Books

AD/HD Success! Solutions for Boosting Self-Esteem: The Diary Method for Ages 7-17 Kerin Bellak-Adams In AD/HD SUCCESS! Solutions for Boosting Self-Esteem, AD/HD expert Kerin Bellak-Adams (daugter of Leopold Bellak) presents a unique and practical method for working with children and adolescents who need to overcome some of the challenges that.....read more

ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO LEARNING - A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE 3/E Landsberg E (Editor), Krüger D, Swart E (Assistant Editors) Everyone has the right to education. The main objective of any  education system in a democratic society is to provide quality education for all learners so that they will be able to reach their full potential.....read more

Building Resilience at Work Kathryn McEwen Private Practice Our resilience, or capacity to bounce back and even thrive in pressured times, is critical in workplaces today. With higher workloads, declining resources and frequent change, together with the hectic pace of personal lives, resilience is almost a key to survival. While strategies to.....read more

Bully Blocking at Work: A Self-Help Guide for Employees and Managers Evelyn M. Field Private practising psychologist, Melbourne No one goes to work to be humiliated, abused, ostracised, subjected to rumours, or assaulted. Yet this is the reality of a working day for more than one in six workers. Bullying causes billions of dollars in lost.....read more

Career psychology in the South African context 3/e Stead GB, Watson MB To date, academics, practitioners and students in South Africa interested in career psychology have had to rely largely on textbooks from the US and Europe. However, politics, economics and prevailing social conditions have had a major influence on the nature, form and.....read more

Confidentiality for Mental Health Professionals: A Guide to Ethical and Legal Principles Annegret Kämpf, Bernadette McSherry, James Ogloff, and Alan Rothschild Monash University Those who work in the mental health sector are constantly exposed to personal information about the experiences, behaviour and relationships of their clients. It is.....read more

Controlling People: The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human Richard S. Marken and Timothy A. Carey "We need to strive for a world where people control what is important to themselves while minimizing the controlling of others." We are all controlling people. In fact our feelings of wellbeing depend on staying in control. Just as when we drive a.....read more

CoupleCare: Couple Commitment and Relationship Enhancement (Ed II) Couple Guidebook W. Kim Halford The University of Queensland What does CoupleCARE involve? Unit 1 Self-Change Overview Expectations Developing a Relationship Vision Self-Change A Few Ideas on the Different Ways People Learn Unit 2 Communication Overview What is.....read more

CoupleCare: Couple Commitment and Relationship Enhancement (Ed II) Educator's Manual W. Kim Halford The University of Queensland The complete practitioner resource for the second edition CoupleCARE relationship enhancement program. Conducted by a professional relationship educator, counsellor or therapist this unique evidence-based program is.....read more

CoupleCare: Couple Commitment and Relationship Enhancement (Ed II) Video Guide W. Kim Halford The University of Queensland Table of Contents Unit 1 - Self-Change Unit 2 - Communication Unit 3 - Intimacy and Caring Unit 4 - Managing Differences Unit 5 - Sexual Intimacy Unit 6 - Looking Ahead About the Author Dr. W. Kim Halford is.....read more

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING – Techniques for South African Teams Drikus Kriek   This book provides a compilation of practical problem solving techniques to assist teams in their creative efforts. It is ideally suited for the South African environment and includes techniques of various levels of complexity to be applied in a variety of.....read more

Crime, Culture & Violence: Understanding How Masculinity and Identity Shapes Offending Dr Katie Seidler From prison interviews with violent offenders and a wealth of experience and research, psychologist Dr Katie Seidler explores the complex interaction between crime and culture. Featuring the voices of the offenders themselves, 15 convicted.....read more

 Curing the Dread of Death: Theory, Research and Practice Contents Section 1: Theoretical Issues 1 Impermanence and the human dilemma: Observations across the ages Rachel E. Menzies 2 Fear of death: Nature, development and moderating factors Ross G. Menzies and Rachel E. Menzies 3 Beyond the dread of death: Existentialism's embrace of.....read more

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®) American Psychiatric Association This new edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in.....read more

Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes, 3rd Edition G.D. Gottfredson, Ph.D. & J.L. Holland, Ph.D. This volume is a “translation” of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) and its Supplements into the Holland classification system. The Holland classification uses six main categories--Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,.....read more

Distressed or Deliberately Defiant? Managing challenging student behaviour due to trauma and disorganised attachment Dr Judith Howard QUT Table of Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: MANAGING BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS What we believe about managing these students' behaviour? How these students present at.....read more

Dyslexia Guidance   Dyslexia Guidance takes the reader through each stage of a student's school career, starting with commonly occurring precursors for dyslexia, such as a dislike of school, difficulty with letters and numbers, through to study skills tuition and access arrangements for students tackling public examinations. Recognising that.....read more

of assessment adaptations Administrative procedures for assessment adaptations Guidelines for assessment adaptation is aimed at all educators facing the challenge of assessing learners with disabilities and learning difficulties.....read more

Handbook of Individualized Strategies for Building Resiliency in At-Risk Students W.G. Selig, Ed.D. A.A. Arroyo, Ed.D., L.P. Lloyd-Zannini, Ph.D. & H. Jordan, Ph.D. This Handbook shows teachers how to build resilience in students who are at risk for educational failure. By assessing a student’s needs, behavior style, and current level of.....read more

Health, illness and disability - psychosocial approaches 2/e   Many of the diseases people suffer from today are chronic and degenerative (e.g. cardiovascular disease, adult-onset diabetes or HIV/AIDS), and bring with them a range of psychological and social issues. Health care practitioners do not cure these diseases, but take care of their.....read more