Drug-Taking Behavior Among School-Aged Youth: The Alaska Experience and Comparisons with Lower-48 States
ISBN: 9780866569668 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Use this valuable knowledge about drug-taking behavior to plan strategies to prevent or reduce drug-taking among youth. The findings from this unique study have important implications for researchers, educators, practitioners, and local and state policymakers and planners for the development of initiatives for addressing smoking, drinking, and drug use among early adolescents and teenagers. The purpose of this informative volume is to further understand drug-taking behavior among adolescents by providing information on the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of drug-taking behavior among...
Use this valuable knowledge about drug-taking behavior to plan strategies to prevent or reduce drug-taking among youth. The findings from this unique ...
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270,10 zł |
Is There Life Without Mother?: Psychoanalysis, Biography, Creativity
ISBN: 9780881633368 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this richly textured study of personal growth and creativity hemmed in by childhood disaster, Shengold compares the differing gifts and differing solutions of extraordinary talents as they seek to negotiate a universal longing to refind the mother without sliding back into neglect, abuse, and despair. In the foreground of his analysis are moving portraits of Jules Renard and Anthony Trollope and the densely packed traumatic legacy of their respective childhoods, the one limned in sustained psychological torture, the other framed by neglect and abandonment.
Long acknowledged as a master... In this richly textured study of personal growth and creativity hemmed in by childhood disaster, Shengold compares the differing gifts and differing s...
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265,01 zł |
Child Multimodal Therapy
ISBN: 9780893914202 / Angielski / Twarda / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book represents an updating of approaches and techniques which have been developed and utilized during the years since the publication of "Multimodal Therapy with Children" and "Helping Your Child." The goal of this book is to provide a useful handbook for helpers working with children, adolescents, and their families. Therefore it presents an integrated look at development of the multimodal approach for assessment, the child therapy process itself, multimodal therapy cases with children and adolescents, working with group therapy approaches, multimodal parent training, as well as... This book represents an updating of approaches and techniques which have been developed and utilized during the years since the publication of "Mul... |
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456,12 zł |
Student-Generated Sexual Harassment in Secondary Schools
ISBN: 9780897896986 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wetzel and Brown examine the extent to which student-to-student sexual harassment exists in secondary schools today. They provide evidence that student sexual harassment is not only currently widespread, it is also unconsciously and consciously condoned by school authorities who are charged with providing a safe and effective educational environment. After reviewing the state of sexual harassment in American high schools, the authors provide the best practices for increasing awareness of what behaviors constitute sexual harassment as well as alert readers to the negative impact on both... Wetzel and Brown examine the extent to which student-to-student sexual harassment exists in secondary schools today. They provide evidence that stu... |
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456,12 zł |
Working with Troubled Youth in Schools: A Guide for All School Staff
ISBN: 9780897898539 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The challenge of preventing and coping with violence and other psychosocial problems among youth is the inspiration for this work, which offers both a conceptual foundation and a practical guide for helping troubled youth in schools. The book is meant to be a guide for practicing school staff. It is intended to be either immediately useful, or to be a stimulus for longer-range plans. All chapters are written by veterans of school systems who are or have been principals, special education directors, directors of guidance, school counselors, school psychologists, teachers, and school social... The challenge of preventing and coping with violence and other psychosocial problems among youth is the inspiration for this work, which offers bot... |
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336,17 zł |
Development in Adolescence: Psychological, Social and Biological Aspects
ISBN: 9780898385816 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Depending on the definition of this concept that is adopted, adolescence is the narrow threshold or a vast no-man's land that separates adulthood from childhood. In one -physica1ist- view, adolescence begins when secondary sex characters become noticeable and ends when they are fully developed. In another -socio1ogica1- view, adolescence ends when social independence has been gained. It may easily take many years more to span the interval between those two events. In this collection of papers by specialists from various disciplines, physical, psychological and social aspects of adolescence...
Depending on the definition of this concept that is adopted, adolescence is the narrow threshold or a vast no-man's land that separates adulthood from...
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585,00 zł |
A Prairie Day with Annie
ISBN: 9780979580512 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This story of Annie masterfully illustrates many of the experiences of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattentive Type, (or ADD). Michelle captures the essence of an ADD child through Annie, and states it so clearly, " How many times has she (Annie) tried to explain to someone that what she was thinking just now, was too broad of a question? How do you explain that "just now" she may have thought about......" The student can easily identify with Annie and her frequent distractible thoughts, that while wonderfully creative, frequently results in failure. Many ADD...
This story of Annie masterfully illustrates many of the experiences of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattentive Type, (or AD...
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71,93 zł |
Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy
ISBN: 9781412926119 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Easy-to-understand theories and nontechnical language help educators and parents understand how the teenage brain thinks, feels, learns, and changes on its journey to adulthood.
Easy-to-understand theories and nontechnical language help educators and parents understand how the teenage brain thinks, feels, learns, and changes o...
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157,96 zł |
Adolescents and Their Families: An Introduction to Assessment and Intervention
ISBN: 9781560241010 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introduces and integrates adolescent developmental themes and family system theory into a coherent assessment and intervention model. Worden views the adolescent as active in shaping the family interactions as much as the family is influential in shaping the adolescent's behavior. He takes a pragmat
Introduces and integrates adolescent developmental themes and family system theory into a coherent assessment and intervention model. Worden views the...
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183,45 zł |
Aggression and Destructiveness: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
ISBN: 9781583918845 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why, when and how does aggression go wrong? How can we make sense of apparently meaningless destructiveness and violence Aggression is a part of human nature that energises our relationships, acts as an impetus for psychic development, and enables us to master our world. More often, we focus on its more destructive aspects, such as the violence individuals inflict on themselves or others and overlook the positive functions of aggression. In Aggression and Destructiveness Celia Harding brings together contributions from experienced psychoanalysts and... Why, when and how does aggression go wrong? How can we make sense of apparently meaningless destructiveness and violence Aggression i... |
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586,18 zł |
Aggression and Destructiveness: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
ISBN: 9781583918852 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why, when and how does aggression go wrong? How can we make sense of apparently meaningless destructiveness and violence Aggression is a part of human nature that energises our relationships, acts as an impetus for psychic development, and enables us to master our world. More often, we focus on its more destructive aspects, such as the violence individuals inflict on themselves or others and overlook the positive functions of aggression. In Aggression and Destructiveness Celia Harding brings together contributions from experienced psychoanalysts and... Why, when and how does aggression go wrong? How can we make sense of apparently meaningless destructiveness and violence Aggression i... |
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Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Adolescents: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment
ISBN: 9781593852252 / Angielski / Twarda / 719 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Systematic, authoritative, and timely, this is an outstanding reference and text for anyone working with or studying adolescents. More than 50 leading experts comprehensively review current knowledge on adolescent externalizing disorders, internalizing disorders, developmental disorders, personality and health-related disorders, gender identity and sexual disorders, and maltreatment and trauma. Chapters identify the core features of each disorder; explore its etiology, course, and outcome; address diagnostic issues specific to adolescents; and describe effective assessment and treatment...
Systematic, authoritative, and timely, this is an outstanding reference and text for anyone working with or studying adolescents. More than 50 leading...
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575,99 zł |
Working with Parents of Young People: Research, Policy and Practice
ISBN: 9781843104209 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'. Drawing on the findings from years of applied research projects carried out by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence, each chapter focuses on a particular area of parenting young people - from monitoring and supervision to support for foster families - and each highlights the implications of research results for policy and...
This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can...
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150,18 zł |
From Thoughts to Obsessions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
ISBN: 9781853027215 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'By far the best chapters are those derived from the author's clinical experience, particularly a good account of the significant social problems experienced by those with severe OCD. There is a helpful chapter on obsessive symptoms as part of normal development, and a reasonable account of differential diagnosis. He reviews some of his own ideas, such as that of co-existent empathy disorder', which he describes in 25% of young people with OCD. Overall, the book displays the warmth and understanding that the author has for young people with OCD, describes the need for increased awareness and...
'By far the best chapters are those derived from the author's clinical experience, particularly a good account of the significant social problems expe...
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101,89 zł |
Delinquency and Young Offenders
ISBN: 9781854333575 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series of practical guides provides social work and health professionals who work with adolescents and their families with concise and contemporary information on adolescents' problems. The guides are designed for use in assessment and intervention with clients and in planning training or therapeutic programmes - and can also be used for teaching purposes. The hints for parents sections which appear at the back of each guide may be photocopied and given to clients; the questionnaires, checklists and assessment forms which appear in the appendices are also copyright-free. Titles in the...
This series of practical guides provides social work and health professionals who work with adolescents and their families with concise and contempora...
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112,40 zł |
The Play Solution: How to Put the Fun and Excitement Back Into Your Relationship
ISBN: 9780071390101 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just as books such as Diane Ackerman's Deep Play have explored the need for individuals to engage in play, this unique relationship book explains why play is vitally important for strengthening bonds in a love relationship - and why play is crucial even for the physical and emotional health of both partners. The Play Solution shows couples how adding the power of play to their lives can reignite their passion for the relationship and each other. It outlines the types of play that promote a strong relationship while warning of those that are destructive. The authors lecture frequently on...
Just as books such as Diane Ackerman's Deep Play have explored the need for individuals to engage in play, this unique relationship book explains why ...
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94,25 zł |
Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment
ISBN: 9780123736253 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent addiction, including prevalence and co-morbidity rates, risk factors to addiction, and prevention and treatment strategies. Unlike other books that may focus on one specific addiction, this book covers a wide range of addictions in adolescents, including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, eating, gambling, internet and video games, and sex addiction. Organized into three sections, the book begins with the classification and assessment of adolescent addiction. Section... Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent addiction, includ... |
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270,10 zł |
Television and Youth Culture: Televised Paranoia
ISBN: 9781403978080 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores youth in postmodern society through a Lacanian lens. Jagodzinski explores the generalized paranoia that pervades the landscape of television. Instead of dismissing paranoia as a negative development, he claims that youth today labour within the context of paranoia to find their identities.
This book explores youth in postmodern society through a Lacanian lens. Jagodzinski explores the generalized paranoia that pervades the landscape of t...
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194,97 zł |
Adolescent Group Therapy: A Social Competency Model
ISBN: 9780275940249 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a health-oriented, integrative approach to adolescent group therapy. George R. Holmes and his associates believe that promoting social competency in each adolescent group member is central to successful therapy. The enablement of interpersonal skills neutralizes the environmentally sponsored psychopathology that adolescents use to survive. The authors also emphasize the co-therapy relationship. They offer recommendations for supervising trainee therapists and for applying their model to other contexts, such as high schools. The authors discuss strategies developed in... This book offers a health-oriented, integrative approach to adolescent group therapy. George R. Holmes and his associates believe that promoting so... |
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576,07 zł |
Evocative Strategies in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
ISBN: 9780765705808 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Informed by an amalgamation of psychoanalytic and attachment theories, the techniques offered in this book can be employed alongside a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral treatment; social learning, family systems, emotion-focused, Ericksonian, and solution-focused approaches; gestalt, psychodynamic, and narrative therapies; as well as play therapy and the therapies of the creative arts. 'Evocative strategies' have been developed for the purpose of engaging children in an emotionally meaningful process. Crenshaw illustrates that in order to create...
Informed by an amalgamation of psychoanalytic and attachment theories, the techniques offered in this book can be employed alongside a variety of ther...
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366,16 zł |