This book offers science-based recommendations for expert witness practice. There is significant literature on the effects of expert testimony on judge and juror decisions, yet there has been no systematic attempt to formulate strategies from this evidence that experts could adopt to increase the effectiveness of their testimony. Around 86 ......
Feminist Perspectives on Women, Money, and Psychology lays the groundwork for an integrative and well-rounded understanding of how history and oppression have shaped women's financial experiences, and offers a path forward for scholars, clinicians, and others seeking more informed, equitable approaches to money. The book presents an expansive ......
Promoting Mental Health, Wellness, and Success for Students of Color
This guide equips faculty, administrators, and psychologists in higher education with practical strategies for initiating institutional, curricular, and classroom reforms that will create academic communities where all students can thrive. Mental health and emotional wellness are central to retention, persistence, and learning, yet longstanding ......
How to Engage, Explain, and Inspire in Everyday Life
Learn how to turn complex psychological concepts into accessible, engaging conversations with the public that build trust and understanding. This book is a practical, accessible guide for psychologists and social scientists who want to communicate their work clearly and confidently beyond academic settings. Drawing on research from psychology, ......
Volume 1: Individual and Situational Influences in Criminal and Civil Contexts; Volume 2: Criminal Investigation, Adjudication, and Sentencing Outcomes
With significant new and updated content across two volumes and more than 40 chapters, this second edition of the APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology advances understanding of the scientific foundations and practical application of psychology to law and law-related policy. Psychological knowledge is now regularly used in trial, appellate, ......
Accelerating Research to Transform Policy and Practice
Turning bold ideas into real progress for eating disorder prevention and treatment. Eating disorders are among the most serious mental health conditions. The field has made major strides in identifying risk factors, refining interventions, and building evidence-based treatments. Yet the reality remains stark: eating disorders continue to pose a ......
Master the principles and practices of behavioral parent training (BPT), the gold standard for managing noncompliance and aggression in children. This comprehensive resource is designed for professionals, researchers, and educators, offering an in-depth exploration of BPT's principles, techniques, and applications. It covers key topics such as ......
Build a disability-affirmative practice that is inclusive, culturally responsive, and grounded in ethical care. Despite the prevalence of disability across clinical populations, it remains one of the least addressed areas in professional training, often resulting in misdiagnoses, exclusionary practices, and therapeutic environments that fail to ......
This updated volume introduces the field of pediatric gender health, which widens the scope of the gender affirmative model to support the the gender health of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) pre- and peripubescent youth and their families. With the devastating increase in legislative care bans and media attacks on TGD youth since the ......