Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics showcases the first collection of treatment chapters devoted entirely to a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and nondrinking offspring of alcoholic families. The author identifies the functional and behavioral characteristics that make up the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) syndrome. This compendium combines current innovations in behavioral medicine with multi-componential interventions shown effective with the variety of disorders evident in this patient population. This handbook for practitioners is richly laced with case examples and addresses the needs of therapists seeking fast, effective and proven treatments for longstanding clinical symptoms of children of alcoholics. <ul> <li>First book to use behavioral analysis to talk about Adult Children of Alcoholics</li> <li>Gives introductory principles of conditioning in opening chapters for novice readers</li> <li>First book to say ACOA patterns are predictable, measurable, and treatable in a short time</li> <li>Gives scientifically based criteria to "rate your date" and prevent repeated relationship failures</li> <li>Introduces a new assessment device to diagnose ACOAs</li> <li>Warns therapists of recovery sabotage and how to overcome it</li> </ul>

Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics( A Behavioral Approach)   [TREATING ADULT CHILDREN OF ALC] [Paperback]

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Douglas H. Ruben

Mental Health

AcademicPress

Macciomei and Ruben provide the first compendium entirely devoted to the exigency and pathology of serious teen aggression, including homicidal and combative problems. It responds to the national wave of school shootings and teen crime dangerously threatening classrooms. Failures of traditional disciplinary practice cause perennial frustrations for principals, teachers, and school districts in general.This professional guide steps up to the challenge of this chaos and provides empirically tested methods for classroom application including advancing steps to integrate school and community, alternative assessments, cultural diversity programming, and peer-mediation innovations. Easy-to-use methods based in research discussion prove that public school systems can win the war against urban oppression.

Behavioral Management in the Public Schools: An Urban Approach

Nancy R. Macciomei

Psychology & Counseling

Praeger

Behavioral Guide to Personality Disorders is the first behaviorally-based reference guide on Personality Disorders and their applicability in vocational, therapeutic, and other rehabilitation service agencies. Chapters cover each personality disorder from a learning theory perspective; the 'Do's and Don'ts' on how to manage personality types in service delivery systems (called 'personality management'); and predictors of each personality disorder for vocational, therapeutic, and rehabilitation outcomes. The objective of the book is simply to provide practical and ready-to-use clinical information for practitioners and advanced students facing the high demand for triage and treatment decisions. It helps the paraprofessional and professional measurably identify individual behavior problems in clients and consumers, and predict their trajectory of outcome success or failure under certain circumstances or when provided a litany of rehabilitation services. The text also culls from evidence-based research and application to ensure the viability and acceptability of the analysis. For simplicity of reading and rapid reading comprehension, the design of this book is called a PowerPoint book. It allows for self-paced learning with PowerPoint (graphic-visual) reminders embedded in the text with study questions listed afterwards. Like some predecessors, this guide offers a return to the behavioral framework to understand the intricacies of psychopathology. It explains the behavioral underpinnings of each personality disorder, both to debunk mythical reasons or reifications distorting the etiologies, and to advance a more respectful scientific outlook on personality disorders. With this resource, professionals in the allied health fields can more confidently predict the outcome success or failure of individuals with personality disorders, who receive mental health treatment, vocational rehabilitation, or other allied health services.

Behavioral Guide to Personality Disorders (DSM5)

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

Readings in anorexia nervosa and eating disorders (Special education series)

Special Learning Corp

Secrets revealed on why Jewish people are resilient, highly motivated, and persistent   Internationally renowned professor and a research psychologist brilliantly portray a study of human ambition in Secrets of Jewish Success. Professor Hugh Fox presents a compelling example of how adoration of torah, family affection, heritage of tribal wisdom, and a winning formula have inspired centuries of American and European Jews to reach the pinnacle of their careers. Together with Dr. Doug Ruben's formulas for beating the trap of inferiority and marital/partner discord, the Secrets offer a fresh  perspective on why Jewish people overcome lifelong obstacles with impeccable resilience.   Secrets of Jewish Success is more than history. Astounding evidence from Professor's Fox European travels an adult experience mark his conclusions on what makes Jewish people persevere. Dr. Ruben's empirically-based advice solidifies the methods for a reassuring and personally pleasing self-discovery.

Secrets of Jewish Success

Self-Help

Hugh Fox

Success

Outskirts Press

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