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Children and Adolescents


Burdened Children : Theory, Research, and Treatment of Parentification  BOOK
Defines parentified children as children who are compelled to perform the role of parent at the expense of their own developmental needs, and examines causes and consequences of parentification in the family, covering both theoretical and clinical topics

The Brief Child Therapy Homework Planner and The Brief Adolescent Therapy  Planner    BOOK
As a mental health professional involved in treating adolescents, you work to help your clients learn and understandand clearly communicate their feelings, identify how and when the problems arise, and develop effective coping strategies. Pencil-and-paper exercises provide one highly effective tool for achie-ving those goals. The Brief Adolescent Therapy Homework Planner and The Brief Child Therapy Home-work Planner arms you with dozens of ready to use assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.

Day by Day: Raising the Child with Autism/PDD   VIDEO
This informative videotape presents a realistic look into the daily lives of two families of preschool children with pervasive developmental disorders. Emphasizing the coping skills and practical strategies utilized by their parents, the tape also explores the frustrations and satisfactions in raising special-needs children.

Essentials of Play Therapy with Abused Children    VIDEO
This informative video program from renowned practitioner and author Eliana Gil illuminates the unique benefits of play therapy for children who have been physically or sexually abused.

Family Therapy for ADHD:Treating Children, Adolescents, and Adults  BOOK
This book presents an innovative approach to assessing and treating ADHD in the family context. Readers learn strategies for diagnosing the disorder and evaluating its impact not only on affected young persons but also on their parents and siblings

Forms for Behavior Analysis with Children   BOOK
A unique collection of 42 reproducible assessment forms designed to aid counselors and therapists in making proper diagnoses and in developing treatment plans for children and adolescents.

The ADD Hyperactivity Workbook for Parents, Teachers, and Kids  BOOK
This workbook lays out a clear, step-by-step program parents and teachers can follow to control ADD misbehavior and help children succeed in the classroom and at home.

Managing Attention Defecit Disorder In Late Adolescence and Adulthood  BOOK
This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide for families of children who have been molested. First published in 1988, this new edition includes current research and information on the nature and effects of molestation on boys and girls, as well as proven techniques for therapy, healing, and recovery.
Managing the Defiant Child : A Guide to Parent Training  BOOK

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs VIDEO
Delbert Boone discusses Dr. Abraham Maslow’s theory that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be satisfied. While discussing the details of Maslow’s theory, he ties it to the pre-occupation of drug use and the negative effects which result from alcohol/drug addiction. He says that since addiction is a progressive illness, it destroys a persons ability to achieve self actualization, eventually destroying the persons ability to meet their other needs including self-esteem, physiological, love, and safety.

Peer Harassment in School : The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimized  BOOK
Many youngsters are targets of verbal and physical abuse or social ostracism at some point during their school careers, and a minority are repeatedly victimized by their peers. Which students become the targets of aggressive behavior, and why? What are the psychological and health consequences of victimization?

Play Therapy for Severe Psychological Trauma  BOOK
Children who have been victims of abuse or other stressful events may exhibit severe trauma-related symptoms. In this instructive video program, Dr. Gil elucidates the nature of trauma, how to recognize it clinically, and how to manage its powerful effects upon children's development with the use of artwork and play

Play Therapy with Children in Crisis  BOOK
Completely revised and updated, the second edition of this popular casebook and text focuses on the treatment of children who have experienced such stressful situations as parental death or divorce, abuse and neglect, HIV/AIDS in the family, community violence, tragic accidents, and war

The Psychotherapist As Parent Coordinator in High-Conflict Divorce: Strategies and Techniques   BOOK
This book offers a practical model for psychotherapists working as parent coordinators in collaboration with the Courts. The Psychotherapist As Parent Coordinator in High-Conflict Divorce: Strategies and Techniques provides professionals with an understanding of high-conflict divorce and its impact on children and families

Redirecting Children’s Behavior   BOOK
An inspiring and motivating book that challenges parents, teachers, grandparents, coaches, and others to create cooperative relationships with children. Redirecting Children’s Behavior helps promote peace in families by offering skills to Improve communication Help kids get along Turn conflict into cooperation

Ritalin Is Not the Answer: A Drug-Free, Practical Program for Children Diagnosed with ADD or ADHD  BOOK
Nearly one-tenth of all school-aged children in the United States are being coerced into taking mood-altering drugs with side effects that include insomnia, tearfulness, rebound irritability, personality change, nervousness, anorexia, nausea, dizziness, headaches, heart palpitations, and cardiac arrhythmia

The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner  BOOK

The Special Education Treatment Planner   BOOK
The Special Education Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal education treatment plans that take the educational professional a step further past the writing of goals for Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). The educational treatment plan process assists the professional in identifying interventions and communicating to others the specific method, means, format, and/or creative experience by which the student will be assisted in attaining IEP goals.

Staying in Control : Anger Management Skills for Parents of Young Adolescents    BOOK
Adolescence can be a perilous time for many parents and teens — especially young teens. As the need for independence asserts itself, conflict and anger inevitably arise. This new, hands-on manual shows parents how to remain calm and "stay in control" as they handle angry moments with their teens and in other areas of their lives

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Treating Abused Adolescents   BOOK
The first book to explore the issue of abuse in adolescents--both the residual effects of earlier child abuse and current or cumulative abuse--this volume provides a sensitive account of how to optimize the value of therapeutic contact with this challenging and compelling population

Treating Adolescents   BOOK
Treating Adolescents presents a concise up-to-date summary of adolescent development and step-by-step guidance for the effective clinical treatment of specific issues - such as, anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, somatization, conduct disorders, and psychosis. Each of the contributors has expertise in the treatment of adolescents and offers a blend of cutting-edge knowledge and clinical techniques in his or her subspecialty.

Understanding the Defiant Child     VIDEO 
Tantrums, resistance to chores, negativity: occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon. But when a child's defiance is chronic and disruptive of family life, he or she may have Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

What Works When with Children and Adolescents : A Handbook of Individual Counseling Techniques    BOOK
This practical handbook is designed for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in schools and mental health settings. It offers over 100 creative activities and effective interventions for individual counseling with children and adolescents (ages 6-18).

Working with Children and Adolescents in Groups  BOOK
A concrete step by step approach for using small groups to successfully treat problem behaviors in children and adolescents.Combines the latest techniques to create an integrated, multi-method approach to help overcome a broad range of problems.