Founded in 1973, Guilford Press has built an international reputation as a publisher of books in mental health, education, geography, and research methods. We pride ourselves on teaming up with authors who are recognized experts, and who translate their knowledge into vital, needed resources for practitioners, academics, and general readers. Our dedicated editorial professionals work closely on each title to produce high-quality content that readers can rely on.
From authors at the forefront of the dual disorders field, this comprehensive clinical handbook provides virtually everything needed to plan, deliver and evaluate effective treatment for persons with substance abuse problems and persistent mental illness.
This volume brings together leading authorities to report on current findings, integrate insights from different disciplinary perspectives and explore ways to provide children with the strongest possible literacy foundations in the first six years of life.
Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a portrait of the mourning process in children. The volume presents major findings from the Harvard Child Bereavement Study.
Used worldwide in assessment and professional certification contexts, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) offers a powerful means to measure individual differences or make classifications. This authoritative work from CAT pioneer David J. Weiss and Alper Sahin provides a complete how-to guide for planning and implementing an effective CAT to ......
Now in a revised and updated third edition incorporating a decade of additional research and classroom experience, this book has helped over 100,000 primary-grade teachers understand and successfully apply the science of reading in phonics instruction. Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck present innovative approaches to assessing and teaching ......
You can't take a leap of faith without it. It lets you dream of a brighter future. And in a world worn down by political conflict, climate change, war, and other perils, many fear losing it. Pioneering psychologist William R. Miller takes a fresh look at hope and its transformative potential in this concise, compassionate book. He identifies 8 ......
A Program to Change Behavior, Improve Parenting, and Heal Relationships
This highly accessible book presents a new approach to treating men who use violence against their partners and/or children. The Fathers for Change (F4C) program has a unique focus on fostering fathers' accountability and reflective functioning, and repairing father-child relationships. Grounded in theory and research, it addresses a key need for ......
Using Cognitive Processing Therapy to Guide Your Recovery
*The gold-standard trauma treatment, now available directly to consumers. *A self-help version of the approach in the bestselling professional manual, Cognitive Processing Therapy for PSTD (9781462528646; over 50,000 in print). *This straightforward, encouraging, self-paced program brings science-based relief to those "stuck" in painful ......
From the founder of empowerment evaluation (EE), a framework uniquely suited to advancing social justice causes, this book explains the theories, principles, and steps of conducting EE from scratch or within a preexisting evaluation or work plan. David M. Fetterman describes how EE enables program planners and participants to define their mission ......
