Acquaints readers with key genetic influences and dietary patterns. This book focuses primarily on psychological aspects of obesity such as teasing, body image, and co-morbidity with mental disorders as well as the psychosocial consequences for children, families and the larger society.
Deliberate practice exercises provide trainees and students an opportunity to build competence in essential interpersonal therapy skills while developing their own personal therapeutic style. These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a clinician, switching back and forth under the guidance of a ......
Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) helps clinicians and researchers make objective assessments of relationship patterns, and enables clients to improve their social interactions. SASB can help identify connections between clients' current symptoms, and their current and historical relationship patterns. The SASB coding system serves ......
Treating Dependent, Avoidant and Obsessive-Compulsive Clients
Personality disorders are categorised into three 'clusters', each containing several specific disorders with common characteristics that differentiate them from those contained in the other clusters. Schema therapy was developed primarily to manage and treat 'cluster B' personality disorders, especially borderline personality disorder, and it has ......
With decades of international experience as scholars, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and consultants, contributors to this book describe exemplary programs, relevant trends, and dynamic possibilities for global engagement. They focus specifically on nine areas of expertise through which psychologists can make a difference.
Addressing the critical intersection between mental health and the legal system, this book presents a competency-based approach to clinical practice with justice-involved couples and families.
Draws from diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds to offer clinical guidance for addressing a variety of traditions and complex diversity considerations in psychotherapy. The book explains clinician strategies and offers in-depth case descriptions to guide professionals in integrating spirituality and religion into their work.
Explores the history and effects of so-called conversion 'therapy' on LGBT people. What motivates individuals to seek these harmful treatments either for themselves or for their children? What does the record show about the efficacy and effects of SOCE and GICE? This book synthesizes findings to answer these and other important questions.
Facing Therapist Indiscretions, Transgressions, and Misconduct
Examines the events leading up to sexual boundary violations as well as what happens to clients and therapists once they are discovered. The book also considers the broader effects of such behaviour on colleagues, institutions, families, and others. Case illustrations are included to illustrate how therapeutic relationships are compromised.
