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Provides accounts of the longitudinal studies of attachment. This book presents a range of research programs that have broadened our understanding of early close relationships and their role in individual adaptation throughout life. It also offers reflections on the process of scientific discovery.
Useful for special educators and classroom teachers, this book provides specific instructional guidance illustrated with vignettes, examples, and sample lesson plans. It presents a range of methods for helping struggling learners build their understanding of foundational concepts, master basic skills, and develop problem-solving strategies.
Helps you understand and address cultural and racial issues in therapy with African American clients. This work explores the problems and challenges facing African American communities at different socioeconomic levels, and outlines an empowerment-based approach to helping clients mobilize cultural and personal resources for change.
Do people with schizophrenia ever get better? With the vast majority of those with the disorder dependent on their families for care, close relatives often grapple with that question. This book talks about a range of treatment and support options that can lead to a better life for the entire family.
From earliest infancy, a typically developing child imitates or mirrors the facial expressions, postures and gestures, and emotional behavior of others. This book examines the role of imitation in both autism and typical development. It covers the neural and evolutionary bases of imitation, and its pivotal connections to language development.
Presents advances in understanding and treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in very young children. This book highlights the connections between ASD and specific early social-communication impairments, including problems with joint attention, imitation, and play, with a focus on what clinicians can do to help.
Examines the processes by which people understand their interpersonal experiences. This book provides fresh perspectives on how individuals glean social knowledge from past relationship and apply it in the here and now. It explores the effects of biases and expectancies about significant others on relationship satisfaction and personal well-being.
Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent
Through an account of two sisters and their ailing mother, this book helps family members navigate tough decisions and make the most of their time together as they care for an aging parent. It urges readers to be honest about the level of commitment they make and emphasizes the need for communication with each other and their aging parent.
A practical guide to family-based therapy for childhood emotional and behavioral problems. This text presents assessment and treatment strategies that take into account children's developmental needs, different family forms, health and environmental challenges, and relationships with larger systems.
