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An introduction for clinicians on the theory and practice of Reinforcement-Based Treatment (RBT) in substance abuse treatment. Its aim is to help clinicians implement RBT methods or integrate RBT into their own substance-abuse treatment practice.

Introduces mental health care professionals to the business aspects of running a private practice, including billing, collecting, financial agreements with clients, and ethically balancing business and clinical interests.

In this book, Scott Browning and Elise Artelt integrate clinically validated interventions within an original theoretical framework for stepfamily therapy. They envision the stepfamily as comprised of subsystems, a series of overlapping relationships between individuals. This key insight enables clinicians to divide the stepfamily into more manageable units and plan treatment accordingly.

This book examines social anxiety in the lives of young people in the context of dating and romantic relationships, alcohol and drug use, performance anxiety and school refusal, and alongside comorbid disorders such as depression.

Examines three contemporary scientific approaches to the study of personality-the psychodynamic, the trait-psychobiological, and the cognitive. It also focuses on corresponding theoretical frameworks that continue to guide much of the research on personality disorders-attachment and separation, the psychobiological paradigm, and cognitive frameworks.

This is loaded with tips and advice for taking on everyday challenges and for building up confidence and self-esteem. Take a peek inside and find lots of ways to explore your strengths and feel more confident in school, with your friends...with everything!

This volume deepens our understanding of human and animal behaviour, including the impact that pets can have on children's development and the efficacy of animal-assisted therapies. It first addresses HAI research methodology; then summarizes the progress of HAI research in child development and human health; and ends with a detailed agenda for future research.

This book takes a comprehensive look at how pharmacotherapy is reshaping the practice of psychology.

Summarizes the progress regarding the theory, research, and practice of relapse prevention for depression. This title also discusses the four treatments with the most empirical support for preventing depressive relapse: cognitive - behavior therapy, interpersonal therapy, problem-solving therapy, and pharmacotherapy.

There are many different types of family therapy, but at the heart of each is systems theory, a model that arose from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry, and cybernetics. This book discusses the history, theory, and practice of this systems-oriented therapy.

Explores the richness and variety of psychotherapy in a collection of carefully chosen excerpts from APA publications. Intended for students and practitioners, this volume provides a unique look at contemporary psychotherapy theory and the specific interventions associated with each orientation. All major approaches in psychotherapy are included.

Whether you're training to play the piano, speak a foreign language, shoot a target with a bow and arrow, or master the techniques of fine carpentry, the conditions of your training will affect how successfully you learn and perform. How can you process needed new information in order to remember it better and use it in the future? How long should you work, study, or practice before taking a break? How can you counteract fatigue and boredom to improve performance if the task is tedious? This book shares practical tips to help you learn quickly, remember what you learn, and apply it to real-world performance.

Presents scientifically-supported guidance for people who want to replace stress and painful emotions with a sense of well-being and contentment. With empathy and unfailing good humour, Dr. Pamela Hays outlines a four-step process that has proven successful in her professional clinical psychology practice as well as in her own life.

Presents a practical, step-by-step approach for establishing your own mindfulness practice. Brief introductory chapters explain the scientifically proven effects on health, as well as the philosophy behind this ancient practice. The remainder of the book consists of 25 experiential lessons that guide you through various meditative practices.

Over 6.5 million children receive special education services each year in the US. As this number continues to rise, child and school psychologists are increasingly called upon to evaluate children and to recommend accommodations to meet the child's educational needs. This book is a step-by-step guide describing how to perform an independent educational evaluation for children with special needs.

In this new release by geropsychology scholars Forrest Scogin and Avani Shah, researchers and clinicians come together in each chapter to discuss the prevalent psychological disorders that afflict this growing population.

The authors present a groundbreaking, empirically based model that integrates working with narrative and emotion processes in emotion-focused therapy (EFT).

Clinical supervision and consultation have long been considered integral elements of training and maintaining competency for psychologists and other mental health professionals. This book offers supervisors and consultants with both theoretical and practical strategies for incorporating ethical principles into their work.

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him feel better.

Applies attachment theory to group psychotherapy, explaining how group therapists can effectively work with members of different attachment styles. By understanding the needs of each member based on his or her attachment style, the leader can best foster corrective emotional exchanges that challenge members' maladaptive beliefs about themselves and others.

Explores the possibility that people understand abstract social concepts using metaphor, which from this perspective is not simply a matter of words. Rather, it is a cognitive tool that people routinely use to understand abstract concepts (such as morality) in terms of superficially dissimilar concepts that are relatively easier to comprehend (such as cleanliness).

This book presents an attachment-based approach to therapy that addresses the limiting and detrimental effects of negative early attachment experiences. Therapists will learn to help patients access and communicate more adaptive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.