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21. Transformative Relationships

    The Control Mastery Theory of Psychotherapy

    Edited by George Silberschatz

    The control-mastery theory, developed by Dr. Joseph Weiss over the second half of the twentieth century, is an attempt to integrate an understanding of how the mind works, how psychopathologies develop, and how psychotherapy can effectively help. Control-Mastery theory assumes that the patient's...

    Published May 2nd 2013 by Routledge
22. Handbook of Thanatology

    The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement, 2nd Edition

    Edited by David E. Balk, David K Meagher

    If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage with people dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology—the study of death and dying—is a complex, multidisciplinary area that encompases...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
23. A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

    Executive Function Impairments

    By Thomas E. Brown

    For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together key...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
24. Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy

    An Integrative Model for Exploring Desire and Intimacy

    By Gina Ogden

    Look beyond behavioral treatments, pharmaceutical interventions, and performance goals to a more comprehensive picture of what your clients want and need when they enter sex therapy. Gina Ogden is a master therapist, supervisor, researcher, teacher, and author with four decades of helping clients...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
25. Three Voices of Art Therapy (Psychology Revivals)

    Image, client, therapist

    By Tessa Dalley, Gabrielle Rifkind, Kim Terry

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    The image, the client and the therapist are three essential aspects of the art therapy relationship; each has a separate ‘voice’. In this book, originally published in 1993, the three voices come alive as the client, Kim, and the therapist, Gabrielle, tell the story of his path from suicidal...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
26. Becoming a Profession (Psychology Revivals)

    The History of Art Therapy in Britain 1940-82

    By Diane Waller

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    Britain was the first country to recognise art therapy as a profession in the state health service. How did this come about? Can the British experience serve as a model for other countries? Originally published in 1991 Becoming a Profession is the first comprehensive history of art therapists in...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
27. Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior

    Theory, Research, and Practical Implications

    Edited by Paul Florsheim

    Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to the overwhelming evidence that adult romantic relationships are failing at alarming rates. Dramatic increases in the rates...

    Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
28. Parenting Beliefs, Behaviors, and Parent-Child Relations

    A Cross-Cultural Perspective

    Edited by Kenneth H. Rubin, Ock Boon Chung

    The purpose of this book, is to present a rather simple argument. Parents' thoughts about childrearing and the ways in which they interact with children to achieve particular parenting or developmental goals, are culturally determined. Within any culture, children are shaped by the physical and...

    Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
29. Adolescents, Anxiety, and The Tasks of Development

    By Anne Marie Albano

    In this workshop, Dr. Albano explains how adolescent development can impact the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. She begins by describing the typical developmental progression of anxiety and fear from preschool to adolescence, along with risk factors for developing an anxiety...

    Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
30. When Children Refuse School

    A Prescriptive Treatment Approach

    By Anne Marie Albano

    In this workshop, Dr. Albano discusses a prescriptive treatment approach to treating school refusal behavior in children. Dr. Albano begins her workshop with a definition of school refusal, and she reviews the four primary reasons underlying school refusal behavior. She also discusses the...

    Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge