In 1971, Ray Keesey developed a book that revolutionized parliamentary procedure. By eliminating misleading terminology and simplifying overly technical aspects of the parliamentary process, Keesey's book offered clear rules of order for efficient democratic action. This revised second edition includes rules that relate to technological ......
Mental health professionals have long debated what makes effective psychotherapy work. Is it a specific treatment modality, or a set of common factors such as a strong therapeutic relationship? J. Scott Fraser argues that both perspectives are correct. His transtheoretical, transdiagnostic framework identifies the process of change that underlies ......
Generalized anxiety and worry are experienced by almost everyone at some point in time. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety and Worry, Dr. Martin M. Antony demonstrates and discusses his approach, which integrates exposure-based, cognitive-based, and relaxation-based strategies to help clients who are struggling with ......
In this video program, Dr. Ellen F. Wachtel demonstrates her approach to couple therapy, which emphasizes the positives that still exist in the relationship despite the difficulties that have brought the couple to treatment. Although not ignoring the couple's conflicts and complaints, this strength-based, integrative approach emphasizes the goal ......
In this video, Drs. Lore M. Dickey and Anneliese A. Singh explore the different dimensions of providing affirmative counseling when working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse clients. This approach is based on theories of gender affirmation, intersectionality, multiculturalism, and social justice, all of which are applied to build a ......
Competent diagnosis is critical to any therapeutic encounter. It informs the psychologist's approach to his or her client, and helps to ensure competent practice. This book introduces students to the complex process of differential diagnosis using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).
This concise primer introduces mental health practitioners to the fundamentals of chronic heart disease. It reviews basic etiology and specific methods for assessing and treating comorbid psychological disorders.
Promoting Optimal Outcomes and Reducing Ethical Risks
Presents a straightforward, step-by-step protocol for mental health professionals who evaluate child custody cases. This book explains the judicial and legal requirements of child custody evaluations; reviews the legal evidentiary standards that pertain to psychological testing, scientific evidence, and the expert witness testimony; and presents a ......
Mentalization is an ability that most people naturally develop in late childhood involving the ability to accept that other people's actions derive from inner states and intentions, and the ability to imagine what those inner thoughts and desires might be. In this video, Norka Malberg demonstrates this approach with a 10-year old boy with ......
