Books published by American Psychological Association

Over 6.5 million children receive special education services each year in the US. As this number continues to rise, child and school psychologists are increasingly called upon to evaluate children and to recommend accommodations to meet the child's educational needs. This book is a step-by-step guide describing how to perform an independent educational evaluation for children with special needs.

The authors present a groundbreaking, empirically based model that integrates working with narrative and emotion processes in emotion-focused therapy (EFT).

Applies attachment theory to group psychotherapy, explaining how group therapists can effectively work with members of different attachment styles. By understanding the needs of each member based on his or her attachment style, the leader can best foster corrective emotional exchanges that challenge members' maladaptive beliefs about themselves and others.

Action Learning (AL) has emerged as a key training and problem-solving tool for companies. This book demonstrates how Action Learning can quickly and effectively be introduced, implemented, and sustained in various types or sizes of organizations.

This landmark book encourages good coparenting as a powerful support for at-risk children¿s social, emotional, and behavioral needs.

A practical guide to planning, designing, and delivering a presentation. It covers the nuts-and-bolts of public speaking: preparing a talk, submitting an abstract, developing your slides, managing anxiety, handling questions, and preventing public-speaking disasters. It also applies these tips to common presentations, such as research talks.

Rather than explain each of the 80 standards of the APA Ethics Code, this examines the code's underlying principles. It begins with a basic introduction to the code, including a brief history and an overview of general concepts. Next, it explores in depth four ethical concepts applicable to all psychologists - competence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, and avoiding harm and exploitation. Finally, it shows how these key concepts apply to specific psychologist roles.