Books in the Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional series

Discusses the assessment and treatment of problem gambling and those affected by it. This book takes an integrative approach with a special focus on cultural concerns and clinical applications for women and minorities. It covers integration of spirituality in treatment.

Offers information on adult behavioral assessment. This book includes such topics as computerized assessment, evaluating older adults, behavioral neuropsychology, ethical-legal issues, work-related issues, and value change in adults with acquired disabilities. It is suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice.

While therapist is guided by protocols and manuals, psychotherapy remains an art. This book traces the common thread in various psychotherapy approaches such as behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, strategic, and humanistic and defines this essence as principles and objectives that must be preserved in the face of standardization in the field.

Presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent addiction, including prevalence and co-morbidity rates, risk factors to addiction, and prevention and treatment strategies. This book covers a range of addictions in adolescents, including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, eating, gambling, internet and video games, and sex addiction.

Bayley 4 Clinical Use and Interpretation provides clinicians with a guide for use, administration, scoring and interpretation of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition. The book begins with why and how the Bayley 4 was revised. Separate chapters discuss the clinical use and interpretation of the cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional and adaptive scales, each with illustrative clinical cases. Recommendations are provided to aid clinicians in the efficiency of test administration, as well as how to interpret and integrate results within a diagnostic assessment format and in planning intervention. The clinical validity of the Bayley 4 is demonstrated for eight clinical groups. There is an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with the Bayley 4 ASD Checklist, accommodations, and red flags indicative of abnormality. Additional chapters discuss digital administration and how to present feedback to caregivers.

A compilation of evidence-based practices in the assessment and treatment of elderly clients. Focusing on the research and evidence regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, it covers difficulties including: social isolation/loneliness, elder abuse/neglect, depression and suicidal inclinations, and patients with terminal illnesses.

Much of clinical psychology relies upon cognitive behavior therapy to treat clinical disorders via attempting to change thinking and feeling in order to change behavior. Functional approaches differ in that they focus on context and the environmental influence on behavior, thoughts, and feelings. This second edition of Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment updates the material in keeping with DSM-5 and ICD-10 and provides 40% new information, including updated literature reviews, greater detail in the functional analysis/assessment sections of each chapter, two new chapters on autism spectrum disorders and chronic health problems, and examples of worked assessments, such as interview transcripts, ABC charts, and observational data. Discusses functional analytic approaches to treat specific clinical disordersAppropriate for use with both adult and child populationsUpdated to reflect DSM-5Includes two new chapters on treatment for ADHD and chronic health problemsShows more examples of worked assessments and treatment plans

Authored by the creators of the WISC-V Describes the new subtests, revised test structure and test extensions Advises clinicians on test selection Provides test result interpretation Discusses clinical applications of test use

Assists practicing mental health professionals in expanding their knowledge about nutritional and herbal interventions that can be attempted as alternatives to prescription medications. This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of naturopathic solutions based on existing research.

Suitable for psychologists, and also to practitioners including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, alcohol counselors, rehabilitation, recreational, occupational, physical, and speech therapists, this book put together a one-stop source of every imaginable form for the early career therapist.

The WISC-III is the most frequently used IQ assessment technique in the United States. This book discusses the clinical use of the WISC-III with respect to specific clinical populations, and covers research findings on the validity and reliability of the test. It also includes standardization data from the Psychological Corporation.

Discusses how culture plays a role in specific disorders (depression, anxiety, eating and sexual disorders, substance abuse and schizophrenia), relevant sensitivities to keep in mind in treating specific patient populations (age groups, differing religions, and differing ethnicity's).

Psychologists receive several years of specialized study in mental health, but they receive no formal training in the skills necessary to be successful in these roles. This book targets the managerial and administrative skills necessary to the mental health professional.

Offers a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and non drinking offspring of alcoholic families. This book identifies the functional and behavioral characteristics that make up the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) syndrome.

Offers novel therapeutic strategies and formulations to use when all else is failing. This book provides provocative conceptualizations of self, personality and psychopathology. It includes case illustrations, and excerpts from actual psychotherapy sessions and supervision sessions.

Healthcare is practiced in a different financial and delivery system than it was earlier. This volume explores several issues, prospects and opportunities from the vantage of mental health/medical professionals and managed care executives who are in the very process of implementing changes to the existing system of managed care.

A group of international analytic clinicians and researchers all comment on three child analytic situations where the patient has returned to treatment in adulthood. They compare findings from the childhood analysis to the findings in the adult from the perspective of development and change.

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.