Robert J. McMahon Ray de V. Peters Robert J. McMahon
Recent experience with interventions designed to promote the well-being of children and to prevent mental health problems has identified particular challenges in families with disordered parents. These families are often very difficult to engage in mental health promotion and prevention programs, and they may be especially resistant to intervention. The Effects of Parental Dysfunction on Children explores the current level of knowledge regarding the processes by which a number of parental disorders influence the developmental outcomes of children.
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Recent experience with interventions designed to promote the well-being of children and to prevent mental health problems has identified particular...
Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parent s mental illness or substance abuse; still others live amid chronic family discord or child abuse. For some of these children, life s difficulties become overwhelming. Their enduring trauma can lead to a downward spiral, until their behavioral and emotional problems become lifelong barriers to success and...
Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife wit...
Ray D. Peters Alan Ed. Timothy Ed. Alan Ed. Ti Peters Robert J. McMahon
This volume presents the newest research on the effectiveness of prevention and early intervention programmes with children from birth to adolescence. The contributors examine the theory and practice of leading innovative programmes which focus on social skills training, anger coping group work, parent training programmes and life skills training.
This volume presents the newest research on the effectiveness of prevention and early intervention programmes with children from birth to adolescence....
This volume argues that addictive problems among different age groups require different interventions and theoretical conceptualizations. Contributors focus on etiology and course, prevention and early intervention, integrated treatment and policy issues. Topics explored include treating substance abuse problems in offenders, early detection of alcohol and drug problems, the codependency movement, recovery patterns and issues related specifically to women.
This volume argues that addictive problems among different age groups require different interventions and theoretical conceptualizations. Contributors...
This book is specifically about the application of the extremely powerful interaction between the protein avidin or its homologues and the vitamin biotin and some of its homologues. With excellent descriptions of laboratory protocols written by expert researchers, this volume is equally perfect for the student or the professional laboratory scientist.
This book is specifically about the application of the extremely powerful interaction between the protein avidin or its homologues and the vitamin ...
Now in a revised and greatly expanded second edition, this popular treatment manual and text presents an empirically validated program for teaching parents to manage noncompliance in 3- to 8-year-olds. Practitioners are provided with step-by-step guidelines for child and family assessment, detailed descriptions of parent training procedures, effective adjunctive treatment strategies, and complete protocols for conducting and evaluating the program. Nationally recognized as a best practice for treating conduct problems, the program is supported by a substantial body of treatment research.
Now in a revised and greatly expanded second edition, this popular treatment manual and text presents an empirically validated program for teaching pa...
Social scientists and clinicians contribute 14 chapters expanded from their conference presentations on such topics as the epidemiology of various types of adolescent behavior disorders, the role of the family, underlying psychopathology, and the treatment of several specific disorders, including su
Social scientists and clinicians contribute 14 chapters expanded from their conference presentations on such topics as the epidemiology of various typ...
