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Asking Questions: Guide to Questionnaire Design BOOK 
Since it was first published more than twenty-five years ago, Asking Questions has become a classic guide for designing questionnaires the most widely used method for collecting information about people s attitudes and behavior.

Assessment, Treatment,  Prevention of Suicidal Behavior  BOOK
Current and comprehensive information concerning the assessment and treatment of suicidal persons and the prevention of suicidal behavior the eighth leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause among U.S. teens, suicide is unique in being self-inflicted and is, as such, often preventable.  

Behind With The Mortgage And Living Off Plastic: Charge Up Your Life Not Your Credit Card  BOOK
 This sequel to the very successful Behind with the Laundry and Living off Chocolate, Lynette Allen’s newest book addresses the fact that for women the underlying causes of financial problems very often has nothing to do with money and everything to do with being in charge of their lives and emotions.

Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work   BOOK
College of Education, University of Missouri – St. Louispast president of the American Counseling Association Today’s career development professional must choose from a wide array of theories and practices in order to provide services for a diverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientifically based career theories and practices, including those derived from research in other disciplines.
 

Clue In: ABC's Of Fitness Curriculum Kit & PowerPoint®
Topics include: your CORE, building strength, benefits of water, energy needs, increase endurance, setting goals, safety, vitamins, minerals, supplements, rest, lifestyle, and more. Contents: teacher PowerPoint® presentation, student reproducible worksheets, and one 17" x 22" laminated poster.

Clue In: ABC's Of The New Pyramid Curriculum Kit & PowerPoint®
Topics include: burn some calories, chart your progress, eat healthy vegetables, increase whole grains, set goals, understand the pyramid, explore the produce department, and more. Contents: teacher PowerPoint® presentation, reproducible student worksheets, and one 17" x 22" laminated poster.

Contemporary Clinical Psychology, 2nd Edition    BOOK
"This new edition provides the reader with the latest developments in clinical psychology. An excellent text for introducing and motivating students to become well-informed consumers of clinical psychology information.

Change Almost Anything in 21 Days   BOOK
Ruth Fishel knows that almost any negative habit can be changed in 21 days. While struggling with a drinking problem, Ruth discovered the power of affirmations and transformed her life.

Chronic Depression: Journal of Clinical PsychologyVol 59 BOOK
Chronic forms of depression are more common and imparing than is recognized. Get the latest on these disorders, and how to treat them.

Communication Magic: Exploring the Structure and Meaning of Language BOOK
 Demonstrates how your life can be dramatically enriched by having complete control over how you relate and interpret what you are communicating to others.

Emotionally Intelligent Living  BOOK
This well written and thoughtful book, from one of the pioneers in emotional intelligence, offers the reader the opportunity to use the increasingly rich body of knowledge about E.I., not for academic purposes but as a means of enriching their lives.

Emotionally Intelligent Living: Strategies for Increasing Your EQ,  BOOK
 If the whole EI (emotional intelligence) phenomenon has passed you by, don’t worry – this book presents a practical summary of what EI is, explaining it in the clearest terms that require no previous knowledge of psychology. Then comes the good news: EI can be learned, and your EQ (Emotional Quotient) can be increased.

Essentials of Crisis Counseling and Intervention       BOOK
A practical guide to effective crisis counseling and intervention essentials of crisis counseling and Intervention offers practical, field-tested methods for dealing with traumatic and life-changing events.

Essentials of Group Therapy       BOOK  
As part of the Essentials of Mental Health Practice series, this book provides information mental health professionals need to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, and ethically in today’s behavioral healthcare environment.

Essentials of Psychological Testing    BOOK
An excellent primer on the key concepts of psychometrics Essentials of Psychological Testing surveys the basic principles of psychometrics, supplies the information needed to understand and evaluate tests, and introduces readers to the major contemporary reference works in the field.

Essentials of Treatment Planning    BOOK
Essentials of Treatment Planning presents a clear and concise approach to the development and use of treatment plans in behavioral health care settings. This nuts-and-bolts guide covers such essential material as the role and benefits of treatment planning in a clinical setting, methods for conducting comprehensive patient assessments.

Essentials of Research Design and Methodology    BOOK
The text offers students and practitioners in the behavioral sciences and related disciplines important insights into identifying research topics, variables, and methodological approaches. Data collection and assessment strategies, interpretation methods, and important ethical considerations also receive significant coverage in this user-friendly guide.

Essentials of Statistics for Social & Behavioral Sciences  BOOK
Master the essential statistical skills used in social and behavioral sciences Essentials of Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences distills the overwhelming amount of material covered in introductory statistics courses into a handy, practical resource for students and professionals. This accessible guide covers basic to advanced concepts in a clear, concrete, and readable style.

Frame Games: Persuasion Excellence  BOOK
FRAME GAMES is out of print, but there is a new edition under a new name "Winning the Inner Game."

Games for Mastering Fear: How to Play the Game of Life With a Calm Confidence   BOOK
This book gives you all the tools you need for taking charge of your life, your emotions, your choices, and your fears.

Getting Started in Private Practice: The Complete Guide to Building Your Mental Health Practice    BOOK
Getting Started in Private Practice is a reliable reference that offers the comprehensive information and armchair motivation you need to establish and build your own practice from the ground up. User-friendly and full of helpful tips, this handy book provides you with tools and techniques for starting and maintaining a thriving private practice, including information on.

Handbook of Dementia: Psychological, Neurological, and Psychiatric Perspectives    BOOK
Presents cutting-edge information on a variety of dementia-causing illnesses.Provides relevant material for professionals working with AIDS patients, substance abusers, stroke or other vascular patients, and other individuals suffering from degenerative illness. Edited by leading experts in geriatric health and dementia.

How to Build and Market Your Mental Health Practice    BOOK
Successful psychotherapist and practice consultant Linda L. Lawless takes you step by step through the process of evaluating your current position, choosing a professional path, and taking decisive action to achieve your business goals. She covers the nuts and bolts of the business side of private practice—including renting office space, securing referrals, billing and record keeping, and office management.

How to Get Referrals: The Mental Health Professional's Guide to Strategic Marketing     BOOK
Now more than ever, it's critical for mental health professionals to find new ways to succeed in today's competitive marketplace. Written by health niche marketing specialists Linda Lawless and Jean Wright, this book provides step-by-step guidelines to get referrals by building and leveraging relationships with other professionals, community leaders, and the media.

Ignite Your Intuition: Improve Your Memory, Make Better Decisions, Be More Creative, Achieve Your Full Potential  BOOK
Dispelling the myths of psychic powers, Karges reveals how to unlock the extraordinary natural powers of your mind. This book will awaken you to the possibility of truly realizing your full potential.

Lift Your Mood Now: Simples Things You Can Do to Beat the Blues   BOOK
When depression hits, the energy you need to get back on track often disappears. What's wanted is clear, simple suggestions that you let you take small steps forward, in manageable increments.

Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace: A Handbook for Organizations and Clinicians    BOOK
Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace is a comprehensive and practical guide to identifying, understanding, preventing, and resolving individual and organizational mental health problems in the workplace.

Personality and Work: Reconsidering the Role of Personality in Organizations    BOOK
The subject of personality has received increasing attention from industrial or organizational psychologists in both research and practice settings over the past decade.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues & Controversies  BOOK
Still a relatively new diagnosis, PTSD has changed our vocabulary and shaped our views on human coping and resilience. Yet almost every assumption upon which the diagnosis rests has come under question. In this volume, Gerald Rosen brings together leading international scholars in posttraumatic studies to consider the most contentious debates.

The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Mental Health Practice BOOK
From intake to diagnosis and treatment through discharge and outcome assessment, The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, Third Edition offers sample forms for every stage of the treatment process. The included CD-ROM also provides these forms in Word format so you can easily customize them to suit your practice. With The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, Third Edition, you’ll spend less time on paperwork and more time with clients.

The Evidence-Based Practice: Methods, Models, and Tools for Mental Health Professionals   BOOK
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), a trend started in the medical community, is rapidly becoming of critical importance to the mental health profession as insurance companies begin to offer preferential pay to organizations using it. Featuring contributions from top researchers in the field, this groundbreaking book covers everything from what EBP is and its relevance to behavioural health to specific models for application and implementation, building best practice protocols, and evaluating bottom-line effectiveness in your organization.


The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals  BOOK
The Handbook of Coaching is the first resource to offer a compendium of basic information about the burgeoning field of adult coaching--the art of guiding individuals and organizations to function at their most effective and creative levels. Written for experienced and aspiring coaches, as well as for executives and human resource professionals interested in this rapidly growing profession.

The Life Skills: Presentation Guide  BOOK
means of increasing their visibility within their communities and generating new referrals. For many, they also provide a steady source of secondary income. But creating the myriad documents and graphical materials that go into marketing, organizing, and delivering presentations can be a forbidding task for the professional on the go.

The Marriage & Family: Presentation Guide   BOOK
Presentations and workshops provide mental health professionals with an excellent means of increasing their visibility within their communities and generating new referrals. For many, they also provide a steady source of secondary income. But creating the myriad documents and graphical materials that go into marketing, organizing, and delivering presentations can be a forbidding task for the professional on the go.

New Pyramid - Nutrition Curriculum Kit & PowerPoint
Featuring the NEW mypyramid.gov! Topics include: the six categories of nutrients; obesity, fad diets, and psychological disorders; water, micronutrients, minerals, and vitamins; healthy choices, fast foods, food labels, and exercise. Contents: teacher Powerpoint® presentation, student reproducible worksheets, and one 22" x 17" laminated poster.

The Therapist's Advertising and Marketing Kit   BOOK
All the tools you need to advertise and market your practice The Therapist’s Advertising and Marketing Kit is an invaluable collection of ready-to-use marketing and advertising materials designed specifically for mental health professionals looking to manage and grow their practice.

The Therapist's Newsletter Kit   BOOK
A powerful practice-building tool for the busy mental health professional
Building a successful practice and standing out in the crowded mental health profession requires a great deal of time and energy. The Therapist’s Newsletter Kit helps you build your practice and communicate with past, present, and future clients.

The Workplace Skills : Presentation Guide     BOOK
Presentations and workshops provide mental health professionals with an excellent means of increasing their visibility within their communities and generating new referrals. For many, they also provide a steady source of secondary income. But creating the myriad documents and graphical materials that go into marketing, organizing, and delivering presentations can be a forbidding task for the professional on the go.

Tracking Mental Health Outcomes: A Therapist's Guide to Measuring Client Progress, Analyzing Data, and Improving Your Practice   BOOK
A complete, step-by-step guide to tracking and documenting treatment outcomes
Outcomes assessment has become an increasingly critical component of contemporary mental health practice, yet most therapists receive little or no training in accepted outcomes assessment and documentation methods. Tracking Mental Health Outcomes fills this gap, providing step-by-step guidance on choosing the best outcomes-tracking methods and instruments for your practice.

cd-rom's

A Healthy Lifestyle: It’s MY Choice!  CD-ROM
After all, a healthy choice is always a good one—and making healthy choices is exactly what this CD-ROM is about. It’s set in the town of Beechoosee (“Be Choosy”), a safe virtual space where students make all the decisions…and then deal with the consequences. Starting from the town square, they’ll create their own learning adventures as they see the sights. Some may want to go to the convenience store. That’s where they’ll confront smoking and tobacco products. Others may head straight for the movie theater—and run into questions about physical and emotional issues related to sexuality. A party at a friend’s house? Cool! But they’d better be ready to deal with the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Other hotspots and hangouts include the high school (peer pressure), a café (nutrition), the gym (exercise), and the mall (mental health—self-image, self-esteem, and stress management).

videos

The ABCs of Vitamins  VIDEO
Despite both an abundance of food and detailed nutritional labels, we as Americans are still unsure if we’re getting the proper amounts of vitamins and minerals in our diets—so unsure that we spend around three billion dollars annually on supplements. But what is it exactly that vitamins and minerals do in the body? And are we already getting enough nutrients from what we eat or should we use supplements?

A Man In A Woman's World   VIDEO
Take a look at the stereotypes surrounding men who choose a job or career traditionally filled by women. Direct questions and answers that cover the challenges and advantages of a man in occupations such as a nurse or a flight attendant are covered along with honest dialogue. This video takes a unique view of a rather common stereotype that is often overlooked. Straight forward advice from men in non-traditional careers concludes this well organized and much needed look into the career/job choices available to men. Ten pages of fun and exciting reproducible worksheets are included. They are designed to help the viewer understand the concepts presented.

A Woman In A Man's World  VIDEO
Explore some of the nontraditional career areas for women. See how some women are still trying to break the stereotypes and fill some of the traditionally “male” jobs such as construction positions, and medicine positions. A powerful interview with a woman who has achieved success in a non-traditional career is highlighted. Cross-gender communication, women supervising men, balancing work and family, and setting career goals are all covered in this video that provides unique tools to help overcome the challenges of being a woman in a man’s world. This is an excellent resource to explore some of the unknowns between the genders, and to help create acceptance in the work force. Ten pages of fun and exciting reproducible worksheets are included. They are designed to help the viewers understand the concepts presented.

Attitude Towards School  VIDEO
This video looks at how attitude about school can color the whole experience of education. It reviews what school expects of students and then presents some techniques for internal attitude change. It also reviews some of the positive out comes that are just an attitude shift away. Great motivational video for students; teachers will appreciate the reinforcement.

Attitude Towards Teachers & Authority   VIDEO
One of the most confusing things about being a teen is that you are expected to respect authority, yet at the same time, you are expected to challenge it. What should your attitude be? This video will present some suggestions on how viewers can set limits for themselves and figure out what is expected of them. Techniques for developing a healthy attitude towards teachers and authority figures are presented.

Attitude Towards Teamwork   VIDEO
Great teams accomplish a great deal; collections of individuals rarely accomplish great deeds. Teamwork is a powerful tool not only at school but in the world of work as well. This video identifies the phases of a team life cycle and looks at how attitude is an important component of team health.

Attitude Towards Work   VIDEO
A good attitude towards work is more than just showing up to work on time and doing your job. A positive and can-do attitude can make the difference between success and failure. This video presents the right and wrong attitudes and shows some of the consequences of a bad attitude and the rewards of a good attitude. Easy-to-apply tips and exercises are presented to help viewers focus and improve their attitude towards work.

Basic Study Skills   VIDEO
Improving reading comprehension and memory is the goal of this video.  

Basic Survival Skills   VIDEO
Things we all take for granted can sometimes pose insurmountable obstacles for teens first starting out on their own. The expert featured in this video is a Certified Vocational Consultant with over eight years experience managing vocational rehabilitation counselors at the state level. The "little" things are addressed in this show: reading newspapers, doing laundry, reading maps, bus schedules, and phone books, addressing an envelope, using credit cards, etc. The video emphasizes that home based skills such as these serve as a very important foundation and successfully launch the teen into the outside world.


Balancing Work and Family   VIDEO
This video stresses there are many factors to consider when choosing a job/career. Salary immediately comes to mind. But there is a whole set of more subtle factors. These have to do with the impact the job will have on family life. Going through a transition, the modern day family is a challenge for all concerned - from trying to define what the family is to encouraging business to become more family friendly. This show explores the delicate balancing act most people have e to endure in balancing work and family. Fighting stress, dealing with guilt, organizing time, sharing household responsibilities, childcare, dealing with emergencies and typical relationship challenges are all discussed with a framework of creative problem solving.

Becoming Independent Video Series   VIDEO
Titles Include: Credit Card Basics, Insurance Basics, Intro To Kitchen Safety, Basic Survival Skills, Budgeting/Handling Money, Checking Accounts/Working With Banks, Your First Interview, Your First Job, First Wardrobe, Skills For Food Shopping, Finding First Apartment, Menu Planning For Fast Food Addidcts, Love The 1st Time Around.



Best 10 1/4 Tips For Basic Work Habits Video Series   VIDEO
Titles Include: Developing Awesome Work Habits, Driving Co-Workers Crazy, Getting Along With Weird Bosses.

Best 10 1/4 Tips For Controlling Anger  VIDEO
Is being angry okay? Is anger contagious? This creative and up-beat video focuses on good communication skills being an important key to controlling anger and redirecting the anger of others. Other topics covered include the importance of preparing for disappointments and skills to let anger out safely. This is an excellent resource for life skills, physical ed., health ed. classes, and more.

Best 10.25 Tips For Making Friends  VIDEO
Is making friends a skill that can be taught? It is important to choose the right friends. This video is centered around a common sense, safe way to make and keep friends.

Best 10.25 Tips For Non-Verbal Communication  VIDEO
As an instructor how many times do you need to tell you students why a limp hand shake, a question aimed at the floor and a wrinkled shirt are all things that send a negative non-verbal message? Designed specifically for the video game generation, this video introduces up-to-date communication tips.

Best 10.25 Tips For Peer Safety  VIDEO
Give your students ten easy to follow tips for having fun, keeping friends and staying safe. This video follows the principle of individual responsibility and gives workable steps on how to stick up for what you know is right, even in a crowd.

Best 10.25 Tips For People With A Not So Hot Past  VIDEO
Learn how to turn situations that are considered negative into something positive with confidence, openness and honesty. Learn how to prepare for an interview and the steps to skillfully give specific, concrete information about yourself, and present yourself in the best way possible. Follow-up skills are detailed as a part of the key to getting your foot in the door of a great company.

Best 10.25 Tips For Street Smarts
How do you wake students up without filling them with fear? Using fun and creative narrative in a colorful and futuristic setting this new video captures the attention of students as it explores the practical side of avoiding trouble before it happens. Some basic thinking and problem solving skills are discussed to help students plan their reaction to a variety of situations and then to develop a plan.

Best 10.25 Tips For Table Manners   VIDEO
Sports banquets, prom dates, and employee luncheons are events that require proper table manners. Good or bad, manners are a representation of who you are. Important tips like learning to "read" the table setting for clues are discussed.

Body Talk 2: It's a Whole New Language  VIDEO
This video empowers boys and girls to celebrate their natural size and shape and to accept and embrace their bodies. Video shows that society often promotes an ideal body type impossible for most mortals to achieve;a body type too often based on media images of impossibly thin women and pumped up over muscled men. In this documentary viewers meet peers from all ethnic backgrounds, sizes and shapes as they talk about self-esteem, puberty, and trying to fit and feel comfortable.

Body Talk 3: My Special Body  VIDEO
This video empowers boys and girls to celebrate their natural size and shape and to accept and embrace their bodies. Video shows that society often promotes an ideal body type impossible for most mortals to achieve; a body type too often based on media images of impossibly thin women and pumped up over muscled men. In this documentary style video, viewers meet peers from all ethnic backgrounds, sizes and shapes as they talk about self-esteem, puberty, and trying to fit in and feel comfortable.

Boundaries of Self-help: A Self Esteem  VIDEO
To be able to have high self-esteem it is imperative that a person know what healthy boundaries are and how to defend them without offending others. This mental health video on appropriate boundaries is a self-help resource of the highest order.

Breakfast: Most Important Meal of the Day  VIDEO
Greater physical stamina, better concentration at school or work, a more efficient metabolism—the evidence is overwhelming that a healthy breakfast is the key to a productive day. Yet it’s the meal most likely to be skipped by children, teenagers, and adults alike. This video brings home the importance of the day’s first meal by exploring the numerous mental and physical benefits of a nutritious breakfast. Viewers will understand the relationship between eating and metabolism, specifically between breakfast and blood-sugar levels. The kinds of foods that best fuel the body in the morning are also listed. A Meridian Production.

Breaking Down Stereotypes   VIDEO
Nothing breaks through a stereotype quicker than to see the world through another's eyes or to walk in their shoes. Students will be fascinated with how quickly their preconceived ideas dissolve when faced with real-life stories. Teachers will appreciate how cultural and social context are discussed. Fast-paced and poignant, each of the shows features background narration as well as interviews and serves as an excellent springboard into discussions of prejudice and discrimination.

Budgeting/Handling Money   VIDEO
This video looks at the big picture and the little picture. Making change, understanding sales tax, reading income tax forms, buying gas and postage stamps and using charge accounts -- all behaviors that count in our day to day living -- are discussed by a certified personal banker from First Interstate Bank.

Budgeting Skills  VIDEO
Making a budget and sticking to it (the difficult part) are important life skills. This lively, fast-paced presentation outlines the major budgeting steps and ways to stretch those hard-earned dollars. Follow-through and accountability are emphasized.

Cell Phone Etiquette  VIDEO
Cell phones are everywhere. In fact, cell phones, and rude cell phone users, are so underfoot that they can become a real annoyance. Finally here is a video that clearly and concisely lays out the etiquette do's and don'ts of using a cell phone.

Checking Accounts/Working With Banks  VIDEO
Banks can actually be lively places! Students will learn the importance of understanding the banking environment with special emphasis placed on opening an account with their signature card, writing checks, maintaining an accurate checking balance, making deposits and anticipating what types of charges can be expected.

Communication Assertiveness  VIDEO
In the heat of an argument, do you feel as if no one is listening? Do you ever feel like you are talking, but not being heard in your relationships? Do you have a hard time expressing how you feel?

Conflict Management: Problem Solving Tricks For Survival  VIDEO
Identify the problem, separate the person from the problem, listen, explain your problem clearly and work together to find options for mutual gain - is managing a conflict really that easy? Conflict is a normal part of school, family, friendship, and work relationships. When conflict management is developed and applied, it is a valuable skill that leads to successful relationships.

Conflict Resolution Techniques  VIDEO
Youth (and adults) face interpersonal conflicts on a regular basis; it's part of our human existence. The resolution steps captured in this candid presentation are easy to apply to most school/work/family situations. Students will appreciate the relevance of the tools and scenarios used in this new Quick Tips video.

Conquering Test Anxiety   VIDEO
For some students, test taking can be torture! This video provides a review of the most effective techniques and tips to deal with test anxiety and provides a great base for further classroom discussion on the subject.

Credit Card Basics   VIDEO
Credit cards are the easy way to pay for things, right? Well, it's actually a lot more complicated than it seems. Credit isn't just a way to pay for things. It's a factor which can determine a person's quality of life for the future. Establishing good credit is essential for success in today's society.

Dealing With Bullies  VIDEO
Most people have been or will be the target of a bully at some point in their lives. While there are infinite reasons for exhibiting this behavior, there are also definite strategies for dealing with this form of violence. Review real-life situations and learn to recognize circumstances that would necessitate alerting outside assistance.

Dealing With Gender Issues  VIDEO
Equip your students with the skills to tell the difference between positive communication skills and inappropriate, abusive communication. Avoiding the politically correct stereotypes of many approaches where there is always a victim, this show emphasizes responsibility as well as accountability and provides students of both genders with options as to how to stand up for themselves when being harassed.

Developing A Positive Attitude  VIDEO
Fast paced, easy to apply skills, excellent practical examples and tips are all part of this new video designed to help encourage and hone positive attitudes in students. Goal development, positive reinforcement and creation of support networks are some of the topics presented in this well organized new video program.

Dining Etiquette  VIDEO
Most of us know that forks are set to the left of a dinner plate and a spoon on the right. However, dining etiquette rules cover numerous other eating formailities. What are the rules for eating a chicken leg? Who sits first? What do you do with chopsticks? Who eats first? This video will review common suggestions and rules to provide a foundation for acting gracefully even in unfamiliar situations.

Drug Abuse & Peer Pressure
To find friends, to escape, to fit in, to rebel, curiosity, revenge, getting control over my life, peer pressure, family problems, parents using drugs as a problem-solving tool, to be numb, to get back at authority, to make my friend like me...the list goes on and on.

Empathy   VIDEO
Many people in our culture are great at looking outside themselves and describing others or events. The ability to look inward, however, is a skill that ultimately leads to increased sensitivity towards self and others. Some call it "in-sight."

Entertaining Meal Styles  VIDEO
Many different styles and parts of meals are presented, including the buffet, brunch, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Etiquette: How Not To Impress Royalty  VIDEO
Basic food presentation and etiquette are discussed. Proper meal presentation styles are demonstrated.

Fears and Phobias: Understanding Them, Defeating Them  VIDEO
Tailored to teens, this program provides information about common fears and phobias and how the brain and the body (fight-or-flight response) function when teens are exposed to them. Program explains the dividing line between normal fears and when teens and young adults may need help to defuse and overcome them. Real teens are seen interacting with a well known psychologist in a phobia clinic as typical fears and phobias are explained including fear of public speaking, social anxiety, fear of enclosed spaces, test anxiety and panic attacks. The psychologist describes both short term and long term methods for controlling and ultimately defeating these fears including deep breathing, meditation, desensitization, medication and improving one’s nutrition. After viewing this video and completing the activities in the teaching guide, viewers will be both reassured and informed about this topic that affects many young individuals.

Fighting Fair: Conflict Resolution  VIDEO
This video is filled with plenty of humorous, real-life scenarios and upbeat dialogue between men and women as they explore communication skills. Find out how proper listening and observation skills are keys to conflict resolution in the workplace, at home, and in the classroom.

Finding & Keeping Dreams: Drug Prevention   VIDEO
This series features Native American football star Sammy Moore working with high risk kids from Native American and other ethnic groups. Speaking from the heart, Sammy knows the thoughts and feelings of the kids he shares his life with. These shows are great for use in short-term counseling interventions, parent-teacher meetings, or classroom discussions.

Finding First Apartment    VIDEO
Students tend to overlook the realities of moving out on their own. This fast-paced video introduces the teen to the realities of finding that first apartment. Join the resident manager of a major apartment complex.

First Wardrobe    VIDEO
This video introduces the student to the basic wardrobe groups and how important it is to choose the right wardrobe for the right social occasion. Join an independent buyer/consultant in the fashion industry as she identifies an effective clothes planning process.

Healthy Habits = Healthy Children  VIDEO
Keeping toddlers and young children in tip-top health requires nutritious foods, adequate sleep, and exercise. This video reviews the nutritional requirements for children, appropriate serving sizes, and the importance of variety, balance, and moderation in their diet. Along with healthy eating habits, we look at exercise and wellness patterns to teach to young children who can benefit from them as they grow into adulthood. Everyone who interacts with children will want to help them combat the twofold menace of inactivity and obesity. A Meridian Production.

How People Are Different   VIDEO
This creative video highlights how people are different by showing students from each of the six major personality quality themes working on a committee project. Each student assumes the qualities unique to their personality theme as they work on the project.

How To Problem Solve: Critical Thinking Skills   VIDEO
What is intelligence? This video explores the meaning of intelligence and presents easy-to-understand tips to successful problem solving that include maintaining a positive attitude, being able to evaluate yourself and breaking problems into bite-size pieces.

Internet Research Techniques   VIDEO
This video addresses the critical thinking process that helps easily distinguish relevant sources from the clutter. Techniques like effective use of common search engines will be reviewed along with tips to assess the validity of the material discovered.

Interpreting Technical Information   VIDEO
The role of technology and information is tackled in this relevant and practical how-to video. The three types of technical information are discussed: descriptive, process, and instructional.

Intro To Kitchen Safety  VIDEO
Your kitchen may look clean and safe, but chances are it harbors a potential catastrophe. Learn to recognize and avoid likely kitchen disasters with this new video featuring Western Culinary Institute Executive Chef and Dean, Larry Lewis.

It's Never Too Late: Stopping Teen Suicide  VIDEO
Armed with the latest statistics and facts on teen suicide, this video and print program teaches viewers how to recognize and respond to the risks of teen suicide. Viewers will learn how feelings of rage, isolation and depression affect suicidal behavior and will understand the differences between normal “blues” and the symptoms of severe depression.

Kitchen Organization   VIDEO
This fascinating show discusses the different methods of kitchen arrangement, focusing on use of the work triangle as it relates to food preparation.

Kitchen Safety/Organization/Etiquette  VIDEO
Titles Include: Entertaining Meal Styles, Presentation Of The Meal, Meal Timing, Etiquette: How Not To Impress Royalty, Meal Presentation/Etiquette.

Knife Techniques  VIDEO
This program displays the large variety of knife types available and the importance of using the right knife in cooking.

Leadership  VIDEO
Leadership is the ability to influence others in a positive way to meet group goals. This video examines the many forms of positive leadership -- school, work, home, and with peers.

Learning About Cancer: Tommy's Story  VIDEO
This video features Tommy, a young boy who is recovering from cancer, and his animated friend CC, the Cancer Crusader. The program is designed to foster understanding and tolerance for young cancer patients returning to school. Viewers will learn age-appropriate information about living with cancer, its treatment and its cure. Viewers meet Tommy as he returns to school after undergoing chemotherapy. Tommy struggles to catch up with his classwork, wonders how kids will treat him, and worries that they won’t understand what cancer is. CC and Tommy teach viewers about the physical and psychological effects of cancer and its treatment. The video helps viewers overcome stereotypes about serious illness and is an effective teaching tool for tolerance programs and values training.

License to Drive - Video 1 - Driver Courtesy / Responsibility  VIDEO
Each video covers a specific driving-related topic and correlates directly to the material in the book. Topics were selected based on what our subject matter experts told us are difficult-to-learn topics and are tied to the text through icons.

LICENSE TO DRIVE VIDEO SET  VIDEO
Each video covers a specific driving-related topic and correlates directly to the material in the book. Topics were selected based on what our subject matter experts told us are difficult-to-learn topics and are tied to the text through icons.

Living Within The Means: Bytes, Electronics
Are terms like On-line banking, electronic funds transfer, and ATM foreign to you? If so, this video is for you. Learn how technology has made cash and credit readily available and how the convenience of quick cash can create spending problems.

Love The 1st Time Around  VIDEO
Flowers, special songs, and picnics in the park. Right? Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way. This video helps the teen understand some of the pitfalls inherent in the dating scene along with a few survival tips.

Meal Presentation/Etiquette   VIDEO
Designed for the beginning chef, each show focuses on step-by-step, graphically presented techniques in a working kitchen. Many entertaining meal ideas are featured in this series.

Meal Timing   VIDEO
This show demonstrates food cooking and managing tips to properly coordinate all of the dishes to be ready at the same time.

Mechanical Careers   VIDEO
Like to figure things out and use tools? Using science and math with the aid of machines and tools to build things are the key elements of mechanical careers.

Mastering The New Food Pyramid CD-ROM Assessment SOFTWARE
This colorful tutorial assessment is designed to introduce and assess student knowledge of the basic concepts and structures behind the New Food Pyramid. Onc of a kind, this highly interactive computer learning tool is a great tool to use as a preview to other multimedia sources that introduce the New Food Pyramid. Even better, use it as an assessment strategy after concepts have been discussed. Four major concepts are introduced with interpretations and specific recommendations: know the food groups, know the healthy diet, know the traps, and oils and arteries

Multimedia Personal Development Series  SOFTWARE
Single title topics in this series include values, making friends, making stress work for you, self-esteem, and getting along with others.

Multimedia Self Esteem: Feeling Good  SOFTWARE
Instructors will like the straight forward manner the topics are presented. Students will respond to the interactive games, colorful graphics and sometimes humorous scenarios as they explore self-esteem.

Multimedia Work Cultures Inventory  SOFTWARE
Do you work best alone or in a group? Do you like working outside or inside? Do you like constant supervision or need total independence? These and many other issues are covered in helping the user identify the career clusters that are best suited to his/her work culture style. Finding the right "work culture match" is the goal of this highly interactive and career relevant program. Includes reproducible worksheets, interpretations, and data base of over 12,000 jobs tied to the 12 GOE clusters.

Nonverbal Communication & Positive Body Language   VIDEO
More than half of all communication is non-verbal. Why non-verbal messages are so important in the workplace is explored in this colorful and playful presentation. This video describes the various components of non-verbal communication.

Not All African-Americans Are Athletes   VIDEO
This video helps to dissolve some of the cultural misunderstandings in the workplace. There are many successful African-American role models in career areas such as company presidents, managers, teachers and counselors.

Paper Plates to Silver Spoons: The Complete Guide to Table Manners  VIDEO
This entertaining video takes both a serious and a humorous look at the importance of learning table manners. Viewers see the benefits of learning proper techniques so that they become natural rather than using correct manners only on special occasions. Starting with a discussion of different kinds of meal settings, utensils, and the order in which they are used, viewers are taken through the steps of a meal. This entertaining production illustrates the importance of a good posture, how to hold and use utensils, and how to be prepared for conversation. The program shows the correct way to eat most common foods (salads, soups, breads, steaks, desserts, etc.). Viewers learn what to do when faced with tricky situations—a drink is spilled or a utensil dropped, food is offered which they don’t or can’t eat, a question is asked and their mouth is full, a situation arises and they don’t know what to do, and much more! This video covers both formal and informal occasions and teaches manners that will assure confidence in any dining situation.

Paycheck  VIDEO
Where did all my money go? This tape explains the basics of what payroll deductions are, what they do and where they go. This fast paced new video presents other important payroll terms and forms in an easy to understand manner.

Personality In Love: Is The Opposite Sex Strange Or Am I From A Different Planet?   VIDEO
Are males and females different from one another? Are there biological and neurological differences that make them think in different ways? What about culture? Are men and women different solely because of social learning? These and other questions are wrestled with as this video strives for balance and understanding between various types of communication.

Personality In The Family: Who's The Boss   VIDEO
This program explores how family members "get along," especially when they come from diametrically opposed personality themes. Students will enjoy the meaningful scenarios and sometimes humorous results.

Personality Types   VIDEO
People can be understood in terms of the general clustering of traits and behaviors. Understanding these personality clusters can greatly increase self-assessment and awareness and ultimately assist in setting appropriate life goals.

Portion Control: Seeing the Healthy Way to Eat  VIDEO
The goal of this program is to teach teens how to correctly measure food portions using everyday, easy-to-understand analogies. For example, a protein portion should be about the same size as the palm of your hand; a portion of baked potato is about the size of a computer mouse. Using video to visualize portions, the program teaches viewers the difference between supersized portions and nutritionally correct portions. Once teens understand the right food portions for their body and metabolism, they can make healthy judgments about food portions at every meal, every day, for long-term health.

Portion Distortion: Seeing the Healthy Way to Eat  VIDEO
This program teaches children how to choose the right food portions for their body type and metabolism. Nationwide, children have become accustomed to eating “supersized.” This is a major factor in the obesity epidemic affecting teens today. Kids are suffering from weight-related health problems—diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, and even heart disease.
The goal of this program is to teach children how to correctly measure food portions using everyday, easy-to-understand analogies. For example, a protein portion should be about the same size as the palm of your hand; a portion of baked potato is about the size of a computer mouse. Using video to visualize portions, the program teaches viewers the difference between supersized portions and nutritionally correct portions. Once children understand the right food portions for their body and metabolism, they can make healthy judgments about food portions at every meal, every day, for long-term health. Portion Distortion also gives children practical tips on eating healthy portions, checking labels, ordering small or medium sizes at restaurants, taking home leftovers from restaurants, sharing meals with friends and starting with smaller amounts on dinner plates.

The Real World of Tourette Syndrome  VIDEO
The Real World of Tourette Syndrome provides a straightforward and factual look at TS from the perspective of teenagers. The video was filmed with the help of 10 teens with TS who not only developed the concept, but also star in the video. The accompanying facilitator's guide includes three suggested methods for presenting the video, along with additional resources and information about TS

Ten Reasons To Get in Shape  VIDEO
This video combines up-to-date information with an upbeat, engaging, kid-friendly format to teach young students the reasons why physical fitness is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
Young viewers will learn how regular exercise improves mood; builds strong muscles and dense bones; develops healthy lungs and heart; improves sleep and concentration; speeds recovery from ordinary illnesses; helps control weight; and enhances total physical and emotional health. Students will understand that a physically strong and fit body feels good and is the foundation for a long, healthy, happy, more productive life.
Kids will explore basic nutrition and understand the problems of obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Simple, easy-to-use and understand, this video emphasizes that exercise is fun and the payoff is a body that feels great.

Understanding Anorexia & Bulimia  VIDEO
Hosted by two young teen narrators, this powerful video introduces middle school students to anorexia and bulimia. Viewers will hear from several real teens who have successfully overcome their own eating disorders. The warning signs, symptoms and health risks of anorexia and bulimia are explained in a way that viewers will be able to comprehend. The narrators spend time explaining that eating disorders are serious yet curable illnesses that can happen to anyone. Viewers will learn that eating disorders are often related to a person’s concerns about body image and self-esteem. Understanding Anorexia & Bulimia also examines the dangerous mindset that can arise when young people base their expectations for how their bodies should look upon the perfectly sculpted physiques of Hollywood actors and glamorous media figures. Developing realistic personal expectations and goals are discussed. The Teacher’s Resource Book offers follow-up activities to help students consider their own personal views about body image and self-esteem.

When Someone Dies: Bereavement & Loss  VIDEO
Adolescence is a time of tumultuous changes, but no change is more overwhelming than suddenly facing the realities of death. Dealing with the death of a family member, friend or school acquaintance can be devastating for young people. Many young people will resist the concept that grief is a normal or necessary emotion. This video arms teen viewers with information that will teach them that death and bereavement are natural and inevitable parts of life. Many of the myths around mourning are explored. Teens will understand that the process of mourning is unique for all people, and should never be ignored or trivialized. The video provides helpful information on the emotional states that often follow a personal loss. Leading adolescent psychologists discuss the stages of healthy grieving and healing, and provide details on how to cope with a painful loss. When Someone Dies offers students a sense of confidence that they can indeed go forward after suffering a personal loss. Activities in the Teacher’s Resource Book allow students to further explore this universal topic.

Why We Eat What We Eat: Understanding Food Choices  VIDEO
This is a cultural diversity video that helps students understand how society and culture influence our choices and decisions of what we eat. "Tastes great!" "Grandma’s best recipe!" "This is health food!" These are all comments we’ve heard about food. Family, culture, friends, religion, emotions, lifestyles, and advertising all influence what we eat. Follow along as multicultural students and a food expert present and discuss "understanding food choices." Video worksheet and teacher’s key included.

You, Your Body and Puberty  VIDEO
This program presents a gentle, curriculum-based introduction to puberty. The remarkable journey from child to adult is biological, physical and emotional. It is exciting and sometimes confusing to grow up. Viewers will learn what is "normal" for boys and girls at puberty: the biological facts of physical maturation; the timeline for growth for both sexes; the normal feelings of self-consciousness; the need for good personal hygiene; why mood swings happen; and, preparation of the body for human sexuality and reproduction (including a discussion of abstinence).