A Clinical Profile Approach to Assessment and Treatment
Medical consensus once held that all concussions were the same, and treatment for all concussion patients therefore followed the same standard approach. Anthony Kontos and Michael Collins debunk the one size fits all approach, arguing instead that individuals who experience concussion respond best to targeted interventions based on their specific ......
Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and course assignments.
Two common misconceptions about working with survivors who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are that the disorder always stems from a single event and that effective treatment consists solely of a set of exposure-based interventions that address that one event. However, individuals who have survived prolonged or repeated trauma ......
The Role of Personality Dynamics and Social Ecology
Argues that the dynamic relationship between personality and social factors, which the author terms 'ecodynamics', is the root cause of complex depression and leads to severe consequences, including suicide.
Describes the most common complementary and alternative therapies. This book covers massage and acupressure, acupuncture, tai chi, yoga and pilates, exercise, music and aroma therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, progressive relaxation, meditation, and the use of imagery.
Arms therapists with the information they need to provide advice on the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine therapies and describes a broad array of approaches that may benefit clients: from biofeedback, meditation, hypnosis, yoga, and spirituality to biologically-based practices including dietary supplements and ......
Presents a metatheoretical approach that provides systematic attention to the component parts of the supervision process. This approach enhances accountability and is reflective of both evidence-based practice generally and APA's new guidelines for clinical supervision.
Over half of the clinical psychologists graduating each year come from professionally oriented doctoral programs in psychology. Therefore, the impact of the type of training those students receive is tremendous. This book presents the research-based model for education in professional psychology.
Emotion is central to all forms of therapy, yet each has a distinct model for working with it. In this program, guest experts Leslie S. Greenberg, Norka T. Malberg, and Michael A. Tompkins discuss the common as well as differentiating factors across their respective approaches to emotion in an effort to understand both why such different models ......
