Psychotherapy and Counselling Arena

Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment

A Guide to Implementing This Evidence-Based Practice

• By Nancy M. Petry.

Published July 2011

Isn’t it unethical to pay people to do what they should be doing anyway?Won’t patients just sell the reinforcers and buy drugs?Others didn’t get prizes for not using. Why should they? The concerns surrounding Contingency Management (CM) are many and reflect how poorly understood and rarely utilized…
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Ethics for Behavior Analysts

2nd Expanded Edition

• By Jon Bailey, and Mary Burch.

Published March 2011

Originally published in 2005, this second, expanded edition of Ethics for Behavior Analysts is a valuable resource in preparing behavior analysts for the difficult task of providing quality services. Specifically, this book is useful to behavior analysts who are working in the clinical,…
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The Other Depression

Bipolar Disorder

• By Robert Grieco, and Laura Edwards.

Published December 2009

Bipolar disorder is more common and deadly than we think it is, and does not look like what we think it looks like. The misconceptions about this illness are prevalent in our culture and even permeate the medical and psychiatric communities. How does bipolar disorder manifest itself? Who are the…
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25 Essential Skills and Strategies for the Professional Behavior Analyst

Expert Tips for Maximizing Consulting Effectiveness

• By Jon Bailey, and Mary Burch.

Published October 2009

25 Essential Skills & Strategies for the Professional Behavior Analyst is a much needed guidebook for behavior analysts who want to become successful at consulting. Jon Bailey and Mary Burch present five basic skills and strategy areas that professional behavior analysts need to acquire.…
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How to Think and Intervene Like an REBT Therapist

• By Windy Dryden.

Published April 2009

Trainee therapists often stick rigidly to the therapeutic guidelines that are taught to them on their training course, or adopted from a book, regardless of their approach. How to Think and Intervene Like an REBT Therapist provides the trainee with an opportunity to discover how experienced…
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Constructivist Psychotherapy

Distinctive Features

• By Robert A. Neimeyer.

Published January 2009

Constructivist psychotherapy focuses on the meaning that clients attribute to their world, and the way that this shapes their life and contributes to their difficulties. In this book, Robert A. Neimeyer, a leading figure in the field, provides a clear and accessible explanation of the key features…
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Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Distinctive Features

• By Windy Dryden.

Published August 2008

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) encourages the client to focus on their emotional problems in order to understand, challenge and change the irrational beliefs that underpin these problems. REBT can help clients to strengthen conviction in their alternative rational beliefs by acting in…
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

From Science to Practice

• By Michel J. Dugas, and Melisa Robichaud.

Published November 2006

By focusing on the cognitive-behavioral model and treatment options, Dugas and Robichaud present a detailed analysis of the etiology, assessment, and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: From Science to Practice provides a…
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Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

100 Key Points and Techniques

• By Windy Dryden, and Michael Neenan.

Published June 2006

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is practised all over the world and has many therapeutic, occupational and educational applications. Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques presents 100 main features of this system, to help therapists improve their practice.…
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Using Homework Assignments in Cognitive Behavior Therapy

• Edited by Nikolaos Kazantzis, Frank P. Deane, Kevin R. Ronan and Luciano L'Abate.

Published August 2005

Homework is a central feature of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), given its educational emphasis. This new text is a comprehensive guide for administering assignments. The first part of the text offers essential introductory material, a comprehensive review of the theoretical and empirical…
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