Guilford Publications: 631 books
Working with Families of the Poor, Second Edition
Guilford Publications
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
This widely adopted text and practical guidebook presents the fundamentals of family-based intervention with clients struggling with chronic poverty-related crises and life stressors. Grounded in Salvador Minuchin's influential systemic model and the extensive experience of all three highly regarded...
The Mindful Way through Anxiety
Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
You can't just "get over" anxiety. In fact, the very things most people do to try to feel better--avoiding feared situations, pushing worry out of mind--only make the problem worse. Leading psychologists Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer present a powerful new alternative that can help...
DSM-5® Made Easy
The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
In this indispensable book, master diagnostician James Morrison presents the spectrum of diagnoses in DSM-5 in an accessible, engaging, clinically useful format. Demystifying DSM-5 criteria without sacrificing accuracy, the book includes ICD-10-CM codes for each disorder. More than 130 detailed case...
Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2005
This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided...
Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition
Robust Vocabulary Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K–12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words. Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their meanings, and create...
Interventions for Reading Problems, Second Edition
Designing and Evaluating Effective Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
This user-friendly guide has been thoroughly revised to reflect significant changes in the way schools deliver reading instruction and intervention, especially for students at risk for reading failure. Step-by-step strategies target key areas of literacy development: phonological awareness, fluency,...
Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children, Second Edition
Effective Interventions in the Preschool and Kindergarten Years
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Presenting interventions that are practical, effective, and easy to implement in educational and clinical settings, this book addresses the most frequently encountered emotional and behavioral problems in 3- to 6-year-olds. Strategies for collaborating with parents are emphasized. Practitioners are...
Group Interventions in Schools
A Guide for Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Numerous group interventions have been shown to be effective for helping K-8 students who are struggling with--or at risk for--a wide range of mental health and behavior problems. This unique book gives school practitioners indispensable tools for making any evidence-based group intervention more...
by Dawn Clifford, PhD, Laura Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Making and maintaining lasting changes in nutrition and fitness is not easy for anyone. Yet the communication style of a health professional can make a huge difference. This book presents the proven counseling approach known as motivational interviewing (MI) and shows exactly how to use it in day-to-day...
Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety
Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS)
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Social anxiety disorder causes significant distress and academic impairment for many adolescents. This unique book gives front-line school professionals innovative, easy-to-use tools for identifying and intervening with socially anxious students in grades 6–12. It presents Skills for Academic and...
Promoting Academic Success with English Language Learners
Best Practices for RTI
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Educators and school psychologists throughout the country are working with growing numbers of English language learners (ELLs), but often feel unprepared to help these students excel. This highly informative book presents evidence-based strategies for promoting proficiency in academic English and...
School-Based Observation
A Practical Guide to Assessing Student Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Widely used to assess social–emotional and behavioral referral concerns in grades PreK–12, systematic direct observation is an essential skill for school psychologists and other educators. This accessible book helps practitioners conduct reliable, accurate observations using the best available...
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care
Helping Patients Change Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2007
Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behavior change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making...
For Lesbian Parents
Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Proud
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Raising a child is overwhelming, thrilling, exhausting, terrifying, and joyous--and all at the same time. In addition to the adjustments that any new parents must make, lesbian mothers face numerous special questions and concerns. From "coming out" to your child to coping with the pressures...