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.
Examines qualitative and quantitative theories and methods across the social and behavioral sciences. This volume presents various approaches to data collection, analysis, and representation. It describes alternative uses of traditional quantitative and qualitative tools, and innovative hybrid or mixed methods.
Each child on the autism spectrum has a unique set of special needs. That's why their parents deserve a smart, caring advocate to help zero in on proven interventions that are right for their child. This title guides parents through the complex maze of treatment options. It shows how to obtain an assessment of a child's strengths and weaknesses.
Presents a framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. This book includes strategies and examples to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. It helps gain skills for maximizing the accuracy of assessments for physical and sexual abuse.
Provides information and strategies for assessing and treating internalizing problems in school settings. This title details more than 40 specific psychoeducational and psychosocial intervention techniques with a focus on approaches that are evidence based, broadly applicable, and easy to implement.
Presents a unified set of clinical guidelines for conceptualizing, assessing, and treating challenging presentations of depression. This book also offers knowledge and tools for delivering competent care to specific populations of depressed patients: ethnic minorities; lesbian, gay, and bisexual people; adolescents; and older adults.
Grounded in the findings on typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, this work shows the connections between ASD and impairments in joint attention, communication and language, play, and imitation. It also explores the developmental and neurobiological processes that underlie social-communication deficits in ASD.
Grounded in the knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated, this work describes ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and community resources.
Brings together leading neuropsychologists to reveals the nuts and bolts of forensic practice. This work presents an array of adult and child cases, involving such conditions as traumatic brain injury, multiple chemical sensitivity, cerebral anoxia, and electrical injury.
Grounded in knowledge about the biopsychosocial processes involved in addictive behaviors, this book presents research-based, practical strategies for assessing the treatment needs and ongoing clinical outcomes of individuals who have problems with substance use and nonchemical addictions.
