Psychotherapy and Counselling Arena

The Power of Family-School Partnering (FSP)

A Practical Guide for School Mental Health Professionals and Educators

• By Cathy Lines, Gloria Miller and Amanda Arthur Stanley.

Published October 2010

Ongoing, strategic family-school partnering (FSP) is an essential component of every educational community. FSP is a multi-dimensional process in which schools, families, and communities engage in shared actions to ensure a child’s academic, social, and emotional success. With this text, the…
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Behavioral Interventions in Schools

A Response-to-Intervention Guidebook

• By David M. Hulac, Joy Terrell, Odell Vining and Joshua Bernstein.

Published September 2010

This book is a how-to manual for school mental health professionals, educators, and administrators that discusses a series of steps that can be used to proactively manage and prevent many different types of behavioral problems in a positive manner. It incorporates both the high structure and high…
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A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training

• Edited by Jeannine R. Studer, and Joel F. Diambra.

Published March 2010

School counseling is a rather specialized field, yet students entering it do not have a single, comprehensive resource to guide them through the process. This text covers all aspects of the practicum and internship experience, from the initial contact with your supervisor to detailed descriptions…
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PASS: Prepare, Assist, Survive, and Succeed

A Guide to PASSing the Praxis Exam in School Psychology

• By Barbara Bole Williams, and Rosemary B. Mennuti.

Published February 2010

Are you getting ready to take the Praxis Exam and looking for a resource to help as you study? In this guide, Williams and Mennuti, two veteran school psychologists who have been involved in the development, testing, and revision of the Praxis Exam, present their PASS model to help you…
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Comprehensive Planning for Safe Learning Environments

A School Professional's Guide to Integrating Physical and Psychological Safety – Prevention through Recovery

• By Melissa A. Reeves, Linda M. Kanan and Amy E. Plog.

Published December 2009

This book provides school administrators, school-based mental health professionals, and other educational professionals with the framework and tools needed to establish a comprehensive safe learning environment. The authors identify four necessary phases to achieve this (prevention,…
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Handbook of Education, Training, and Supervision of School Psychologists in School and Community, Volume I

Foundations of Professional Practice

• Edited by Enedina García-Vázquez, Tony D. Crespi and Cynthia Riccio.

Published November 2009

Published with the sponsorship of the Trainers of School Psychologists, this two volume handbook examines the essential tenets of the school psychology profession, critically reviews training and practice issues, and evaluates how the traditional and changing skills and issues translate into…
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Handbook of Education, Training, and Supervision of School Psychologists in School and Community, Volume II

Bridging the Training and Practice Gap: Building Collaborative University/Field Practices

• Edited by Judith Kaufman, Tammy L. Hughes and Cynthia A. Riccio.

Published November 2009

Published with the sponsorship of the Trainers of School Psychologists, this two volume handbook examines the essential tenets of the school psychology profession, critically reviews training and practice issues, and evaluates how traditional and changing skills and issues translate into meeting…
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Resilient Playgrounds

• By Beth Doll, and Katherine Brehm.

Published November 2009

While recess provides children with a time to play and take a break from the school day, research has shown that it is also a necessary and vital part of their social, emotional, and academic development. This book provides tools and strategies for school mental health professionals, teachers,…
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Residential Treatment of Adolescents

Integrative Principles and Practices

• By Don Pazaratz.

Published February 2009

In Residential Treatment of Adolescents, Pazaratz discusses how practitioners can remain emotionally available for the needs of their residents without feeling overwhelmed. Readers will be apprised of ways to deal judiciously with residents who try to circumvent, con, play workers off each other,…
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School-Based Mental Health

A Practitioner's Guide to Comparative Practices

• By Ray W. Christner, and Rosemary B. Mennuti.

Published December 2008

This volume provides school-based practitioners with a comprehensive and comparative guide to the strategic interventions, therapeutic modalities, and treatment approaches that are most commonly and effectively used in educational settings. Three main sections of the text present a foundation…
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