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Presents formulation as a process that can be taught systematically to trainee therapists. This book begins by discussing assorted theories of case formulation, and critiques their ability to be applied in real world situations.

Provides users of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) with information on applying the WAIS-IV, including additional indexes and information regarding use in special populations for advanced clinical use and interpretation. This book offers sophisticated users of the WAIS-IV and Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV).

In the current economy, companies are expected to turn on a dime in response to changing market needs to stay vibrant. What that means is that companies are constantly reorganizing. Employees are living in a constant state of change. This manual focuses on treating job-related issues, whether it's conflict in the workplace, stress, or burnout.

Gives practical insight into how professionals can translate and extend their practice to the electronic online medium. This volume provides an overview of fresh research on the use and effectiveness of counseling online and data on the idiosyncrasies of online behavior and communication.

Summarizes evidence-based assessments and intervention for Autism across the life-span. This book begins with a discussion of what warrants a determination of being 'evidence based' and a description of the disorder from a life span perspective. It also provides a chapter on differential diagnosis of autism relative to other disorders.

Provides practical advice on scoring and administration. This book facilitates understanding WAIS-IV use with special populations including multicultural clients, in neuropsychological settings, with individuals experiencing psychological disorders, and with older adults. It describes use of the WAIS-IV with WMS-II.

Positive psychology is essentially the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. This book summarizes the applications of research from positive psychology to the practice of counseling and psychotherapy. It also provides a detailed view of how the research can be applied to patients.

This text offers practicing clinicians strategies, interventions, suggestions, guidance and ideas to work with adults struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and is intended as a reference to which clinicians will turn time and time again as issues or problems present themselves.

Presents a variety of clinical applications of the WJ III from experts. This title offers guidance for using the WJ III with individuals with an array of learning and neuropsychological problems, including learning disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It includes research and illustrative case studies.

Suitable for newly licensed therapists, seasoned professionals, and others wanting to prepare practitioners for success, this book guides you from your ideal practice vision through the 'how-to' steps to succeed. It provides a crash course in business management for therapists and includes examples, worksheets, business forms, and exercises.

Deals with substance abuse intervention. This book discusses the social impact of substance abuse and provides a general overview of the physiological and psychological characteristics of abuse, DSM IV definition of abuse, and classifications of the varying types of drugs.

A treatment guide that is based on selected disorders taken from the American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV Diagnostic Classifications. It is suitable for therapists and for graduate students.

Provides a cross-cultural perspective of the WISC-III. From construction, translation and adaptation in different cultures, to analysis of its structure and function as a concept, to its clinical use with different ethnic groups, this book contains clinician's tools that they need when using the WISC-III.

Begins with a discussion of the pharmacology of specific drug classes and the epidemiology of abuse. This book presents psychological theories of substance abuse, the initiation and progression of substance abuse disorders, issues of prevention and early intervention, and screening and assessment for substance abuse including specific tests.

Although educators are expected to bring about functional changes in the brain--the organ of human learning--they are given no formal training in the structure, function or development of the brain in formal or atypically developing children as part of their education. This book is organized around

Assessment and Culture challenges the classical approach to the assessment of minority populations by pointing out the deficiencies in this approach and offers instead a bio-cultural model of assessment. The principle objective of this book is to help mental health professionals to more accurately

Covers a range of topics and issues that relate to men and depression, including: assessment of male depression; statistics on depression in men; theories to explain depression in men; treating depression in men with both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; the interrelation of grief, loss, trauma, and depression in men; and more.

Covering the essentials of WISC-IV interpretation, this book offers an analysis of cognitive domains assessed by WISC-IV. It intends to raise the standard of practice from a simplistic 'test-label-place' model to a clinical model of assessing to understand and intervene. It presents a comprehensive array of societal and home environment factors.

Establishes a foundation for the use and value of clinical empathy that is based on a distinction between treatment and healing and a model for using psychotherapy as a component of an organized system of care: focused, attuned to the patient's presenting motive, and consistent with our understanding of the relationship between mind and brain.

Summarizes information for child behavioral assessment. This book includes such topics as child abuse assessment, classroom assessment, behavioral neuropsychology, academic skills problems, and ethical-legal issues. It is suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice.

A guide to doing what works in brief therapy - for whom, and when and how to use it. It integrates strategic and solution focused therapy and includes guidelines for tailoring technique and interventions to client characteristics and preferences. It offers applications for couples, including indications for individual or conjoint sessions.

Presenting an overview of the major adjunctive modalities, this work focuses on a systematic description of their role in the treatment of a number of special populations while providing practical suggestions for the timing and coordination for the use of the adjunctive therapies.

Summarizes information on adaptive behavior and skills as well as general issues in adaptive behavior assessment with the goal of promoting sound assessment practice during uses, interpretations, and applications of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (ABAS-II). This book assists in the functional use of the ABAS-II.

Reviews behavioral assessment methods and strategies for case formulation. This book offers readers a practical, data-based means of understanding psychiatric conditions for intervening effectively and measuring positive change. It also makes theories of functional analysis accessible to a range of mental health professionals.

Describes the evidence-based approaches to preventing relapse of major mental and substance-related disorders. This work combines the theoretical rationale, empirical data, and the practical "how-to" for intervention programs. It also provides step-by-step strategies for implementing relapse prevention techniques.

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is one of the often used measures to assess intelligence and cognitive functions in children, ages 6-16 years. This book offers information on how to use and interpret WISC with additional clinical populations. It contains chapters on learning disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The best health practices are a synthesis of science and art. Surgery is a case in point. Although all competent surgeons follow scientific protocols, the best surgeons are masters of the art of surgery. Psychotherapists are in exactly the same position. Psychotherapy is both a science and an art. This title deals with this topic.

Practitioners seeking advances in the field of ADHD and LD must bridge the gap between research and practice. This book aims to provide this bridge. Intended to practitioners, it presents a translation of research to practice. It also provides practical forms, illustrations, and rating scales that can be incorporated into practice.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the emotional, behavioral and cognitive characteristics of adolescents who have attempted suicide. This book also include assessment measures to use when evaluating an adolescent who has attempted suicide. It presents descriptions of specific therapy techniques useful with adolescents who attempt suicide.