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New and Published Books

  1. The Bilingual Counselor's Guide to Spanish

    Basic Vocabulary and Interventions for the Non-Spanish Speaker

    By Roberto Swazo

    Designed specifically with mental health professionals in mind, The Bilingual Counselor’s Guide to Spanish is perfect for counselors interested in expanding their client base and language skill set. Featuring terminology and cultural phrases specific to the mental health profession, this text...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Developing a Forensic Practice

    Operations and Ethics for Experts

    By William H. Reid

    Developing a forensic practice can be confusing and intimidating. Dr. William Reid, a highly experienced forensic psychiatrist, has written a practical, straightforward guide for clinicians interested in doing it right and increasing their opportunities for a successful transition to forensic work....

    Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge

  3. Treating Transgender Children and Adolescents

    An Interdisciplinary Discussion

    Edited by Jack Drescher, William Byne

    Extremely gender variant children and adolescents (minors), increasingly referred to as 'trans' or 'transgender children,' are small in number. In recent years, their situation has become highly sensationalized, whilst the matter of how to best treat them remains an area of controversy. A growing...

    Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge

  4. New Law and Ethics in Mental Health Advance Directives

    The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Right to Choose

    By Penelope Weller

    Series: Explorations in Mental Health

    The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and...

    Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Caring and Well-being

    A Lifeworld Approach

    By Kathleen Galvin, Les Todres

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

    Something is missing in contemporary health and social care. Health and illness is often measured in policy documents in economic terms, and clinical outcomes are enmeshed in statistical data, with the patient’s experience left to one side. This stimulating book is concerned with how to humanise...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge

  6. Ethics for Behavior Analysts

    2nd Expanded Edition

    By Jon Bailey, Mary Burch

    Originally published in 2005, this second, expanded edition of Ethics for Behavior Analysts is a valuable resource in preparing behavior analysts for the difficult task of providing quality services. Specifically, this book is useful to behavior analysts who are working in the clinical,...

    Published March 7th 2011 by Routledge

  7. Duped

    Lies and Deception in Psychotherapy

    Edited by Jeffrey Kottler, Jon Carlson

    In this book, Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson turn their well-polished therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room. What do clients lie about and why? When do therapists mislead or withhold information from their clients? What...

    Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge

  8. Mental Health Ethics

    The Human Context

    Edited by Phil Barker

    All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of Conduct and other forms of professional guidance, there are no easy answers to most human problems....

    Published October 31st 2010 by Routledge

  9. The Assassin and the Therapist

    An Exploration of Truth in Psychotherapy and in Life

    By Jeffrey Kottler

    Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself. The author of this book found himself in just such a...

    Published January 28th 2010 by Routledge

  10. State of the Art in Clinical Supervision

    Edited by John R. Culbreth, Lori L. Brown

    There have been many recent developments in the research, theory, and practice of supervision in counseling, but few reliable resources are available for practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge in these areas. Culbreth and Brown have assembled a group of leading researchers, scholars,...

    Published October 18th 2009 by Routledge