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Adolescents at Risk: Home-Based Family Therapy and
School-Based Intervention. Nancy Boyd-Franklin & Brenna Hafer Bry,
$45.50
Rich with illustrative case material, this book guides
mental health professionals to break the cycle of at-risk behavior by engaging
adolescents and their families in home, school, and community contexts. The
authors explore the multigenerational patterns that shape the lives of poor and
ethnic minority adolescents and present innovative strategies for intervening
beyond the walls of the agency or clinic. Grounded in research, the book shows
how to implement both home-based family therapy and school-based achievement
mentoring to provide a comprehensive web of support. This book reflects the
ongoing development of the authors' multi-systems approach and many other
important changes in the field; the majority of the content is completely new.
It is an indispensable resource for beginning and experienced professionals or
text for courses on adolescent intervention or adolescent mental health. |
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Adolescent Volcanoes: Helping
Adolescents and their Parents to Deal with Anger. Warwick
Pudney & Éliane Whitehouse, $40.95
Some adolescents seem to act as if they
have a volcano inside — always on the verge of erupting into anger. They often
generate discord and have combative relationships with parents, care givers and
other adults who work with them.
ADOLESCENT VOLCANOES is a practical
resource for adults working with adolescents and their parents to help them
understand, express, and manage their anger. Featuring interactive worksheets
and handouts throughout, it explores the causes of anger, focusing not only on
the adolescent, but also on styles of parenting and situations at home that can
exacerbate these feelings, and suggests ways to tone down confrontations and
improve relationships. It describes models that explain the dynamics of
arguments, such as 'power analysis' and 'positive intentions'. It also explains
anger management tools such as 'escalators', 'time out', 'emotional awareness',
'triggers' and the 'four-part phrase'. By improving emotional management and
communication, this resource will help adolescents to understand how to reduce
attacking behaviour and turn their anger into something positive.
ADOLESCENT VOLCANOES can be used as the
basis of counselling sessions and incident management. It will be invaluable
for counsellors, teachers, youth workers and social workers who work with
adolescents. |
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Alphabet Kids — From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome: a Guide to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and Professionals. Robbie Woliver, $33.95
From ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to ZS (Zellweger Syndrome) there seems to be an alphabet disorder for almost every behavior, from those caused by serious, rare genetic diseases to more common learning disabilities that hinder children's academic and social progress. This comprehensive, easy-to-read go-to guide will help parents to sort through all the interconnected childhood developmental, neurobiological and psychological disorders and serve as a roadmap to help start the families' journey for correct diagnoses, effective treatment and better understanding of their Alphabet Kids. |
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The Anxiety Workbook for Kids: Take Charge of Fears
and Worries Using the Gift of Imagination. Robin Alter & Crystal
Clarke, $26.95 (ages 6-12)
Millions of children suffer from anxiety, which can be
extremely limiting, causing kids to miss school, opt out of activities with
friends, and refuse to speak or participate in a variety of situations.
Focusing on the problem of anxiety can stress kids out and make them feel
ashamed. But when the focus is on their strengths and their vivid imaginations,
children are empowered to face their anxiety head-on.
The Anxiety Workbook for Kids is a fun and unique
workbook grounded in evidence-based CBT and designed to help children
understand their anxious thoughts within a positive framework — a perspective
that will allow kids to see themselves as the highly imaginative individuals
they are, and actually appreciate the role imagination plays in their anxiety.
With this workbook, children will learn that, just as they are capable of
envisioning vivid scenarios that fuel their anxiety, they are capable of using
their imagination to move away from anxious thoughts and become the boss of
their own worries.
With engaging CBT-based activities, games, and
illustrations — and with a focus on imagination training and developing skills like
problem solving, assertiveness, positive thinking, body awareness, relaxation,
and mindfulness — this book will help kids stand up to worry and harness the
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Applied Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for
Children and Adolescents. Victor Carrion & John Rettger, Editors, $83.95
Applied Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for
Children and Adolescents starts from the premise that mental health
clinicians must have their own mindfulness practice before teaching the tenets
and techniques of mindfulness to others, including young people. To that end,
the book offers readers clear instructions on how to first practice mindfulness
in their own lives and then extend their personal practice outward to others.
Once this knowledge is internalized, the clinician can focus on mindfulness in
terms of its application to specific clinical diagnoses, such as anxiety and
depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and substance abuse.
Because many mental health professionals work in multiple settings, such as in
schools, in clinics, and online, the contributors, representing a wide range of
creative and authoritative voices, explain how to skillfully tailor mindfulness
interventions for effective application across diverse contexts.
Drs. Carrion and Rettger, as Director of the Stanford
Early Life Stress and Pediatric Anxiety Program (SELSPAP) and Director of
SELSPAP's Mindfulness Program, respectively, have been engaged in ongoing
community-based work delivering mindfulness and yoga programming to underserved
youth and their helpers. This expertise is evident in their eloquent yet
down-to-earth editing. The volume offers clinicians everything they need to
begin their mindfulness journey, including the following:
- Introductory knowledge on how to get started with a meditation
practice. Specific mindfulness scripts are provided throughout the book to
foster development of the reader's own practice. In addition, there are audio
practices and clear written descriptions of practices to offer support for
those learning to meditate, internalize mindfulness practices, and then adapt
these skills for clinical practice.
- A developmental and ecological approach to implementing
mindfulness. The book offers insight into integrating mindfulness across many
settings, platforms, and applications, and includes chapters on mindfulness
online, at home, and in school, as well as chapters on incorporating nature
into mindfulness practice and the relationship between mindfulness and
creativity.
- Material on specific clinical populations, including immigrant
youth and incarcerated youth. A special chapter is devoted to trauma-informed
yoga, which has been shown to be an effective therapeutic intervention for
youth who have been incarcerated.
- Comprehensive information on the current state of youth
mindfulness research, which prepares readers to discuss these topics
knowledgeably with colleagues and patients.
Like ripples in water, the benefits of mindfulness spread
outward, from clinicians to patients, families, schools, and communities. Applied
Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for Children and Adolescents is
the first step toward stress reduction, peace, and compassion for a new
generation. |
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The Art of Working with Anxious, Antagonistic
Adolescents: Ways Forward for Frontline Professionals. Nick Luxmoore,
$31.95
This is a series of surprising and candid conversations
held between veteran counsellor Nick Luxmoore and professionals working with
young people. Based entirely on stories from the author's experience of
supervising frontline professionals, it looks at how to approach young people,
the stumbling blocks faced on both sides, and offers invaluable guidance to
anyone working with teenagers.
Luxmoore posits ways forward for practitioners which are
adaptive and allow them to respond personally, practically and theoretically.
From suicide to disordered eating, watching pornography to love in therapeutic
relationships, Nick Luxmoore covers a range of problems and phenomena
encountered by counsellors, teachers, school social workers and youth workers.
One chapter sees a counsellor struggling for questions to ask a boy whose
father abandoned his family only to return two years later, another a teacher
finding it impossible to know how to speak to a fourteen-year-old with an
inoperable brain tumour.
Recounted in a style that motivates, engages and
inspires, The Art of Working with Anxious, Antagonistic Adolescents allows professionals to gain a better understanding of their capacity,
particularly developmentally and pastorally, and not reach for easy answers or
a quick fix. These are lessons in the art of working with today's teenagers. |
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Assessing Children's Well-Being: a Handbook of
Measures. Sylvie Naar-King, Deborah Ellis & Maureen Frey, $81.10
Behavioral medicine has now matured as a field to the
point where all recognize that different populations are presented with
different issues. This practical and comprehensive reference guide is the first
to sort, present, and review all the measures that can be used to evaluate the
behavioral, cognitive, and emotional aspects of children's health. It organizes
the measures under eight general headings, such as quality of life, adherence,
pain management, and patient satisfaction. Each chapter begins with a leading
authority's overview of the underlying theoretical construct and any concerns
about how to measure it. Descriptions and reviews of relevant instruments
follow; these include information on administration, scoring, psychometric
properties, and ordering, as well as comments by the instruments' developers.
Assessing Children's Well-Being: a Handbook of
Measures will be welcomed by all those professionals and scientists
who seek to assess and effectively address the complex interactions between
physical health and mental health in children. |
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Assessment and Treatment Activities
for Children, Adolescents and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most
Effective Techniques. Edited by Liana Lowenstein,
$26.95 
Assessment and Treatment Activities
for Children, Adolescents and Families Volume Two.
Edited by Liana Lowenstein, $26.95 
Assessment and Treatment Activities
for Children, Adolescents and Families Volume Three.
Edited by Liana Lowenstein, $26.95 
The valuable therapeutic techniques in
these three volumes are presented in an easy-to-use, practical format. The
activities are listed under several sections: Engagement and Assessment,
Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Coping and Problem Solving, Self-Esteem and
Termination. Recommended age range, modality (individual, group, family) and
goals are clearly indicated with each activity. |
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Back to Normal: Why Ordinary
Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum
Disorder. Enrico Gnaulati, $27.00
In recent years
there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth
assigned a mental health diagnosis. Dr. Enrico Gnaulati, a clinical
psychologist specializing in childhood and adolescent therapy and assessment,
has witnessed firsthand the push to diagnose these disorders in youngsters.
Drawing both on his own clinical experience and on cutting-edge research, he
has written the definitive account of why our kids are being dramatically over-diagnosed — and
how parents and professionals can distinguish between true psychiatric
disorders and normal childhood reactions to stressful life situations.
BACK TO NORMAL reminds
us of the normalcy of children’s seemingly abnormal behavior. It will give
parents of struggling children hope, perspective, and direction. And it will
make everyone who deals with children question the changes in our society that
have contributed to the astonishing increase in childhood psychiatric
diagnoses. |
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Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief: a Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-Esteem for Young People. Kate
Collins-Donnelly, $26.95 (ages 10+)
Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and
effective workbook. Packed with activities and real-life stories, this
imaginative workbook will show you what self-esteem is, how it develops, the
impact it can have and how all this applies to your own self-esteem. Using
cognitive behavioural and mindfulness principles and techniques, this workbook
will help you change how you think and act in order to build positive
self-esteem. Fun, easy to read and full of tips and strategies, this is an
excellent workbook for young people aged 10+ to work through on their own or
with the help of a parent or practitioner. |
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The Big Book of Even More Therapeutic Activity Ideas
for Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education
Curricula. Lindsey Joiner, $35.95
Following on from The Big Book of Therapeutic
Activity Ideas for Children and Teens, this book provides EVEN MORE
imaginative and fun activity ideas, lessons, and projects for use with
difficult and challenging children and teens aged 5+.
From ice breakers and group starters to bibliotherapy and monthly character
education activities, there are over 90 ideas designed to unleash the
creativity of children and teens, and teach social skills, strategies to
control anger and anxiety, conflict resolution, positive thinking skills, and
more. They make use of art, scientific experiments, expressive arts and books,
and many come with photocopiable handouts. The activities can be used in a
variety of settings, and they are adaptable for use with both individuals and
groups. This is a practical resource bursting with ideas, and it will be
invaluable for anyone working with children and teens, including school counselors,
teachers, social workers, youth workers, arts therapists, and psychologists. |
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The Big Book of Therapeutic
Activity Ideas for Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities
and Character Education Curricula. Lindsey Joiner, $34.95
For difficult or challenging children
and teenagers in therapeutic or school settings, creative activities can be an
excellent way of increasing enjoyment and boosting motivation, making the
sessions more rewarding and successful for everyone involved.
This resource provides over one hundred
tried-and-tested fun and imaginative therapeutic activities and ideas to
unleash the creativity of children and teenagers aged 5+. Employing a variety
of expressive arts including art, music, stories, poetry and film, the
activities are designed to teach social skills development, anger control
strategies, conflict resolution and thinking skills. Brimming with imaginative
ideas, this resource will be invaluable to anyone working with children and
teenagers, including school counselors, social workers, therapists,
psychologists and teachers. |
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Brain-Based
Therapy with Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Treatment
for Everyday Practice. John Arden & Lloyd Linford,
$68.25
Designed for mental health professionals treating
children and adolescents, BRAIN-BASED THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS is a simple but powerful primer for understanding and
successfully implementing the most critical elements of neuroscience
into an evidence-based mental health practice. |
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Brief Coaching with Children and Young People: a
Solution Focused Approach. Harvey Ratner & Denise Yusuf, $65.70
Brief
Coaching with Children and Young People is the first book of its
type to describe the thinking and practice of Solution Focused coaching with
these age groups. The approach empowers young people to find their own
solutions in the shortest possible time, focusing on where they want to get to
rather than the details of the problem they are concerned about. The authors’
emphasis on practical and straightforward techniques and materials will equip
all those interested in working with and supporting young people and their
families to help them achieve their hopes for the future. The book is
illustrated with numerous examples from the coaching practice of the authors in
different settings, with a particular emphasis on challenging cases. As a whole,
it serves as a key resource for working with children and young people, but
each chapter can also be read individually to enhance the reader’s
understanding of the topic. Downloadable resources are available online which
enhance the practicality of the text.
Ratner and Yusuf have created a practical, jargon-free
resource for all those who work with and support children, young people and
their families. It will be invaluable for coaches, therapists and counsellors
as well as anyone who interacts with children and young people, including
social workers, teachers and mentors and foster parents. |
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Buddhist Understanding of Childhood Spirituality: the
Buddha's Children. Alexander von Gontard, $29.95
In this book, Alexander von Gontard, a child
psychiatrist, uses the language, thought and imagery of Buddhism to explore the
spirituality of children.
The book begins by exploring the Buddha's own childhood
and the 'divine child' in Buddhism, a key archetype in Jungian psychology. The
author defines the spirituality and religiosity of children and adolescents and
identifies manifestations of spirituality in children, such as experiences of
awe and wonder, and favourable conditions for spirituality, such as silence,
nature, extreme conditions and mindfulness. Drawing on his own experience
working with children in therapeutic practice, von Gontard discusses the
parallels between spontaneous spirituality seen in childhood and the Buddha's
teachings.
Revealing how the spiritual insights and experiences of
children and adolescents can uncover a deep and wise understanding of human
life that is compatible with the Buddha's teachings, this book will be of
particular interest to professionals and academics in psychology, psychiatry,
psychotherapy, education and religious studies. |
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Case Formulation with Children and Adolescents. Katharina
Manassis, $51.50 
Highly practical and accessible, this book shows how to
synthesize complex information about child and adolescent mental health
problems into clinically useful, dynamic case formulations. Strategies and
tools are provided for analyzing the biological, psychological, social,
cultural, spiritual, and developmental factors that may be contributing to the
difficulties of clients ages 4-18. Numerous case examples illustrate the steps
in crafting a comprehensive formulation and using it to plan effective,
individualized treatment. Strategies for overcoming frequently encountered
pitfalls in case formulation are highlighted throughout. |
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CBT for Children & Adolescents with
High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Edited by Angela Scarpa, Susan
Williams White & Tony Attwood, $44.50
This book helps clinicians harness the benefits of
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with high-functioning
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Leading treatment developers describe
promising approaches for treating common challenges faced by young people with
ASD — anxiety and behavior problems, social competence issues, and adolescent
concerns around sexuality and intimacy. Chapters present session-by-session
overviews of each intervention program, review its evidence base, and address
practical considerations in treatment. The book also discusses general issues
in adapting CBT for this population and provides a helpful framework for
assessment and case conceptualization informed by DSM-5. |
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CBT for Depression in Children and Adolescents: a Guide
to Relapse Prevention. Betsy Kennard, Jennifer Hughes & Aleksandra
Foxwell, $51.50
Despite the availability of effective treatments for
child and adolescent depression, relapse rates in this population remain high.
This innovative manual presents an evidence-based brief therapy for 8- to
18-year-olds who have responded to acute treatment but still have residual
symptoms. Each session of relapse prevention cognitive-behavioral therapy
(RP-CBT) is illustrated in step-by-step detail, including focused techniques
for promoting and sustaining well-being, supplemental strategies for tailoring
treatment to each individual's needs, and ways to involve parents. In a
convenient large-size format, the book features 51 reproducible handouts and
forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print
the reproducible materials. |
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CBT Express: Effective 15-Minute Techniques for
Treating Children and Adolescents. Jessica McClure, Robert Friedberg, Micaela
Thordarson & Marisa Keller, $42.95
Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds
in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral
therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise
chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of
intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and
model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target
age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for
completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In
a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77
reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards.
Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the
reproducible materials. |
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CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and
Adolescents: a Clinician's Toolkit. Eduardo Bunge, Javier Mandil, Andrés
Consoli & Martín Gomar, $49.95
Beautifully designed handouts and worksheets are
presented for each phase of treating anxiety and depression, organized in a
state-of-the-art modular framework that encourages therapeutic flexibility.
Introductions to each module offer vital clinical pointers and describe when
and how to use the various forms, illustrated with vivid case examples. The
authors provide tips for sequencing treatment, troubleshooting common
difficulties, and addressing developmental and cultural considerations.
Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the
reproducible handouts and worksheets. |
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CBT Toolbox for Children & Adolescents: Over 200
Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, AHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression &
Conduct Disorders. Lisa Weed Phifer, Amanda Crowder, Tracy Elsenraat &
Robert Hull, $50.95
The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents gives
you the resources to help the children in your life handle their daily
obstacles with ease. Written by clinicians and teachers with decades of
experience working with kids, these practical and easy-to-use therapy tools are
vital to teaching children how to cope with and overcome their deepest
struggles. Step-by-step, you'll see how the best strategies from cognitive
behavioral therapy are adapted for children. |
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Child
and Adolescent Therapy: Science and Art. Jeremy Shapiro, et
al. $156.00
This comprehensive guide to child therapy
provides a thorough introduction to the principles and practice
of psychotherapy with children and adolescents. It provides balanced
coverage of child therapy theory, research, and practice. Adopting
an integrated approach, the authors bring both the science of evidence-based
practice and the art of therapy into each chapter. |
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Child Anxiety
Disorders: a Family-Based Treatment Manual for Practitioners.
Jeffrey Wood & Bryce McLeod, $32.00
In CHILD ANXIETY DISORDERS, Wood and McLeod present
a clinically-proven treatment protocol based on a collaborative,
family-based intervention approach — one that has seen remission rates
of 80% in children. Incorporating family therapy strategies and
targeted CBT techniques, the authors lay out session-by-session
guidelines for implementing the protocol, offering all those who
work with and counsel children a hands-on toolkit to effectively
resolve childhood anxiety, whether generalized or severe in nature. |
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Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives,
2nd Edition. Rosalyn Shute & Phillip Slee, $89.50
Child Development: Theories and Critical
Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established
and recent theories in child and adolescent psychology. This unique summary of
traditional scientific perspectives alongside critical post-modern thinking
will provide readers with a sense of the historical development of different
schools of thought. The authors also place theories of child development in
philosophical and cultural contexts, explore links between them, and consider
the implications of theory for practice in the light of the latest thinking and
developments in implementation and translational science.
Child Development: Theories and Critical
Perspectives will be essential reading for students on advanced
courses in developmental psychology, education, social work and social policy,
and the lucid style will also make it accessible to readers with little or no
background in psychology. |
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Child Maltreatment: an Introduction, 3rd Edition.
Cindy Miller-Perrin & Robin Perrin, $133.95
Uniquely offering both a psychological and sociological
focus, this core text helps students understand more fully the etiology,
prevalence, treatment, policy issues, and prevention of child maltreatment.
This is an ideal core text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students
studying family violence, child maltreatment, family sociology, child welfare,
and social work in the departments of Psychology, Counseling, Sociology, Social
Work, Criminology, and Education. |
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Children in Therapy: Using
the Family as a Resource. C. Everett Bailey, editor. $49.50
CHILDREN IN THERAPY takes a comprehensive look at
the ways therapists can use the family as a resource and draw on
the inherent strengths of children and families in order to help
children heal. A stellar group of clinicians and researchers describe
the benefits and process of involving families in children's therapy
and discuss ways therapists can effectively integrate individual
family members into the overall treatment of children. |
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Children & Teenagers Who Set Fires: Why They Do It
and How to Help. Joanna Foster, $35.95
This book helps adults to understand fire-setting
behaviour in children and teens and provides strategies to work with them to
address the behaviour. Drawing upon the latest juvenile fire-setting research and
utilising child development theory to underpin its safety messages, the book
explores why young people might set fires in the first place and contextualises
fire-setting in terms of communication and gaining the attention of carers and
other adults.
The chapters lay out practical, tried-and-tested steps
that professionals and carers can take to address fire-setting behaviour, and
suggests how to further support any child or teen who sets fires. This includes
summaries of the latest evidence-based support strategies and a range of
creative activities that can be used in direct work with children and teenagers
who set fires, tailored to specific age ranges. Combining expert advice on
fire-setting behaviour with straightforward practices, this comprehensive book
can be used by anyone working with young people to help them intervene and
prevent it. |
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Children with Multiple Mental
Health Challenges: an Integrated Approach to Intervention. Sarah
Landy & Susan Bradley, $113.95
Mental health practitioners who work
with children are often confronted with complex, difficult-to-treat mental
health issues that do not respond to conventional methods of psychotherapy.
These children have a web of multiple impairments that are comprised not just
of emotional and behavioral issues, but also learning and other cognitive
disorders. CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES presents an
innovative, evidence-based approach to understanding and treating this
difficult population that integrates the child's development and functioning
into diagnosis and treatment. It does not rely on diagnostic categories alone,
but explores the functioning of children in several dimensions of development
and considers multiple levels of influence.
The book builds on an individualized,
integrated approach to present a variety of evidence-based strategies for
working with children with multiple challenges. It considers children from
preschool age to adolescence with a number of severe difficulties. These may
include extreme aggression, oppositional defiant behavior, significant anxiety
and depression, cognitive and academic challenges, delays in speech and
language, problems with attention and concentration, sensory integration
problems, and unresolved trauma. The treatment strategies included can be used
by various specialists within the intervention team, as well as by parents and
teachers. |
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The Child’s Voice
in Family Therapy: a Systemic Perspective. Carole Gammer,
$40.00
Comprehensive and imaginative, THE CHILD'S VOICE
IN FAMILY THERAPY is an indispensable resource for therapists who
wish to respect and fulfill the needs of children within a family
therapy setting. |
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Cleo the Crocodile: Activity Book for Children Who Are
Afraid to Get Too Close. Karen Treisman, $29.95 (ages 5-10)
Cleo the Crocodile loved having fun with all of the other
animals, until Hayden the Hippo started being mean to Cleo and he had to leave
to another swamp. Scared of being hurt again, Cleo swung, snapped and stared at
all the others animals so that he would be left alone. Would he ever be happy
again and make friends? How would he feel safe and ready for new adventures?
This activity book developed by psychologist Dr. Karen
Treisman uses an illustrated therapeutic story about Cleo the Crocodile to help
start conversation with children who have had to move into foster care. It aims
to help children to explore their feelings of anger and rejection, and shows
their loved ones how to build their trust. |
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Clinical Interviews for Children and
Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Assessment to Intervention. Stephanie McConaughy, $65.50
This authoritative work offers
guidelines for interviewing children of different ages — as well as their parents
and teachers — and for weaving the resulting data into multi-method assessment
and intervention planning. K–12 school psychologists and other practitioners
learn specific strategies for assessing school issues, peer relations,
emotional difficulties, family situations, and problem behavior. Stephanie
McConaughy is joined by two other leading experts who have contributed chapters
on assessing suicide and violence risks. In-depth case illustrations are woven
throughout. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying,
the book includes over a dozen reproducible interviewing tools. Purchasers also
get access to a companion Web page where they can download and print the
reproducible materials. |
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Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children
and Adolescents: the Nuts and Bolts, 2nd Edition. Robert Friedberg &
Jessica McClure, $45.50
Widely regarded as the definitive practitioner reference
and teaching text, this book provides a complete introduction to doing
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with 6- to 18-year-olds. The authors offer a
blueprint for formulating cases and tailoring treatment to each child's or
adolescent's unique developmental and clinical needs. Coverage includes how to
orient children and families to cognitive therapy, structure each session, and
implement a wide range of CBT techniques. Rich case material illustrates ways
that CBT can help children struggling with specific emotional and behavioral
problems. |
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Clinical Work
with Traumatized Young Children. Edited by Joy Osofsky,
$46.95
Presenting crucial knowledge and state-of-the-art treatment approaches for working with young children affected by trauma, this book is an essential resource for mental health professionals and child welfare advocates. Readers gain an understanding of how trauma affects the developing brain, the impact on attachment processes, and how to provide effective help to young children and their families from diverse backgrounds. Top experts in the field cover key evidence-based treatments — including child-parent psychotherapy, attachment-based treatments, and relational interventions — as well as interventions for pediatric, legal, and community settings. Special sections give in-depth attention to deployment-related trauma in military families and the needs of children of substance-abusing parents. |
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children: a Guide for
the Community Practitioner, 2nd Edition.Katharina Manassis, $65.70 
This new edition of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with
Children links together the methods of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
practiced in academic centers as well as the community. This book addresses the
challenges community practitioners face when pressured to use CBT with youth
who live with mental health disorders, but whose circumstances differ from
those in research settings. Practitioners will learn how to overcome
therapeutic obstacles. This new edition contains an expanded discussion on
cultural considerations relevant to assessment and treatment, as well as a new
chapter on training others in CBT for children. |
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Cognitive Therapy
for Adolescents in School Settings. Torrey Creed, Jarrod
Reisweber & Aaron Beck, $55.50
This first concise guide to conducting cognitive therapy (CT) with adolescents in school settings features in-depth case examples and hands-on clinical tools. The authors — who include renowned CT originator Aaron Beck — provide an accessible introduction to the cognitive model and demonstrate specific therapeutic techniques. Strategies are illustrated for engaging adolescents in therapy, rapidly creating an effective case conceptualization, and addressing a range of clinical issues and stressors frequently experienced in grades 6-12. The challenges and rewards of school-based CT are discussed in detail. In a convenient large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book contains 16 reproducible handouts, worksheets, and forms. |
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Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and
Adolescents: Tools for Enhancing Practice. Robert Friedberg, Jessica
McClure & Jolene Hillwig Garcia, $46.95
Providing a wealth of practical interventions and activities — all
organized within a state-of-the-art modular framework — this invaluable book
helps child clinicians expand their cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
toolkits. Going beyond the basics, the authors provide effective ways to engage
hard-to-reach clients, address challenging problems, and target particular
cognitive and behavioral skills. Fun and productive games, crafts, and other
activities are described in step-by-step detail. More than 30 reproducible
forms and handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½" x
11" size. |
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Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: a
Casebook for Clinical Practice, 3rd edition. Philip Kendall, $49.95
Thousands of clinicians and students have turned to this
casebook — now completely revised to see what cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
looks like in action with the most frequently encountered child and adolescent
disorders. Concise and accessible, the book is designed for optimal clinical
utility. Leading scientist-practitioners provide a brief overview of each
clinical problem and its assessment and management. Chapters are organized
around one or more detailed case examples that demonstrate how to build rapport
with children and families; plan effective, age-appropriate treatment; and
deliver evidence-based interventions using a variety of therapeutic strategies
and materials. |
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Collaborating with Parents to Reduce Children's
Behavior Problems: a Book for Therapists Using the Incredible Years® Program. Carolyn
Webster-Stratton, $42.95
This important book has a unique approach with two areas of
focus. First, it allows parents to tell their stories: sharing what it is like
to have a “problem” child as well as the long and painful route to finding
support and recovery through parent and child training. The book also
elucidates in detail the “collaborative process” of therapists working together
with families. This process combines the knowledge and expertise of the
clinician with the unique strengths, perspectives, culture and goals of
parents.
As active partners in the therapy process, parents learn parenting
strategies to cope effectively with their child and strengthen their relationship
as well as build support networks. Examples of when and how to add adjunct
therapies such as child and teacher training are also discussed, providing a
comprehensive guide for the collaborative process for therapists using the
Incredible Years programs. |
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Collaborative
Brief Therapy with Children. Martin Selekman, $65.50
In this engaging guide, Matthew Selekman presents cutting-edge strategies for helping children and their families overcome a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. Vivid case material illustrates how to engage clients rapidly and implement interventions that elicit their strengths. Integrating concepts and tools from a variety of therapeutic traditions, Selekman describes creative applications of interviewing, family art and play, postmodern and narrative techniques, and positive psychology. He highlights ways to promote spontaneity, fun, and new possibilities — especially with clients who feel stuck in longstanding difficulties and entrenched patterns of interaction. |
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The Colors of
Grief: Understanding a Child's Journey through Loss from Birth to
Adulthood. Janis Di Ciacco, $28.95
THE COLORS OF GRIEF explores strategies for supporting
a grieving child to ensure a healthy growth into adulthood. Drawing
on the latest research in neurology and psychology, Janis Di Ciacco
illustrates the child's grieving process using a model of development
that employs 'key stages'. These range from preverbal infancy (0-2
years) through to early adulthood (about 25 years). She shows how
a child's progress through these stages can be impaired by an early
encounter with loss, which can contribute to cognitive, emotional
and social difficulties. Drawing connections between bereavement,
attachment issues and social dysfunction, the author suggests easy-to-use
activities for intervention at each key stage, including infant
massage, aromatherapy and storytelling.
This is a revealing and accessible book
for both parents and professionals working with, or caring for,
bereaved infants, children or young adults. |
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Cool Connections with
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Encouraging Self-Esteem, Resilience
and Well-being in Children and Young People Using CBT Approaches.
Laurie Seiler, $43.95
COOL CONNECTIONS is a fun, engaging workbook that
provides a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach to positively
modifying the everyday thoughts and behaviours of children and young
people aged 9 to 14. Combining a summary of CBT principles and step-by-step
guidelines on how to use the materials appropriately with a mixture
of games, handouts, home activities and therapeutic exercises, COOL
CONNECTIONS is designed to encourage resilience and self-esteem
and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. |
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Coping
Power: Parent Group Program Facilitator Guide. Karen
Wells, John Lochman & Lisa Lenhart, $49.95
Coping Power: Parent Group Workbook (8-Copy Set).
Karen Wells, John Lochman & Lisa Lenhart, $105.00
Coping Power: Child Group Facilitator's
Guide. John Lochman, Karen Wells & Lisa Lenhart,
$63.95
Coping Power: Child Group Program Workbook (8-Copy Set).
John Lochman, Karen Wells & Lisa Lenhart, $71.95
THE COPING POWER PROGRAM is an evidence-based behavioral
intervention for pre-adolescents (grades 5 and 6) that targets
children who are beginning to show signs of severe aggression
and social dysfunction at school. By targeting these children
before their behavior has become extremely dangerous or unmanageable,
this program has been proven to reduce the occurrence of these
programs, and to improve functioning in school.
Studies have shown that children who demonstrate
aggressive behaviors have maladaptive coping skills and misperceptions
of conflict or threat. This program teaches positive strategies
for coping with perceived conflict or threat, as well as an understanding
of the participant's feelings and motivations behind inappropriate
behaviors. THE COPING POWER PROGRAM involves an intervention with
aggressive children and a simultaneous program for their parents,
to increase positive motivations at home as well as at school.
The facilitator's guides include step-by-step instructions for
accurately implementing this evidence-based program. The corresponding
workbooks for children and parents include worksheets and monitoring
forms to track progress and reinforce the skills learned in the
group sessions.
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Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping
Strategies to help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety, and Anger. Janine
Halloran, $36.50
The Coping Skills for Kids Workbook is designed to
help kids learn and practice coping skills to deal with anxiety, stress and
anger. The workbook includes:
- More than 20 printable worksheets
- Links to Coping Skills for Kids YouTube Videos
- A Resource Collection of other helpful books and websites for
families
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Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support
through Arts and Crafts Activities. Bonnie Thomas, $33.95
This resource comprises a collection of fun, flexible,
tried-and-tested activities and make-it-yourself workbooks for parents and
professionals to help a child in need of extra emotional support find the
coping skills that fit them best. Each activity lists the materials required
and includes clear directions for how to do it. There is something for every
child: whether they are dynamic and creative or more cerebral and literal.
Projects include making wish fairies, dream catchers, and mandalas; managing unstructured
time with activities such as creating comics, dioramas and tongue twisters; and
simple ideas for instant soothing, such as taking deep breaths, blowing
bubbles, making silly faces, and playing music. Creative Coping Skills for
Children also includes specific interventions for anxious or grieving
children such as making worry dolls and memory shrines.
This book is full of fun, easy, creative project ideas
for parents of children aged 3–12, teachers, counselors, play therapists,
social workers, and all professionals working with children.
More Creative Coping Skills for Children: Activities,
Games, Stories, and Handouts to Help Children Self-Regulate. Bonnie Thomas,
$41.95
This collection of fun and adaptable activities, games,
stories and handouts is a complete resource for supporting children coping with
stress and difficult emotions. From engaging arts and crafts, to interactive
stories and relaxing meditations, all the interventions and activities are
thematically structured so that each chapter contains the means for building
specific skills or overcoming behavioral issues. Each chapter contains
suggested goals, positive affirmations and photocopiable handouts to enable a
child to continue practising and learning new life skills outside of sessions
with parents or professionals. The activities in this book are ideal for use
with children aged 3-12 to help them rebalance and gain a strong grasp on their
emotions. |
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Creative Coping Skills for Teens and Tweens:
Activities for Self Care and Emotional Support Including Art, Yoga, and Mindfulness,
for Ages 11-16. Bonnie Thomas, $41.99
This photocopiable activity book helps teens and tweens
who are feeling voiceless, ineffective or fearful in response to events at a
world, community or individual level. It incorporates exercises using art and
craft, nutrition, mindfulness, yoga and other movement based activities.
This book offers dozens of suggestions, interventions,
and activities for ways that tweens and teens can care for their physical and
mental health, including managing life's stressors, how to recognize 'red
flags' in a relationship, and listening to their body's intuition more often.
Ideal for mental health counselors, social workers, program coordinators, and
other providers working with this age group, it can also be used by parents. |
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Creative Ideas for Assessing Vulnerable Children and
Families. Katie Wrench, $33.95
Providing creative ideas and activities to support busy
social workers in assessing the needs of vulnerable children and their families
or caregivers, this book is based upon tried-and-tested methods from an
experienced social worker and offers handy practical hints throughout. Ideal as
a quick reference guide for everyday practice. |
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Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children.
Liana Lowenstein, $31.95
A uniquely creative compilation of therapeutic games, art
activities, and stories to help bereaved children express feelings of grief,
learn basic concepts of death, diffuse traumatic reminders, address self-blame,
commemorate the deceased, and learn coping strategies. Creative Interventions
for Bereaved Children includes special activities for cancer, suicide, and
homicide, and tips for caregivers and school personnel. For ages 7-12 in
individual, group, and family therapy. |
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Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce.
Liana Lowenstein, $31.95
An innovative collection of therapeutic games, art
techniques, and stories to help children of divorce express feelings,
understand marriage and divorce, deal with loyalty binds, parental conflict,
and reunification fantasies, address self-blame, and learn coping strategies.
Includes tips for parents, and a ten-week group counseling curriculum. For ages
7-12 in individual, group, and family therapy. |
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Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth.
Liana Lowenstein, $26.95; More Creative Interventions, $26.95
This best-selling collection is filled with creative
assessment and treatment interventions to help clients identify feelings, learn
coping strategies, enhance social skills, and elevate self-esteem. A wealth of
innovative tools for practitioners working with children in individual, group,
and family counseling. Geared to 4-16 year-old clients. |
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Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings: a
Therapist's Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children. Fiona
Zandt & Suzanne Barrett, $39.95
Help children to stay on top of "big" feelings
like anger, sadness and anxiety with this ingeniously easy-to-use therapy
toolkit. Focusing on making therapy for children both purposeful and playful,
the book provides 47 activities to transform your sessions using everyday
materials and a variety of tried-and-tested therapy models.
The authors deliver sage advice on how to work with
children, adapting your approach for different age groups and judging how and
when to involve parents and teachers. The handy reference table allows you to
quickly fish out the perfect activity for the moment, according to the emotion
the child is experiencing, or the therapeutic method needed. With its winning
mix of creative resources and clinical expertise, all wrapped up in a simple
and practical format, this is the ideal companion for both new and experienced
therapists working with children aged 4-12. |
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DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents. Jill Rathus & Alec Miller, $69.95
From leading experts who have trained thousands of professionals
in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this manual provides indispensable tools
for treating adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems of any level of
severity. Clinicians are guided step by step to teach teens and parents five
sets of skills: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Walking the Middle Path (a
family-based module developed by the authors specifically for teens), Emotion
Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Designed for optimal clinical
utility, the book features session outlines, teaching notes, discussion points,
examples, homework assignments, and 85 reproducible handouts, in a large-size
format for easy photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where
they can download and print the reproducible materials. |
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of
Childhood Adversity. Nadine Burke Harris, $22.99
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading
physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego — a
boy who had stopped growing after a sexual assault — who galvanized her journey
to uncover the connections between toxic stress and lifelong illnesses.
The stunning news of Burke Harris’s research is just how
deeply our bodies can be imprinted by ACEs — adverse childhood experiences like
abuse, neglect, parental addiction, mental illness, and divorce. Childhood
adversity changes our biological systems, and lasts a lifetime. For anyone who
has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions of children
who do, the fascinating scientific insight and innovative, acclaimed health
interventions in The Deepest Well represent vitally important hope for
preventing lifelong illness for those we love and for generations to come. |
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Defiant Children, 3rd Edition: a Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training. Russell Barkley, $61.50
This book provides an effective 10-step
program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to
12). Professionals get proven tools to help parents understand the causes of
noncompliant, defiant, oppositional, or socially hostile behavior at home or in
school; take systematic steps to reduce it; and reinforce positive change.
Comprehensive assessment guidelines are included. In a large-size format for
easy photocopying, the volume features numerous reproducible parent handouts
and two rating scales (the Home Situations Questionnaire and the School
Situations Questionnaire). |
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Defiant Teens: a Clinician’s Manual for Assessment and
Family Intervention, 2nd Edition. Russell Barkley & Arthur Robin, $55.50
This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step
program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9
comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of problem
behaviors, including those linked to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steps 10-18 focus on teaching
all family members to negotiate, communicate, and problem-solve more
effectively, while facilitating adolescents' individuation and autonomy. Practical reproducible
handouts and forms are included. |
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The Developmental Science of Early Childhood: Clinical
Applications of Infant Mental Health Concepts from Infancy through Adolescence. Claudia Gold, $36.95
The field commonly known as "infant mental
health" integrates current research from developmental psychology,
genetics, and neuroscience to form a model of prevention, intervention, and
treatment well beyond infancy. This book presents the core concepts of this
vibrant field and applies them to common childhood problems, from attention
deficits to anxiety and sleep disorders.
Readers will find a friendly guide that distills this
developmental science into key ideas and clinical scenarios that practitioners
can make sense of and use in their day-to-day work. Part I offers an overview
of the major areas of research and theory, providing a pragmatic knowledge base
to comfortably integrate the principles of this expansive field in clinical
practice. It reviews the newest science, exploring the way relationships change
the brain, breakthrough attachment theory, epigenetics, the polyvagal theory of
emotional development, the role of stress response systems, and many other
illuminating concepts. Part II then guides the reader through the remarkable
applications of these concepts in clinical work. Chapters address how to take a
textured early developmental history, navigate the complexity of postpartum
depression, address the impact of trauma and loss on children's emotional and
behavioral problems, treat sleep problems through an infant mental health lens,
and synthesize tools from the science of the developing mind in the treatment
of specific problems of regulation of emotion, behavior, and attention.
Fundamental knowledge of the science of early brain
development is deeply relevant to mental health care throughout a client's
lifespan. In an era when new research is illuminating so much, mental health
practitioners have much to gain by learning this leading-edge discipline's
essential applications. This book makes those applications, and their robust
benefits in work with clients, readily available to any professional. |
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Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and
Developmental Disorders in Infancy and Early Childhood, Revised. Zero to
Three National Centre for Infants, Toddlers and Families. $99.50
DC:0-5 captures new findings relevant to diagnosis in
young children and addresses unresolved issues in the field since DC:03R was
published in 2005. DC:0-5 is designed to help mental health and other
professionals:
- recognize mental health and developmental challenges in
infants and young children, through 5 years old;
- understand that
relationships and psychosocial stressors contribute to mental health and
developmental disorders and incorporate contextual factors into the diagnostic
process;
- use diagnostic criteria effectively for classification, case
formulation, and intervention;
- and facilitate research on mental health
disorders in infants and young children.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for
At-Risk Adolescents: a Practitioner’s Guide to Treating Challenging Behavior
Problems. Pat Harvey & Britt Rathbone, $71.95
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR AT-RISK
ADOLESCENTS is the first reader-friendly and easily accessible DBT book
specifically targeted to mental health professionals treating adolescents who
may be dangerous to themselves or others. If you work with adolescents who
exhibit at-risk behavior, you know how important it is to take immediate
action. However, you may also have trouble “breaking through” the barrier that
these young people can build around themselves. This book can help.
The DBT skills outlined in this book are
evidence-based, and have been clinically proven to help build emotion
regulation skills, which are useful for all age groups, though perhaps
especially for the millions of at-risk adolescents experiencing depression,
anxiety, anger, and the myriad behaviors that can result from these emotions.
This book also includes practical handouts and exercises that can be used in
individual therapy sessions, skills training groups, school settings, and when
working with parents and caregivers.
Adolescents stand at the precipice of
the future, and the decisions they make now can have life-long impacts. By
showing them how to manage their emotions and deal with the stresses that are
common in day-to-day life, you are arming them with the tools they will need to
succeed and thrive. |
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Direct Work with Vulnerable Children: Playful
Activities and Strategies for Communication. Audrey Tait & Helen Wosu,
$30.95
The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential
when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging
games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and
neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be
opened up through effective engagement with the child's world. |
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Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Kids: a
DBT-Based Skills Workbook to Help Children Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry
Outbursts, and Get Along with Others. Jennifer Solin & Christina Kress,
$26.95 (ages 6-12)
Childhood can often be a time of intense emotions. But if
your child’s emotions interfere with school, homework, or tests; alienate them
from their peers; make it difficult to forge lasting friendships; or cause
constant conflicts at home — it’s time to make a change. You need help to calm
the chaos now, rather than later.
In this much-needed guide, two dialectical behavior
therapists offer an activity-based workbook for kids who struggle with anger,
mood-swings, and emotional and behavioral dysregulation. Using the skills
outlined in this book, kids will be able to manage their emotions, get along
with others, and do better in school. Designed for children ages 7 to 12, this
essential guide will help kids manage difficult emotions and get along better
with others.
If you are frustrated or worried about your emotional
child, the hands-on activities in this book — including child-friendly
mindfulness practices — can help. By reading this book, kids will develop their
own “skills tool box” for dealing with intense emotions as they arise, no
matter where or when. |
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Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens.
Sheri Van Dijk, $26.95 (ages 13-19)
Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens can help teens find new ways of managing your feelings so that you'll be ready
to handle anything life sends your way. Based in dialectical behavior therapy,
a type of therapy designed to help people who have a hard time handling their
intense emotions, this workbook helps you learn the skills you need to ride the
ups and downs of life with grace and confidence. This book offers easy
techniques to help you:
- Stay calm and mindful in difficult situations
- Effectively manage out-of-control emotions
- Reduce the pain of intense emotions
- Get along with family and friends
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DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association, $227.50
This new edition of DIAGNOSTIC AND
STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS (DSM-5) is the product of more than 10
years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental
health, which has yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies
mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.
The criteria are concise and explicit,
intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a
variety of clinical settings—inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital,
consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care. New
features and enhancements make DSM-5™ easier to use across all settings:
- The chapter organization reflects a lifespan approach,
with disorders typically diagnosed in childhood (such as neurodevelopmental
disorders) at the beginning of the manual, and those more typical of older
adults (such as neurocognitive disorders) placed at the end. Also included are
age-related factors specific to diagnosis.
- The latest findings in neuroimaging and genetics
have been integrated into each disorder along with gender and cultural
considerations.
- The revised organizational structure recognizes
symptoms that span multiple diagnostic categories, providing new clinical
insight in diagnosis.
- Specific criteria have been streamlined,
consolidated, or clarified to be consistent with clinical practice (including
the consolidation of autism disorder, Asperger’s syndrome, and pervasive
developmental disorder into autism spectrum disorder; the streamlined
classification of bipolar and depressive disorders; the restructuring of
substance use disorders for consistency and clarity; and the enhanced
specificity for major and mild neurocognitive disorders).
- Dimensional assessments for research and
validation of clinical results have been provided.
THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL
MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION, is the most comprehensive, current,
and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health
clinicians and researchers of all orientations. The information contained in
the manual is also valuable to other physicians and health professionals,
including psychologists, counselors, nurses, and occupational and rehabilitation
therapists, as well as social workers and forensic and legal specialists. |
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EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches
with Children: Complex Trauma, Attachment, and Dissociation. Ana Gomez, $92.50
This book provides a wide range of
leading-edge, step-by-step strategies for clinicians using EMDR therapy and
adjunct approaches with children with severe dysregulation of the affective
system. The book offers developmentally appropriate and advanced tools for
using EMDR therapy in treating children with complex trauma, attachment wounds,
dissociative tendencies, and compromised social engagement. The book also
presents the theoretical framework for case conceptualization in EMDR therapy
and in the use of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model with
children.
A unique and innovative feature of this
book is the masterful integration of strategies from other therapeutic
approaches, such as Play therapy, Sandtray therapy, Sensorimotor psychotherapy,
Theraplay and Internal Family Systems (IFS), into a comprehensive EMDR
treatment maintaining appropriate adherence to the AIP model and EMDR therapy
methodology. |
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Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents: a
Practitioner's Guide. Michael Southam-Gerow, $36.95
Emotion regulation difficulties are central to a range of
clinical problems, yet many therapies for children and adolescents lack a focus
on emotion and related skills. In a flexible modular format, this much-needed
book presents cutting-edge strategies for helping children and adolescents
understand and manage challenging emotional experiences. Each of the eight
treatment modules can be used on its own or in conjunction with other
therapies, and includes user-friendly case examples, sample dialogues, and
engaging activities and games. Emotion-informed assessment and case
conceptualization are also addressed. |
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Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children: Effective
Interventions in the Preschool and Kindergarten Years, 2nd Edition. Melissa
Holland, Jessica Malmberg & Gretchen Gimpel Peacock, $49.95
Presenting interventions that are practical, effective,
and easy to implement in educational and clinical settings, this book addresses
the most frequently encountered emotional and behavioral problems in 3- to
6-year-olds. Strategies for collaborating with parents are emphasized.
Practitioners are taken step by step through assessing and treating conduct
problems, anxiety and other internalizing problems, and everyday concerns
involving toileting, eating, and sleep. User-friendly features include 36
reproducible parent handouts, assessment forms, and other clinical tools; the
print book has a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying.
Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the
reproducible materials.
- Reflects over a decade of research advances, plus new assessments
and interventions
- Updated for DSM-5
- Chapter on intervention within a multi-tiered system of support
(MTSS)
- Chapter on referral procedures for complex problems
- Mindfulness techniques for both parents and children
- Cutting-edge ways to use acceptance and commitment therapy
principles and motivational interviewing with parents
- 23 new or revised reproducible tools
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The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child: Identification,
Assessment and Intervention: a Practice Handbook, 2nd Edition.
Dorota Iwaniec $100.99
Emotional abuse and neglect are at the core of all
types of child maltreatment, and have lifelong effects on the physical
and psychological development and well-being of children. Yet they
are considered to be the most difficult to deal with by those who
have the responsibility to protect and intervene in effective ways.
THE EMOTIONALLY ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILD explores the
concept of a damaged child, and looks at the different types of
injury, ranging from active to passive, physical to emotional, that
stop children from reaching their full potential psychologically
and physically. Case studies are provided to illustrate the features
of emotional abuse, and chapters are devoted to the assessment and
prediction of emotional abuse, effects of emotional abuse as the
child grows up, intervention and treatment and working with the
family as a whole. |
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Engaging Boys in Treatment.
Craig Haen, Editor, $71.30
Traditional therapy can often be an off-putting experience for boys as it is in direct opposition to the ways they generally interact and connect with others. This book explores a variety of creative approaches that professionals can use to enhance the clinical experience and better reach their young male clients. Chapters discuss the theory behind and implementation of various creative approaches to therapy with boys, such as play therapy, including sports, movement, and gross-motor activity; animal-assisted therapy; the use of video games and computers; the use of superheroes in role play, metaphor, and play therapy; and art therapy. Attention is also given to methods for working with several subgroups of boys that require specialized treatment approaches, including gender variant and sexual minority boys and boys with ADHD. The first book of its kind, mental health professionals will find this a comprehensive and highly valuable text to help them understand, help, and support boys and their development. |
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Engaging Children in Family Therapy: Creative
Approaches to Integrating Theory and Research Into Clinical Practice. Catherine
Ford Sori, $72.70
A common question at the initial meeting of a family
therapist and a new client(s) is whether or not to include a child or children
in the counseling sessions. And yet, although this is such a common experience,
many counselors and family therapists are not adequately equipped to advise
parents on whether to include a child in therapy sessions. Once the child does
make an appearance in the counseling session, the therapist is faced with the
challenges inherent in caring for a child, in addition to many concerns due to
the unique circumstance of the structured therapy. Counseling a child in the
context of a family therapy session is a specific skill that has not received
the attention that it deserves.
This book is intended as a guide for both novice and
experienced counselors and family therapists, covering a wide range of topics
and offering a large body of information on how to effectively counsel children
and their families. Central to the text are interviews with
leaders in the field, including Salvador Minuchin, Eliana Gil, Rise VanFleet
and Lee Shilts. A chapter devoted to ethical and legal issues in working with
children in family counseling provides a much-needed overview of this often
overlooked topic. Chapters include discussion of specific skills relevant to
child counseling in the family context, case vignettes and examples, practical
tips for the counselor, and handouts for parents. |
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Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology,
2nd Edition. Linda Wilmshurst, $61.00
Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology provides
students and professionals with a brief but comprehensive overview of critical
conceptual issues in child and adolescent psychopathology. It covers major
theories, diagnoses, assessment and best treatment practices, ethical issues,
and trends in the field. In addition, you will find coverage of the changes in
the way the DSM™-5 conceptualizes disorders in children and adolescents and a
new chapter on child abuse, maltreatment, and self-injurious behavior.
This
Second Edition provides the same useful features as the previous
edition — including Rapid Reference, Caution, and Don't Forget callout boxes — with
a revised and up-to-date text. Each concise chapter includes case examples and
key concepts, as well as Test Yourself questions that help you gauge and
reinforce your grasp of the information covered. |
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Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and
Adolescents: a Comprehensive Guide. Veronica Raggi, Jessica Samson, Julia
Felton, Heather Loffredo & Lisa Berghorst, $102.00
In Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children
and Adolescents, you’ll find detailed hierarchies and clinical suggestions
for treating each specific childhood anxiety condition, including separation
anxiety, school refusal, selective mutism, specific phobia, generalized
anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD),
and emotion tolerance. The book also offers an overview of exposure therapy and
its implementation in children and adolescents, including a review of current
research and empirical findings on this approach.
With this book, you’ll also find solid strategies for
conducting detailed clinical assessments, so you can gain a greater
understanding the specific anxiety triggers and factors that play a role in the
development of and maintenance of the child’s problem, and learn how this
information can be used to guide you in your development of specific exposure
exercises. Finally, you’ll find tips on how to assess for family variables that
may contribute to the maintenance of the child’s condition, as well as ways to
work with parents in becoming effective coaches for their children during
exposure-based activities.
Children are vastly different than adults in their
treatment needs and in the process through which effective therapy is
implemented. If you’re looking for clear, practical guidelines for designing,
adapting, and implementing specific exposure exercises for your young clients,
this book provides everything you need in one place. |
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Family-Based Prevention Programs for Children and
Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Large-Scale Dissemination. Edited by
Mark Van Ryzin, Karol Kumpfer, Gregory Fosco & Mark Greenberg, $72.70
In addition to introducing readers to the field of
family-based prevention science, this text highlights the distinctive
contributions of a set of exemplary programs in terms of their foundational
theory, design, delivery mechanisms, performance, and unique opportunities for
future research. It is organized into three sections to orient readers to: the
existence of different types of family-based programs targeting families with
children of different ages; the strategies and challenges that arise when
attempting large-scale dissemination of prevention programs; and, the emerging
innovations that promise to push the field forward into uncharted territories.
Contributors review the state of the research and then
provide a summary of their own program, including research and dissemination
efforts. They also discuss take-home lessons for practitioners and
policymakers, and provide their view of the future of program development and
research in their area. This book is a must-have primary resource for graduate
students in developmental or clinical psychology, counseling, family sciences,
social work, or health policy, and an essential guide for practitioners and
policymakers in the field of family-based prevention, family service delivery,
or public health. |
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The Fast Track Program for Children at Risk:
Preventing Anti-Social Behavior. Conduct Problems Prevention Research
Group, Karen Bierman, et al, $49.95
This unique volume reports on the largest long-term
preventive intervention study ever conducted with children at risk for serious
violence and poor life outcomes. From first through 10th grade, Fast Track
provided multi-component interventions to support children, families, and
schools in achieving positive social, emotional, and academic outcomes. The
book explores the developmental processes associated with early aggression,
describes how each component of Fast Track was developed and implemented, and
summarizes outcomes up to 20 years later. Vivid case studies track the impact
of comprehensive school- and family-based programming on children's pathways
through the elementary and high school years. The concluding chapter offers
recommendations for using Fast Track components in future violence prevention
initiatives. |
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Feeling Better CBT Workbook for Teens: Essential
Skills and Activities to Help You Manage Moods, Boost Self-Esteem, and Conquer
Anxiety. Rachel Hutt, $27.95 (ages 12-18)
Getting good grades, making and breaking up with friends,
and figuring out what being an adult looks like — these are just some of the
challenges that can weigh down on teens. With this workbook, they’ll learn real
strategies for overcoming obstacles and living the life they want using
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Feeling Better CBT Workbook for Teens teaches
teens how to untangle the negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that can
trick them into feeling anxious or sad and make it hard to do the things they
want to. Through interactive exercises that tackle common issues at home, work,
or with friends, this book gives teens the tools they need to deal with
anything life throws their way.
- Real Challenges — Teens discover tools to confront a variety of
issues including depression, self-worth, peer relations, anxiety and more.
- Exercises to take action — Real progress and reflection is fostered
on the path to feeling better.
- New research — The latest strategies from Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are promoted inside these
pages.
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Foundations of Behavioral, Social, and Clinical
Assessment of Children, Sixth Edition. (includes Resource Guide). Jerome
Sattler, $193.95
The newest edition of Foundations of Behavioral, Social,
and Clinical Assessment of Children is a comprehensive guide to behavioral
assessment, personality assessment, and child clinical assessment. This edition
features new chapters on executive functions, bullying and cyberbullying, and
testifying as an expert witness. It also includes semi-structured interviews,
DSM-5 forms for ADD/ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, and handouts for parents
and teachers containing instructional and behavioral support strategies. |
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A Friend Like Iggy. Kathryn Cole, photography by
Ian Richards, $18.95 (ages 4-8) 
The true story of Iggy, a special dog who helps kids
navigate difficult times. When children disclose abuse, they often navigate an
unfamiliar chain of events, sometimes testifying in court. Iggy is a specially
trained facilitator dog, and his job is to make each child he meets comfortable
with the job they have to do. Iggy eases their path with his gentle,
non-judgmental friendship. He can be present for police interviews, counseling
sessions, court preparation, and testifying. He helps children aged three to
eighteen feel more comfortable and confident. It’s a big job, but not too big
for a dog with an even bigger heart. |
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Guided Imagery Work with Kids: Essential Practices to
Help Them Manage Stress, Reduce Anxiety & Build Self Esteem. Mellisa
Dormoy, $30.95
Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that uses
sensory visualizations to engage the mind and imagination for healing. It is a
simple, versatile therapeutic tool that uses “scripts” to help clients focus
and guide their imagination, and has been shown to alleviate a host of common
emotional issues in kids, from anxiety and insecurity to stress, anger, and the
effects of bullying. Easier to practice than meditation or hypnosis, guided
imagery allows kids to quickly focus, integrate their thoughts, emotions, and
feelings, and practice self-compassion, all without the need for extraordinary
discipline or time investment. This concise book lays out all the essential
guidelines for using this helpful healing practice in therapy, counseling, and
any type of helping work with children.
This rich collection of scripts is organized around the
most common issues children present with in therapy, accompanied by helpful
notes for working with particular age groups, and illustrated in practice
through illuminating case vignettes. Issues addressed include:
- Anxiety and tension
- Stress management
- Low self-esteem
- Emotional health
- Difficulty showing empathy
- Social stress
- Low energy and lack of motivation
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Handbook of Child and Adolescent Aggression. Edited
by Tina Malti & Kenneth Rubin, $92.50
Presenting cutting-edge work from leading scholars, this
authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on aggression
from infancy through adolescence. The volume explores the forms and functions
of aggression and the multiple factors that contribute to its emergence,
development, and consequences, including genetic and biological influences,
temperament, family dynamics, peer relations, and social inequality. It
provides up-to-date perspectives on problems such as disruptive and defiant
behaviors, bullying (including cyberbullying), social aggression, and youth
violence, and examines relations between aggression and normative
social–emotional and social-cognitive development. It also discusses the
opposite end of the spectrum, including kindness and prosocial behaviors.
Identifying important implications for practice and policy, contributors
describe effective approaches to screening, assessment, and intervention in
family, school, community, and clinical settings. |
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Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development,
Disorders and Treatment. Joan Luby, editor, $49.95
Comprehensively exploring the development of psychiatric
disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds, this authoritative handbook has been thoroughly
revised to incorporate important scientific and clinical advances. Leading
researchers examine how behavioral and emotional problems emerge and can be
treated effectively during this period of rapid developmental and brain
changes. Current knowledge is presented on conduct disorders,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, depressive
disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attachment disorders, and sleep disorders
in very young children. The volume reviews a range of interventions for
preschoolers and their caregivers — including clear descriptions of clinical
techniques — and discusses the strengths and limitations of the empirical
evidence base. New to this edition:
- Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest research
and empirically supported treatments
- Heightened focus on brain development and the neural correlates
of disorders
- Section on risk and resilience, including chapters on sensitive
periods of development and the early environment
- Chapters on parent-child interaction therapy,
cognitive-behavioral therapies, attachment-based therapies, and translational
approaches to early intervention
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Helping
Children to Build Self-Esteem: a Photocopiable Activities Book.
Deborah Plummer, $35.95
HELPING CHILDREN TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM offers over
100 simple, practical and fun activities specifically aimed at helping
children to build and maintain self-esteem. These exercises are
suitable for work with individuals and groups and with all children
including those with special needs or with speech and language difficulties.
This unique activities book will be an invaluable resource for anyone
looking for creative, enjoyable ways of helping children to build
their self-esteem. |
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Helping Children Cope with Loss and Change: a Guide
for Professionals and Parents. Amanda Seyderhelm, $48.95
Whether it's the grief of bereavement, the strain of
divorce or the uncertainty of a new home or school, loss and change affect
children in countless ways. Nevertheless, teachers and parents frequently find
themselves ill-equipped to help children struggling with the difficult feelings
that these situations, and others like them, bring. Helping Children Cope
with Loss and Change offers guided support for teachers, health
professionals and parents. Designed for use with children aged 4-10, this guide
offers:
- Case studies illustrating various signs of grief and loss, to
help the caregiver spot and manage a child's pain
- Therapeutic stories designed to be read with the child, and with
prompt questions to encourage discussion
- Creative activities and exercises that can be developed into a
therapeutic 'toolkit' to support the child and the caregiver themselves
With chapters that move from Loss and Change to
Resolution and Resilience, addressing the needs of both the child and
caregiver, Helping Children Cope with Loss and Change will be an
invaluable therapeutic tool. |
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Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental
Illness: a Clinician's Guide. Maureen Davey, Karni Kissil & Laura
Lynch, $72.70
When a parent or parental figure is diagnosed with an
illness, the family unit changes and clinical providers should consider using a
family-centered approach to care, and not just focus on the patient coping with
the illness. Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental Illness describes theoretical frameworks, common parental illnesses and their course,
family assessment tools, and evidence-supported family intervention programs
that have the potential to significantly reduce negative psychosocial outcomes
for families and promote resilience. Most interventions described are
culturally sensitive, for use with diverse populations in diverse practice
settings, and were developed for two-parent, single-parent, and blended
families. |
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Helping Kids in Crisis: Managing Psychiatric
Emergencies in Children and Adolescents. Edited by Fadi Haddad & Ruth
Gerson, $85.50
Helping Kids in Crisis provides expert guidance to
practitioners responding to high-stakes situations, such as children
considering or attempting suicide, cutting or injuring themselves purposely,
and becoming aggressive or violently destructive. Children experiencing behavioral
crises frequently reach critical states in venues that were not designed to
respond to or support them — in school, for example, or at home among their
highly stressed and confused families. Professionals who provide services to
these children must be able to quickly determine threats to safety and initiate
interventions to deescalate behaviors, often with limited resources.
The
editors and authors have extensive experience at one of the busiest and best
regional referral centers for children with psychiatric emergencies, and have
deftly translated their expertise into this symptom-based guide to help
non-psychiatric clinicians more effectively and compassionately care for this
challenging population. |
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High-Impact Assessment Reports for Children and
Adolescents: a Consumer-Responsive Approach. Robert Lichtenstein &
Bruce Ecker, $49.95
Assessment provides rich opportunities for understanding
the needs of children and adolescents, yet reports are often hard for parents,
teachers, and other consumers to comprehend and utilize. This book provides
step-by-step guidelines for creating psycho-educational and psychological
reports that communicate findings clearly, promote collaboration, and maximize
impact. Effective practices for written and oral reporting are presented,
including what assessment data to emphasize, how to organize reports and convey
test results, and how to craft useful recommendations. In a large-size format
with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes sample reports,
training exercises, and reproducible templates, rubrics, and forms. Purchasers
get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible
materials. |
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Horny and Hormonal: Young People, Sex and the
Anxieties of Sexuality. Nick Luxmoore, $29.95
Sex affects everything. It may not be the single most
important thing in a young person's life, but it's always important and a
crucial means by which young people try to understand themselves, whether
they're in sexual relationships, on the brink of sexual relationships or
watching from afar. Yet sex and sexuality are subjects that many adults
(including parents, counsellors, teachers and other professionals) are wary of
talking about with young people.
This book is about helping young people feel less anxious
about sex and sexuality. It's also about helping professionals feel more confident.
Weaving case material with theory and discussion, Nick Luxmoore describes
vividly the dilemmas faced by so many young people and suggests ways of
supporting them effectively at such a crucial and sensitive time in their lives. |
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How to Be a Better Child Therapist: an Integrative
Model for Therapeutic Change. Kenneth Barish, $47.00
How to Be a Better Child Therapist is an
innovative contribution to the theory and practice of child therapy. Drawing on
several decades of experience, Kenneth Barish presents a comprehensive,
multi-faceted approach to therapeutic work with children and families, based on
a contemporary understanding of children’s emotions and emotional needs. This
book offers a new theoretical integration, an in-depth discussion of the
essential processes of child therapy, and a wealth of practical recommendations
to help child therapists solve the varied problems presented to us in daily
clinical work. |
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Innovative Interventions
in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Edited by Christine
Lynn Norton, $67.10
INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
MENTAL HEALTH is a unique composite of the literature on various
innovative interventions for children and adolescents, and provides
a developmental and neurobiological rationale for utilizing innovative
interventions with this population. Based on the latest research,
this book emphasizes that children and adolescents need more than
just talk therapy. These innovative interventions can be applied
in a variety of practice settings including schools, juvenile justice,
community-based counseling centers, and residential treatment. This
book bridges the gap between theory and practice, and provides a
historical, theoretical, and research-based rationale, as well as
a helpful case study, for each type of intervention being discussed.
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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, 2nd Edition. Laura Mufson, Kristen Pollack Dorta, Donna Moreau & Myrna Weissman, $48.50
Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this manual provides a complete guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an evidence-based brief intervention designed to meet the specific developmental needs of teenagers. Clinicians learn how to educate adolescents and their families about depression, work with associated relationship difficulties, and help clients manage their symptoms while developing more effective communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills. The book includes illustrative clinical vignettes, an extended case example, and information on the model's conceptual and empirical underpinnings. Helpful session checklists and sample assessment tools are featured in the appendices. |
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Interviewing Children and Adolescents: Skills and
Strategies for Effective DSM-5 Diagnosis, 2nd Edition. James Morison &
Kathryn Flegel, $49.95
Fully updated for DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM, this instructive
clinical resource has given thousands of clinicians and students essential
skills for evaluating infants through adolescents with any type of mental
health issue. Principles for conducting age-appropriate clinical interviews
with children of varying ages and their parents — including the use of toys,
drawing, dolls, and other forms of play — are illustrated with annotated sample
transcripts. The book provides crucial information for accurately diagnosing a
wide range of mental and behavioral disorders. User-friendly features include
concise explanations of diagnostic criteria, coding notes, interview pointers
for specific disorders, vivid vignettes, and a sample written report. |
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Let's Be Friends: a Workbook to Help Kids Learn Social
Skills & Make Great Friends. Lawrence Shapiro & Julia Holmes,
$25.95 (ages 6-12)
Building positive friendships is a critical part of a
child's development. When adults look back on their childhoods, they rate their
friendships as one of the most important factors in their happiness. But
researchers report that half of children have difficulty making and keeping
friends. These problems predispose them to lifelong relationship challenges.
What's more, parents report that they rarely know what to do to help their
children make friends. Social problems in childhood may lead to more serious
problems in adolescence and adulthood, so it's wise to help children with these
skills now.
The activities in this book offer you effective tools for
helping a child become a better friend-maker. The activities in Let's
Be Friends teach kids a wide variety of social skills including the
making and keeping of new friends, finding friends with common interests, ways
of coping with rejection, and tips for developing give and take in
relationships. With practice, the skills in this book can help youngsters
locate support during transitions, build self-esteem, and develop into healthy,
resilient adults. |
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Living
Alongside a Child's Recovery: Therapeutic Parenting with Traumatized
Children. Billy Pughe & Terry Philpot, $28.95
LIVING ALONGSIDE A CHILD'S RECOVERY asserts that
a good understanding of child development and attachment theory
is essential to effective therapeutic parenting of a traumatized
child, and the book details the roots of trauma as well as the impact
this has on a child's ability to maintain normal family bonds, whether
with birth parents, foster parents or with staff in a residential
setting. It also explains the practicalities of carrying out effective
therapeutic parenting, including how to design a therapeutic physical
environment, the importance of routine and security, how to approach
issues of hygiene and organizing mealtimes. The authors examine
individual and group work settings, and also explore transitions;
how to manage a child's move to a permanent placement while at the
same time ensuring that their needs are prioritized. |
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Me and My PDA: a Guide to Pathological Demand
Avoidance for Young People. Glòria Durà-Vilà & Tamar Levi, $29.95 (ages
10+)
This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people
with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop
self-awareness and implement their own personalised problem-solving strategies.
Written in consultation with young people with PDA and their families, this
book recognises the importance of handing control back to the young person, and
that there is no one-size-fits-all PDA profile. Readers are encouraged to
engage throughout with interactive writing, doodling and checklist exercises to
explore their own particular characteristics, strengths and challenges.
Me and My PDA is sensitively tailored to the needs
and experiences of young people (aged 10+) with PDA. The guide is designed to
grow with the reader, and can be used for many years as the young person
develops and changes — making it invaluable to PDA-diagnosed individuals and
their families. |
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Mental Health for the Whole Child:
Moving Young Clients from Disease & Disorder to Balance & Wellness. Scott Shannon, $39.50
Every child possesses enormous untapped
potential, and yet the number of kids suffering from mental illness today seems
to creep ever upward. Depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, oppositional defiant
disorder, anger issues — you name it — are increasingly prevalent, leaving
clinician’s offices packed with worried parents and caregivers, wondering how
they can help their children. In this book, child psychiatrist Scott
Shannon offers a refreshing new path for practitioners who are eager for a more
optimistic view of children’s mental health, one that emphasizes a child’s
inherent resilience and resources over pathology and prescriptions.
“What is mental health?” Shannon explores the fundamental question, showing
that an innate desire for balance — a wholeness — between brain-body-mind lies at
the heart of wellness. Such a balance can’t be achieved by medication alone,
but requires a broad, full-spectrum understanding of children’s lives: their
diet, social skills, sleep habits, their ability to self-regulate, to find
meaning and purpose in life, and their family relationships. Stress, trauma,
and poor nutrition are some of the most common barriers to wholeness in kids’
lives, and Shannon carefully examines these and other barriers, and what the
latest discoveries in neuroplasticity and epigenetics tell us about their
ability to overcome them. Readers will learn how to perform a different sort of
assessment — one that identifies patterns of imbalance and obstacles to health in
a child’s life — as well as how to build a meaningful, effective treatment plan
around these deficits, and how clinicians can best position themselves to
respond effectively. |
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Modular CBT for Children and Adolescents with
Depression: a Clinician's Guide to Individualized Treatment. Katherine
Nguyen Williams, Brent Crandal, $71.95
Guided by innovative research and best practices, this
book provides practical steps for creating a personalized treatment approach
for each client that incorporates safety needs, symptoms presentation,
etiology, cultural and spiritual background, and family factors. You will also
find tools to create a pragmatic conceptualization that can be coupled with the
specialized treatment interventions of modular CBT. If you are looking for a
detailed, session-by-session treatment program that includes specific
instructions on how to use the modular approach to meet the individualized
needs of your clients, this book will be your guide. |
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Multisystemic Therapy
for Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents, 2nd Edition.
Scott Henggeler, et al, $72.50
This book explains the principles of MST and provides clear guidelines for clinical assessment and intervention with delinquent youth and their families. Practitioners are guided to implement proven strategies for engaging clients and helping them to address the root causes of antisocial behavior, improve family functioning and peer relationships, enhance school performance, and build meaningful social supports. |
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101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and
Adolescents Talking: Working with Severe Trauma, Abuse and Neglect Using Found
and Everyday Objects. Dawn D'Amico, $34.95
Many children who have experienced serious trauma are
withdrawn and closed off, making it difficult to engage with them in therapy
effectively. This book offers a compendium of therapeutic activities that will
help children who have endured painful abuse to open up, so that they can learn
to express their feelings and therapy can be directed towards their individual
needs. From useful techniques for bridging memory gaps to using masks for
self-expression, the innovative activities use mindfulness, art and play to
help children feel relaxed and responsive. The activities require very little
preparation, and use only everyday items that are easy to access and can be
used time and time again. Case studies throughout offer a helpful demonstration
of how the activities work in practice.
This is an ideal resource for use with children in
therapeutic, home and school settings. It is appropriate to use with children
aged 5-17 who have experienced trauma, physical abuse, sexual abuse, forced
migration and severe neglect, as well as those with acute depression, anxiety
and behavioural difficulties. |
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Parenting the Whole Child: a Holistic Child
Psychiatrist Offers Practical Wisdom On Behavior, Brain Health, Nutrition,
Exercise, Family Life, Peer Relationships, School Life, Trauma, Medication, and
More. Scott Shannon, $24.00
Complementing his book for professionals, here Scott
Shannon equips parents and caregivers with a better way to understand the
mental health challenges their children face, including how cutting-edge
scientific concepts like epigenetics and neuroplasticity mean new hope for
overcoming them. Readers learn how the most common stressors in kids — inadequate
nutrition, unaddressed trauma, learning problems, family relationships, and
more — are often at the root of behavioral and emotional issues, and what steps
can be taken to restore health and wholeness, without immediately turning to
medication. |
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Pills Are Not for Preschoolers: a Drug-Free
Approach for Troubled Kids. Marilyn Wedge, $17.00
Family therapist Marilyn Wedge offers a
much-needed alternative to the labels and potentially harmful medications that
so often are given to children whose behavior is deemed problematic. In her
provocative new book, Wedge explains why addressing family problems with prescriptives — not prescriptions — can achieve longer lasting and better results for the
entire family. PILLS ARE NOT FOR PRESCHOOLERS demonstrates why family therapy
can be a successful alternative to medications in alleviating the symptoms of
childhood ADHD, depression, anxiety and behavioral issues. |
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Play Therapy:
Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders
(ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Depression, OCD,
Self-Esteem, Social Skills, Trauma, PTSD). Clair Mellenthin, $43.50
Discover why play therapy works and how to use it to
treat childhood mental health challenges. Play
Therapy is filled with dozens of powerful play techniques adapted for use
in individual, family, and group therapy, for schools, and at home. Inside
you’ll find:
- Hands on Activities
- Printable Worksheets
- Expressive and Creative Arts
- Dynamic Therapeutic Games
- Puppet Play
- Guided Imagery
- Parent-Child Interventions
- Tips for Parents & Teachers
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Positive
Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion for Aggressive Kids. Kathleen McConnell & Katherine
Synatschk, $74.00
With aggressive students,
effective, research-based interventions by school personnel are
critical for the safety of students and adults. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION FOR AGGRESSIVE KIDS is a
system for referral, assessment, planning, and intervention.
Based on current research, the
interventions provided are practical, positive approaches for use
by teachers, counselors, behavior specialists, psychologists, social
workers, and administrators. The Student Intervention Plan included
is a perfect supplement to a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) in a
student’s IEP, or a pre-referral and RTI team plan. A CD-ROM with
documentation and planning forms is included. |
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A Practical Guide to Happiness in Children and Teens
On the Autism Spectrum: a Positive Psychology Approach. Victoria
Honeybourne, $33.95
Full of simple strategies for happiness in children and
teens with autism, this book is a must read for anyone dedicated to the
wellbeing of a child on the spectrum.
Bringing a refreshingly positive approach to mental
health and autism, the guide is full of practical ideas for helping children
strengthen their self-worth, optimism and receptivity to happiness. It also
reveals how children can build resilience and better understand their feelings,
giving them the skills to flourish and thrive and to ward off negative
thoughts. The activities are ideal for all learning levels and can be done
individually or in groups, at home or in the classroom. Talking about mental
health in autism is all too often reduced to ways of 'curing illness' — this
book helps to prevent poor mental health by making happiness a priority and an
attainable goal. |
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Presley the Pug Relaxation Activity Book: a
Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities to Help Children Aged 5-10 to
Regulate Their Emotions and to Find Calm. Karen Treisman, $37.95
This therapeutic activity book was developed by expert
child psychologist Dr Karen Treisman. It features a colourful therapeutic story
designed to help start conversations about coping with big feelings and how to
find calm. It explains how Presley (and the reader!) is able to create a 'mind
retreat' — an imaginary safe space where he can relax.
The activity book is also packed with creative activities
and photocopiable worksheets to help children to explore the ideas raised in
the story, including regulating and coping tools like sensory boxes, relaxation
exercises and easy yoga poses. It also features advice and practical strategies
for parents, carers and professionals supporting children aged 5-10. |
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Psychodiagnostic
Assessment of Children: Dimensional and Categorical Approaches.
Randy Kamphaus & Jonathan Campbell, $121.00
An unparalleled resource for accurately diagnosing
an array of childhood problems. PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN
explains dimensional (e.g., classification methods that emphasize
quantitative assessment measures such as behavior rating scales)
and categorical (e.g., classification methods that emphasize qualitative
assessment measures such as clinical observation and history-taking)
methods of assessment and diagnosis. It then highlights assessment
interpretation issues related to psychological assessment and diagnosis.
The remainder of the text covers constructs and core symptoms of
interest, diagnostic standards, and assessment methods, interpretations
of findings, and case studies for all of the major childhood disorders. |
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Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar
and Depressive Disorders. Mary Fristad, Jill Goldberg Arnold
& Jarrod Leffler, $69.95
Packed with ready-to-use clinical tools, this book presents the first evidence-based psychosocial treatment for school-age children with bipolar disorder or depression. Leading clinician/researcher Mary Fristad and her colleagues show how to integrate psychoeducational strategies with cognitive-behavioral and family therapy techniques. They provide nuts-and-bolts information for implementing the approach with individual families or groups. Kids learn to identify and manage mood states while parents learn essential skills for problem solving, crisis management, improving family functioning, and collaborating with schools and mental health systems. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book features nearly 100 reproducible handouts and children's activities. |
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Psychotherapy with Infants and Young
Children: Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment. Alicia Lieberman & Patricia Van Horn, $55.50
This eloquent book presents an
empirically supported treatment that engages parents as the most powerful
agents of their young children's healthy development. Child-parent psychotherapy
promotes the child's emotional health and builds the parent's capacity to
nurture and protect, particularly when stress and trauma have disrupted the
quality of the parent-child relationship. The book provides a comprehensive
theoretical framework together with practical strategies for combining play,
developmental guidance, trauma-focused interventions, and concrete assistance
with problems of living. Filled with evocative, "how-to-do-it"
examples, it is grounded in extensive clinical experience and important
research on early development, attachment, neurobiology, and trauma. |
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Responding to Self-Harm in Children
and Adolescents: a Profesisonal's Guide to Identification, Intervention and Support. Steven Walker, $28.95
Self-harm is a growing problem in
children and young people but it can be hard to understand and difficult to recognize.
RESPONDING TO SELF-HARM IN CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS will help professionals to understand self-harm and respond
appropriately. It covers what the risk factors are, including social exclusion,
and who is most likely to self-harm. Information on what self-harm is and what
causes it, including mental health issues, problems in childhood and trauma, is
included. The book also covers how to recognize self-harm and how to
immediately respond in an emergency, and different intervention methods are
explored. Finally, the author discusses means of support, including how parents
and friends can help.
This accessible guide provides clear and
easily digestible information and practical advice to any professional working
with a child or young person who is suspected of, or actually self-harming. |
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Rhythms of Relating in Children's Therapies: Connecting
Creatively with Vulnerable Children. Edited by Stuart Daniel & Colwyn Trevarthen,
$49.95
This multidisciplinary book shows how to foster
meaningful relationships between therapists and vulnerable children, through
exploring the concept of communicative musicality and creating rhythms of
connection.
It includes broad and in-depth contributions from leading
therapists from diverse backgrounds — including Peter Levine, Daniel Hughes,
Stephen Porges, Dennis McCarthy and many more. Contributors reflect on their
own experiences, providing insights from the fields of music therapy, trauma,
dance and movement therapy, psychobiology, dramatherapy, counselling, play
therapy, and education. Contemporary theory is woven in with case stories to
highlight the emotional realities of working with highly vulnerable children,
and to present proven examples of how therapists can improve the quality of
connectedness. Full of original and innovative ideas for working with
attachment issues, trauma, communication difficulties, autism, learning
disabilities, aggression and anxiety, this is inspiring reading for
professionals who work with vulnerable children in creative therapies. |
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SmartHelp
for Good 'n' Angry Kids: Teaching Children to Manage Anger. Frank
Jacobelli, Lynn Ann Watson, $49.50
SMART HELP FOR GOOD 'N' ANGRY KIDS provides an innovative
tool for determining a child’s individual learning strengths,
and for pairing this information with specific, carefully crafted
activities that teach the child about anger and its appropriate
expression. A vital supplement to standard psychotherapeutic approaches
such as play therapy, cognitive behavioural, family therapy and
traditional anger management techniques. |
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The Social Worker's Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Steven Walker, $40.95
THE SOCIAL WORKER'S GUIDE TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
MENTAL HEALTH provides a comprehensive reference for working with
children and young people who are experiencing mental health problems.
The book equips the reader with the knowledge and skills to provide
the best service to these vulnerable young people. Case examples,
reflective activities and practical exercises are included to underpin
theory and research. |
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Some Bunny to Talk To: a Story about Going to Therapy. Cheryl Sterling, Paola Conte, Larisa Labay & Tiphanie Beeke, $14.50 (ages
4-8)
Some Bunny To Talk To presents therapy in a
way that is simple, direct, and easy for young children to understand. Children
will hear about what to expect from therapy and how therapists are very good at
helping kids to solve problems. They will learn about the ins and outs of
therapy and that therapy can be a positive and helpful experience! Included is
a Note to Parents and Caregivers that outlines how best to support children in
therapy and what to do to pave the way for a positive therapy experience. |
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Somebody Cares: a Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced
Neglect. Susan Farber Straus, illustrated by Claire Keay, $14.50 (ages
6-11)
Somebody Cares explores the feelings and thoughts
many kids have when they've had to look out for themselves or be alone much of
the time. A useful book to read with a caring adult — such as a parent, foster
parent, kinship parent, or therapist — Somebody Cares reassures children
who have experienced neglect that they are not to blame for what happened in
their family, and that they can feel good about themselves for many reasons. It
takes time for kids to get used to changes in their family or living situation,
even when they are good changes. This book will help kids learn some ways to
feel safer, more relaxed, and more confident. |
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The STAR Detective Facilitator Manual: a Cognitive
Behavioral Group Intervention to Develop Skilled Thinking and Reasoning for
Children with Cognitive, Behavioral, Emotional and Social Problems. Susan
Young, $49.95
The STAR Program is designed to teach children and those
involved in their care psychological techniques to improve self-control and
pro-social competence. The program employs cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
principles and uses a child-centered approach to teach attention skills,
emotional control, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills to children aged
8-12 who have cognitive, behavioral, social or emotional difficulties.
This manual includes designated group sessions to be
delivered by healthcare practitioners alongside individual coaching sessions to
be provided by a family member or individual carer between each group meeting.
Extra materials include PowerPoint presentations, and a Thinking Tools
resource, which are available to download from the JKP website.
Also available: Becoming a Star Detective: Your
Detective's Notebook for Finding Clues to How You Feel. Susan Young, $17.95 (ages 8-12)
This workbook is given to the child upon joining the
program with sections for each group session and individual exercises to be
completed between meetings. With games, helpful tips, activities and extra
space to personalize the workbook with notes and drawings, this is an essential
companion for children participating in the STAR Program. |
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Starving the Depression Gremlin: a Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy Workbook On Managing Depression for Young People. Elijah Nealy, $22.95 (ages 10-16)
Have you met the depression gremlin? He's a troublesome
creature who likes nothing more than to feed off your low mood. And the more he
devours, the bigger he gets and the more sadness you feel. But never fear —
starve him of depression-related thoughts, feelings and behaviours and watch
him shrink and shrivel away!
Part of the award-winning Starve the Gremlin series, this engaging and accessible workbook helps young people aged 10+ to
understand their feelings by explaining what depression is, how it develops and
the impact it can have on the lives of young people. Based on the principles of
cognitive behavioural therapy and packed with valuable tips and strategies,
this workbook also aims to empower the reader to change how they think and act
in order to manage their depression. Full of fun and creative activities, Starving
the Depression Gremlin can help support and inform wider therapeutic work
with young people with depression, and it can be used independently or with a
parent or practitioner. It will be of interest to school counsellors,
therapists, social workers, youth workers, teaching staff and other professionals
working with young people. |
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A Still Quiet Place: a Mindfulness Program for
Teaching Children and Adolescents to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions. Amy
Saltzman, $71.95
Teaching kids stress management skills early in life will
help them to grow into happy and healthy adults. And if you work with children
or adolescents, you know that kids today need these skills more than ever. The
pressures they face in the classroom, on the playground, in their
extracurricular activities, and at home can sometimes be overwhelming. So how
can you help lay the groundwork for their success?
A STILL QUIET PLACE presents an eight-week
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program that therapists, teachers,
and other professionals can use to help children and adolescents manage stress
and anxiety in their lives, and develop their natural capacities for emotional
fluency, respectful communication, and compassionate action. The program
detailed in this book is based on author Amy Saltzman's original curriculum,
which has helped countless children and adolescents achieve significant
improvements in attention and reduced anxiety.
One of the easiest ways to find the still quiet place
within is to practice mindfulness-paying attention to your life experience here
and now with kindness and curiosity. The easy-to-implement mindfulness
practices in this guide are designed to help increase children and adolescents'
attention, learning, resiliency, and compassion by showing them how to
experience the natural quietness that can be found within. |
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Strengthening Family Coping Resources: Interventions
for Families Impacted by Trauma. Laurel Kiser, $63.50
Strengthening Family Coping Resources (SFCR)
uses a skill-building, multi-family group framework to teach constructive
resources to families who have a high exposure to stress and trauma. As an
intervention for high-risk families, SFCR can cause a reduction in symptoms of
traumatic distress and behavior problems and help families demonstrate higher
functioning. The SFCR manual is based on a systemic, family approach and uses
empirically-supported trauma treatment that focuses on family ritual, storytelling,
and narration, which improves communication and understanding within family
members.
Strengthening Family Coping Resources will
help you reduce the symptoms of traumatic stress disorders and increase coping
resources in children, adult caregivers, and the family system. It also
provides a novel approach to addressing co-occurring traumatic reactions in
multiple family members by including developmentally appropriate skill-building
activities that are reinforced with family practice. For anyone working with
families in a therapeutic capacity, this manual is a must-have resource. |
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Superhero Therapy: Mindfulness Skills to Help Teens
& Young Adults Deal with Anxiety, Depression & Trauma. Janina
Scarlet, illutrated by Wellinton Alves, $85.95
A hero’s journey always begins with a struggle — what’s yours?
For the first time ever, psychologist Janina Scarlet and Marvel and DC Comics
illustrator Wellinton Alves join forces to create Superhero Therapy — a dynamic,
illustrated introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you
vanquish your inner monsters, explore your unique superpowers, and become a
Superhero questing for what matters to you.
This fun, unique, and “outside-the-box” self-help guide
provides everything you need to begin your very own superhero training using
evidence-based ACT and mindfulness skills. Within these colorful pages, you’ll
team up with a group of troubled heroes — inspired by both fictional characters
and real-life people — enlisted at the Superhero Training Academy. By learning to
face up to their inner villains and monsters, these characters will inspire you
to overcome your problems as well. When you’re finished, you’ll have a slew of
new tools you can use — like mindfulness, self-compassion, and values — to help you
conquer whatever life throws your way. |
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Supporting Vulnerable Babies and Young Children:
Interventions for Working with Trauma, Mental Health, Illness and Other Complex
Challenges. Edited by Wendy Bunston & Sarah Jones, $49.95
The diverse challenges that clinicians and children's
workers tasked with safeguarding babies and young children face are complex,
and this unique book looks at effective, practice-based and evidence-informed
approaches to working across a wide range of issues. It outlines relevant
theory and good practice, gathering case examples from around the world to
illustrate what interventions look like in direct practice. Leading
contributors address a wide range of challenges, including babies and very
young children who have a serious illness, have complex diagnoses, or have been
exposed to violence or adversity in early childhood.
This is an essential guide for those who work to support
and safeguard the welfare of babies and very young children, including
professionals in health care, social work, mental health and child protection
settings, as well as paediatricians, child psychologists and child
psychiatrists. |
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Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to
Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do about It. Eric Jensen, $41.95
Although every educator knows firsthand about the effects
that poverty can have on students, here at last is a book that makes it crystal
clear why and how the effects of poverty have to be addressed in classroom
teaching and school and district policy. Veteran educator and brain expert Eric
Jensen helps you understand what poverty does to children’s brains and why
students raised in poverty are especially subject to stressors that undermine
school behavior and performance. The book explores how the effects of poverty
can be reversed when educators employ the practices of turn-around schools and
schools that have a history of high performance among students raised in
poverty. Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories,
Jensen explains what educators everywhere can do to improve the achievement of
economically disadvantaged students:
- How to recognize the signs of chronic stress caused by poverty.
- Why to assess low performing students for core skills that are
affected by poverty, such as attention, focus, and problem solving.
- How to change school and classroom environments to alleviate the
stress caused by chronic poverty.
- Ways to empower students and increase their perception of control
over their environments.
- Which school-wide factors lead to success and which are always
achievement killers.
- How enriching learning environments that include the arts and
highly engaging instruction can change students’ brains and improve their
lives.
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Teen Mental Health in an Online World: Supporting
Young People around Their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting, and the
Rest. Victoria Betton & James Woollard, $33.95
This essential book shows practitioners how they can
engage with teens' online lives to support their mental health. Drawing on
interviews with young people it discusses how adults can have open and
inquiring conversations with teens about both the positive and negative aspects
of their use of online spaces.
For most young people there is no longer a barrier
between their 'real' and 'online' lives. This book reviews the latest research
around this topic to investigate how those working with teenagers can use their
insights into digital technologies to promote wellbeing in young people. It
draws extensively on interviews with young people aged 12-16 throughout, who
share their views about social media and reveal their online habits. Chapters
delve into how teens harness online spaces such as YouTube, Instagram and
gaming platforms for creative expression and participation in public life to
improve their mental health and wellbeing. It also provides a framework for
practitioners to start conversations with teens to help them develop resilience
in respect of their internet use. The book also explores key risks such as
bullying and online hate, social currency and the quest for 'likes', sexting,
and online addiction. |
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Teens
in Therapy, Making It Their Own: Engaging Adolescents in Successful
Therapy for Responsible Lives. Richard Bromfield, $33.50
Filled with rich case material, TEENS IN THERAPY
focuses on the stories and perspectives of adolescents themselves,
arming therapists with a clearer sense of purpose and strategy,
and giving them the tools necessary to effectively engage their
teenage clients in therapy and help them to assume greater responsibility
for their treatments and futures. |
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Teens
Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions to Break the Cycle of Adolescent
Violence. Kenneth Hardy & Tracey Laszloffy, $48.50
TEENS WHO HURT presents a framework and specific strategies for
working with violent youth and their families. Looking at the complex
interplay of individual, family, community, and societal forces
that lead some adolescents to hurt others or themselves the authors
discuss effective ways to address each of these factors in clinical
and school settings. The book provides essential guidance on connecting
with aggressive teens and their parents and managing difficult situations
that are likely to arise. |
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Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues. Robyn Hart & Judy Rollins, $75.50
Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. This book is the only one of its kind with more than 200 therapeutic activities specifically designed for working with children and teenagers within the healthcare system. It provides evidence-based, age-appropriate activities for interventions that promote coping. The activities target topics such as separation anxiety, self-esteem issues, body image, death, isolation, and pain. Mental health practitioners will appreciate its “cookbook” format, with quickly read and implemented activities. |
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Therapeutic Exercises
for Children: Guided Self-Discovery Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques.
Robert Friedberg, Barbara Friedberg & Rebecca Friedberg,
$43.50
THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN is an
empirically-supported program for helping anxious and depressed children ages 8
to 11. The guide provides specific recommendations for implementing this
cognitive-behavioral program including suggestions for selecting and
individualizing the workbook exercises to meet the specific needs of different
children and groups of children. Theoretical and clinical issues related to the
treatment of anxious and depressed children including indications and contra-indications
for using these techniques, and cultural adaptations. This program makes
therapy fun for children by balancing the teaching of new coping skills with
coaching to help them experientially apply these skills to highly personalized
events in their day-to-day lives. Also includes suggestions for working with
parents, conducting school-based groups, and numerous references. |
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A Therapist's Guide to Child Development: the
Extraordinarily Normal Years. Edited by Dee Ray, $67.10
A Therapist's Guide to Child Development gives
therapists and counselors the basics they need to understand their clients in
the context of development and to explain development to parents. The chapters
take the reader through the various physical, social, and identity developments
occurring at each age, explaining how each stage of development is closely
linked to mental health and how that is revealed in therapy. This ideal guide
for students, as well as early and experienced professionals, will also give
readers the tools to communicate successfully with the child’s guardians or
teachers, including easy-to-read handouts that detail what kind of behaviors
are not cause for concern and which behaviors mean it’s time to seek help. As
an aid to practitioners, this book matches developmental ages with appropriate,
evidence-based mental health interventions. |
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Therapy to Go: Gourmet
Fast Food Handouts for Working with Child, Adolescent and Family
Clients. Clare Rosoman, $53.95
This convenient collection of handouts
provides a wide range of ready-made activities for all kinds of
therapists working on a professional level with child and adolescent
clients and their families. The handouts provide creative approaches
to a variety of presenting problems, including anxiety, anger, depression
and family issues. The age-range appropriate to each activity is
indicated on the handouts. Fully photocopiable, the tools can be
used to complement or expand upon a young client's treatment plan
by selecting the activities that will help them best to meet their
therapeutic goals. |
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Therapy with Infants: Treating a Traumatised Child.
Inger Thormann & Inger Poulsen, $50.30
When a child without fully developed language experiences
physical or psychological stress that exceeds the child's capacity to cope, the
experience can leave lasting marks. Infant Therapy, inspired by the work of the
French pediatrician and psychoanalyst Francoise Dolto and her student Caroline
Eliacheff, offers treatment for these early traumas.
The method developed by the book's authors can be applied
both with infants and with older children. While Infant Therapy is primarily a
therapeutic intervention aimed at traumatized infants, the method can also be
applied in daily educational practices by preschool teachers, nurses, teachers,
day care providers and parents.
Respectful, compassionate, and innovative, this book
offers a deeply healing experience for traumatized infants and children. |
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Think Good, Feel Good: a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Workbook for Children and Young People, 2nd Edition. Paul Stallard, $60.00
The previous edition of Think Good, Feel Good was
an exciting, practical resource that pioneered the way mental health
professionals approached Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and young
people. This new edition continues the work started by clinical psychologist
Paul Stallard, and provides a range of flexible and highly appealing materials
that can be used to structure and facilitate work with young people. In
addition to covering the core elements used in CBT programmes, it incorporates
ideas from the third wave CBT therapies of mindfulness, compassion focused
therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. It also includes a practical
series of exercises and worksheets that introduce specific concepts and
techniques.
Developed by the author and used extensively in clinical
practice, Think Good, Feel Good starts by introducing readers to the
origin, basic theory, and rationale behind CBT and explains how the workbook
should be used. Chapters cover elements of CBT including identifying thinking
traps; core beliefs; controlling feelings; changing behaviour; and more.
Think Good, Feel Good is a "must have"
resource for clinical psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists,
community psychiatric nurses, educational psychologists, and occupational
therapists. It is also a valuable resource for those who work with young people
including social workers, school nurses, practice counsellors, teachers and
health visitors. |
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Thinking Good, Feeling Better: a Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Workbook for Adolescents and Young Adults. Paul Stallard, $69.95
This book complements author Paul Stallard’s Think
Good, Feel Good and provides a range of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
resources that can be used with adolescents and young adults. Building upon
that book’s core strengths, it provides psycho-educational materials
specifically designed for adolescents and young people. The materials, which
have been used in the author’s clinical practice, can also be utilized in
schools to help adolescents develop better cognitive, emotional and behavioural
skills.
Thinking Good, Feeling Better includes traditional
CBT ideas and also draws on ideas from the third wave approaches of
mindfulness, compassion focused therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
It includes practical exercises and worksheets that can be used to introduce
and develop the key concepts of CBT. The book starts by introducing readers to
the origin, basic theory, and rationale behind CBT and explains how the
workbook should be used. Chapters cover techniques used in CBT; the process of
CBT; valuing oneself; learning to be kind to oneself; mindfulness; controlling
feelings; thinking traps; solving problems; facing fears; and more.
- Written by an experienced professional with all clinically tested
material
- Specifically developed for older adolescents and young adults
- Reflects current developments in clinical practice
- Wide range of downloadable materials
- Includes ideas from third wave CBT, Mindfulness, Compassion
Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Thinking Good, Feeling Better is a "must
have" resource for clinical psychologists, adolescent and young adult
psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, educational psychologists, and
occupational therapists. It is also a valuable resource for those who work with
adolescents and young adults including social workers, nurses, practice
counsellors, health visitors, teachers and special educational needs
coordinators. |
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The Thinking Heart: Three Levels of
Psychoanalytic Therapy with Disturbed Children. Anne
Alvarez, $64.30
How do we talk about feelings to
children who are cut off from feeling? How do we raise hope and a sense of
safety in despairing and terrified children without offering false hope? How do
we reach the unreachable child and interest the hardened child?
THE THINKING HEART uses detailed
and vivid clinical examples of different interactions between therapist and
client, and explores the reasons why one type of therapeutic understanding can
work rather than another. It also addresses what happens when the therapist
gets it wrong.
The book offers a structured schema
designed to help the therapist to find the right level of interpretation in
work with clients and, provides particular help with the unreachable child. It
will be of use to psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, clinical and educational
psychologists, child psychiatrists, social workers, special needs teachers and
carers of disturbed children. |
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Transdiagnostic Treatments for Children and
Adolescents: Principles and Practice. Jill Ehrenreich-May & Brian Chu,
$83.95
This volume presents cutting-edge advances in case
conceptualization and intervention for children and adolescents, who typically
present for mental health treatment with multiple, overlapping problems.
Leading clinician-researchers examine common processes — including stress and
coping, attention and interpretation biases, avoidant behaviors, and peer and
family interactions — that underlie the development and maintenance of diverse
forms of psychopathology. They describe exemplary treatments that target these
processes and can be used across diagnostic categories. Chapters on specific
treatment protocols address the theoretical foundations, clinical strategies
used, which patient populations each treatment is suitable for, and the status
of the empirical evidence base. |
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Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their
Families: an Internal Family Systems Model for Healing. Arthur Mones,
$54.95
In Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and
Their Families, Dr. Mones presents the first comprehensive application of
the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy model for work with youngsters and
their families. This model centers diagnosis and treatment around the concept
of the Functional Hypothesis, which views symptoms as adaptive and survival based
when viewed in multiple contexts. The book provides a map to help clinicians
understand a child’s problems amidst the reactivity of parents and siblings,
and to formulate effective treatment strategies that flow directly from this
understanding. This is a non-pathologizing systems and contextual approach that
brings forward the natural healing capacity within clients. Dr. Mones also
shows how a therapist can open the emotional system of a family so that parents
can let go of their agendas with their children and interact in a loving,
healthy, Self-led way. |
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The Transgender Child:
a Handbook for Families and Professionals. Stephanie Brill &
Rachel Pepper, $24.95 Covering developmental, medical, social, school and legal issues, The
Transgender Child is a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind guidebook
for the unique challenges that families face when raising a child
who steps outside of the “pink or blue box”. |
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Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents:
Treatment Applications. Edited by Judith Cohen, Anthony Mannarino &
Esther Deblinger, $41.50
Featuring a wealth of clinical examples, this book facilitates
implementation of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) in a
range of contexts. It demonstrates how assessment strategies and treatment
components can be tailored to optimally serve clients' needs while maintaining
overall fidelity to the TF-CBT model. Coverage includes ways to overcome
barriers to implementation in residential settings, foster placements, and
low-resource countries. Contributors also describe how to use play to
creatively engage kids of different ages, and present TF-CBT applications for
adolescents with complex trauma, children with developmental challenges,
military families struggling with the stresses of deployment, and Latino and
Native American children. |
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Trauma-Informed Practices
with Children and Adolescents. William Steele & Cathy Malchiodi,
$76.50
TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES WITH CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS is a sourcebook of practical approaches to working with
children and adolescents that synthesizes research from leading trauma
specialists and translates it into easy-to-implement techniques.
The book addresses the sensory and
somatic experiences of trauma within structured formats that meet the
"best practices" criteria for trauma-informed care: safety,
self-regulation, trauma integration, healthy relationships, and healthy
environments. Each chapter contains short excerpts, case examples, and
commentary relevant to the chapter topic from recognized leaders in the field
of trauma intervention with children and adolescents. In addition to this,
readers will find chapters filled with easily applied activities, methods, and
approaches to assessment, self-regulation, trauma integration, and
resilience-building. The book's structured yet comprehensive approach provides
professionals with the resources they need to help trauma victims not just
survive but thrive and move from victim thinking to survivor thinking using the
current best practices in the field. |
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Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: a Clinician's Guide. David Brent, Kimberly Poling & Tina Goldstein, $58.50
Grounded in decades of research and the clinical care of thousands of depressed and suicidal teens, this highly accessible book will enhance the skills of any therapist who works with this challenging population. The authors describe the nuts and bolts of assessing clients and crafting individualized treatment plans that combine cognitive and behavioral techniques, emotion regulation interventions, family involvement, and antidepressant medication. Illustrated with many clinical examples, each chapter includes a concise overview and key points. Reproducible treatment planning forms and client handouts can also be downloaded and printed by purchasers in a convenient full-page size. |
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Treating Explosive
Kids: the Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach. Ross Greene
& J. Stuart Ablon, $61.50
The first comprehensive presentation
for clinicians of the groundbreaking approach popularized in Ross
Greene's acclaimed parenting guide, The Explosive Child,
this book provides a detailed framework for effective, individualized
intervention with highly oppositional children and their families.
Many vivid examples and Q&A sections show how to identify the
specific cognitive factors that contribute to explosive and noncompliant
behavior, remediate these factors, and teach children and their
adult caregivers how to solve problems collaboratively. |
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Treating PTSD in Preschoolers: a Clinical Guide. Michael
Scheeringa, $51.50
Adapting cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to meet the
needs of 3- to 6-year-olds with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this
book provides an evidence-based framework for assessment and treatment.
Step-by-step instructions are provided for conducting graduated exposure in a
safe, developmentally appropriate fashion. Case examples and sample dialogues
illustrate how to implement each component of therapy, engage both children and
parents, and motivate them to complete treatment successfully. The treatment is
suitable for children exposed to any type of trauma. In a large-size format for
easy photocopying, the book contains dozens of reproducible handouts and
forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print
the reproducible materials. |
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Unconditional Care: Relationship-Based, Behavioral Intervention with Vulnerable Children and Families. John Sprinson & Ken Berrick, $51.95
This clinician-friendly guide presents a model for engaging the most challenging children and families who are served by the child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, and special educations systems. These children are among the most troubled clients that treatment providers will ever encounter. They have been failed by every adult, every treatment modality, and every system of care that they have encountered.
UNCONDITIONAL CARE, a breakthrough guide from the founder and clinical
director of California's Seneca Center for Children and Families,
offers both a theoretical model and practical guidelines for working
with this most difficult group of children. The approach weaves
together attachment theory and learning theory into a coherent relationship-based
intervention strategy built around a no-fail policy: a child can
never be discharged from a program for exhibiting the behaviors
that resulted in the placement. The concept of unconditional care
allows, for the first time, a safe space for youth to reconstruct
their perceptions of themselves and those who care for them. |
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Understanding
Children and Young People’s Mental Health. Edited
by Anne Claveirole & Martin Gaughan, $67.25
UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S MENTAL
HEALTH explores the mental health challenges that children and young
people face, and how we as adults can work alongside them to help
them face and overcome such challenges.
This book provides comprehensive information on the theory
and practice of particular mental health difficulties including
self-harm, depression, suicide, child abuse, eating disorders, ADHD,
autism spectrum disorders, substance misuse, and early onset psychosis.
UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH is essential
reading for health and social care practitioners who work with children
and youth. |
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Using Music in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Laura
Beer & Jacqueline Birnbaum, $42.95
There is growing evidence for the powerful role that music
plays in enhancing children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.
This is the first book to provide accessible ways for any mental health
professional to integrate music into clinical work with children and
adolescents. Rich case vignettes show how to use singing, drumming, listening
to music, and many other strategies to connect with hard-to-reach children,
promote self-regulation, and create opportunities for change. The book offers
detailed guidelines for addressing different clinical challenges, including
attachment difficulties, trauma, and behavioral, emotional, and communication
problems. Each chapter concludes with concrete recommendations for practice; an
appendix presents a photographic inventory of recommended instruments. |
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What is a Thought? A Thought is a
Lot! Amy Kahofer & Jack Pranksy, $28.75 Grades
K-5
This poetic and engaging book introduces children to the amazing, creative
power within us all: thought. It is not a book about changing thoughts or
changing behaviors, but rather a story to help children (and adults!) see how
their own thinking creates their lives, moment to moment, day to day.
Wonderfully illustrated, this children's book not only introduces young readers
to the concept of thought but also the amazing power of their own thoughts.
Authors Amy Kahofer and noted prevention specialist Jack Pransky tell a simple
yet profound message: that our thinking creates our feelings and behavior, and
when our minds are calm we have access to natural wisdom and healthy feelings.
Lesson plans and activities on the
enclosed CD-ROM transform a story into a teaching tool that can be used with
regular and special education students alike to explore social thinking
concepts such as perspective taking, abstract language, empathy and human
relatedness. |
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The ‘What to Do Guides for Kids®' Series, $24.50 each
(ages 6-12)
These guides teach school-age children
cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT) to reduce and overcome anxiety, fears,
and worry, and other strong feelings through writing and drawing activities and
self-help exercises and strategies. Each book includes an introduction for
parents.
What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: a Kid’s Guide to
Overcoming Nail Biting and More. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Fear Interferes: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Phobias. Claire Freeland & Jacqueline Toner
What to Do When It’s Not Fair: a Kid’s Guide to
Handling Envy and Jealousy. Jacqueline Toner & Claire Freeland
What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake: a Kid’s Guide
to Accepting Imperfection. Claire Freeland
What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart: a Kid's
Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety. Kristen Lavallee, Silvia Schneider
& Janet McDonnell
What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Problems with Sleep. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Social Anxiety. Jacqueline Toner & Claire Freeland
What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Negativity. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: a Kid's Guide to Overcoming
Anxiety. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: a Kid's Guide
to Overcoming OCD. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Problems with Anger. Dawn Huebner |
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What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy:
Interventions to Facilitate Communication. Edited by Cathy Malchiodi & David
Crenshaw, $39.95
Therapists who work with children and adolescents are
frequently faced with nonresponsive, reticent, or completely nonverbal clients.
This volume brings together expert clinicians who explore why 4- to
16-year-olds may have difficulty talking and provide creative ways to
facilitate communication. A variety of play, art, movement, and animal-assisted
therapies, as well as trauma-focused therapy with adolescents, are illustrated
with vivid clinical material. Contributors give particular attention to the
neurobiological effects of trauma, how they manifest in the body when children
"clam up," and how to help children self-regulate and feel safe. Most
chapters conclude with succinct lists of recommended practices for engaging
hard-to-reach children that therapists can immediately try out in their own
work. |
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What Works
When with Children and Adolescents: a Handbook of Individual Counseling
Techniques. Ann Vernon, $74.95 (Grades 1-12)
This practical handbook is designed
for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in schools
and mental health settings. The book’s activities and
strategies address problems such as anger, anxiety/worry, depression,
underachievement, procrastination, perfectionism, and acting
out. The interventions, which are based on the principles of
rational emotive behavior therapy, can be used for helping
students with normal developmental issues as well as for helping
those with more serious emotional or behavioral problems. Dr.
Vernon provides strategies for establishing a therapeutic relationship
with students who are sometimes apprehensive or opposed to
counseling. The book also includes a chapter on working with
parents and teachers.
More What Works When with Children and Adolescents:
a Handbook of Individual Counseling Techniques. Ann Vernon,
$74.95
This second volume provides additional
creative counseling strategies, expanded coverage of developmental
applications, and over 80 entirely new interventions. The book
addresses both internalizing and externalizing disorders, such
as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, low frustration tolerance,
anger, bullying, and acting out. It also covers self-defeating
behaviors such as self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse,
and suicidal behavior. The interventions teach behavioral and
emotional self-control by helping young people understand the
connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Numerous
reproducible worksheets, checklists, and illustrations are included
throughout. |
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When
Children Don’t Sleep Well: Interventions for Pediatric Sleep Disorders
— Parent Workbook. V. Mark Durand, $30.95
If your child suffers from sleep problems,
you are aware of the toll it can take on your child and your family.
This workbook describes different problems and options for treating
them. Bedtime disturbances, night waking, sleep terrors, nightmares,
and other sleep-related issues are all addressed in this workbook.
It also includes a module on bedwetting. Working with your therapist
you can follow the step-by-step instructions for carrying out the
appropriate intervention. This workbook is easy-to-use and complements
the program described in the corresponding therapist guide (see
below).
Also available: Pediatric Sleep
Disorders: Therapist Guide. V. Mark Durand, $42.95 |
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When Children Refuse School, 3rd Edition: a
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach — Parent Workbook. Christopher
Kearney, $49.50
The third edition of When Children Refuse School,
Parent Workbook, is designed to help you work with a qualified therapist to
resolve your child's school refusal behavior. This edition introduces parent
involvement strategies, especially with respect to intervention compliance, and
offers recommendations regarding consultation with school
officials. Regardless of whether your child refuses school to relieve
school-related distress, to avoid negative social situations at school, to
receive attention from you or another family member, or to obtain tangible
rewards outside of school, the flexible treatments described in this book will
help you and your child overcome school refusal behavior. The Workbook describes what you can expect throughout the assessment and treatment of your
child and provides answers to questions you may have about the process of
therapy. It also provides instructions for continuing certain aspects of the
program at home, including relaxation and breathing techniques, as well as
exposure exercises to decrease your child's anxiety.
When Children Refuse School, 3rd Edition: a
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach — Therapist's Guide. Christopher
Kearney, $61.50
Many children and teenagers refuse to attend school or
have anxiety-related difficulties remaining in classes for an entire day.
School refusal behavior can contribute to a child's academic, social, and
psychological problems, impact a child's chances for future educational,
financial, and personal success, and significantly affect family functioning.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been shown to be a highly effective
treatment for youth who exhibit this behavior.
The third edition of When Children Refuse School,
Therapist Guide, provides an updated multi-tiered approach model that can
be used to effectively address the main types of school refusal behavior. The
Guide introduces new material on very severe and chronic cases of problematic
absenteeism, including alternative educational avenues and expansion
of manual procedures, for children and adults.
This manual includes tools for assessing a child's
reasons for school refusal behavior and is based on a functional, prescriptive
model. It presents well-tested techniques arranged by function to tailor
treatment to a child's particular characteristics. Each treatment package also
contains a detailed discussion of special topics pertinent to treating youths
with school refusal behavior, such as medication, panic attacks, and being
teased. A corresponding workbook is also available for parents, who often play
an important part in a child's recovery. This comprehensive program is an
invaluable resource for clinicians treating school refusal behavior. |
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Why Do I Hurt Myself? Written by Susan Bowman,
$21.95 (ages 5-12)
Recent research has shown that an average of 8% of
children as young as third-graders are engaging in self-injuring behaviors. This
book provides a first-of-its-kind, story-based tool for helping these young
people. Elisa, a sixth grader, has started purposely hurting herself. No one
understands why she wants to do these things, not even her mother. When her
self-injuring becomes more noticeable, a teacher takes her to speak with the
school counselor. Elisa eventually is helped by the counselor and by a
therapist, with her mother involved. With support, Elisa learns about
self-injury and how to use more healthy ways to deal with her sad feelings and
“negative thinking." Included is Elisa’s story, discussion questions, tips
for parents, & the following 8 hands-on activities:
- My Butterfly
- Self-Alarm
- Comfort Kit
- My Feelings Wall
- Hope Floats
- I Am Able
- Healthy Coping Chart
- Re-Frame
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Working with Children and Teenagers
Using Solution Focused Approaches: Enabling Children to Overcome Challenges and
Achieve their Potential. Judith Milner & Jackie
Bateman, $35.95
Solution focused approaches offer proven
ways of helping children overcome a whole range of difficulties, from academic
problems to mental health issues, by helping them to identify their strengths
and achievements.
Based on solution focused practice
principles, this book illustrates communication skills and playful techniques
for working with all children and young people, regardless of any health,
learning or development need. It demonstrates how the approach can capture
children's views, wishes and worries, and can assist them in identifying their
strengths and abilities. The approach encourages positive decision-making, and
helps children to overcome challenges, achieve their goals and reach their full
potential. The book is packed with case examples, practical strategies, and
practice activities.
This valuable text will be of great use
to a range of practitioners working with children and young people, including
social workers, youth workers, counsellors, teachers and nurses. |
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Working with Troubled Children and Teenagers. Jonny
Matthew, $29.95
Working with Troubled Children and Teenagers is an easy-to-understand guide packed with wisdom for anyone working with or caring for
troubled children and teens.
Author Jonny Matthew has decades of experience of working
with young people, and offers simple but hard-won advice about how to earn the
trust and respect of even the most challenging young people. It all starts with
you, the adult, adopting a position of respect and patience. It's only then
that children and young people will start to respond. From this starting point,
Jonny provides a wealth of practical advice across a wide range of challenging
topics — from the use of touch and understanding boundaries through to
repairing relationships when things break down. Jonny uses case examples and
stories throughout to bring his advice to life.
This inspiring book is essential reading for any adult
invested in improving the lives of troubled children, including youth workers,
social workers, foster carers and child counsellors. |
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Young People in Love and in Hate. Nick Luxmoore, $22.95
Using dozens of recognizable vignettes, psychotherapist and school counselor Luxmoore movingly explores the dramatic conflict between young people's loving and hating as they move from the intimacy of relationships with parents to relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends, frantically negotiating sex and sexuality, the meaning of love, faithfulness and unfaithfulness and many other issues vital to the adults these young people will become.
The book will be essential reading for professionals and parents struggling with the ferocity of young people's feelings where 'I love you!' and 'I hate you!' are never far apart. |
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Complete
Booklist
Adolescents at Risk: Home-Based Family Therapy and
School-Based Intervention. Nancy Boyd-Franklin & Brenna Hafer Bry, $45.50
Adolescent Volcanoes: Helping Adolescents and their
Parents to Deal with Anger. Warwick Pudney & Éliane Whitehouse, $40.95
Alphabet Kids — From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome: a Guide
to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and
Professionals. Robbie Woliver, $33.95
The Anxiety Workbook for Kids: Take Charge of Fears and
Worries Using the Gift of Imagination. Robin Alter & Crystal Clarke, $26.95
(ages 6-12)
Applied Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for
Children and Adolescents. Victor Carrion & John Rettger, Editors, $83.95
The Art of Working with Anxious, Antagonistic
Adolescents: Ways Forward for Frontline Professionals. Nick Luxmoore, $31.95
Assessing Children's Well-Being: a Handbook of Measures.
Sylvie Naar-King, Deborah Ellis & Maureen Frey, $81.10
Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children,
Adolescents and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques.
Edited by Liana Lowenstein, $26.95
Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children,
Adolescents and Families Volume Two: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective
Techniques. Edited by Liana Lowenstein, $26.95
Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children,
Adolescents and Families Volume Three. Edited by Liana Lowenstein, $26.95
Back to Normal: Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior Is
Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Enrico
Gnaulati, $27.00
Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief: a Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-Esteem for Young People. Kate
Collins-Donnelly, $26.95 (ages 10+)
The Big Book of Even More Therapeutic Activity Ideas for
Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education
Curricula. Lindsey Joiner, $39.95
The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children
and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula.
Lindsey Joiner, $34.95
Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents:
Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice. John Arden & Lloyd Linford,
$68.25
Brief Coaching with Children and Young People: a Solution
Focused Approach. Harvey Ratner & Denise Yusuf, $65.70
Buddhist Understanding of Childhood Spirituality: the
Buddha's Children. Alexander von Gontard, $29.95
Case Formulation with Children and Adolescents. Katharina
Manassis, $51.50
CBT for Children & Adolescents with High-Functioning
Autism Spectrum Disorders. Edited by Angela Scarpa, Susan Williams White &
Tony Attwood, $44.50
CBT for Depression in Children and Adolescents: a Guide
to Relapse Prevention. Betsy Kennard, Jennifer Hughes & Aleksandra Foxwell,
$51.50
CBT Express: Effective 15-Minute Techniques for Treating
Children and Adolescents. Jessica McClure, Robert Friedberg, Micaela Thordarson
& Marisa Keller, $42.95
CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and
Adolescents: a Clinician's Toolkit. Eduardo Bunge, Javier Mandil, Andrés
Consoli & Martín Gomar, $49.95
CBT Toolbox for Children & Adolescents: Over 200
Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, AHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression &
Conduct Disorders. Lisa Weed Phifer, Amanda Crowder, Tracy Elsenraat &
Robert Hull, $50.95
Child and Adolescent Therapy: Science and Art. Jeremy
Shapiro, et al. $156.00
Child Anxiety Disorders: a Family-Based Treatment Manual
for Practitioners. Jeffrey Wood & Bryce McLeod, $32.00
Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives,
2nd Edition. Rosalyn Shute & Phillip Slee, $89.50
Child Maltreatment: an Introduction, 3rd Edition. Cindy
Miller-Perrin & Robin Perrin, $133.95
Children in Therapy: Using the Family as a Resource. C.
Everett Bailey, editor. $49.50
Children & Teenagers Who Set Fires: Why They Do It
and How to Help. Joanna Foster, $35.95
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Children with Multiple Mental Health Challenges: an
Integrated Approach to Intervention. Sarah Landy & Susan Bradley, $113.95
The Child’s Voice in Family Therapy: a Systemic
Perspective. Carole Gammer, $40.00
Cleo the Crocodile: Activity Book for Children Who Are
Afraid to Get Too Close. Karen Treisman, $29.95 (ages 5-10)
Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents, 2nd
Edition: Assessment to Intervention. Stephanie McConaughy, $65.50
Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and
Adolescents: the Nuts and Bolts, 2nd Edition. Robert Friedberg & Jessica
McClure, $45.50
Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children. Edited by
Joy Osofsky, $46.95
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children: a Guide for
the Community Practitioner, 2nd Edition. Katharina Manassis, $65.70
Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents in School Settings.
Torrey Creed, Jarrod Reisweber & Aaron Beck, $55.50
Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and
Adolescents: Tools for Enhancing Practice. Robert Friedberg, Jessica McClure
& Jolene Hillwig Garcia, $46.95
Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: a
Casebook for Clinical Practice, 3rd edition. Philip Kendall, $49.95
Collaborating with Parents to Reduce Children's Behavior
Problems: a Book for Therapists Using the Incredible Years® Program. Carolyn
Webster-Stratton, $42.95
Collaborative Brief Therapy with Children. Martin
Selekman, $65.50
The Colors of Grief: Understanding a Child's Journey
through Loss from Birth to Adulthood. Janis Di Ciacco, $28.95
Cool Connections with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy:
Encouraging Self-Esteem, Resilience and Well-being in Children and Young People
Using CBT Approaches. Laurie Seiler, $43.95
Coping Power: Parent Group Program Facilitator Guide.
Karen Wells, John Lochman & Lisa Lenhart, $49.95
Coping Power: Parent Group Workbook (8-Copy Set). Karen
Wells, John Lochman & Lisa Lenhart, $105.00
Coping Power: Child Group Facilitator's Guide. John
Lochman, Karen Wells & Lisa Lenhart, $63.95
Coping Power: Child Group Program Workbook (8-Copy Set).
John Lochman, Karen Wells & Lisa Lenhart, $71.95
Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping
Strategies to help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety, and Anger. Janine Halloran,
$36.50
Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support
through Arts and Crafts Activities. Bonnie Thomas, $41.99
Also available: More Creative Coping Skills for Children:
Activities, Games, Stories, and Handouts to Help Children Self-Regulate. Bonnie
Thomas, $41.95
Creative Coping Skills for Teens and Tweens: Activities
for Self Care and Emotional Support Including Art, Yoga, and Mindfulness, for
Ages 11-16. Bonnie Thomas, $41.99
Creative Ideas for Assessing Vulnerable Children and
Families. Katie Wrench, $33.95
Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children. Liana
Lowenstein, $31.95
Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce. Liana
Lowenstein, $31.95
Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth.
Liana Lowenstein, $26.95; More Creative Interventions, $26.95
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings: a
Therapist's Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children. Fiona Zandt
& Suzanne Barrett, $39.95
DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents. Jill Rathus & Alec
Miller, $63.95
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of
Childhood Adversity. Nadine Burke Harris, $22.99
Defiant Children, 3rd Edition: a Clinician's Manual for
Assessment and Parent Training. Russell Barkley, $61.50
Defiant Teens: a Clinician’s Manual for Assessment and
Family Intervention, 2nd Edition. Russell Barkley & Arthur Robin, $55.50
The Developmental Science of Early Childhood: Clinical
Applications of Infant Mental Health Concepts from Infancy through Adolescence.
Claudia Gold, $36.95
Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and
Developmental Disorders in Infancy and Early Childhood, Revised. Zero to Three
National Centre for Infants, Toddlers and Families. $99.50
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents: a
Practitioner’s Guide to Treating Challenging Behavior Problems. Pat Harvey
& Britt Rathbone, $71.95
Direct Work with Vulnerable Children: Playful Activities
and Strategies for Communication. Audrey Tait & Helen Wosu, $30.95
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Kids: a
DBT-Based Skills Workbook to Help Children Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry
Outbursts, and Get Along with Others. Jennifer Solin & Christina Kress, $26.95
(ages 6-12)
Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens. Sheri
Van Dijk, $26.95 (ages 12-19)
DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association, $227.50
EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches with Children:
Complex Trauma, Attachment, and Dissociation. Ana Gomez, $92.50
Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents: a Practitioner's
Guide. Michael Southam-Gerow, $36.95
Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children:
Effective Interventions in the Preschool and Kindergarten Years, 2nd Edition.
Melissa Holland, Jessica Malmberg & Gretchen Gimpel Peacock, $49.95
The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child:
Identification, Assessment and Intervention: a Practice Handbook, 2nd Edition.
Dorota Iwaniec $100.99
Engaging Boys in Treatment. Craig Haen, Editor, $71.30
Engaging Children in Family Therapy: Creative Approaches
to Integrating Theory and Research Into Clinical Practice. Catherine Ford Sori,
$72.70
Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2nd
Edition. Linda Wilmshurst, $61.00
Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and
Adolescents: a Comprehensive Guide. Veronica Raggi, Jessica Samson, Julia
Felton, Heather Loffredo & Lisa Berghorst, $102.00
Family-Based Prevention Programs for Children and
Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Large-Scale Dissemination. Edited by Mark
Van Ryzin, Karol Kumpfer, Gregory Fosco & Mark Greenberg, $72.70
The Fast Track Program for Children at Risk: Preventing
Anti-Social Behavior. Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group, Karen
Bierman, et al, $49.95
Feeling Better CBT Workbook for Teens: Essential Skills
and Activities to Help You Manage Moods, Boost Self-Esteem, and Conquer
Anxiety. Rachel Hutt, $27.95 (ages 6-10)
Foundations of Behavioral, Social, and Clinical
Assessment of Children, Sixth Edition. (includes Resource Guide). Jerome
Sattler, $193.95
A Friend Like Iggy. Kathryn Cole, photography by Ian
Richards, $18.95 (ages 4-8)
Guided Imagery Work with Kids: Essential Practices to
Help Them Manage Stress, Reduce Anxiety & Build Self Esteem. Mellisa
Dormoy, $30.95
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Aggression. Edited by
Tina Malti & Kenneth Rubin, $92.50
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development,
Disorders and Treatment. Joan Luby, editor, $49.95
Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem: a Photocopiable
Activities Book. Deborah Plummer, $35.95
Helping Children Cope with Loss and Change: a Guide for
Professionals and Parents. Amanda Seyderhelm, $48.95
Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental Illness:
a Clinician's Guide. Maureen Davey, Karni Kissil & Laura Lynch, $72.70
Helping Kids in Crisis: Managing Psychiatric Emergencies
in Children and Adolescents. Edited by Fadi Haddad & Ruth Gerson, $85.50
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High-Impact Assessment Reports for Children and
Adolescents: a Consumer-Responsive Approach. Robert Lichtenstein & Bruce
Ecker, $49.95
Horny and Hormonal: Young People, Sex and the
Anxieties of Sexuality. Nick Luxmoore, $29.95
How to Be a Better Child Therapist: an Integrative Model
for Therapeutic Change. Kenneth Barish, $47.00
Innovative Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental
Health. Edited by Christine Lynn Norton, $67.10
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents,
2nd Edition. Laura Mufson, Kristen Pollack Dorta, Donna Moreau & Myrna
Weissman, $48.50
Interviewing Children and Adolescents: Skills and
Strategies for Effective DSM-5 Diagnosis, 2nd Edition. James Morison &
Kathryn Flegel, $49.95
Let's Be Friends: a Workbook to Help Kids Learn Social
Skills & Make Great Friends. Lawrence Shapiro & Julia Holmes, $25.95
(ages 6-12)
Living Alongside a Child's Recovery: Therapeutic
Parenting with Traumatized Children. Billy Pughe & Terry Philpot, $28.95
Me and My PDA: a Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance
for Young People. Glòria Durà-Vilà & Tamar Levi, $29.95 (ages 10+)
Mental Health for the Whole Child: Moving Young Clients
from Disease & Disorder to Balance & Wellness. Scott Shannon, $39.50
Modular CBT for Children and Adolescents with Depression:
a Clinician's Guide to Individualized Treatment. Katherine Nguyen Williams,
Brent Crandal, $71.95
More What Works When with Children and Adolescents: a
Handbook of Individual Counseling Techniques. Ann Vernon, $74.95
Multisystemic Therapy for Antisocial Behavior in Children
and Adolescents, 2nd Edition. Scott Henggeler, et al, $72.50
101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and
Adolescents Talking: Working with Severe Trauma, Abuse and Neglect Using Found
and Everyday Objects. Dawn D'Amico, $34.95
Parenting the Whole Child: a Holistic Child Psychiatrist
Offers Practical Wisdom On Behavior, Brain Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Family
Life, Peer Relationships, School Life, Trauma, Medication, and More. Scott
Shannon, $24.00
Pills Are Not for Preschoolers: a Drug-Free Approach for
Troubled Kids. Marilyn Wedge, $17.00
Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the
Treatment of Childhood Disorders (ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Disruptive Behavior
Disorders, Depression, OCD, Self-Esteem, Social Skills, Trauma, PTSD). Clair
Mellenthin, $43.50
Positive Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion for
Aggressive Kids. Kathleen McConnell & Katherine Synatschk, $74.00
A Practical Guide to Happiness in Children and Teens On
the Autism Spectrum: a Positive Psychology Approach. Victoria Honeybourne,
$33.95
Presley the Pug Relaxation Activity Book: a Therapeutic
Story with Creative Activities to Help Children Aged 5-10 to Regulate Their
Emotions and to Find Calm. Karen Treisman, $37.95
Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Children: Dimensional and
Categorical Approaches. Randy Kamphaus & Jonathan Campbell, $121.00
Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar and Depressive
Disorders. Mary Fristad, Jill Goldberg Arnold & Jarrod Leffler, $69.95
Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children: Repairing
the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment. Alicia Lieberman &
Patricia Van Horn, $55.50
Responding to Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents: a
Profesisonal's Guide to Identification, Intervention and Support. Steven
Walker, $28.95
Rhythms of Relating in Children's Therapies: Connecting
Creatively with Vulnerable Children. Edited by Stuart Daniel & Colwyn
Trevarthen, $49.95
SmartHelp for Good 'n' Angry Kids: Teaching Children to
Manage Anger. Frank Jacobelli, Lynn Ann Watson, $49.50
The Social Worker's Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental
Health. Steven Walker, $40.95
Some Bunny to Talk To: a Story about Going to Therapy.
Cheryl Sterling, Paola Conte, Larisa Labay & Tiphanie Beeke, $14.50 (ages
4-8)
Somebody Cares: a Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced
Neglect. Susan Farber Straus, illustrated by Claire Keay, $14.50 (ages 6-11)
The STAR Detective Facilitator Manual: a Cognitive
Behavioral Group Intervention to Develop Skilled Thinking and Reasoning for
Children with Cognitive, Behavioral, Emotional and Social Problems. Susan
Young, $49.95; Also available: Becoming a Star Detective: Your Detective's
Notebook for Finding Clues to How You Feel. Susan Young, $17.95
Starving the Depression Gremlin: a Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Workbook On Managing Depression for Young People. Elijah Nealy, $22.95
(ages 10-16)
A Still Quiet Place: a Mindfulness Program for Teaching
Children and Adolescents to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions. Amy Saltzman,
$71.95
Strengthening Family Coping Resources: Interventions for
Families Impacted by Trauma. Laurel Kiser, $63.50
Superhero Therapy: Mindfulness Skills to Help Teens &
Young Adults Deal with Anxiety, Depression & Trauma. Janina Scarlet,
illutrated by Wellinton Alves, $25.95
Supporting Vulnerable Babies and Young Children:
Interventions for Working with Trauma, Mental Health, Illness and Other Complex
Challenges. Edited by Wendy Bunston & Sarah Jones, $49.95
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Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to
Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do about It. Eric Jensen, $41.95
Teen Mental Health in an Online World: Supporting Young
People around Their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting, and the Rest.
Victoria Betton & James Woollard, $33.95
Teens in Therapy, Making It Their Own: Engaging
Adolescents in Successful Therapy for Responsible Lives. Richard Bromfield,
$33.50
Teens Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions to Break the Cycle
of Adolescent Violence. Kenneth Hardy & Tracey Laszloffy, $48.50
Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with
Health Issues. Robyn Hart & Judy Rollins, $75.50
Therapeutic Exercises for Children: Guided Self-Discovery
Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques. Robert Friedberg, Barbara Friedberg
& Rebecca Friedberg, $43.50
A Therapist's Guide to Child Development: the Extraordinarily
Normal Years. Edited by Dee Ray, $67.10
Therapy to Go: Gourmet Fast Food Handouts for Working
with Child, Adolescent and Family Clients. Clare Rosoman, $53.95
Therapy with Infants: Treating a Traumatised Child. Inger
Thormann & Inger Poulsen, $50.30
Think Good, Feel Good: a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Workbook for Children and Young People, 2nd Edition. Paul Stallard, $60.00
Thinking Good, Feeling Better: a Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Workbook for Adolescents and Young Adults. Paul Stallard, $69.95
The Thinking Heart: Three Levels of Psychoanalytic
Therapy with Disturbed Children. Anne Alvarez, $64.30
Transdiagnostic Treatments for Children and Adolescents:
Principles and Practice. Jill Ehrenreich-May & Brian Chu, $83.95
Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their
Families: an Internal Family Systems Model for Healing. Arthur Mones, $54.95
The Transgender Child: a Handbook for Families and
Professionals. Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper, $24.95
Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents:
Treatment Applications. Edited by Judith Cohen, Anthony Mannarino & Esther
Deblinger, $41.50
Trauma-Informed Practices with Children and Adolescents.
William Steele & Cathy Malchiodi, $76.50
Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: a
Clinician's Guide. David Brent, Kimberly Poling & Tina Goldstein, $58.50
Treating Explosive Kids: the Collaborative
Problem-Solving Approach. Ross Greene & J. Stuart Ablon, $61.50
Treating PTSD in Preschoolers: a Clinical Guide. Michael
Scheeringa, $51.50
Unconditional Care: Relationship-Based, Behavioral
Intervention with Vulnerable Children and Families. John Sprinson & Ken
Berrick, $51.95
Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health.
Edited by Anne Claveirole & Martin Gaughan, $67.25
Using Music in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Laura
Beer & Jacqueline Birnbaum, $42.95
What is a Thought? A Thought is a Lot! Amy Kahofer &
Jack Pranksy, $28.75 Grades K-5
The ‘What to Do Guides for Kids®’
Series, $24.50 each (ages 6-12)
What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: a Kid’s Guide to
Overcoming Nail Biting and More. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When It’s Not Fair: a Kid’s Guide to
Handling Envy and Jealousy. Jacqueline Toner & Claire Freeland
What to Do When Fear Interferes: a Kid's Guide to Overcoming Phobias. Claire Freeland & Jacqueline Toner
What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake: a Kid’s Guide
to Accepting Imperfection. Claire Freeland
What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart: a Kid's
Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety. K Lavallee, S Schneider
& J McDonnell
What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Problems with Sleep. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Social Anxiety. Jacqueline Toner & Claire Freeland
What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Negativity. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: a Kid's Guide to Overcoming
Anxiety. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: a Kid's Guide
to Overcoming OCD. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: a Kid's Guide to
Overcoming Problems with Anger. Dawn Huebner
What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy:
Interventions to Facilitate Communication. Edited by Cathy Malchiodi &
David Crenshaw, $39.95
What Works When with Children and Adolescents: a Handbook
of Individual Counseling Techniques. Ann Vernon, $74.95 (Grades 1-12)
When Children Don’t Sleep Well: Interventions for
Pediatric Sleep Disorders — Parent Workbook. V. Mark Durand, $30.95 Also
available: Pediatric Sleep Disorders: Therapist Guide. V. Mark Durand, $42.95
When Children Refuse School, 3rd Edition: a
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach — Parent Workbook. Christopher Kearney, $49.50
When Children Refuse School, 3rd Edition: a
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach — Therapist's Guide. Christopher
Kearney, $61.50
Why Do I Hurt Myself? Written by Susan Bowman, $21.95
(ages 5-12)
Working with Children and Teenagers Using Solution Focused
Approaches: Enabling Children to Overcome Challenges and Achieve their
Potential. Judith Milner & Jackie Bateman, $35.95
Working with Troubled Children and Teenagers. Jonny
Matthew, $29.95
Young People in Love and in Hate. Nick Luxmoore, $22.95
For related Booklists please see: Child & Adolescent Therapy; School Social Work, Psychology & Counselling; Groupwork with Children & Youth; Addiction; Eating Disorders; Life Skills for Teens
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