The largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the largest association of professional psychologists in the world the American Psychological Association proudly offers this focused abridgment of its landmark, critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology. The APA Dictionary of Lifespan Developmental Psychology maintains all the best features of the parent dictionary, including

Some 7,500 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions including many updated and new entries.

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This concise and engaging primer helps beginning therapists systematically organize their thoughts and ideas about a client, using an evidence-based approach to case formulation

A comprehensive and practical guide for graduate students about to embark on their first practicum experience.

This second edition of a landmark reference resource created not only for psychologists, clinicians, students, and professionals from allied mental health professions, but for all interested readers offers definitive information on the lexicon of the field, including almost 26,000 entries.

This book offers a detailed, step-by-step guide to behavioral interventions in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). This fully updated edition features new chapters on enhancing interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and navigating difficult therapeutic challenges.

Clients with personality disorders (PDs) present special challenges to clinicians. Nonetheless, successful treatment is possible, and a rapidly growing research base can inform diagnosis and intervention. This book reviews what we know and what we don't know about PDs, and what this implies for clinical practice. It integrates a large body of research findings into a concise, highly practical approach to managing difficult clients. Rather than advocating a single method of treatment, Joel Paris promotes an integration of all evidence-based psychotherapies, as well as effective case...

Today's therapists work with diverse clients whose cultural values and attitudes differ in varying degrees from their own. Effective training and supervision are necessary to avoid and resolve conflicts.

This practical guide presents a model for developing multicultural competence within supervision. The model emphasizes self-assessment to define the cultural niche of each member of the supervision triad (therapist, client, and supervisor). Both supervisor and supervisee maintain an attitude of cultural humility and "metacompetence" (knowing what you don't know) to better inform case...

This volume explains the public health benefits of a consumer-driven model of mental health care, and describes evidence-based practices for helping people choose treatments that best fit their own goals and social context.

People with ADHD often struggle with time management, staying organized, maintaining relationships, and other life skills. Professional coaching can help them overcome these obstacles and regain confidence in their own problem-solving abilities. This book is an A-Z guide for mental health professionals who want to develop or expand their ADHD coaching skills.

This book applies the theory and research of decision analytics to the field of mental health, with particular focus on how to improve clinical decision making.