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In this book, the authors have explored a series of different types of communities - moving from the basic idea of those based at a specific location all the way to virtual communities of the internet. A key feature of this book is the research focus that emphasizes the theory-driven analyses and the diversity of contexts in which sense of community is applied. The book will be of great interest to those concerned with understanding various forms of community and how communities can be mobilized...

A new version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III, the most widely-used and well-known adult intelligence test, was published in late 1997, creating a need for a reference book on administering, interpreting, and reporting on the updated test. This book, the first guide to the updated WAIS-III, provides mental health professionals state-of-the-art interpretive and administrative guidance in a clear and accessible format.

Rice aims to provide a comprehensive, research-based introduction to stress management and personal health programming, addressing the theoretical aspects of stress and stress management. This book should be of interest to stress management or stress and health courses in departments of psychology and health education.

Taking Stock in Delinquency is the comprehensive synthesis of the empirical findings of seven important ongoing longitudinal studies of delinquency. The seven projects included in this volume represent much of the diversity found in individual-based panel studies of antisocial behavior. Individually and collectively, the results of these investigations have been published in a wide range of disciplinary outlets, thus making it difficult to identify common themes and general principles. This volu...

Flight training and flying are hazardous activities that demand the most of human operators, whether they be pilots or other factors (maintainers, air traffic controllers, managers, regulators) involved in the complex aviation system. 'Aerospace Clinical Psychology' serves as a handbook for dealing with aviators and other operators, those seen as patients as well as those functioning 'normally', who none-the-less wish to improve their performance. This book has much to offer the audiences who...

Development policy makers and practitioners are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their ability to target ‘development’ interventions and the psychological domain is now a specific frontier of their interventional focus. This landmark study considers the problematic relationship between development and psychology, tracing the deployment of psychological knowledge in the production/reproduction of power relations within the context of neoliberal development policy and intervention. It examin...

Featuring contributed chapters from experts within the discipline, Fundamentals of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling provides readers with a vast range of knowledge and skills to help them work effectively with individuals with disabilities. The text familiarizes readers with chief concepts and prepares them to move into expanded explorations of these topics as they continue their education and training within the field. The textbook opens with an overview of the historical context of clinical...

Die beispiellose Zunahme von Bildern und ihre globale Verbreitung in den letzten Jahrzehnten hat auf die Frage, wie Bilder entstehen, wie sie Bedeutung erlangen und wie sie wirken, ein neues Licht geworfen. Insofern das Bild zentrales Medium der Kunsttherapie ist, hat sie die Aufgabe und Verantwortung, Voraussetzungen fur einen reflektierten Umgang mit Bildern zu schaffen. Aus einer interdisziplinaren Orientierung heraus werden in diesem Band unterschiedliche Vorgehensweisen des Bildgebrauchs un...

The revised edition of the clinicians' time-saving Psychotherapy Treatment Planner Revised and updated, the sixth edition of The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner offers clinicians a timesaving, evidence-based guide that helps to clarify, simplify and accelerate the treatment planning process so they can spend less time on paperwork and more time with clients. The authors provide all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal, customizable treatment plans that sa...

This is a concise paperback version of the authoritative International Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology, focusing on the practical elements of that volume. Ideal for the individual practitioner, this selection of chapters covers the basic theory of personal constructs; the many skills and tools used by personal construct psychologists; its general application to psychotherapy and counselling; as well as many specific applications such as cross-cultural understanding, post-traumatic stre...

Deliberate practice exercises allow students and trainees to rehearse foundational dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and strategies to respond effectively and flexibly to diverse, complex clinical presentations and situations. Each book in the Essentials of Deliberate Practice series contains customized role-playing exercises in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under a supervisor's guidance. The trainee playing the therapist improvises appr...