Books published by American Psychological Association

Brings together a diverse group of scholars to illuminate the value that qualitative methods bring to studying psychological phenomena in depth and in context. A range of techniques, guiding paradigms, and rich case examples are explored. Thoroughly updated chapters reflect advances in this dynamic field.

Presents deliberate practice exercises to help students, trainees, and clinicians address common challenges that arise in emotion-focused therapy. Deliberate practice is a rigorous training method that involves repeated behavioural rehearsal and stimulation-based learning therapy techniques.

Drawing from Buddhist teachings and psychological theory, this book explores why mindful awareness is integral to the therapeutic healing process and shows clinicians how to connect with this deeper awareness. It integrates the art and science of mindfulness to engender greater well-being in both clinicians and their patients.

Deliberate practice exercises facilitate the rehearsal of fundamental motivational interviewing skills so clinicians can better help clients with change goals, like quitting addictive behaviors and developing healthier habits.

The Mother of a Movement tells the story of Jeanne Manford, the founder of PFLAG. When her son Morty was beaten by New York City officials for handing out pro-gay leaflets, Manford wrote a powerful letter to the New York Post to complain about how Morty was treated. Morty invited his mother to march with him in the June 1972 Christopher Street Parade. While marching, she had the idea to form a group to help parents and families of LGBTQ+ people. That was the beginning of PFLAG.

This book integrates the basic and applied literature to provide mental health providers with concrete, evidence-based strategies for building and strengthening the parent-child relationship and addresses challenges typically neglected by intervention manuals.

This book argues that the client is the main protagonist in psychotherapy. It focuses on the client's perspectives and contributions to treatment.

This book presents deliberate practice exercises in which students and trainees rehearse fundamental skills in child and adolescent psychotherapy until they become natural and automatic.

This book is an authoritative, comprehensive, and easy-to-read guide to parenthood and family building for LGBTQ people.

This book pioneers the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, the editors highlight the importance of considering an individual's age - from infancy to late adulthood - when researching how bilingualism affects language acquisition and cognitive development.

Introduces a structured decision-making process that draws heavily from principle-based and positive ethics and provides practical applications of the APA Ethics Code while also accounting for federal laws and regulations. Detailed case examples illustrate how to apply this process in a variety of treatment contexts, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and hospice care.

Every year, numerous crimes occur involving child eyewitnesses. But how reliable is child eyewitness evidence? This book summarises the research on how well children can describe an event and perpetrator and how well they can identify the perpetrator. It shows that although children may be less advanced in these skills than adults, they nonetheless can provide invaluable evidence.

Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and course assignments.

Provides a psychologically informed perspective on childhood sexual abuse. Written by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide describes how complex trauma affects overall health. On that knowledge foundation you are invited to build strengths in various areas of your life, such as meaning-making, connections with others, and hope.

Provides therapists with the skills needed to be effective ethical consultants for clients seeking guidance for moral dilemmas. The book describes the LEAP-C model for creating constructive dialogues while respecting client autonomy by listening, exploring, affirming, offering perspective, and even challenging clients.

Offers an overview of the history, theory and practice of multicultural therapy, with case examples and ties to current events that bring the text to life. This book pays attention to racial and ethnic identities, while exploring the intersectionality of a variety of strands of identity that are also aspects of individuals' experiences.

The first book to teach students and practitioners the nuts and bolts of prediction statistics while illustrating the utility of prediction and prediction tools in applied psychological practice. This resource uses real-world examples, helpful explanations, and practice exercises to support the use of prediction tools in psychological assessment.

Brings together research from different subdisciplines across psychology to address the ways in which technology and Big Data are changing how psychological research is conducted. The book also examines how technology allows us to better understand human psychology.

A practical, insightful workbook for teens about popularity: what it is, why some kinds are healthier than others, and how teens can grow their social intelligence and develop the confidence they need to feel more connected to their family peers and community. Each chapter includes personal stories, science and research, and recommendations.

A step-by-step guide to a research method designed to investigate people's lived experience and how they make sense of it in the context of their personal and social worlds. It is especially well suited to exploring experiences perceived as highly significant, such as major life and relationship changes, health challenges, or emotion-laden events.

Provides an introduction to conversation analysis, a qualitative approach that examines the actions and interactions that take place in face-to-face conversations, phone calls, texts, and various forms of media. Conversation analysis details how people interact, adjusting their behaviour accordingly, and attentiveness to one another.