"This is the book that would've saved me nine different therapists, decades of self-analysis, thousands of pounds, twelve different doctors and untold amounts of pain, frustration and trauma - in spending a lifetime looking for the right answers in the wrong places I've become an accidental expert." In this candid, witty and insightful ......
Spectrum: Strategies to Address Minimal Language, Echolalia and Behavior
Expert author Elizabeth Ives Field combines over four decades of working in the autism field to provide functional, in-depth teaching strategies for children on the spectrum who struggle with communication. Incorporating descriptions of composite children at different developmental stages, this book sets out individual goals and therapy approaches ......
This authoritative book--now revised and expanded with important clinical and research advances--presents a proven approach for helping people meet the day-to-day challenges of recovery from addiction and maximize their well-being.
What is it that makes some therapists so much more effective than others, even when they are delivering the same evidence-based treatment? This instructive book identifies specific interpersonal skills and attitudes - often overlooked in clinical
Help your clients who have memory loss remember important information or actions with the proven memory training strategy of spaced retrieval (SR). Using this therapeutic communication method allows people to learn and store important information in long-term memory so that, with practice, it can be easily accessed and retrieved.
Exploring the impact of the built environment and design on people with a range of neurological experiences, including autism, dementia, dyslexia and dyspraxia, this comprehensive guide shows how modifications to architecture and interior spaces can positively benefit the lives of everyone and advises on how to create and design 'mind friendly' ......
In the opening scene of Twister, Piedro lies in a hospital bed with a wheelchair at his side. Casting a shadow from the doorway, his caretaker remarks on Ohow quickly one gets used to this kind of thing,O as she goes on to empty his catheter bag and help him into his wheelchair.
EMDR has become an important tool in the use of treating trauma. As therapists have worked with this methodology, EMDR has been used in many different areas of human suffering such as addictions, anxiety, pain, disorders and many other issues. This book contains techniques, exercises, and scripts as developed by recognized EMDR experts.
Grounded in decades of CBT research and clinical practice, as well as cutting-edge cognitive science, this book provides critical tools for understanding and treating the full range of addictive behaviors.
Fascia in Sport and Movement, Second edition is a multi-author book with contributions from 51 leading teachers and practitioners across the entire spectrum of bodywork and movement professions. It provides professionals from all bodywork and movement specialisms with the most up-to-date information they need for success in teaching, training, ......
The authoritative presentation of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now in a revised and updated second edition, with an easier-to-use format and a new chapter on conceptualizing treatment.
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide presents an extensive review of the field of ecotherapy which unearths a number of ambiguities in the way this therapy is understood and described.
Hypnosis is an underused tool in pediatric medicine to address both physical and psychological symptoms. This technique helps manage anxiety, breathing issues, habits, pain, and countless other concerns. The book unfolds as a pediatrician recognizes the healing power of hypnosis and offers families ways to incorporate aspects of hypnosis at home.
Equips the upcoming generation of addiction counselors with crucial knowledge to skillfully treat current and future addictions Grounded in leading-edge, evidence-based research, this hands-on text applies a step-by-step approach to addictions counseling. This book encompasses assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; case ......
What Counsellors and Therapists Can Learn from the Lived Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
Child sexual abuse leaves a legacy that continues to affect survivors in adulthood. This practical book is full of personal stories that provide helping professionals with the knowledge they need to truly meet survivors needs.
70 Art-Therapy Inspired Activities to Safely Soothe, Harness, and Redire
Working with anger takes a delicate balance of containment and expression. Creativity helps us do just that. Based on art therapy theory and practice, the activities, materials, instructions, process, and reflection questions in this practical guide are all thoughtfully designed as avenues for therapeutic change. Helpful tips provide adaptations ......
A Guide to Understanding and Improving Your Slumber
Sleep is essential to our health but it can be hard to get enough. Here, a seasoned neurologist reveals best practices, realistic approaches, and practical tips to help us all get a better night's rest. He reviews the latest studies, considers technologies and products that can help us, and offers advice for those who suffer from various ......
sis, Interventions, and Multi-disciplinary Management
Kelly McCracken Barnhill is Clinical Nutritionist and Director of Clinical Care at The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development. She has over a decade of experience working with nutrition in children with autism and related disorders and is Nutrition Director for the Autism Research Institute. Her son acquired post-viral dysautonomia at the ......
This book aims to give staff a framework for understanding and addressing the problems that arise when an individual has both learning disabilities and personality disorder. After reading this book, staff will have a good understanding of what personality disorder is, how to recognise it and some of the possible causes.
Demonstrates an approach to working with families that have teenage children exhibiting behaviour issues and associated emotional disruptions. Dr. Alexander's approach involves working to increase family motivation to change by disrupting negative attributions they may have about themselves and other family members and replacing these with more ......
A Practical Guide for the Clinic and the Classroom
Provides a complete, highly accessible guide to effective, integrated care across clinical, classroom, and home settings to help students with ADHD achieve academic and social success. This essential resource is the key to developing a comprehensive treatment program that combines the expertise of school psychologists, educators, primary care ......
This essential collection by 13 leading U.S. experts sheds important new light on forensic guidelines for effective assessment and diagnosis and determination of disability, serving both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving PTSD claims.
This guide gives educators facts about how students' medical conditions and their treatments directly affect their classroom behavior and learning ability. Drawing from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and IDEA 1997 amendments, the book provides tips and strategies for creat
New Age music healers comprise a disparate group ranging from composers who believe their music can cure cancer to researchers who think flowers should be the arbiters of our musical taste. This book aims to confront these groundless claims head-on, revealing the vacuous reasoning behind New Age music healing.
