CATALOGUES - Health - Health & Psychology - Professional Titles & Best Practices for Therapy

GUIDELINES Pocketcards™ are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Pain Management for Older Patients GUIDELINES Pocketcard™ is endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and based on their latest guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains key points, specific information relevant to the elderly population, a... read more

Contributors including Kelly Wilson, Lizabeth Roemer, JKean Kristeller, James Carmody, and Sara Lazar evaluate and discuss the current methods for measuring processes of change in clients. Readers will assess the variables that represent potential processes of change, such as mindfulness and acceptance, and determine the importantce of each of these processes to enhanced psycholigcal functioning, well-being, and quality of life. This seminal contribution to the existing professional literature on mindfulness-based treaments will be... read more

Interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is expanding rapidly. Many of those who are interested in ACT were trained using a mechanistic cognitive behavioral therapy model (or MCBT). Utilizing both ACT and MCBT together can be difficult, because the approaches make different philosophical assumptions. The core purpose of the book is to help provide a bridge between ACT and MCBT.

Leading experts in acceptance and commitment therapy teach mental health professionals how to use acceptance, mindfulness, and values-based treatment strategies for treating major anxiety disorders. Through this book, therapists will learn how to integrate acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) treatments for anxiety disorders into their practices. This text adapts ACT principles and techniques specifically for the treatment of anxiety disorders, presenting them in a clear and systematic step-by-step format. The book focuses on ... read more

More than just a set of techniques that shapes a particular client's treatment, a psychotherapeutic model acts like a lens through which a therapist looks at both individual cases and psychology in general. Case conceptualization guides help therapists learn how to see through the lens of a particular model. They show professionals how to take a collection of theories and actually put them into practice. This book performs this useful function, for the very first time, for acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a popular new trea... read more

This FLASHcard(TM) is a 4-inch x 7-inch durable plastic card containing evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 FLASHcard(TM) reflects current guidelines from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, including indications for treatment, baseline evaluation, recommendations, and recommended antiretroviral regimens. The Antiretroviral Agents... read more

Anxiety isn't only for adults. An estimated 25 percent of teens suffer from mild to serious anxiety, and many of them get little or no help. The good news is that anxiety is a highly treatable condition and by learning coping skills teens build a defense against anxiety that can last into adulthood. The Anxiety Workbook for Teens offers a collection of the most effective techniques for preventing anxiety and defusing it when it hits. It shows teens how to change anxiety-producing thoughts, perform breathing and bodywork exercises, ... read more

The Art of Valuing in Psychotherapy shows therapists how to help their clients discover and commit to their core values, a key process in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The book also presents the theory and research behind valuing in psychotherapy.

In this comprehensive resource, Liana Lowenstein has compiled an impressive collection of techniques from experienced practitioners. Interventions are outlined for engaging, assessing, and treating children of all ages and their families. Activities address a range of issues including, Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Self-Esteem, and Termination. A must have for mental health professionals seeking to add creative interventions to their repertoire.

Volume three presents more innovative and practical. Assessment and treatment techniques for children, adolescents, and families. When children are referred for therapy, they typically feel anxious and are reluctant to talk directly about their thoughts and feelings. Activities that are creative and play-based can engage children and help them to safely express themselves. The interventions presented in this book aim to capture and sustain children’s interest and motivation in therapy, while helping them express themselves... read more

Despite having different goals, problem-oriented psychotherapy and potential-oriented life coaching require many of the same skills and talents from the professionals who offer these services. Since life coaching involves work with clients that may last longer, offer greater earning potential, and generally be more enjoyable than therapy, it is little wonder than many therapists are choosing to explore new roles as life coaches. This book offers practicing therapists the information they need to plan, prepare for, and integrate lif... read more

This professional edition includes both the Instant Help book and a companion CD that offers the complete book and printable worksheets for clients.

This is a straightforward and authoritative guide to using psychiatric medications to treat childhood and adolescent psychological disorders, comprehensive enough for professionals and clear enough for parents. It includes ADHD, depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and developmental, disorders such as autism and Asperger's disorder.

Two OCD experts provide therapists with a breakthrough treatment model employing purely cognitive treatment methods, proven effective for people with pure obsessions, harming, religious, and sexual obsessions, as well as checking and mental rituals.

This professional edition includes both the Instant Help book and a companion CD that offers the complete book and printable worksheets for clients.

This professional edition includes both the Instant Help book and a companion CD that offers the complete book and printable worksheets for clients.

A uniquely creative compilation of activities to help bereaved children express feelings of grief, diffuse traumatic reminders, address self-blame, commemorate the deceased, and learn coping strategies. Includes special activities for children dealing with the suicide or murder of a loved one. It covers a theoretical overview for practitioners, tips for caregivers and schools, and a ten-week curriculum for use in therapy or support groups. An must-have for grief counselors, group facilitators, and school personnel.

An innovative collection of therapeutic games, art techniques, and stories to help children of divorce express feelings, deal with loyalty binds, disengage from parental conflict, address anger and self-blame, and learn coping strategies. Includes a theoretical overview for practitioners, a sample treatment plan, and a reproducible handout to give parents. Also contains a ten-week curriculum that can be used in therapy or support groups. A much needed compilation for counselors, therapists, and group facilitators.

Includes creative assessment and treatment interventions to help clients identify feelings, learn coping strategies, enhance social skills, and elevate self-esteem. This title offers innovative tools for practitioners working with children in individual, group, and family counselling.

GUIDELINES Pocketcards™ are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Cryptococcosis GUIDELINES Pocketcard™ is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and based on the latest IDSA guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains prevention strategies, diagnostic criteria, treatment recommendations for b... read more