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Provides an introduction to play therapy techniques. This work demonstrates how to engage 4- to 12-year-olds, manage the various stages of therapy, and implement effective interventions using drawing materials, clay, play dough, puppets, dolls, blocks, and card and board games.
Tantrums, resistance to chores, negativity - occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon. This DVD program illuminates the nature of ODD and presents real-life scenes of family interactions and commentary from parents. It provides information about how to distinguish ODD from milder forms of misbehavior; and more.
An important component of DBT is the use of skills training to help manage the extreme beliefs, actions, and attitudes that form the criteria for borderline personality disorder. In therapy sessions, this work shows the author teaching patients the use of skills such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and more.
When parents feel separated from their sons by a curtain of silence or a wall of resistance, they're right to be concerned. This book helps parents understand the various factors that may be limiting their son's ability or willingness to communicate - from social pressures to brain differences, from personality traits to a lack of vocabulary.
Provides an introduction to Russell A Barkley's influential theory of the nature and origins of ADHD. Offering an explanation of how ADHD develops in the individual, this program illuminates the roots of such symptoms as a reduced ability to inhibit one's behavior, problems with managing time effectively, and lack of foresight.
Presents a fresh approach for treating somatization disorder and related problems, such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome. This program integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques with strategies to build emotional self-awareness and interventions to help patients understand and alter their illness behavior.
An Integrative, Personality-Based Treatment for Complex Cases
For those with chronic problems that include multiple Axis I disorders comorbid with personality disorders, the barriers to change are significant. This book presents a therapeutic approach that integrates psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and other techniques to empower patients to overcome these barriers by fostering change in personality.
Provides foundational knowledge and skills for mental health practice with older adults and their caregivers. This book draws on research and clinical expertise to address normal aging processes, frequently encountered clinical problems, and approaches to evaluation, psychotherapy, family support, and consultation in institutional settings.
Combining theory, research, and practical clinical strategies, this work provides framework for understanding the developmental impact of maltreatment; assessing the needs of each child and family; building a therapeutic relationship; and, implementing a variety of effective interventions. It gives emphasis to empirically supported treatments.
