Psychology / Education & Training

Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives- Paperback

by John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess & Robert K. Ressler

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence in the Schools: Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies

by Gerald A. Juhnke, Paul F. Granello & Darcy Haag Granello

The first book of its kind to address suicide, self-injury, and violence in school settings

The frequency of suicide, students' self-injury, and violence in school settings requires preventative and response...

Learning and Attention Disorders in Adolescence and Adulthood: Assessment and Treatment

by Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri & Melissa DeVries

Fully revised coverage with the most current diagnoses and treatments for adolescents and adults living with learning and attention disorders

Reflecting the most recent and relevant findings regarding Learning...

Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

by Cynthia A. Riccio, Jeremy R. Sullivan & Morris J. Cohen

A compelling and compassionate case study approach to a broad range of neuropsychological disorders

Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders focuses on the neuropsychological...

Best Practices in School Neuropsychology: Guidelines for Effective Practice, Assessment, and Evidence-Based Intervention

by Daniel C. Miller

A comprehensive guide to the practice of school neuropsychology

It is an exciting time to specialize in school neuropsychology, with countless theoretically and psychometrically sound assessment instruments available...

Endings and Beginnings: On Terminating Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

by Herbert J. Schlesinger

What sets off the termination of analysis and psychodynamic therapy from the variety of endings that enter into all human relationships?  So asks Herbert J. Schlesinger in Endings and Beginnings: On Terminating...

The Strategic Grant-Seeker: A Guide to Conceptualizing Fundable Research in the Brain and Behavioral Sciences

by Judy Illes

An understanding of each of the critical components of the funding process is key to meeting the challenges posed by the increasingly intense competition for research funds. This book is a vital tool for those...

Notes from the Margins: The Gay Analyst's Subjectivity in the Treatment Setting

by Eric Sherman

Much has been written about the impact of gender and sexual orientation on the intersubjective field. Yet remarkably little has been written about the unique dilemmas faced by gay clinicians who treat patients...

Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

by Peter Gray

Our children spend their days being passively instructed, and made to sit still and take tests—often against their will. We call this imprisonment schooling, yet wonder why kids become bored and misbehave....

Federal Narcotics Laws and the War on Drugs: Money Down a Rat Hole

by Bruce Carruth & Thomas C Rowe

We’re losing the “war on drugs”—but the fight isn’t over yet

Federal Narcotics Laws and the War on Drugs examines our current anti-drug programs and policies, explains why they have failed, and presents...

The Teaching of Psychology: Essays in Honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer

by Stephen F. Davis & William Buskist

The Teaching of Psychology is centered around the masterful work of two champions of the teaching of psychology, Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer, in order to recognize their seminal contributions...

Early Childhood Education: A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based, Multi-Tiered Service Delivery

by Gina Coffee, Corey E. Ray-Subramanian & Jr., G. Thomas Schanding

In the past several years, models of multi-tiered service delivery have emerged as a framework for supporting the needs of school-aged children in schools across the country and have received much attention...

Bullying Interventions in Schools: Six Basic Approaches

by Ken Rigby

Outlines the existing methods used to address bullying in school, describing when and how each method can be best applied.

• Addresses the six major methods of bullying intervention
• Critically explores the rationale,...

Meeting the Psychoeducational Needs of Minority Students: Evidence-Based Guidelines for School Psychologists and Other School Personnel

by Craig L. Frisby

Written by an expert in the field of multicultural school psychology, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the research showing what is effective when working with African-American, Hispanic, Native...

Reading Assessment: Linking Language, Literacy, and Cognition

by Melissa Lee Farrall

A groundbreaking integrated approach to reading assessment that addresses each child's unique Learning Profile

Fifteen to twenty percent of our nation's children have reading difficulties. Educational evalua-tors...

Teaching Psychology Online: Tips and Strategies for Success

by Kelly S. Neff & Stewart I. Donaldson

Intended as a resource for psychology educators ranging from teaching assistants to experienced faculty, this book shows readers how to effectively create and manage an online psychology course. Guidelines for...

Exposure Treatments for Anxiety Disorders: A Practitioner's Guide to Concepts, Methods, and Evidence-Based Practice

by Johan Rosqvist

Exposure Treatments for Anxiety Disorders is a unique volume, as it draws together the latest research on the rapidly-expanding field of anxiety disorders and illuminates how to correctly apply the proven methodology...

Consultee-Centered Consultation: Improving the Quality of Professional Services in Schools and Community Organizations

by Nadine M. Lambert, Ingrid Hylander & Jonathan H. Sandoval

This book describes the theory, methods, and contemporary applications of consultee-centered consultation, a non-hierarchical, non-prescriptive helping relationship between a consultant and a person or group...

Adolescence and Delinquency: An Object-Relations Theory Approach

by Ph. R. D. Brodie

This book applies modern object-relations theory to a population for which the 'treatment du jour' is increasingly cognitive-behavioral. Taking his lead from the delinquent adolescents in his practice, he presents...

Toward a Global Psychology: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Pedagogy

by Michael J. Stevens & Uwe P. Gielen

Toward a Global Psychology defines the emerging field of international psychology. It provides an overview of the conceptual models, research methodologies, interventions, and pedagogical approaches that are...