A Guide for Doctoral Students in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
While many graduates go on to pursue academic careers, academia isn't for everyone. This career guide examines the rewarding opportunities that await social and behavioural science doctorates in non-academic sectors, including government, consulting, think tanks, forprofit corporations, and nonprofit associations.
Over the course of her 25-year career, psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten has begun to notice a trend. More and more parents are coming to her because their kids couldnt care less about anything.
"He's so smart, but he's no longer interested in school--or any 'offline' activities." "She used to love sports, but now she just mopes around." "My kid has turned into such a slacker!" Over the course of her 25-year career, psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten has begun to notice a trend. More and more parents are coming to her ......
This book presents groundbreaking strategies for psychotherapy with today's teens, for whom high-risk behavior, lack of adult guidance, and intense anxiety and stress increasingly come with the territory. Ron Taffel addresses the key challenge of building a therapeutic relationship that is strong enough to promote real behavioral and emotional ......
How Optimists Get What They Want from Life - and Pessimists Can Too
While pessimists debate whether their goals are attainable, optimists are out there trying to achieve them. This title surveys the scientific data on optimism to reveal that it's not what you believe about the future that matters, but what you do about it.
James Japp is a chartered occupational psychologist specialising in clinical neuropsychology and a medico legal expert on the assessment of brain injured clients. For many years he has been at the forefront of developing vocational rehabilitation programmes for the early intervention and return to work for individuals with an acquired brain ......
Boundaries are what keep us separate from other people. But they also connect us to them, Being able to manage the boundaries in our relationships enables us to stay fulfilled, happy and productive, and move beyond our psychological and emotional blocks. Boundaries in Human Relationships delves deeply into the meaning of boundaries, how to manage ......
A Borderlands View of Latinos, Latin Americans, and Decolonization: Rethinking Mental Health is a work of connection and integration encompassing decolonization, third-world feminism, borderlands theory, and liberation-based family therapy approaches to examine issues of identity, trauma, migration, and resilience.
