat, but they won't talk about things that matter until they trust you. Kirschman, Kamena, and Fay give an in-depth understanding of police culture and what therapists need to know about building an alliance with a cop client. They offer treatment strategies, resources, and rich descriptions of the pressures and consequences of a law enforcement career. What can take years to learn about working with law enforcement officers, this book generously provides between two covers.--Stephanie Cress, LCSW, RN, Vice President, First Responder Support NetworkOne of the most comprehensive and useful books that I have read on police counseling. The authors write from real-life clinical experience and understand their clientele. As a researcher and former police officer, I highly recommend this book for psychologists, counselors, and any mental health professional who works with law enforcement officers.--John M. Violanti, PhD, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; 23-year veteran, New York State PoliceKirschman, Kamena, and Fay are respected pioneers in the area of providing mental health services to law enforcement personnel. This book helps clinicians develop both their clinical and cultural competencies for serving cops. It will rapidly accelerate the learning curve of clinicians working with our law enforcement professionals.--Kevin M. Gilmartin, PhD, author of Emotional Survival for Law EnforcementThe authors have been counseling cops for years, and their expertise is all-encompassing. The recaps at the end of each section offering concrete suggestions are especially helpful. This book is invaluable for every clinician who wants to counsel cops. It would be impossible to do a counseling session justice without knowing every aspect of the world in which the cop lives, moves, and works.--Rev. Jan Heglund, Chaplain, San Rafael (California) Police DepartmentThis is the ultimate guidebook against which all other police counseling books will be measured. The book covers issues cops struggle with every day--and presents those issues in plain language for every type of counselor or therapist. The authors have done a magnificent job of describing the psychological impact of police work and explaining both what to do and what not to do when counseling officers. Clinicians learn ways to avoid becoming overwhelmed in intense sessions and get useful examples, quotes, assessment tools, and questions to ask in different situations.--Allen R. Kates, author of CopShock: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Starting with chapter titles that pique the imagination and invite the reader to delve further, Drs. Kirschman, Kamena, and Fay cover the broad spectrum of police roles and their impact on individual officers and their families….Their treatment of law enforcement professionals reflects their professional and personal beliefs that police have a very difficult job, one more difficult than many realize….A 'must-read' for anyone who evaluates or treats cops, or who counsels their families.--from the Foreword by Ellen Scrivner, PhD, Executive Fellow, Police Foundation, Washington, DCThis is an evidence-based, savvy, eminently readable book on counseling police officers, other first responders, and their families. The authors are first-rate psychologists with the credentials and insider experience to connect readers to the daily grit, grind, and jitters that make this client population unique.--David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP, President, American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology -The book is complete with insights into law enforcement culture and vignettes that illustrate the problems faced by both cops and those who choose to treat them. This is truly a practitioner's guide-one informed not only by the authors' experiences but also by a wealth of cited studies….[A] must-read….Counseling Cops should be required reading for any mental health professional entering the world of law enforcement, be it as a therapist, educator, or evaluator. With this fine manual on the shelf, a professional would be much better prepared for any eventuality, such as an armed and agitated officer in one's office seeking help whether he or she knows it or not.--PsycCRITIQUES, 7/21/2014Table of ContentsForeword, Ellen ScrivnerI. The Basics of Cultural Competency1. Working in the Law Enforcement Culture2. Managing the Therapeutic Alliance3. The Emergency Responder's Exhaustion Syndrome4. Growing Old in a Young Person's ProfessionII. Line-of-Duty Issues5. Death by 1,000 Cuts: Critical Incidents, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Injuries6. Betrayal: The Hidden Critical Incident7. Shift Work and Sleep DeprivationIII. Treatment Tactics8. Reading Your Client: Assessment Strategies9. Treatment Strategies10. When Your Client Needs MedicationIV. Common Presenting Problems11. Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Other Addictions12. Depression and Suicide13. Somatization, Panic Attacks, and Stress ReductionV. Working with Police Families14. Resilience and the Police Family15. Givens and Paradoxes16. Why Didn't You Shoot Him in the Leg?: Police Family Communication17. The First Responder Relationship18. Infidelity, Divorce, and Domestic AbuseVI. Getting Started19. Special Considerations for Treating Other First Responders20. Breaking and EnteringAppendix: Residential Treatment/Group TherapyResources

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Book SynopsisIf you are struggling to help a loved one recover from addiction--and to cope with the devastating impact on the whole family--you are not alone. But until now, there has been no single book that gives the millions of families like yours the comprehensive, unbiased information you need. This expertly written guide addresses the painful questions that spouses, parents, and grown children face every day. Why do addicts make such bad choices? How can you find (and afford) treatment that works--and convince your loved one to try it? Can relapse be prevented? When does being supportive cross the line to enabling? Providing science-based answers and resources, the authors cover crucial emotional, financial, and legal issues that simply aren't discussed in other books. The more your family knows about the myths and realities of addiction, the better equipped you will be to overcome it.Trade Review"Employing sensible, reader-friendly language, the authors give us a comprehensive, evidence-based primer on addictions, the challenges they pose for individuals and families, and the many treatment modalities currently available."--Gabor Maté, MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction "Wow, someone finally gets it! As an addict with 13 years in recovery, this book gives me so much insight into addiction, codependency, and what I put my family through. It also reminds me what people did that helped me, and what didn't help. Every family member or friend of an addict should read this book! It brought back a lot of pain for me, but is so accurate and enlightening. It will help you save your loved one without ruining yourself in the process."--Taffy L., San Rafael, California "This greatly needed book is packed with invaluable information for loved ones of people who struggle with addiction. Often lost and left by the wayside in addiction treatment, families are now taken by the hand and offered understandable explanations of complex concepts, presented in an unbiased way. The book's compendium of resources is remarkable."--Anne M. Fletcher, MS, RDN, author of Inside Rehab and Sober for Good "Accessible and comprehensive, this book equips you with the latest understanding of the shattering challenges of addiction. Whether it is your grown child, spouse, or other loved one who is afflicted, this book reveals the best ways to offer support."--Robert Miranda Jr., PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University “I strongly recommend this book to all families who are struggling to help a loved one with an addiction. I wish I'd had this book when I first started to realize that my son had a problem. The book explains the chemical changes in the brain that cause our loved ones to continue abuse, and gives us insight on how their thought process is altered. There is invaluable information on how to find support groups, financial aid for treatment, and the best treatment facilities. This book has brought me great peace by giving me a better understanding of my son's addiction and his journey to recovery."--Robin S., Atlanta, Georgia "If you care about someone with an addiction, this is the book you need. Families and friends often spend months or years of frustration trying to figure out what addiction is and what they can do about it. This highly practical book cuts right to the chase--explaining the most current research and clinical experience in plain English--and tells you everything you need to know."--Joseph P. Scholl, LICSW, attending social worker, McLean Hospital "Families who are knowledgeable about addiction and its treatment are in a better position to help the person they love. Without 'taking sides,' this easy-to-understand book describes a wide range of treatment approaches and provides useful suggestions and strategies for dealing with common issues. As an addiction treatment specialist, I found many useful ideas for educating my clients and their families."--Oscar G. Bukstein, MD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School -Table of ContentsIntroduction: Family and Friends--The First Responders to the Addiction Crisis I. What Is Addiction? 1. A Bewildering Illness 2. What Makes Someone an Addict, as Opposed to a Heavy Drinker or Recreational User? 3. How Addiction Affects the Brain 4. Why Do Some People Become Addicts and Others Don’t? 5. So Is Addiction a Disease? (and If Not, What Is It?) 6. Why Do People Get Addicted to One Particular Substance and Not Others? 7. What About Gambling Addiction, Sex Addiction, Etc.? II. Living with an Addict 8. How Addicts Behave 9. How Loved Ones Are Affected 10. Denial, Enabling, and Codependency 11. The Stigma of Addiction 12. Strategies to Get a Loved One into Treatment 13. How to Cope When a Loved One Is Refusing Treatment 14. Dealing with a Child Who Is an Addict 15. Dealing with a Spouse Who is an Addict 16. Dealing with a Parent Who Is an Addict III. Keeping an Addict Out of Trouble 17. Can an Employee Be Fired for Being an Addict? 18. Drug Courts and Other Ways to Keep an Addict Out of Jail 19. Using Civil Commitment to Keep an Addict Safe 20. More Ways to Protect an Addict from Harm IV. How Treatment Works 21. Can Addicts Get Well without Treatment? 22. A Brief Overview of Treatment Options 23. What Really Happens in Detox? 24. What Really Happens in Rehab? 25. How to Find a Good Rehab--and Pay for It 26. Psychotherapy Approaches That Are Used for Addicts 27. Drugs That Treat Alcohol Abuse 28. Drugs That Treat Opioid Abuse 29. Does Alcoholics Anonymous Actually Work? 30. AA-Type Groups for Addictions Other than Alcohol 31. Alternative Support Groups for People Who Don’t Like AA 32. When an Addict Has Other Mental Health Problems V. What to Expect in Recovery 33. What to Expect in Early Recovery 34. What Causes Relapse? 35. How to Prevent Relapse 36. What to Do If a Relapse Happens 37. Managing Addiction as a Long-Term Chronic Illness Resources

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Book SynopsisAre you sick of nagging your child to write down homework assignments? Is his or her backpack a black hole that eats up papers, books, and gym clothes? Organizational skills problems aren't just frustrating--they get in the way of school success and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately, help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books because it is based on a scientifically tested program that works. Learn how you can teach your 7- to 13-year-old specific skills to: *Organize school materials and toys. *Track assignments. *Improve time management and planning. *Overcome brain Glitches--mischievous creatures that trip kids up. *Create and follow effective routines. Concrete examples, tips for strategically using praise and rewards, and practical tools (you can download and print additional copies as needed) help you implement each step of the program. Maximizing your kid's potential starts now--here's how. A Greater Good FavTrade Review"This unique book is different from others about organizational skills because it relies on research-based strategies that work. The authors are pioneers in the field. In a supportive, reassuring style, they arm you with the knowledge you need to help your child get and stay organized. Highly recommended."--Ellen Braaten, PhD, coauthor of Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up "The perfect resource for parents of children who struggle with organization, time management, homework, and studying. Unlike most approaches that focus on training you to manage your child's problems, this book helps you promote your child's independence. It is extremely clear and well written--and is based on compelling evidence."--Thomas J. Power, PhD, ABPP, Director, Center for Management of ADHD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia "Within the first few pages of this book, it seemed like the authors were describing my 10-year-old exactly. I felt a sense of relief as I realized that they understood the issues and had solutions. We have some work ahead of us, but with concrete steps and practical strategies in hand, we are already seeing improvement. We are ready to say goodbye to the days of forgotten textbooks, missed homework, and lost lunchboxes!"--Christine C., parent, Trenton, New Jersey "Provides incredibly valuable tools. Not only will you get step-by-step information for implementing the authors' approach, but you also will gain a better understanding of how your child thinks."--Steven W. Evans, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director, Center for Intervention Research in Schools, Ohio University "This book provides many tools I can use with my son now and in the future. I particularly like the 'Glitches'--they give me an approachable way of explaining to my son why he might misplace something or forget an assignment, without making him feel like a failure. The authors do an excellent job of helping parent and child work as a team to beat the Glitches."--Jennie M., parent, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York -Parents of children with ADHD or other executive dysfunction conditions will find this evidence-based program instantly usable, extremely clear, and sensitive to both the child's self-esteem and the adult's likely frustration….The authors build trust in what might seem like an inflexible step-by-step process by bringing real-world experience to their suggestions….With this excellent workbook, Gallagher, Spira, and Rosenblatt will provide hope and motivation for the burnt-out caregivers of 'hopeless' disorganized kids. (starred review; a 2018 Best Book)--Publishers Weekly, 2/12/2018ƒƒHelp is at hand for parents of children who forget to write down homework assignments, misplace their backpacks, and cram for tests at the last minute in this step-by-step guide to tackling some of the most common challenges….Chock-full of extras (such as a downloadable appendix), this guide will be valuable for parents who need support in this area.--Library Journal, 1/2/2018Table of ContentsI. Understanding Your Child’s Disorganization 1. Organization and the Executive Assistant in Your Child’s Brain 2. From Parent to Coach: Taking on a New Mindset to Get Your Child Organized 3. Discovering Your Child’s Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses II. Laying the Foundation for Change 4. Overview of the Skills-Building Program 5. Prompt, Monitor, Praise, Reward: How to Motivate Your Child Down the Path toward Organization 6. Building a Connection between Home and School III. Organizational Skills for School Tasks 7. Tracking Assignments 8. Managing School Materials 9. Time Management for Schoolwork 10. Planning for Long-Term Assignments IV. Putting the Last Pieces in Place 11. Managing the Glitches at Home 12. Putting It All Together: Making Organizational Skills Part of Your Daily Routine 13. When Your Child Needs Additional Help Appendix: Creating Your Own Planner Resources

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Book SynopsisThis pragmatic guide describes tested ways to adapt motivational interviewing (MI) to optimize outcomes when practitioner and client come from different cultural backgrounds; in particular, when clients are members of marginalized groups. Using rich examples and sample dialogues, Christina S. Lee shows how affirming a client's cultural identity is part and parcel of MI's humanistic, person-centered mindset. The book provides instruction on key therapeutic tasks, such as strengthening rapport, asking about culture without stereotyping, and inquiring about experiences of stigma and discrimination in a way that increases motivation to change. Links between social and structural determinants of health, sociocultural stressors, mental health disparities, and substance use are highlighted. Special features include Pause and Consider sidebars and end-of-chapter key takeaway points. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollni

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Book SynopsisExamining the major approaches to hypothesis testing and model selection, this book blends statistical theory with recommendations for practice, illustrated with real-world social science examples. It systematically compares classical (frequentist) and Bayesian approaches, showing how they are applied, exploring ways to reconcile the differences between them, and evaluating key controversies and criticisms. The book also addresses the role of hypothesis testing in the evaluation of theories, the relationship between hypothesis tests and confidence intervals, and the role of prior knowledge in Bayesian estimation and Bayesian hypothesis testing. Two easily calculated alternatives to standard hypothesis tests are discussed in depth: the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC). The companion website ([ital]www.guilford.com/weakliem-materials[/ital]) supplies data and syntax files for the book's examples.Trade Review"Weakliem offers a principled discussion of statistical methods for model selection and demonstrates them on applied problems in the social sciences. This thoughtful work should influence both statistical theory and social science practice."--Andrew Gelman, PhD, Department of Statistics, Columbia University "One of the most difficult and complicated problems in any statistical analysis is model selection. In this comprehensive book, Weakliem provides a cogent and accessible presentation of existing thinking and methods. A 'must read' for any sociologist who is a serious applied quantitative researcher."--Christopher Winship, PhD, Diker–Tishman Professor of Sociology, Harvard University "I especially appreciate this book's careful treatment of the philosophical arguments underlying hypothesis testing and the historical approaches that have been taken to the model selection problem. The question addressed here is not 'Which statistical test or approach should I use?' but rather, 'How can model specification, estimation, and statistical estimation advance what is known about a particular problem?' The book makes a convincing case for the utility of both traditional and Bayesian approaches--instead of calling for a Bayesian revolution--and leads quite logically to a number of ways that conventional practice can be improved. Rich bibliographies at the end of each chapter provide sources for further reading."--Phillip K. Wood, PhD, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri -Table of Contents1. Hypothesis Testing and Model Selection 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Standard Procedure of Hypothesis Testing 1.3. Model Selection 1.4. Purpose and Plan of the Book 2. Hypothesis Testing: Criticisms and Alternatives 2.1. Hypothesis Testing and Its Discontents 2.2. Uses of Hypothesis Tests 2.3. Criticisms of Conventional Hypothesis Testing 2.4. Implications of the Criticisms 2.5. Alternatives to Conventional Tests 2.6. Examples 2.7. Summary and Conclusions Recommended Reading 3. The Classical Approach 3.1. Random Sampling and Classical Tests 3.2. Two Approaches to Hypothesis Tests 3.3. Confidence Intervals 3.4. Choosing a Significance Level 3.5. Comparison to Conventional Practice 3.6. Implications of Choosing an α-level 3.7. Other Kinds of Errors 3.8. Example of Choosing an α-level 3.9. Evaluation of Criticisms 3.10. Conclusions Recommended Reading 4. Bayesian Hypothesis Tests 4.1. Bayes's Theorem 4.2. Bayesian Estimation 4.3. Bayes Factors 4.4. Bayesian Confidence Intervals and Bayes Factors 4.5. Approaches to Bayesian Hypothesis Testing 4.6. The Unit Information Prior 4.7. Limits on Bayes Factors 4.8. Bayes Factors for Multiple Parameters 4.9. Conclusions Recommended Reading 5. The Akaike Information Criterion 5.1. Information 5.2. Prediction and Model Selection 5.3. The AIC 5.4. Consistency and Efficiency 5.5. Cross-Validation and the AIC 5.6. A Classical Perspective on the AIC 5.7. A Bayesian Perspective on the AIC 5.8. A General Class of Model Selection Criteria 5.9. Summary and Conclusions Recommended Reading 6. Three-Way Decisions 6.1. Substantive and Statistical Hypotheses 6.2. Bayes Factors for Directional Hypotheses 6.3. Bayes Factors for Three-Way Decisions 6.4. Summary and Conclusions Recommended Reading 7. Model Selection 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Bayesian Model Selection 7.3. The Value of Model Selection 7.4. The Risks of Model Selection 7.5. Examples of Model Selection 7.6. Conclusions Recommended Reading 8. Hypothesis Tests 8.1. Hypothesis Tests and the Strength of Evidence 8.2. When Should Hypotheses Be Tested? 8.3. The Role of Hypothesis Tests 8.4. Overfitting 8.5. Hypothesis Tests and the Development of Theory 8.6. Conclusions Recommended Reading References

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Book SynopsisBringing contemporary couple therapy to life, this casebook candidly illustrates the whats, whys, and how-tos of leading clinical approaches. Well-known contributors provide a window into their work with couples seeking help for a variety of relationship challenges. Cases depict the moment-by-moment process of therapy, from the initial assessment and case formulation through the beginning, intermediate, and concluding phases. Themes addressed include working across cultural divides; helping couples living with psychological or medical disorders; and treating interfaith couples, military couples, and same-sex and queer couples. Enhancing the book's utility for course use, the expert editors concisely introduce each case and describe how the approach fits into the broader field. See also Lebow and Snyder's Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Sixth Edition, which provides an authoritative overview of theory and practice.

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Book SynopsisMindfulness is exceptionally easy to get started with, and people often experience benefits almost immediately. Why, then, do many initial enthusiasts end up dropping the practice after a short while? According to Oxford professor and leading mindfulness expert Willem Kuyken, it's because traditional mindfulness training is too far removed from how we actually live. This next-generation resource brings mindfulness home by teaching core skills in easy-to-integrate ways that touch directly on life's daily challenges. Dr. Kuyken provides stepping stones to help you build a personal practice that is sustainable, purposeful, and richly rewarding--now and for years to come. Interweaving ancient wisdom and modern scientific psychology, the book includes stories, quotations, reflection questions, tips for overcoming hurdles, and compelling guided practices, including audio tracks at the companion website.

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Book SynopsisThe Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) is an empirically based tool for evaluating clinically significant dimensions of child and adolescent executive functioning. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS-CA is far more predictive of impairments in daily life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS-CA offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of emotions. Two parent-report forms are included: a long form (10-15 minutes) and a short form (3-5 minutes). There is also a short clinical interview form based on the short-form rating scale, for use in unusual circumstances where a parent is unable to complete a rating scale. Special features include an ADHD risk index in the long form. Complete instructions for scoring and interpreting the scale are provided. QUICK VIEWWhat does itTrade Review"Barkley has once again developed a useful, easily administered, and cost-effective assessment instrument. The value of the BDEFS-CA goes beyond the instrument itself; the thorough yet concise manual is also extremely useful. Barkley provides an impeccable presentation of the development of the scale and the methodology for measuring its reliability and validity. He makes a strong case for the relationship between attention disorders and EF deficits and documents the impact of these deficits in many areas of children's lives."--Peg Dawson, EdD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Portsmouth, New Hampshire "The BDEFS-CA represents a key contribution to our field. This measure will be invaluable for practitioners, educators, and psychology students, who now have another important tool for evaluating executive function processes."--Lynn Meltzer, PhD, Director, Institute for Learning and Development (ILD) and ResearchILD, Lexington, Massachusetts; Harvard Graduate School of Education "The BDEFS-CA offers a different perspective than existing scales or performance-based measures--it adheres to Barkley's hybrid theory of EF, with the intention of providing ecologically valid and relevant clinical information. Professionals who work with children and adolescents will find this measure useful for identifying EF areas that are affecting everyday functioning. The long form provides the most comprehensive information. The short form and interview format can serve as screening measures and potentially as quick means of progress monitoring. A major advantage of the BDEFS-CA is the ease and cost-effectiveness of using this measure."--Cynthia A. Riccio, PhD, Professor and Director of Training, School Psychology Program, Texas A&M University "There is a critical need for valid and reliable EF assessment measures. This instrument is an invaluable tool for assessing EF deficits in the daily lives of children and adolescents and also will assist in measuring treatment response. The BDEFS-CA is unique in that it is theoretically and empirically based and focuses on EF in daily living, rather than lab-based performance tasks. The scale is psychometrically sound and provides a summary score as well as specific domain scores that will aid clinicians in developing and monitoring interventions. The BDEFS-CA would be appropriate for graduate assessment courses in school psychology, clinical psychology, counseling, and medical training programs."--Lisa Weyandt, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island-Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Executive Functioning in Children2. Development of the BDEFS-CA3. Normative Sample4. Factor Analysis, Scale Construction, and Item Frequencies5. Relationship of BDEFS-CA Scores to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample6. Reliability7. Validity8. Relationship of BDEFS-CA Scores to Impairment9. Scoring and Interpretation of the BDEFS-CA FormsAppendix: BDEFS-CA Forms, Interview, and EF ProfilesBDEFS-CA Long FormBDEFS-CA Short FormBDEFS-CA InterviewBDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 6–11, Males Only)BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 12–17, Males Only)BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 6–11, Females Only)BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 12–17, Females Only)BDEFS-CA Short Form EF Profile (All Ages and Both Sexes)

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of this incisive practitioner resource and course text--updated for the DSM-5 Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)--takes the reader step by step through diagnostic decision making in mental health. Guidelines are presented for evaluating information from multiple sources, constructing a wide-ranging differential diagnosis, creating a safety hierarchy, and using decision trees to derive a valid working diagnosis. The book addresses specific issues in diagnosing the conditions most often seen in mental health practice, with an emphasis on how diagnosis informs effective treatment. More than 100 vivid vignettes illustrate the diagnostic process and allow readers to practice their skills. New to This Edition *Revised throughout for DSM-5-TR, including the new diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder. *Chapter on eating and sleeping disorders, including new decision trees. *New and updated vignettes and suggested readings. See also Morrison's DSM

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Book SynopsisPacked with useful clinical tools, this state-of-the-art manual presents an empirically supported treatment solidly grounded in current scientific knowledge. Integrative cognitive-affective therapy for bulimia nervosa (ICAT-BN) has a unique emphasis on emotion. Interventions focus on helping clients understand the links between emotional states and BN as they work to improve their eating behaviors, defuse the triggers of bulimic episodes, and build crucial emotion regulation skills. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 47 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.Trade Review"Written by an internationally renowned team of eating disorder experts, this book presents a cutting-edge approach to treating BN. ICAT-BN is founded on decades of scientific research into what works in the treatment of psychopathology, and introduces a novel framework for integrating new and established strategies and techniques. This gem of a book is a valuable resource for clinicians."--Ruth Striegel Weissman, PhD, Walter A. Crowell University Professor of the Social Sciences, Wesleyan University "This manual intertwines clinical insights and extensive scientific inquiry. The authors have successfully mapped out their innovative intervention, clearly describing the processes and techniques needed for change and providing a practical plan. The book is rich with clinical examples and clever, meaningful teaching strategies. This is a wonderful addition to the clinician's toolkit and an example of successful translation for the scientist."--Janet Treasure, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, Director, Eating Disorders Research Unit, Kings College London, United Kingdom "Wonderlich and colleagues provide elegant conceptual models of the onset and maintenance of BN, integrating findings from psychological science and their own innovative work on the moment-to-moment cognitive and emotional context of disordered eating behaviors. The models are linked to a series of therapeutic strategies and specific interventions, including reproducible patient handouts. A beautifully realized manual."--Marsha D. Marcus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine "Practical, comprehensive, evidence based--if you are going to buy one book on the treatment of BN, this should be it! The heart of the book is the detailed, practical recommendations for treatment that can only come from a group of highly experienced clinicians. ICAT-BN is a compelling integration of three decades of clinical research and practice by some of the field's most rigorous thought leaders. Wonderlich et al. artfully address the dual importance of behavioral symptom management and the often-neglected role of the therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy effectiveness. They also offer a unique perspective on emotional dysregulation as a trigger for binge eating."--Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, Chief Science Officer and Director of the Family Institute, Eating Recovery Center, Denver, Colorado -This is a recommended book. It would be a valuable addition to any graduate clinical psychology, social work, or psychiatric residency program where eating disorders and specifically, management of BN is discussed.--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 7/3/2017Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Conceptual and Clinical Foundations of ICAT-BN 1. An Overview of Bulimia Nervosa: Diagnosis, Complications, and Treatment 2. How Bulimia Nervosa Is Conceptualized in ICAT-BN 3. Emotion Focus, Structure, Goals, and Strategies in ICAT-BN 4. Core Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in ICAT-BN II. Four Phases of Treatment Using ICAT-BN 5. Beginning, Engagement, and Education (Phase I) 6. Making Plans for Eating and Managing Urges (Phase II) 7. Modifying Responses to Situational and Emotional Cues (Phase III) 8. Stabilizing Treatment Gains and Termination (Phase IV) III. ICAT-BN Patient Handouts and Skill Cards

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Book SynopsisWhat does it take to achieve a successful career, healthy habits, and fulfilling relationships--even with bipolar disorder (BD)? What common stressors do you need to look out for, and how can you cope with them? No one is better suited to provide people with BD with practical problem-solving help than leading expert David J. Miklowitz. From managing mood swings to dealing with anxiety, getting enough sleep, defusing family conflicts, and troubleshooting medications, this book offers keys to effective self-care. Short, clearly formatted chapters with downloadable practical tools help you tackle challenges as they arise and plan for trouble spots that lie ahead. With Dr. Miklowitz's empowering guidance, navigate your own unique path to living well.

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Book SynopsisThis book vividly shows how creative arts and play therapy can help children recover from experiences of disrupted or insecure attachment. Leading practitioners explore the impact of early relationship difficulties on children's emotions and behavior. Rich case material brings to life a range of therapeutic approaches that utilize art, music, movement, drama, creative writing, and play. The volume covers ways to address attachment issues with individuals of different ages, as well as their caregivers. Chapters clearly explain the various techniques and present applications for specific populations, including complex trauma survivors.Trade ReviewTruly impressive. The chapters capture the power of different therapeutic techniques that involve the use of the arts and play when working with children with attachment problems. The case examples provide a revealing view of and rationale for the interventions of very talented therapists. The book is enriched by the inclusion of recent brain research to help the reader understand why these techniques are indicated. While the emphasis is on youngsters with histories of abuse and attachment problems, the therapeutic techniques described are applicable with all child patients. This is an invaluable resource for both beginning and experienced child and adolescent psychotherapists. Malchiodi and Crenshaw are to be commended for editing such a wonderful, informative book.--Robert Brooks, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolWhen children are 'captured' by living in a traumatic environment, it takes the efforts of a brave and knowledgeable therapist to help release them from their psychological bondage. This book brings that insight to fruition in an approach to attachment-focused play and arts therapy that is grounded in knowledge of developmental neuroscience, and it does so with insight and wisdom. It should be required reading for any professional who steps into the world of children exposed to the dark side of human experience.--James Garbarino, PhD, Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology, Loyola University ChicagoThis book is a gem! Integrating attachment theory, recent advances in neuroscience, and clinical wisdom, the editors have made an outstanding contribution to the field. Contributors weave together theory, research, and practice. Readers gain a deeper appreciation for the rich nuances of creative arts and play therapy as powerful means of helping survivors of attachment trauma. Every chapter contains practical techniques for addressing a wide range of therapeutic issues, and vignettes that bring the concepts to life. Clinicians of all levels of experience will find reading this book to be enlightening, moving, and inspiring.--Lennis G. Echterling, PhD, Director and Professor of Counseling, James Madison University -Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Creative Arts Therapy Approaches to Attachment Issues, Cathy A. Malchiodi 2. Play Therapy Approaches to Attachment Issues, David A. Crenshaw II. Clinical Applications: Approaches to Working with Attachment Issues 3. Attachment Theory as a Road Map for Play Therapists, Anne Stewart, William F. Whelan, and Christen Pendleton 4. Art Therapy, Attachment, and Parent–Child Dyads, Cathy A. Malchiodi 5. Music Therapy with Children with Developmental Trauma Disorder, Jacqueline Z. Robarts 6. Moving with the Space between Us: The Dance of Attachment Security, Christina Devereaux 7. The Integration of Drama Therapy and Play Therapy in Attachment Work with Traumatized Children, Eliana Gil and Teresa Dias 8. Overcoming Complex Trauma with Filial Therapy, Glade L. Topham, Risë VanFleet, and Cynthia C. Sniscak 9. Theraplay in Reunification Following Relational Trauma, Phyllis B. Booth, Sandra Lindaman, and Marlo L.-R. Winstead 10. The Creative Use of Metaphor in Play and Art Therapy with Attachment Problems, Eliana Gil 11. The Neurobiological Power of Play: Using the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics to Guide Play in the Healing Process, Richard L. Gaskill& Bruce D. Perry III. Clinical Applications: Approaches to Working with At-Risk Populations 12. Helping Foster Care Children Heal from Broken Attachments, Athena A. Drewes 13. Chronic Early Trauma as a Childhood Syndrome and Its Relationship to Play, Steven Tuber, Kira Boesch, Jessica Gorkin, and Madeleine Terry 14. The Princess and Dal Bhat Tarkari: Play Therapy with Children of Cross-Cultural Adoption, Henry Kronengold 15. Turning Back the Clock: Life before Attachment Trauma, David A. Crenshaw and Jennifer Lee 16. Integrated Play Therapy with Childhood Traumatic Grief, John W. Seymour 17. Mending Broken Attachment in Displaced Children: Finding "Home" through Play Therapy, Jennifer N. Baggerly and Eric J. Green

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Book SynopsisProvides the first comprehensive study of the surprisingly diverse ways that psychotherapists have related to Buddhist traditions. Through extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews with clinicians, many of whom have been formative to the therapeutic use of Buddhist practices, Helderman gives voice to the psychotherapists themselves.

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Book SynopsisWhat do the NLP Masters know that the rest of us don''t?Do they have a secret recipe for success?Is there a special alchemy at work?''The Secrets of the NLP Masters'' reveals the 50 things you need to know to excel in the workplace and out of it, just as if you were an NLP expert. Some will surprise you, and all will inspire you. Put these 50 simple strategies together and you have a recipe for success, a proven formula that will unlock the secrets and uncover your potential.

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Book SynopsisLow-level light therapy (or photobiomodulation therapy) is a rapidly growing approach to treating a wide range of diseases and disorders that afflict humanity. This Tutorial Text covers the basic molecular and cellular mechanisms of action, applications for treating diseases in animal models, and its use in clinical trials and therapeutic practice in patients. Other topics include the two basic chromophores and how they trigger the signaling pathways, activation of transcription factors, and mobilization of stem cells; how the light-source design and the relevant energy parameters can affect the outcome of therapy; and the physics and tissue-optics principles that concern LLLT.

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Book SynopsisDark, earthy, and immensely powerful, the Black Goddess has been a key force in world history, manifesting in images as diverse as the Indian goddess Kali and the Black Madonnas of medieval Europe. She embodies the energy of chaos and creativity, creation and destruction, death and rebirth. Images of Her, however, have been conspicuously missing in the Western world for centuries—until now, when awareness of the Goddess is re-arising in many spheres, from the women's movement to traditional religion, from the new discoveries of quantum physics to the dreams of ordinary men and women. Why now particularly? The answer provided by Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson is bold and thrilling: the reemergence of the Divine Feminine in our time indicates our readiness to move to an entirely new level of consciousness. The reemerging Goddess calls for a shattering of rigid categories, a willingness to hold opposition. She calls us to marry reason and order to creativity, and to embrace the chaos that can ultimately lead to wisdom and transformation on personal and global levels.

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Book SynopsisThis unique guide brings together representatives of the major family therapy approaches to demonstrate the nuts and bolts of their brief work with couples. The time- and cost-effective models discussed are explicitly short-term--not long-term on fast forward--and detailed case excerpts and clinical examples highlight how each form of therapy is actually conducted. Noted contributors include Susan Johnson, Philip Guerin, Michael Nichols and Salvador Minuchin, Simon Budman, Andrew Christensen and Neil Jacobson, James Keim, and many others. Trade Review'In this comprehensive edited volume, each author spells out treatment planning guidelines, phases of the therapy process, and specific interventions, along with overarching theory ... Students find the text both immediately applicable to cases and theoretically sound. Instructors are helped not just to teach, but also to compare and contrast models succinctly. This book demonstrates the field's much-needed movement toward recognizing couple therapy as a discipline in its own right.' - Brent Bradley, PhD, Graduate Counseling Department, Indiana Wesleyan University'Anyone who has worked with couples who are in enough pain to go to a therapist knows how challenging this work can be. Doing couples work within the reality of today's marketplace is even more challenging. [This book] succeeds in making the challenge seem less daunting ... I highly recommend this book for experienced clinicians who work with couples regardless of whether they have managed care clients ... I consider it a valuable addition to my library.' - Journal of Family Psychotherapy'Donovan's book is a treasure trove of maps, guides, and directions for finding our way through the tricky terrain of couples treatment using brief therapy models ... [The book] repeatedly demonstrates that even within the complex context of brief couple therapy, a powerful therapeutic relationship based on a profound sense of empathy can allow a wide array of approaches to be quite successful.' - Journal of Systemic TherapiesTable of Contents1. Short-Term Couple Therapy and the Principles of Brief Treatment, Donovan I. Psychodynamic Methods 2. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Straight to the Heart, Johnson 3. Short-Term Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Tale of Four Fights, Donovan 4. A Control Mastery Approach to Short-Term Couple Therapy, Vogel II. The Systemic Approach 5. Brief Marital Therapy: The Story of the Triangles, Guerin, Fay, Fogarty, and Kautto 6. Short-Term Structural Family Therapy with Couples, Nichols and Minuchin 7. Psychoanalytically Informed Short-Term Couple Therapy, Cohen 8. Time-Effective Couple Therapy, BudmanIII. Collaborative Models 9. Collaborative Couple Therapy, Wile10. Integrative Couple Therapy: The Dyadic Relationship of Acceptance and Change, Lawrence, Eldridge, Christensen, and JacobsonIV. The Postmodern Schools11. Brief Strategic Marital Therapy, Keim12. Narrative Solutions in Brief Couple Therapy, Eron and Lund13. A Time-Effective, Solution-Focused Approach to Couple Therapy, Friedman and Lipchik14. Couples, Culture, and Discourse: A Narrative Approach, Neal, Zimmerman, and Dickerson15. Short-Term Couple Therapy: The Present and the Future, Donovan

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Book SynopsisAccessible, practical, and empowering, this book gives school professionals the tools to put students in charge of their own learning. Going beyond traditional "study skills" guides that focus on the mechanics of homework completion and test taking, the authors address the underlying psychological factors that influence academic success and lifelong learning. They provide step-by-step guidance and data-based interventions for helping each student develop a repertoire of problem-solving strategies in the areas of motivation, emotional responses to learning, behavior, time management, organization, memory, reading, writing, math, and more. In a large-size format to facilitate photocopying, the volume includes dozens of reproducible handouts and forms. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.Trade Review"This is a 'must-have' text for university trainers, students, and practitioners who work in classrooms or collaborate on teams to enhance learning and academic achievement for all students. The book provides a concise theoretical framework, a review of associated educational psychology research, and specific recommendations for practice. Readers learn evidence-based instructional strategies that are easily embedded into classroom, small group, or individual instruction across the curriculum. Real-life vignettes and case studies are employed strategically throughout the text to demonstrate how the ideas apply to all types of learners. I will definitely adopt this book as a required text in my graduate Academic Intervention course. This is a core course for all students in our school psychology program and is also taken by students preparing to be school counselors or special educators. The text is ideal for guiding class discussions, helping students design and deliver individual or small group instruction, and teaching them how to formulate successful classroom and home-based learning recommendations for teachers and parents."--Gloria Miller, PhD, Child, Family, and School Psychology Program, College of Education, University of Denver "An essential resource for anyone who works with struggling students. This book offers practical strategies for addressing specific academic skill deficits and teaching general study skills that can be applied across academic domains--but it also goes much further. Readers, whether seasoned professionals or graduate students, will acquire a rich understanding of the underlying psychological factors that influence learning, and ways to translate that understanding into day-to-day practice."--Peg Dawson, EdD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Portsmouth, New Hampshire "It is rare to find a resource that addresses so many different elements involved in promoting independent learning. As I read the book, I often found myself thinking, 'I never thought about that,' or 'I’ve got to try that!' Any content area teacher could implement these techniques with students. It is also an excellent resource for Study Skills classes. I really appreciate the ready-made forms at the end of each chapter for implementing the techniques discussed."--Clover Noack, MEd, Reading Specialist/Curriculum Coordinator, Fort Zumwalt School District, O’Fallon, Missouri "This book helped me to create more specific goals with my students, and to help them develop a real-world, problem-solving mindset. Our teaching lives are revitalized when we are surrounded by a class of motivated, problem-solving, self-reflective students. The authors of this practical book present ways to get students to 'buy in' to learning. The concrete steps presented for each academic subject area, and the wide assortment of charts and checklists to use with students, are a goldmine. I used the lists, charts, and rubrics right away in my private practice."--Kendra Wagner, MAT, MS, reading and writing consultant and tutor, Seattle, Washington - Harvey and Chickie-Wolfe....provide detailed strategies that empower students to self-regulate in several areas including motivation to study and learn, emotional reactions to learning, behavior, time management and organization, cognition, metacognition, executive functions, academic abilities, and how to successfully take tests. The book also includes extensive checklists, worksheets, and handouts that have been created to teach and facilitate this program....The focus of the authors is very much on target as they address the difficulties that regularly occur in today's classroom....This book makes worthwhile reading by professionals and the strategies certainly could be incorporated into general education settings, especially for older students. More likely, special education teachers and those providing academic intervention services will embrace these methods. --NASP Communiqué, 03/04/2007Table of Contents1. Working with Students to Promote Independent Learning2. Working with Families and Friends to Promote Independent Learning3. General Classroom Considerations4. Empowering Students to Self-Regulate Motivation to Study and Learn5. Empowering Students to Self-Regulate Emotional Reactions to Learning6. Empowering Students to Self-Regulate Behavior7. Empowering Students to Manage Time and Organization8. Helping Students Self-Regulate Cognition, Metacognition, and Executive Functions9. Empowering Students to Self-Regulate Reading10. Empowering Students to Self-Regulate Writing11. Empowering Students to Master Math, Science, and Technology12. Empowering Students to Successfully Take Tests and Improve Performance

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Book SynopsisFor individuals with chronic, complex problems that include multiple Axis I disorders comorbid with personality disorders, the barriers to change are significant. This book presents a powerful therapeutic approach that integrates psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and other techniques to empower patients to overcome these barriers by fostering change in personality. Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) is grounded in an innovative case formulation method that systematically links symptoms to maladaptive patterns in attachment relationships. IRT offers a step-by-step framework for structuring interventions to promote learning of new, healthier patterns, while blocking problem behaviors and building a strong therapeutic alliance. A new preface in the paperback edition addresses current developments in IRT research and practice.Trade ReviewEssential reading for anyone interested in psychotherapy with 'difficult' cases. Benjamin's clearly articulated model of psychopathology and psychotherapeutic change processes integrates insights from interpersonal, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and attachment theory. Detailed clinical case material is provided throughout the book to illuminate key points. I have found this book extremely helpful in my clinical work as well as in my teaching. Students, clinical teachers, and experienced psychotherapists will be raving about this book for many years to come.--George Silberschatz, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF School of MedicineInterpersonal Reconstructive Therapy is a complex, but rewarding book which describes effective treatment strategies and techniques for working with ‘nonresponders' or patients with psychiatric conditions that were previously untreatable. Dr. Benjamin combines psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral theory to address dysfunctional patterns of behavior, while providing therapists with flow charts to make sound clinical interventions and facilitate effective outcomes.--Muriel Prince Warren, DSW, ACSW, Behavioral Science Book Service Advisory Board MemberAn astute and compassionate clinician, Dr. Benjamin fulfills our highest expectations as an insightful and sophisticated teacher of therapeutic science. Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy is a work of impeccable scholarship in which therapeutic complexities are assessed clearly and incisively, employing a set of concise principles. Benjamin brilliantly conceptualizes her groundbreaking model and illustrates this authoritative guide with fascinating clinical examples. With her well-articulated method of social structural analysis, she demonstrates a tool--a lens, as she terms it--that codifies and links biographic history and a patient's presenting problem. Elucidating her approach impressively and persuasively, Benjamin has written an illuminating text for thinkers, therapists, psychiatric residents, and clinical graduate students.--Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and PsychopathologyA practicing psychiatrist and educator, I have used earlier drafts of this book in training growing numbers of experienced clinicians. Like myself, my trainees have found IRT well worth learning. It provides strategies for conducting therapy in a focused, original way that is highly likely to result in constructive, stable change for many patients who were previously unresponsive to treatment. This book encapsulates Dr. Benjamin's decades of work to objectively define psychopathology and the components of effective psychotherapy. It offers an inherently wise, user-friendly articulation of central psychological concepts, with specific intervention guidelines and rich clinical examples. This is inspiring reading for experienced clinicians and a vital resource for teaching and training.--Kathleen Sigrist Levenick, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-MadisonClinicians have long been plagued with the dilemma of how to work with complicated and difficult-to-treat clients. Clinical experience and research tells us that even with our most effective interventions, symptom reduction is more difficult to bring about when dealing with nonresponders. In this clearly written, practice-oriented book, Benjamin provides us with a unique blend of clinical experience, clear thinking and balanced wisdom. Demonstrating a sophisticated integration of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy, Benjamin maintains that both self-discovery and self-management are required to bring about change. How this can be accomplished is clearly spelled out in this most important contribution to the field.--Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony BrookLorna Smith Benjamin is a master clinician and teacher. She has written what now becomes the best available guide to the art and science of psychotherapy. Her interpersonal method is presented in such a clear and compelling manner that the book is an excellent introduction for the novice, but also a gold mine for the more experienced.--Allen J. Frances, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Duke UniversityLucidly written and clinically compelling, Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy helps graduate student therapists understand and intervene more effectively with their clients. In the best of the scientist-practitioner tradition, Benjamin flexibly integrates different theoretical approaches, and utilizes an attachment-informed perspective, to create this comprehensive, evidence-based approach. Completing an exit survey as they approached graduation, a number of my students reported that this was the most helpful text they had read in their graduate training. Wise and compassionate, this text is a gift to our field.--Edward Teyber, PhD, California State University, San Bernardino - This book provides one of the most creative and innovative contributions in many years to the conceptualization, understanding, and treatment of personality disorders. Dr. Benjamin wisely brings together and integrates with a sophisticated understanding a vast research literature with years of direct, intensive experience. Through following this manual, she offers systematic, pragmatic advice for clinicians involved in the potentially frustrating task of treating these personality disorders. --Psychotherapy Review, 8/24/2006ƒƒ A major contribution to the theory and practice of psychotherapy....A most rewarding book to read. --Psychology and Psychotherapy, 8/24/2006ƒƒ A master clinician, Benjamin has spent most of her career researching and treating the interpersonal processes of patients with personality disorders and other interpersonal problems....One of the more delightful aspects of the volume is Benjamin's masterful translation of complex and abstract theoretical concepts into simple, everyday language....It's hard to imagine many clinicians not advancing their own thinking and practices about working with their most difficult patients by reading this book. --Psychotherapy, 8/24/2006ƒƒ [Benjamin] exhibits sound clinical judgment and is unafraid to tackle the most difficult and dangerous crises (including suicidal and homicidal behavior as well as psychotic experiences). She inspires confidence, and I would happily refer patients to her. --American Journal of Psychiatry, 8/24/2006Table of Contents Preface1. Introduction and Overview2. Case Formulation3. Choosing Interventions4. Structural Analysis of Social Behavior: The Clarifying Lens5. Step 1: Collaboration 6. Step 2: Learning about Patterns, Where They Are From, and What They Are For7. Step 3: Blocking Maladaptive Patterns8. Step 4: Enabling the Will to Change9. Step 5: Learning New Patterns10. Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy in Clinical and Research Contexts

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together prominent investigators to provide a comprehensive guide to doing life course research, including an “inside view” of how they designed and carried out influential longitudinal studies. Using vivid examples, the contributors trace the connections between early and later experience and reveal how researchers and graduate students can discover these links in their own research. Well-organized chapters describe the best and newest ways to:*Use surveys, life records, ethnography, and data archives to collect different types of data over years or even decades.*Apply innovative statistical methods to measure dynamic processes that result in improvement, decline, or reversibility in economic fortune, stress, health, and criminality. *Explore the micro- and macro-level explanatory factors that shape individual trajectories, including genetic and environmental interactions, personal life history, interpersonal ties, and sociocultural institutions.Trade ReviewA tour de force. The chapters, written by preeminent scholars in an engaging manner, provide a blueprint for studying how lives unfold over time. The contributors illustrate the challenges that they have faced and overcome in their own research as well as showcasing dozens of studies by others. Some of the topics include how to reconstruct lives from a data set, how to study linked lives (children and parents or couples), how to study trajectories and turning points, and how to use behavioral genetics as a window into the life course. I recommend this volume to those who want to learn more about this topic and to experience the best of the field.--Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development, Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University This book illuminates the utility of diverse methodologies, from behavioral genetic analysis to cross-national and historical comparison. It is unique in its scope, including qualitative (life story, ethnography, diary) and quantitative (hierarchical growth, latent class, and group-based trajectory models) approaches. Students will learn how to formulate research questions, locate data sources, and increase the potential of existing data through recasting and supplementation. Ideal for methods courses and substantive courses on aging in social context.--Jeylan T. Mortimer, PhD, Life Course Center, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota Glen Elder--whose name is synonymous with the founding of life course research--has joined forces with equally distinguished scholar Janet Giele to produce this excellent volume. Expert contributing authors present novel methodological strategies for life course studies, as exemplified through major longitudinal investigations. The knowledge and insights gained about these methods and how to apply them will be invaluable to students of the life course at all levels. This is a most important book in which the quality of the contributors and editors shines through the pages; a major contribution to the life course literature.--John M. Bynner, PhD, Emeritus Professor and former Director, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom Elder and Giele’s book is a pleasure to read. For experienced life course scholars and those new to the field, the book provides a clear overview of important conceptual tools in the exploration of human development. The chapters offer an inside view of many classic studies and highlight unique features of each of them.--Toni C. Antonucci, PhD, Research Professor and Program Director, Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan This is an engaging and accessible volume prepared by an impressive group of life course scholars. The chapters offer instructive information about central concepts and measures, such as trajectories and transition points, and are illustrated with diverse research approaches and findings based on both new and classic data sets. As a supplemental text in introductory graduate courses in the social sciences or public health, this book will help provide newcomers to the field with a well-rounded introduction to life course analysis.--Carolyn Tucker Halpern, PhD, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer useful insights and historical background….Regardless of the field of study and/or level of research expertise, this textbook is a helpful reference guide for life course researchers. The textbook has an overall good structure, proceeding from an introduction to foundation concepts to more advanced research and methodological issues. The tables present information in a clear and concise manner….The writing style, ease of reading, and overall accuracy and completeness of the text is quite impressive….Highly relevant and important to many areas of research across many disciplines, including gerontology. Only through effective and on-going life course investigations can we as a society hope to better understand, predict, and promote better quality of life for today's and tomorrow's generations!--Activities, Adaptation, and Aging, 12/01/2015Table of Contents1. Life Course Studies: An Evolving Field, Glen H. Elder, Jr., and Janet Z. GielePart I. Methods of Data Collection2. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Designing a Study of the Life Course, Robert M. Hauser3. Collecting and Interpreting Life Records, Dennis P. Hogan and Carrie E. Spearin4. Longitudinal Ethnography: Uncovering Domestic Abuse in Women’s Lives, Linda M. Burton, Diane Purvin, and Raymond Garrett-Peters5. Linking Research Questions to Data Archives, Glen H. Elder, Jr., and Miles G. TaylorPart II. Measuring Life Course Dynamics6. Cumulative Processes in the Life Course, Angela M. O’Rand7. Life Transitions and Daily Stress Processes, David M. Almeida and Jen D. Wong8. Conceptualizing and Measuring Trajectories, Linda K. George9. Group-Based Trajectories in Life Course Criminology, Elaine Eggleston Doherty, John H. Laub, and Robert J. SampsonPart III. Investigating Explanatory Factors10. Genetics and Behavior in the Life Course: A Promising Frontier, Michael J. Shanahan and Jason D. Boardman11. Life Stories to Understand Diversity: Variations by Class, Race, and Gender, Janet Z. Giele12. Social Convoys: Studying Linked Lives in Time, Context, and Motion, Phyllis Moen and Elaine Hernandez13. Comparative Life Course Research: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Perspective, Hans-Peter Blossfeld

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Book SynopsisMusic Therapy Social Skills Assessment and Documentation Manual (MTSSA) is a comprehensive handbook for assessing and documenting social skill development in group music therapy for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. It assists therapists in:- communicating with teachers and administrators to develop a collaborative treatment approach- identifying baseline social abilities for individual music therapy clients- developing treatment goals targeting social skill development in music therapy- tracking data toward individualized objectives while monitoring correlation between affect and engagement of each client- reporting progress to classroom teachers and guardians.The MTSSA can also be adapted for use outside of the classroom setting and can be implemented with clients of various ages, including adults. With additional online material including data collection and reporting tools, as well as songs composed to facilitate social interaction, this resource will be of immeasurable value to music therapists and students of music therapy.

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Book Synopsis''An important and insightful contribution to the mental health literary landscape.'' - Alastair CampbellTrauma is a wound - one that we often hide from ourselves and others. Philippa Smethurst - a psychotherapist with decades of experience - has written this compassionate and practical guide to help you to understand, process and move beyond trauma. The book explains twenty common ways that trauma can show itself - from dissociation and anger to brain hijacking and trust issues - but also how you can move on from them. Drawing on the latest brain- and body-based research, this book uses stories, poetry and reflective exercises, to give you the guidance and tools you need.

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