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Offers an introduction to the AAI and its use as an adjunct to a range of therapeutic approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, parent-infant psychotherapy, home visiting programs, and supportive work in the context of foster care and adoption.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors
Elucidates why relapse is so common for people recovering from addictive behavior problems and what can be done to keep treatment on track. This work provides a framework for helping people with addictive behavior problems develop the skills to maintain their treatment goals, even in high-risk situations, and deal effectively with setbacks.
