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The Adolescent Experience
Elsevier Science 1999; US$ 74.95The Adolescent Experience places the college student at the very heart of the book. The authors engage in a dialogue with the reader that is warm, caring, and often humorous as they write and share material about this time of life. The authors emphasize the role that development and society play in the lives of young people. The book has a solid... more...
Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems
Springer 2007; US$ 43.99Promoting sound mental health and positive behavior of adolescents has great significance. This work examines the psychological and genetic factors underlying dysfunction. It also explores the critical roles that family members, peers, and the larger community play in an adolescent's life. It is useful for psychologists and education specialists. more...
Handbook of Childhood Behavioral Issues
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 125.00Recent years have seen increasing interest in the mental health field, particularly related to strategies that foster the positive behavior and healthy mental state of children. As the Handbook of Childhood Behavioral Issues indicates, however, the causes of childhood behavioral, physical, and mental health problems are multi-dimensional and cannot... more...
Family Influences on Childhood Behavior and Development
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 52.95Irrespective of theoretical orientation, families matter. Families are the entity in which children are introduced to words, objects, shapes, and colors. Families are the people related in a myriad of conventional and unconventional ways that clothe, bathe, and feed its biological and acquired offspring. Influenced by race, ethnicity, income, and education,... more...
Depression in Latinos
Springer 2008; US$ 125.00Depression ranks as a leading mental health problem among Hispanic immigrants and their US-born children. This book provides coverage from prevalence to prevention, from efficient screening to effective interventions. It is suitable for clinicians, counseling and school psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers. more...
Handbook of Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal Justice Settings
Springer 2011; US$ 139.99Get high. Become addicted. Commit crimes. Get arrested and be sent to jail. Get released. Repeat. It's a cycle often destined to persist, in large part because the critical step that is often missing in the process, which is treatment geared toward ensuring that addicts are able to reenter society without the constant threat of imminent relapse.... more...
Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community
Springer 2010; US$ 94.99This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. It challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations. The content is driven by real-world, evidence-based... more...
A Blueprint for Promoting Academic and Social Competence in After-School Programs
Springer 2010; US$ 47.99School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children's academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. And the time when many children typically have the least adult supervision - immediately after school - is also the time that they are at the highest risk to act as perpetrators or become victims of antisocial... more...
Handbook of African American Health
Guilford Publications 2011; US$ 95.00With a focus on how to improve the effectiveness and cultural competence of clinical services and research, this authoritative volume synthesizes current knowledge on both the physical and psychological health of African Americans today. In chapters that follow a consistent format for easy reference, leading scholars from a broad range of disciplines... more...
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