Volume 1: Theory and Research Volume 2: Applications and Training
Consistent with the goals for the APA Handbooks in Psychology series, the purpose of the two-volume APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology is to present the best science and best practice within this subfield of psychology. The first volume covers theory and research in the foundational areas of psychology as it pertains to multicultural ......
Culture influences how a client develops and expresses emotional distress and how that distress is healed through therapeutic intervention. Multicultural Care in Practice emphasises culturally adapting psychotherapy to the needs of the clients, employing cultural competence to maximally connect with clients.
In Emotion-Focused Therapy in Practice, Jeanne C. Watson demonstrates her approach to psychotherapy, which helps to facilitate change in clients' psychological, emotional, and interpersonal functioning. Emotion-focused therapy (EFT), the process-experiential approach, is rooted in experiential psychotherapy and emphasises the role of ......
Stepfamilies and first families have markedly different dynamics and developmental cycles, and clinicians too often approach stepfamily work with insufficient understanding of these differences. Scott Browning's stepfamily therapy model differs from standard practice in its emphasis on stabilising each family subsystem before moving on to more ......
Investigates the concept of resilience, its essential role in normal psychological development, and its relevance within various occupational contexts unique to the military. In the second part of the book, the authors evaluate existing programs for developing and maintaining resilience that have been implemented in various branches of our armed ......
In this DVD, Clara E. Hill demonstrates her three-stage model for working with dreams, where she works with the client to explore the dream in detail, find insights by expanding on initial interpretations of the dream, and consolidate those insights and take action to address issues in her waking life.
Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) is both a theory of transformational process and a model of psychotherapy with three fundamental elements: attachment, emotion processing, and transformation. Emphasising the regulation and processing of relatedness and emotion, AEDP integrates psychodynamic and relational elements within an ......
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective and appropriate approach for late-life depression because it is problem focused, examining and treating present-day problems that negatively impact the client's quality of life. Established empirical studies support the use of standard CBT with older clients, and subsequent research has reinforced ......
This book provides a conceptual model and evidence-based school interventions for understanding obesity and eating disordered behaviors. It advocates for body acceptance and intuitive eating based on awareness of the body's hunger and satiety cues.
