Psychology & Counseling Fall 2018 Title Catalog by Cognella, Inc

PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING TITLE CATALOG

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LIVING AND BEING A THERAPIST A Collection of Readings Jeffrey A. Kottler This reader collects seminal chapters, articles, and essays written by Jeffrey A. Kottler throughout his prolific career on the topic of being a therapist. The collection explores the personal challenges therapists and counselors experience in practiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ethical and moral dilemmas, feelings of inadequacy and hypocrisy, weathering failures, and the development of close relationships with clients, to name a few. Jeffrey A. Kottler isone of the most prominent authors in the fields of counseling, psychotherapy, health, and education, having written over 100 books across a broad range of topics. He is a clinical professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and professor emeritus of counseling at California State University, Fullerton.

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INTENTIONAL GROUP COUNSELING Best Practices for a Multicultural World Farah Ibrahim, Allen Ivey, Paul Pedersen, and Mary Bradford Ivey This text introduces students to the concepts of intentionality, empathy, cultural competency, social justice advocacy, and ethical practices as they relate to group counseling. Students learn about the neurological benefits of group work, how to lead exercises focusing on culture, gender, class, privilege, and oppression, guidelines for ethical interventions, and more. Dr. Farah Ibrahim earned her doctorate degree at Pennsylvania State University and currently serves as a professor at University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Allen Ivey earned his doctorate in counseling at Harvard University and is distinguished university professor (emeritus) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Paul Pederson was professor emeritus at Syracuse University. Dr. Mary Bradford Ivey earned her doctorate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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CRISIS AND TRAUMA COUNSELING Unique Forms of Helping

Eric Owens and Richard Parsons This text introduces students to the nature of crisis and provides them an overview of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required by mental health professionals to successfully assist in a time of crisis. The book addresses psychological and mental health emergencies, crisis research and theory, specific intervention methods for emergencies, and the impact of crises on individuals across the lifespan. Eric Owens, Ph.D.,is an associate professor of counseling education at West Chester University, a crisis counselor in private practice, and a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer. Dr. Richard Parsons has been a private practitioner for over thirty years, and serves as a consultant to mental health service organizations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

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Fundamental Counseling Skills and Principles Anne Geroski This text provides students of helping professions with the foundational skills needed to conduct assessments, build therapeutic relationships, and carry out interventions across a multitude of therapeutic modalities. The first section of the text presents a fundamental introduction to the practice of professional helping. The second delves into particular counseling skill sets, including therapeutic listening, basic responding skills, leading groups, and helping those in crisis. Anne Geroski, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the counseling program at The University of Vermont. She earned her doctorate degree in counselor education from University of Maine-Orono and has served as an administrator, elementary school counselor, mental health clinician, and consultant in various settings across the U.S. and abroad.

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MARRIAGE, COUPLE, AND FAMILY THERAPY Theory, Skills, Assessment, and Application BrandĂŠ Flamez and Janet Hicks This text gives readers a strong foundation in marriage and family therapy history, theory, and clinical assessment, and supports the development of skills and competencies needed to be effective, ethical counseling practitioners. It covers the history and conceptual frameworks of the discipline; research, intake, assessment, and progress evaluation; major schools and models of family therapy; and special issues in the discipline. BrandĂŠ Flamez, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor and clinical professor at Lamar University. Janet Hicks, LPC, CSC, currently serves as professor and director of the Mental Health Counseling Program at Belmont University.

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BASICS OF GROUP COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY An Introductory Guide

Jerrold Lee Shapiro, Lawrence Peltz, and Susan Bernadett-Shapiro This text is designed to teach students about the short-term group counseling process and the basics of leading groups designed for personal change. Students learn how to understand what is going on in their groups, what interventions are most likely to be effective, and when to make those interventions. The text provides readers a competent and effective foundation for their study and practice in group work. Jerrold Lee Shapiro, Ph.D., is a professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University, a retired licensed clinical psychologist, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Lawrence Peltz, M.D., is the medical director of the Bournewood Caulfield Center. Susan Bernadett-Shapiro, Ph.D., is a group counseling lecturer at Santa Clara University

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POSITIVE COUNSELING A Guide to Assessing and Enhancing Client Strength and Growth Garrett J. McAuliffe This text is a comprehensive introduction to positive counseling methods. It provides students a balanced assessment model that invites them to consider the four positive dimensions in a clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life: cultural context; life phase; cognitive stage; and personality style. Featuring the writing of experts in their respective specialties, this book gathers together new thinking and research on positive psychology. Garrett J. McAuliffe earned his Ed.D. in counseling at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a professor of counseling and human services at Old Dominion University. Widely regarded as a significant contributor to the counseling field, Dr. McAuliffe has won multiple awards for his research, teaching, and advocacy.

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ESSENTIAL THEORIES OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY Everyday Practice in Our Diverse World

Dr. Carlos Zalaquett, Dr. Allen Ivey, and Dr. Mary Bradford Ivey The book integrates key text and theory demonstrations, gives an overview of different schools of theory, presents best-known, evidencebased theories, and explains how theories apply to counseling and psychotherapy. Relevant neuroscience and multicultural skills are integrated in each chapter, as are case studies, video demonstrations, and applications activities. Dr. Carlos Zalaquett is a professor at The Pennsylvania State University, where he also serves as co-coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Specialization. Dr. Allen Ivey earned his doctorate in counseling at Harvard University and is distinguished university professor (emeritus) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Mary Bradford Ivey earned her doctorate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT A Biopsychosocial Perspective

Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Cynthia R. Davis This comprehensive text provides students with explorations of each developmental stage of the lifespan, beginning with conception and prenatal development and concluding with later life and an examination of successful aging. The text presents information within a biopsychosocial framework, covering biological, psychological, and social development and changes during each significant period of the lifespan. Susan Krauss Whitbourne is a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research focuses on personality and cognitive processes throughout adulthood. Cynthia R. Davis, Ph.D. , is a professor of English at Santa Barbara City College and Antioch University, and a lecturer in the English Department at University of California at Santa Barbara. She earned her doctorate degree in English from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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A Field Experience Manual for Internship and Service Learning Students Lisa Hollis-Sawyer This original manual gives students practical advice to help them prepare and conduct onsite field training in a variety of applied professions. It provides readers with weekly learning goals, case studies, informational asides, exercises, and discussion questions to engage them throughout their internship or service learning placement. Lisa Hollis-Sawyer is an associate professor in the Psychology department, a Women and Gender Studies core faculty member, and the coordinator of the Gerontology program at Northeastern Illinois University. She received her doctorate degree in industrial gerontology from The University of Akron and conducted her post-doctoral NIA-NIH training at Boston University.

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CRAVING FOR ECSTASY AND NATURAL HIGHS

A Positive Approach to Mood Alteration Harvey B. Milkman, Stanley G. Sunderwirth, and Katherine G. Hill This text explains how the pursuit of pleasure may result in compulsion and loss of control, and explores positive ways to achieve lasting happiness. It provides insight on how to improve quality of life and how to offer support to those, whether clients, students, family, or friends whose lives may be compromised by addiction. Harvey Milkman earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University. He is a professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver. After completing her Ph.D., Katherine Hill did postdoctoral training at Oregon Health & Science University, studying models of drug and alcohol reward. Stanley Sunderwirth is professor emeritus at Indiana Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Purdue University Indianapolis. He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry.

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ESSENTIALS OF CAREER FOCUSED COUNSELING Integrating Theory, Practice, and Neuroscience Chad Luke

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This book is rooted in the belief that career counseling, rather than being vocational rehabilitation, career guidance, or employment counseling, is counseling related to career issues. This vital understanding changes the counseling approach and frees counselors to engage in career-related presenting problems from an empowered perspective.

SUPERVISION A Professional’s Perspective David Tipton

Developed for those in health care, law, education, architecture, and engineering, this text serves as a guide to supervision and management for those who have assumed leadership positions they did not anticipate. The text provides mental models, frameworks, theories, ideas, and skills that help professionals-turned-managers develop proficiency in supervising others.

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CRISIS INTERVENTION Building Resilience in Troubled Times Lennis G. Echterling, Jack Presbury, and J. Edson McKee

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Developed by a team of experts in counseling and crisis intervention, and informed by the growing body of literature documenting the resilience of individuals, families, groups, and communities, this text is rooted in an evidence-based framework that provides a clear rationale for planning successful intervention strategies.

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COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE Edward Neukrug

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Developed for those new to helping profession practice, this text explains what it means to be an effective helper, discusses foundations of classic counseling and psychotherapy theories, provides an overview of emerging theories, and gives students the opportunity to develop their own approaches to counseling and psychotherapy practice.

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INTENTIONAL COUNSELING Practice Guided by Theory Dr. Richard Parsons and Dr. Cheryl Neale-McFall

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Written for those in training or recently graduated who are now dealing with real clients, this text explains how to think like an expert and then act accordingly. Rather than focusing on theory, research, and fundamental skills, the book discusses the importance of acquiring the necessary cognitive skills to “think like a counselor.”

BASIC THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING SKILLS Interventions for Working with Clients’ Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors Darrick Tovar-Murray, Ph.D. with contributions from Jan Louis Gaetjens

© 2018 This text introduces readers to the core counseling skills used by professionals in daily practice. It emphasizes the importance of employing specific counseling strategies geared to understanding the client’s private world and developing a therapeutic relationship. Readers will learn to develop therapeutic listening and responding skills, and the art of asking questions.

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MEASURING HUMANS Fundamentals of Psychometrics in Selecting and Interpreting Tests Bonnie A. Green and Harold Kiess

Beginning with historical background and early approaches to testing, this text gives students a foundational understanding of critical concepts in the discipline. The book covers test classifications, criteria, and norms, as well as test construction, reliability, and validity. Clear and accessible, the text can be used by those with a minimal background in statistics.

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING Everyday Life Applications Dr. Kiersten Renee Baughman

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This text introduces readers to fundamental theories and concepts about how learning occurs. Students will explore the nature of learning, classical and operant conditioning, the impact of reinforcement on learning, the role of self control and adherence to rules, and the power of others’ influence on learning. The text is ideal for courses in education and the psychology of learning.

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UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH Becoming a Competent and Critical Consumer Jeffrey Kottler and Laurie Sharp

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This text provides students with the knowledge, skills, and strategies required to critically read and evaluate published research reports. Students are first introduced to the research process, then provided with information that will help them both evaluate existing research reports and design their own reports in a competent and strategic manner.

BULLYING A Neuroscience Perspective Jan Leslie Holtz

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Written for education professionals seeking to develop antibullying programs, this text blends research in neuropsychology, sexual harassment, and violence to address the developmental, psychological, and social roots of bullying, and how understanding of cognitive function is essential in the development of successful programs. It also discusses the importance of the school environment and social support.

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MEASURING UP Personnel and Organizational Assessment Charles Tatum

This foundational text examines issues related to personnel and organizational performance, and addresses how to effectively assess individuals, teams, and whole organizations. While many standard texts focus primarily on techniques, theories, and research on personnel selection, this text connects people, whether individuals or groups, to the organization on a larger scale and discusses the impact of these connections and relationships.

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MANAGING CONFLICT An Introspective Journey to Negotiating Skills Dorothy Balancio, Ph.D.

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The primary goal of this anthology is to facilitate the development of students’ negotiation skills to resolve conflict. Specific topics addressed include non-violent communication, strategies and techniques for managing conflict, understanding stress and conflict, bullying, negotiation and mediation, and mediator ethics. This collection is well suited to courses in sociology, social psychology, counseling, law, and social work.

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INTRODUCTION TO COUPLE THERAPY AND COUNSELING A Case Study Approach Abbi Hattem

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This text examines this complex topic from the perspective of a counselor working with a particular couple, with this work serving as a case study for the book. The book focuses on multicultural competence, sociocultural changes, and the evolution of concepts of counseling. It also addresses how to connect clients with other services that are available to them.

A GUIDE FOR SUSTAINING CONVERSATIONS ON RACISM, IDENTITY, AND OUR MUTUAL HUMANITY Steve Burghardt, Kalima DeSuze, Linda Lausell Bryant, and Mohan Vinjamuri

© 2018 This book serves as a hands-on “how to” guide for teachers, students, and agency professionals who seek to respond skillfully and sensitively to the often daunting challenges found in today’s classrooms, as students demand both answers and accountability concerning issues of race, power, privilege, and oppression and the emotional responses they provoke.

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY A Storytelling Approach Leonard Newman and Ralph Erber

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This text uses a true storytelling approach to introduce readers to social psychology topics including social perception and social inference, interpersonal attraction, prejudice, aggression, obedience affect behavior, and more. Each chapter elaborates on the applications of social psychology to health and law, explores the dark and light side of social psychology, and provides students with opportunities to think like a social psychologist.

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READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY From Foundation to Application Robin Kowalski

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This anthology features carefully curated readings that introduce students to foundational topics in psychology. The book covers topics such as developmental psychology, sensation and perception, consciousness, health, stress, and coping, psychological disorders and their treatment, social psychology, and more. The book is wellsuited to undergraduates, whether major or non-majors in the field.

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READINGS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH Theory and Application Douglas S. Krull

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This anthology features a wide selection of articles on topics such as the self, person perception and attribution, stereotypes and prejudice, attraction and relationships, aggression, health psychology, and more. The reading selections include both popular readings and research articles that were chosen to illustrate a wide variety of fascinating and important work in social psychology.

FROM BIRTH TO LATE ADULTHOOD An Introduction to Lifespan Development Claire W. Lyons

ÂŠ 2018 Written for a non-specialist audience, this text explores human psychological development from conception to late adulthood. The book opens with a discussion of the discipline to prepare students to appropriately contextualize and interpret the material. It then moves on to discuss the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of psychological development, and to consider these in conjunction with issues of diversity.

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NARRATIVES ON POSITIVE AGING Recipes for Success Lisa E. Cox

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This text highlights the true stories and enhanced writing of diverse contributors on subjects related to positive aging. Organized thematically, the various chapters address topics such as family life, storytelling, the impact of money and career, sexual identity, politics, and more, and the part these play in lives that continue to be welllived.

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TRANSFORMING STUDENT AND LEARNING SUPPORTS Developing a Unified, Comprehensive, and Equitable System Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor

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This work examines the marginalization and fragmentation of student and learning supports, and offers a design, prototypes, guides, and more for system change. Rooted in research and field trials, with focus on collaborative solutions, the text offers a fundamental perspective for any course that addresses school improvement.

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A HANDBOOK ON AGING A Multidisciplinary Perspective with Critical Readings Gregory J. Harris

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This text presents research and scholarly readings on the experiences of older adults and the challenges they face. The anthology includes works from a variety of disciplines that serve to highlight the diversity and complexity of these issues in contemporary society. Broad in scope, thoughtful in coverage, and highly illuminating, the book is an excellent resource for those in the fields of gerontology, social work, psychology, and family science.

FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES Miguel A. Padilla

ÂŠ 2018 This text presents instructional material in a clear, concise way and features exercises that get students thinking about how to use statistics in applied settings. The text opens with an introduction to descriptive statistics, including topics such as frequency distribution, central tendency, and variability, then progresses to introduce students to inferential statistics.

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COMMUNICATION DIVERSITY IN FAMILIES James Honeycutt

This text discusses diverse family types and the communication that occurs within and among them. The carefully curated readings explore a variety of family forms which exist and have existed in American society throughout its history. The book is well-suited to courses in family issues, psychology, sociology, communication studies, counseling, social work, and LGBTQ studies.

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COMMUNICATION AND MUSIC IN SOCIAL INTERACTION Jake Harwood

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This book gives readers an accessible entry point into music as a form of communication and its impact on daily life. Dedicated to giving communication students, educators, and researchers insight into an often overlooked communicative form, it can be used in communication studies courses, as well as courses in ethnomusicology and the psychology of music.

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COLOR The Secret Influence Cherie Fehrman and Kenneth Fehrman

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This text explores the full and far-reaching effects of color and light on human physiology, psychology, and sociological and cultural values. Readers will learn about the impact of color in all areas of mental and physical life, as well as how to use color effectively in a wide range of design applications.

READINGS ON PERSONALITY THEORIES The Research Behind the Claims Holly Hazlett-Stevens

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Recognizing the importance of empirical research to support theoretical claims in contemporary psychology, this anthology introduces readers to original research articles corresponding to each of the major twentieth-century personality theorists, including Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Carl Rogers, Rollo May, among others. The selected readings familiarize students with prominent, representative research investigations and directly address claims made by these theorists.

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GETTING HIGH The Globalization of Drug Crime Don Lacher and Glenn Lacher

This book combines academic research and the real-world experiences of experts in drug-trafficking trends to explore the impact of organized criminal groups and transnational trafficking on the global drug problem.

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THE HIDDEN WORLD OF THE SEX OFFENDER Readings on Sex Crimes and the Criminal Justice System Stephen Holmes and Ronald Holmes

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This anthology examines deviant sexual behaviors from historical and geographical perspectives. Students learn about types of offenders and differences between nuisance sex offenders and dangerous sex criminals. Specific topics include characteristics of offenders, aberrant forms of sexual behavior, cyber-predators, sex trafficking, and more. Most notable is the text’s attention to the often overlooked topics of female offenders and male prostitution.

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EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF SOCIAL THEORY AND INQUIRY Making Sense of Social Life Devereaux Kennedy

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This hybrid text analyzes well-known social studies addressing contemporary issues and instructs through examples that demonstrate how social scientists use concepts, data, and methods to construct images of social reality and address specific problems. Readers learn to evaluate the soundness of theorizing, assess the coherence of concepts, weigh the merits of methodological approaches, and consider how data is employed to address social and intellectual problems.

OVERCHOICE Too Much to Choose From, Too Little Time Christian Gilde and Fredrick M. Chilson

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Examining the increasingly common dilemma experienced by consumers who face an overabundance of choices, this text provides context for the quandary and offers tools to help readers cope with it. The book examines overchoice as a psychological theme and establishes its sociological foundations. This timely text is well suited for courses in marketing, consumer behavior, social psychology, and economics.

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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY AND CULTURE Why Culture Matters Mia Palmer

ÂŠ 2018 This text helps students increase their multicultural competence by understanding how culture influences thoughts and behaviors. The anthology mixes carefully curated readings with inspirational quotes, tables, embedded video links, and personal reflection opportunities to create a text that not only provides rich content, but allows students to consider how new knowledge relates to and matters to them.

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MEDITATION Waking Up to Life Americ Azevedo

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This collection of 108 teachings on meditation and daily life is intended to inspire and support your meditation practice, however that practice happens to manifest. This book encourages the exploration and acceptance of your unique, individualized approach to peaceful contemplation. Whether new to the meditative experience or a veteran practitioner, these words of wisdom will inspire relaxation, mindfulness, and introspection.

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POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND WELL-BEING Applications for Enhanced Living Frederick Brown and Cynthia LaJambe

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This text introduces readers to well-being from a positive psychology perspective, one of the original missions of psychology as a science, and encourages adopting proactive approaches to healthy living. It provides guidance for enhancing and maintaining life-long well-being.

PERCEPTIONS OF DIVERSITY AND INTEGRATION RESULTING IN CRISIS A Reflective Workbook Lorraine M. Dinkel

ÂŠ 2017 Designed as a workbook for courses on multicultural competence for professional counselors, this text helps practitioners become aware of their own beliefs and attitudes regarding diversity and delivers knowledge that enables them to place this new awareness in a real-world context. Filled with useful exercises and case studies, and rooted in the constructivist and experiential approaches, the text emphasizes self-examination and application.

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FAMILY THERAPY From Theory to Practice Jon Winek

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This text discusses relevant theories within their historical and philosophical contexts, explores the relationships of these theories to one another, and links them to their applications in family therapy practice. Each section features learning exercises that allow students to apply and synthesize the material, and discussion questions to support comprehension and reflection.

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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Readings and Applications Stephen M. Yoshimura

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This anthology features cutting-edge, interdisciplinary readings that familiarize students with the basics of nonverbal communication and provide them with an accessible but in-depth look at social scientific research on nonverbal social interaction. The selected readings include peer-reviewed studies on specific nonverbal codes and essays on the nature and applications of the current body of research on nonverbal behavior.

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CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN MENTAL AND ADDICTIONS AN EXPERT’S ANTHOLOGY

This anthology is a compilation of book and movie reviews, opinion blogs, and online articles on mental health and addiction. This compelling collection examines substance abuse, addiction, depression and bipolar disorders, PTSD, mental health law, and more.

This anthology raises awareness and enhances the skills needed to effectively manage challenging behaviours of clients in a variety of settings and circumstances. Readers learn what disturbed behaviour is and how it manifests. They learn the stages of a crisis, the importance of active listening, and the difference between an appropriate and inappropriate approach in a professional help atmosphere.

Comprehensive in scope but manageable for first year students, this text addresses family, family development, and family functioning from the perspectives of scholars in the fields of sociology, psychology, and family studies. The book features readings on marriage, culture, family communication, stress, and more, serving as a foundational text that prepares students for more content-specific courses on family issues.

AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES

MATTERS OF CONSIDERATION FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

Designed for graduate students in social work, this text helps readers explore issues faced by African American clients including education, mental health, incarceration and the criminal justice system, religion and spirituality, and more. Each chapter features questions and responses from African Americans to discuss how their own lives have been impacted by these issues.

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WHEN THE BODY SPEAKS

Written with the non-science major in mind, this text focuses on the biological and chemical areas of forensic science. Students learn about organ systems and the autopsy process, body fluids, blood spatter analysis, dermatoglyphics, DNA analysis, and toxicology. The text is well suited for pre-law, psychology, and criminology courses.

UNDERSTANDING NECROPHILIA A GLOBAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Designed to serve as a complete reference guide for psychiatrists, social workers, law enforcement personnel, and students of forensic medicine and psychology, this text fearlessly examines a challenging and disturbing facet of abnormal psychology and criminal deviance—the assault of the deceased.

This anthology will allow students the opportunity to analyze gangs and other adolescent subcultures as social phenomena. The book outlines the historical, etiological, behavioral, social, demographic, and environmental characteristics of these prevalent subcultures.

This anthology sets the stage with an examination of how sexual and violent content can impact audience members emotionally, particularly children. Scholarly articles in this anthology bring together the work of many noted researchers in the field of mass communication who examine sexual and violent content of television, film, music, video games, and advertising.

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LEARNING LEARNING

Each chapter of the manual features key terms, thought questions, and engagement activities such as problem analyses, puzzles, data charting, matrix completion, and hypothesis testing. The chapters also include two sets of sample questions – one set to encourage retention of facts and another to enhance critical thinking.

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR JELLYBEANS?

When faced with a constant flow of information, how can society adequately explore the intersection of race, spirituality, politics, culture, and gender? This text examines how these concepts affect our views of differences in general, and more importantly, how we view each other. This text is well-suited to courses in African American studies, gender studies, diversity, and sociology

An interdisciplinary text, this book begins by addressing the life course itself as well as the life stage of emerging adulthood. The subsequent readings draw from diverse disciplines to explore issues such as delinquency and criminal activity, schooling and higher education, family formations, romantic partnerships, social change, and civic engagement.

This text provides a solid foundation and knowledge base for students and researchers. It equips readers with the skills needed to become critical research consumers and to engage in agency-based research and evaluation.

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A GENDERED GAZE

This text explores the influence of media on audiences’ conception of gender and sexuality. In particular, this book examines the ways new media impact how people see themselves and others.

This book includes stories by neurologists that recount remarkable tales of patients with neurological disorders that lead the reader to ponder how the brain relates to the mind. The selected readings are grounded in science and philosophy and provide an invaluable resource for students studying mind-brain connection.

REAL WORLD, REAL CHALLENGES ADOLESCENT ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

This book provides a comprehensive overview of adolescent psychology. The book uses a problem-based learning format to engage students, facilitate learning and retention, and foster critical thinking skills. Rather than focusing on theory the learning modules of the text use these common, contemporary issues to illustrate important developmental psychology concepts.

With its emphasis on personal growth and development, Living the Good Life is an ideal reader for courses in positive psychology or well-being and health. Through the selected readings, students become familiar with various views on what makes for a positive, fulfilled existence from behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, and multicultural perspectives.

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TALKING HELPS

This book prepares aspiring therapists to blend psychodynamic treatment with the approaches of community-based systems, particularly educational institutions. It teaches students about understanding what behavior communicates, the importance of slowing down, being in the moment, thinking, feeling, and authentically listening.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This text introduces readers to the analysis and interpretation of dreams from the perspectives of psychological theory and therapeutic practice. The anthology presents a practical, psychological approach to dreams. It begins by building a solid foundation in the classical methods of dream analysis, and progresses toward modern, contemporary theory and therapeutic practice.

PSYCHOLOGY

This text combines readings and active-learning experiences. It engages students and makes the material personally relevant through the application of psychology to their daily lives. The book covers the traditional topics included in introductory psychology courses such as the nervous system, the five senses, consciousness, conditioning, and memory.

This anthology discusses major topics at the intersection of psychology and the American justice system. The material includes theory, research, and application, and addresses how those who work within the system can apply the research towards real-world problems. It provides valuable information about career opportunities within the system that are available to psychology majors.

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This text gathers together the disparate pieces of the story of psychology as a human science and places this story into the broader history of science in general. Intelligent and thought-provoking, the text is a unique choice for introductory psychology courses including those that emphasize research methods.

This book fills a void in the literature of the social work field by giving practitioners a greater degree of sexuality literacy. Topics covered include the role of values in sexuality, sexual health and reproduction, relationships, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, sexuality and the lifespan, sex work and sex workers, sexuality in the ill or disabled, and being a sexually healthy adult.

The primary goal of this text is to help students understand the types of questions regression models can and cannot answer and how to answer them. The text stresses model interpretation rather than tedious algebra or mathematics since R calculates almost all relevant numbers.

The text is designed for beginning statistics courses that focus on statistical procedures commonly used in experimental and correlational research. Following an approach taken by Keppel and his associates, this text seeks to familiarize students with the statistical tests most often encountered in the literature

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ADAPT AND OVERCOME

The essays in this text explore issues faced by veteran-students when they confront the demands of college. Written for students, faculty and staff, and university administrators, the text helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the veteranstudent experience.

The readings in this text represent the eighteen most influential theories and perspectives in criminology. Each reading, while accessible to the studentreader, has been chosen to represent the complexity of theoretical issues in the field.

RISE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS VOICES IN PURSUIT OF A SUSTAINABLE PLANET

This text provides diverse perspectives on the environment and our relationship to it. It presents the voices of Native Americans, religious texts, the work of scholars, intellectuals, and more to educate readers about the development of environmental consciousness across time and around the globe.

RESOLVE

This text coaches readers through major lifestyle changes that can lead to better physical, emotional, and spiritual health. It helps them recognize emotions, beliefs, and behavior patterns that work against them and replace them with healthier choices.

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EMBRACING DIVERSITY

This text prepares counselors to assist individuals who come from differing walks of life and whose backgrounds and experiences must be taken into account in order to optimize successful outcomes. The book provides information on substance use issues, screening and assessment concerns, and treatment recommendations specific to diverse populations.

This text combines selected readings and original essays to explain how eating disorders develop and clarifies the different types of diagnosable eating disorders. The book also discusses nutritional and clinical treatments for eating disorders, and research on different forms of prevention.

Firmly grounded in family psychology, this text explores key issues affecting the psychology and well-being of Chicano and Latino families – the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. The book provides lifecycle perspective and analyzes Latino families through diverse theoretical models and foregrounds gender and sexuality as important components of being and experience.

HELPING YOU HELP OTHERS

This collection highlights skills required for being successful as a volunteer, reviews important cultural competency considerations, addresses special issues in the field, provides information about different populations served, and offers methods for preventing volunteer burn-out. It prepares volunteers for their experiences and encourages them to develop professionally, as well as personally.

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THOUGHT, EXPERIENCE, SENSE

COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO ENHANCED COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE

This book gives readers a solid foundation in theories regarding cognitive influences on the interpersonal communication process. It also enhances understanding of how these theories can be practically applied. The book features diverse readings on the subject matter and uses case studies to bring the material to life.

FROM STRESS TO STRENGTH

This text offers readers a practical discussion of stress and how to cope with it. Filled with insights, suggestions, and strategies, the book addresses the perception and experience of stress, acute and chronic effects, and ways of managing it.

MORE THAN JUST SEX

This text addresses the psychological concepts and beliefs that foster sexual pleasure, and those that inhibit it. The book is an antidote to today’s graphic, readily available sexual imagery which lacks the necessary context for teaching what it means to be sexually involved with another human being.

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

This text introduces learners to the complexities of effective leadership, organizational behavior, and strategic planning. Over the course of the book the material addresses leadership types and functions, organizational change, capacity building, strategic planning, a three dimensional leadership model, and three “E’s” of leadership – emotional intelligence, empowerment, and ethics.

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BLACKS BEHIND BARS

This text presents an impassioned yet reasoned examination of how the burgeoning prison boom and problematic forms of policing marginalize AfricanAmericans in American society. It takes a critical look at our nation’s criminal justice system and related institutions.

This text combines theories of crime causation with their implications for key policy questions relevant to today’s world. The anthology integrates theory and contemporary issues, and provides encyclopedic readings by leading theorists of crime.

Used in conjunction with a comprehensive instructor’s manual, this workbook includes skill building and interactive group activities that lead students through hypothesis generation, experimental design, the institutional review process, data analysis, writing, and dissemination of their research findings.

This text expands the readers’ understanding of various perspectives in child psychology on topics that are controversial, cutting-edge, and deserving of critical examination. The book includes questions and assignments designed to move a course beyond the lecture format to active engagement in discussion, critical thinking, and responsive analysis.

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A HUMAN EXPERIENCE

This book provides a basic overview of the addiction process, with a special focus on what the experience is like for the addicted person. The book focuses on theories concerning why people become addicted, the role of counselors, and the relapse and recovery process. Numerous case examples serve to illustrate real-world experiences with addiction and the recovery process.

This text is a comprehensive survey of the field of learning from a psychological point of view. The book underscores the valuable perspectives psychology brings to our understanding of the ways all life forms, from the simple to the complex, acquire new behaviors and knowledge.

This anthology features readings and summaries selected and prepared by actual users of the material – undergraduate students who had just completed a required research methods course. The book explores complex research methods in a comprehensive, logical way.

WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGY

This text provides a solid foundation in the major theories and practice of workplace psychology. Concise and focused, each chapter highlights relevant theory, empirical work, current practices, and legal and professional contexts. The combination of text, images, and graphics helps to maintain student interest.

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MIND THE GAP

This book explores the stress of modern life and how thoughts and feelings can both create and bridge the gap between what we have and what we want. The text explores how stress is generated in the brain and body, and provides realistic suggestions for learning to manage these responses.

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

This text is designed to promote lively classroom discussion, making it an excellent choice for seminar level courses. The material exposes readers to the viewpoints of these authors and researchers, many of whom are considered to be the most knowledgeable in their respective fields.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN ACTION APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO EVERYDAY ISSUES

This text presents a set of carefully selected research articles geared toward improving people’s everyday lives, as well as humanity’s collective future. Readers of this anthology will understand important psychological concepts, engage in critical and creative thinking, and apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues.

This is a unique anthology in the field of interpersonal communication that comprises both scholarly articles and book chapters from the disciplines of human communication, psychology, marriage and family therapy, and business. The reader is introduced to the darker side of interpersonal conflict through selections on abuse, intimate partner violence, and bullying.

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This book brings together classic and cutting-edge research on human development from the prenatal period to late adulthood. Focusing on the broad themes of perceptual, cognitive, social, and emotional development, this volume includes essential readings from leaders in the fields of attachment, language development, peer relations, gender, moral development, marriage, and others.

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

This collection of readings covers the major diagnostic classifications of psychopathology. Students will learn effectively from the selected readings, which expose them to authentic research and factual case studies. The text begins with articles discussing the stigma attached to mental illness, and parentreported reasons for unmet mental health needs in children.

This anthology explores impulsivity and impulse control disorders in pathology in order to understand how such pathology evolves to form elements of some of the most severe disorders of our time. The book gives students a unique view of impulse control disorders from the perspective of self-regulation failure and addiction.

The selected articles are current and comprehensive, and engage readers in critical thinking, asking them to view topics in ways they may not have considered previously. The material examines the timeline and perspective of societal events in sexuality development, and addresses global perspectives of sexual norms.

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This text delivers a comprehensive overview of the major works and theories of Alfred Adler, Viennese psychiatrist and founder of the school of individual psychology. It presents an integrated analysis of Adler’s outstanding findings and illustrations, which have been found to be both useful and practical by practitioners in psychotherapy.

This text is designed to help psychology majors plan for careers after graduation, before they graduate. This collection of readings, articles, and resources places a special emphasis on multicultural issues in the psychology workforce. It is an essential guide for any psychology major preparing for life during and after their degree.

THE MOMENT OF CHOICE

SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG USAGE

This insightful, engaging text challenges students to reflect on their personal knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in relationship to chemical substances. The broad focus of the material emphasizes the social, cultural, psychological, and health impacts that drugs have not only on individuals, but on society as a whole.

This text provides a qualitative analysis of the relationship between the social and political ecology of New Orleans and the physical and psychological wellbeing of its populace during and after Hurricane Katrina. The author argues that media-related exploitation of survivors indirectly decreased their quality of life and increased their stress by disseminating refugee or evacuee stereotypes.

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This text explores formal and informal dimensions of social control and demonstrates that law and the criminal justice system are set within the wider context of social control. Combining theory with key policy issues and offering a wealth of current articles and research, the text addresses the challenges facing criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and elected officials.

Both the theory and the practical application of forensic investigation skills are examined in a selection of articles that includes up-to-date research studies and suggested practices in the field. Historical articles provide a contextual background to current trends. The anthology addresses information gaps in typical forensic science textbooks.

The readings in this collection are bound by a singular purpose: identifying effective strategies to reduce and prevent crime on America’s streets and in her neighborhoods. For frontline law enforcement this is a central mission - a mission increasingly informed by the findings of social science.

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AN ANTHOLOGY

This anthology will introduce readers to the major areas of Positive Psychology through the research and writings of prominent scholars. Topics discussed in this text include an overview of Positive Psychology, positive emotion and longevity, wealth and happiness, the mind-body connection, and more.

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This volume aims to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to read contemporary, cutting-edge research on the psychology of love and relationships. Topics covered include the neurobiology of bonding, long-term predictors of marital satisfaction and stability, same-sex relationships, intimate violence, and the health implications of love.

LOVE YOURSELF

In a very real, direct, down-to-earth manner, this book teaches you to learn the attitudes and behaviors that make self-love a reality. It is a guide to developing the skills necessary to increasing your ability to have a successful intimate relationship.

This book delivers information that addresses a major need and fulfills our desire for details on how to have greater fulfillment in an intimate relationship. The book provides a process that enables everyone to create the relationship of their dreams.

FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS

This text teaches the reader how to approach a peer about the incredibly sensitive issue of an eating disorder. It provides resources and insights regarding body image, dealing with personal issues, treatment options, risk factors, and more.

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BULLYING PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS THE ADVENTURES OF BIG OLLIE

Inspired by personal experiences, this text educates students, parents, and teachers about the effects of bullying on children. It helps others understand that being different is OK, and judgment should not be based on how people look on the outside, but who they are in the inside. The book is a resource for teachers and anyone who works with children.

This book provides information on different careers in counseling and psychology. This book also emphasizes the importance of multicultural competencies when working with diverse populations and the importance staying abreast of appropriate legal and ethical practices.

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