Böcker utgivna av American Psychological Association

Provides an overview of LGBTQ mental health in non-Western countries or regions. Chapters focus on the cultural, social, legal, political, and psychological experiences of various LGBTQ subpopulations in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Russia, Mongolia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Provides a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review, and includes tips for modifying the process as needed depending on your audience, purpose, and goals. The lessons in this book can be applied to writing the background section for a thesis or an original research publication.

Increasingly, psychologists are being enlisted to provide consultation in clinical, health, corporate, and community settings, although many have received only minimal training in consultation. This volume provides a comprehensive foundation to develop or enhance consultation practice.

When Sophie starts school, there's a wobbly feeling in her tummy and she can't help popping back into her shell. She is left with one big question Why am I so shy? When Sophie meets Stanley, she realizes that she's not the only one who feels shy. Can she gain the confidence to help a new friend?

This clinical manual describes how to use emotion focused family therapy, an exciting new psychotherapeutic approach in which caregivers play a pivotal role their loved ones' treatment.

Guides readers through the full process of treating suicidal patients, from screening to relapse prevention, using effective, research-informed interventions. Sam Knapp explains suicidal behaviour through ideation to action theories of suicide, and argues for the application of principle based ethics when making treatment decisions.

Presents groundbreaking scholarship on new approaches to women's psychology. Chapters explain how transnational perspectives can address a range of topics including human trafficking, sexuality, migration, human rights, healing, empowerment, domestic violence, education, and work.

Clinical health psychologists often encounter patients needing interventions for substance use, yet rarely do practitioners receive specialized training in this area. This book is designed for mental health providers in medical settings who need the knowledge and skills to assess and treat conditions relevant to substance use.

Provides a comprehensive guide to the understanding and treatment of clinical anxiety and related disorders. As the editors demonstrate, the clear delineations implied by DSM and ICD diagnoses are illusory when it comes to real-life clinical anxiety.

Although many clinical treatments target symptoms of PTSD, an optimal treatment strategy would also address the many health problems that co-occur. To address this need, this book offers mindfulnessbased interventions.

Many students today struggle with stress and anxiety caused by increasing academic, social, and extracurricular demands. This book provides guidelines for improving students' mental and physical wellbeing, which in turn leads to improved academic performance and happier, better-adjusted students.

Teaching psychology is a noble and rewarding endeavour, but finding the right position at the right college can be a daunting task. This book is designed to guide you through this complicated process by helping you find the job that matches your longterm goals - whether you want to focus on research, teaching, or both.

Camilla loves maps. Old ones, new ones, she loves them all! She often imagines what it must have been like to explore and discover a new path for the first time. One morning, Camilla wakes up to a snow storm. Her neighbour Parsley can't find the path to the creek. But Camilla has her old map-which inspires her to make her own path and her own map!

Red loves being red! Apples, wagons, fire trucks - he thinks all the best things are red! Yellow admires Red's roses, but Red just wants to be left to mind his own business - why can't Yellow mind hers? But when Yellow and Blue go off to make frogs, shamrocks, and caterpillars, Red realizes that he may be missing out.

The Total Worker Health program targets policies, programs, and practices that address worker safety and health in the physical and organisational work environment, as well as outside the workplace. Chapters in this book cover organisational approaches for program implementation, and offer examples of applications for diverse worker populations.

Shows readers how to develop and nurture a loving and positive relationship with themselves. Kids will learn that self-care includes positive self-talk and self-compassion for a happy, self-empowered life.

Gerbert the gosling is strong and brave and has fun times with his family and friends but knows that, one day soon, he won't be able to keep up with them anymore. As Gerbert prepares for his final migration, he finds a way to show his flock that he will always be with them. Includes a Note to Readers and an online Note to Parents and Caregivers.

Tattling is an all too familiar occurrence among children that can have harmful impacts on friends and relationships. This spellbinding story encourages children to examine the difference between snitching and telling, and the impact of their words on others.

"Always amigos!" My Singing Nana is a compassionate tribute to families dealing with Alzheimer's Disease. This story celebrates the ideals of family, heritage, and happy memories, showing kids that no matter how their loved one might change they always have ways to maintain their special connection.

Guides children and their parents through overcoming phobias using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome their fears-so they can blast off to new adventures!

Summarizes current scientific knowledge about the complex clinical problems that bring couples and families to treatment, and discusses integrative couple and family therapy models. Eleven detailed case conceptualizations illustrate how practitioners and therapists use integrative models to provide care for couples and families.

Gender is hard. Especially for teens who might not identify with stereotypical ideas of gender and sexual identity. Trans is an all-inclusive, uncensored guide for teens who are transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, gender-fluid, queer, or questioning their sexual and gender identity.

A must-have primer for young readers and a great gift for pride events and throughout the year, beautiful colours all together make a rainbow in Rainbow: A First Book of Pride. This is a sweet ode to rainbow families, and an affirming display of a parent's love for their child and a child's love for their parents.

When Jacob goes to the boys' bathroom he is chased out because the boys think he looks like a girl. His classmate, Sophie, has a similar experience in the girls' bathroom. When their teacher finds out, Jacob and Sophie, lead change at their school as everyone discovers the many forms of gender expression and how to treat each other with respect.

A book that will illuminate the writer in you. By using the tools and activities here, you'll connect the word-organising part of your brain with your free-ranging imagination - and you'll love what you've captured on the page! It's an exciting, confidence-boosting, and deeply satisfying experience.

This rhyming book will help kids identify what it feels like to be sad and what they can do to respond to it. The book lets kids know that it's perfectly normal to feel sad - but offers a gentle reminder that the feelings won't last for forever. Includes a note about how to help children respond to strong feelings of sadness.

Psychotherapy has existed in some form since the late 19th century, and has evolved over the course of a century to include a great variety of theories. The author explores the history of psychotherapy theory and its role in practice, and then gives readers the tools to understand the vast array of theories that's in use.

Provides guidance to organisational and social science scholars interested in pursuing multilevel research. Multilevel theory is at the core of the organizational sciences, and unpacking multilevel relationships is fundamental to the challenges faced within these disciplines.

Describes six therapy models that can be used to treat individuals in facilities that offer short-term group psychotherapy. The best therapy, as authors Virginia Brabender and April Fallon explain in this book, is one that meshes well with the needs of the patient population, the therapist, and the treatment environment.

Explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport, the professions, academics, the performing arts, and the producing arts. The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews.