The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
ISBN: 9780593500033 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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82,59 zł |
Some Do Care: Contemporary Lives of Moral Commitment
ISBN: 9780029063569 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although many people believe that this is a barren time for moral leadership in this country, in Some Do Care, Anne Colby and William Damon show that moral heroes do exist. Drawing on in-depth interviews they offer a revealing look into the lives of twenty-three Americans who have provided exemplary moral leadership. Some Do Care traces the lives and goals of these dedicated people from their first moral awakening in childhood to the wisdom and enduring moral commitment of their later years. Drawing on these lives, the authors offer new insights into the role of faith and the importance of...
Although many people believe that this is a barren time for moral leadership in this country, in Some Do Care, Anne Colby and William Damon show that ...
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106,87 zł |
When We Deal with Children: Selected Writings
ISBN: 9780029258804 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Synopsis coming soon.......
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111,98 zł |
For Parents and Teenagers: Dissolving the Barrier Between You and Your Teen
ISBN: 9780060007997 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy offers a powerful approach for helping troubled teens. In his decades as a therapist, Dr William Glasser has often counselled parents and teenagers. His advice has healed shattered families and changed lives. Now in his first book on the lessons he has learned, he asks parents to reject the 'common sense' that tells them to 'lay down the law', ground teens, or try to coerce them into changing behaviour. These strategies have never worked, asserts Dr Glasser, and never will. Instead he offers a different... The author of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy offers a powerful approach for helping troubled teens. In his deca... |
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60,82 zł |
The Adolescent as Decision-Maker: Applications to Development and Education
ISBN: 9780127640525 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book reviews current theories and research on adolescent development and their implications for education. It is organized around the theme of the adolescent as decision-maker, and covers areas of normal development that are crucial for the transition to independence. The issues raised by the thoughtful reviews will stimulate discussion and debate and will provide new perspectives on adolescence.
This book reviews current theories and research on adolescent development and their implications for education. It is organized around the theme of th...
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1345,18 zł |
Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook
ISBN: 9780195099614 / Angielski / Twarda / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reference mirrors the organization of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) but goes beyond a listing of d iagnostic criteria, addressing what to do after the diagnosis is made. Each chapter reviews the research on each disorder, offering a critiq ue of the DSM-IV criteria and then provides assessment strategies and treatment recomendation from experts in both clinical psychology and p sychiatry.
This reference mirrors the organization of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) but goes beyond a listing of d iagnostic...
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1527,69 zł |
The World of Deaf Infants: A Longitudinal Study
ISBN: 9780195147902 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the impact of an infant's diminished hearing on the infant and its parents? How does communication develop in cases of diminished hearing? How does diminished hearing affect social and cognitive development? What types of early interventions can improve communication and development in infants with diminished hearing? The World of Deaf Infants presents the results of a 15-year research study that addresses these questions. Through their research, perhaps the largest, long-term comparison of deaf and hearing infants, Meadow-Orlans's team provides a comprehensive and intimate...
What is the impact of an infant's diminished hearing on the infant and its parents? How does communication develop in cases of diminished hearing? How...
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337,88 zł |
Memory: Systems, Process, or Function?
ISBN: 9780198524069 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is memory best regarded as comprising multiple independent systems, as a processing framework, tapped via different levels of processing, or as a complex function which can be used in a flexible manner? Here, i nternational researchers and theorists present stimulating, self-conta ined, and balanced summaries of the theoretical and empirical position s shaping the field today.
Is memory best regarded as comprising multiple independent systems, as a processing framework, tapped via different levels of processing, or as a comp...
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554,87 zł |
Nowhere to Grow: Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families
ISBN: 9780202305837 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Les B. Whitbeck and Dan R. Hoyt begin their report on street children in the Midwest with the statement, "If you live in or have visited even a medium-sized city recently, you have seen runaway and homeless young people. They congregate in certain downtown areas and hang out in malls during inclement weather . . . Mostly, they look like the other kids. . . . The difference is that they won't be going home tonight." This book draws on a study of over six hundred runaway and homeless adolescents and over two hundred of their caretakers from cities in four Midwestern states. It focuses... Les B. Whitbeck and Dan R. Hoyt begin their report on street children in the Midwest with the statement, "If you live in or have visited even a med... |
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669,12 zł |
Nowhere to Grow: Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families
ISBN: 9780202305844 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Les B. Whitbeck and Dan R. Hoyt begin their report on street children in the Midwest with the statement, "If you live in or have visited even a medium-sized city recently, you have seen runaway and homeless young people. They congregate in certain downtown areas and hang out in malls during inclement weather . . . Mostly, they look like the other kids. . . . The difference is that they won't be going home tonight." This book draws on a study of over six hundred runaway and homeless adolescents and over two hundred of their caretakers from cities in four Midwestern states. It focuses... Les B. Whitbeck and Dan R. Hoyt begin their report on street children in the Midwest with the statement, "If you live in or have visited even a med... |
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77,15 zł |
Group Counseling for Elementary and Middle School Children
ISBN: 9780275946517 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on theory and therapeutic factors and applications, this work will provide group leaders and counselors working with children with a conceptual basis and specific strategies for use in therapy, counseling, and therapeutic groups. It proposes that groups be formed around themes of condition (such as loss), rather than themes of circumstance (such as divorce). Forming the group, leader characteristics, and the expression of feelings and emotions are emphasized by the author. This work will be of interest to all mental health professionals working with children--school counselors,... Focusing on theory and therapeutic factors and applications, this work will provide group leaders and counselors working with children with a conce... |
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584,45 zł |
Family and Peers: Linking Two Social Worlds
ISBN: 9780275965068 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why is it that relationships with family members predict the quality of children's relationships outside the family? A wealth of research has documented that various aspects of family relationships are predictably related to the quality of children's interactions and relationships with peers. Understanding what account for these effects is important both for theories of children's relationships and intervention efforts to ameliorate children's peer relationship difficulties. This volume advances the field by discussing several mechanisms that may account for continuities across family and... Why is it that relationships with family members predict the quality of children's relationships outside the family? A wealth of research has docum... |
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584,45 zł |
The Persistence of Youth: Oral Testimonies of the Holocaust
ISBN: 9780313281235 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a collection of fifteen first-person accounts of growing up during the Nazi era. The selections cover a broad range of personalities and circumstances. Included are testimonies from the daughter of an anti-Nazi German family, the son of a mixed marriage in Germany threatened with deportation, a German Gypsy who witnessed Mengele's experiments, a Polish Jewish girl saved by her teacher, a Prague teenager escaping to Denmark and Sweden, a Polish Jewish youth in communist Siberia, a partisan, an eleven-year-old in Auschwitz, a young Yiddish actress exiled to Tashkent, and a... This volume is a collection of fifteen first-person accounts of growing up during the Nazi era. The selections cover a broad range of personalities... |
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584,45 zł |
Multicultural Counseling in a Divided and Traumatized Society: The Meaning of Childhood and Adolescence in South Africa
ISBN: 9780313285547 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is developed from the framework of locating childhood and adolescence within the wider context of South African society. The merging world-view and identity of South African children are described. A portion of the book describes the psychological traumas associated with political unrest and a society undergoing major transition, paying particular attention to three major traumas: child abuse and neglect, children who have been the victims of an unjust and inequitable educational system, and children caught in the war of political violence. The book addresses issues within the... This book is developed from the framework of locating childhood and adolescence within the wider context of South African society. The merging worl... |
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462,74 zł |
Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Societal Issues
ISBN: 9780313305269 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults who work with adolescents must recognize that our society influences who teenagers are and how they develop as language users. This unique resource provides guidance to these professionals by pairing literacy specialists with counselors who introduce information about social issues important to today's adolescents. These experts then explore literature in which issues such as: body image, sexuality, and leaving home are addressed in ways likely to interest teens. By examining fictional characters, these experts provide guidance to... Teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults who work with adolescents must recognize that our society influences who teenagers are and h... |
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389,71 zł |
Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues
ISBN: 9780313305320 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels and how to use them effectively. Educators and therapists explore the literature where common identity issues are... The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with gre... |
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389,71 zł |
Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with End-Of-Life Issues
ISBN: 9780313307812 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Losing a loved one is a scary and confusing event for teenagers, but one that can be made easier through the use of literature and informed mentoring from a caring adult. This teacher friendly reference resource and bibliography provides tools for those who work with young adults to help them come to terms with the grieving process. Literacy experts and counseling professionals are uniquely paired in each chapter to explore specific types of loss and ways in which professionals can help students to explore their feelings by reading about those in similar situations. This novel approach... Losing a loved one is a scary and confusing event for teenagers, but one that can be made easier through the use of literature and informed mentori... |
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377,54 zł |
Winning the War Against Youth Gangs: A Guide for Teens, Families, and Communities
ISBN: 9780313308192 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia. This guide for teenagers, their families, and impacted communities addresses the youth gang issue in understandable, manageable terms. Quotes from teens themselves provide valuable insight into the problems that can cause kids to join gangs: absent parents, the need for excitement or to belong to a group, following in the footsteps of family members who are involved in gangs. These factors and others are explored (including an... Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including... |
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389,71 zł |
A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities
ISBN: 9780313328329 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for young people with disabilities and the people who care for and educate them, this unique resource offers both inspiration and advice to help disabled teenagers successfully meet the special social and academic challenges of high school and to find their paths into the future. Compiling a wealth of expertise on a range of issues in high school and all the accompanying major life events, this edited volume offers guidance, support, experience, and encouragement, providing everything from explanation of legal rights to guidance on effective study habits. Through the voices of... Written for young people with disabilities and the people who care for and educate them, this unique resource offers both inspiration and advice to... |
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377,54 zł |