by Genie

Introduction to Internal Family Systems by: Richard C. Schwartz

Introduction to Internal Family Systems by: Richard C. Schwartz

A highly accessible introduction to a therapeutic approach that brings our inner “parts” into harmony and allows our core Self to lead

We’re all familiar with self-talk, self-doubt, self-judgment yet most of us still view ourselves as if we have one uniform mind. Dr. Richard Schwartz’s breakthrough was recognizing that we each contain an “internal family” of distinct parts and that treating these parts with curiosity, respect, and empathy vastly expands our capacity to heal.

Over the past two decades, Internal Family Systems (IFS) has transformed the practice of psychotherapy. With Introduction to Internal Family Systems , the creator of IFS presents the ideal layperson’s guide for understanding this empowering, effective, and non-pathologizing approach to self-discovery and healing. Here, Dr. Schwartz shares evidence, case studies, and self-care tools to help you:

  • Shift from the limiting “mono-mind” paradigm into an appreciation of your marvelous, multidimensional nature
  • Unburden your wounded parts from extreme beliefs, emotions, and addictions
  • Demystify the most commonly misunderstood parts the Exiles, Managers, and Firefighters
  • Transform your most challenging parts from inner obstacles to invaluable allies
  • Embrace the existence of innate human goodness in yourself and others
  • Connect with the true Self that is greater than the sum of your parts

“The most wonderful discovery I have made is that as you do this work, you release, or liberate, what I call your Self or your True Self the calm, compassionate essence of who you are,” says Dr. Schwartz. “When the Self becomes the leading intelligence in our lives, we create more harmony both within ourselves and in our external lives.” For therapists, their clients, and anyone interested in understanding and healing themselves, here is an essential guide to a revolutionary approach to self-realization, mental wellness, and transformation.

About the Author

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that de-pathologizes the multipart personality. His IFS Institute offers training for professionals and the general public. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model.

 by Genie

PANDAS and PANS in School Settings

PANDAS and PANS in School Settings

A Handbook for Educators

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) occur when an abnormal immune response produces brain inflammation, leading to unusual psychological symptoms in children. Symptoms can include OCD, tics, ADHD, anxiety disorders, sensory issues and marked personality changes.

This practical handbook explains how educators can distinguish between these symptoms and pre-existing conditions, and offers strategies for supporting students with PANDAS and PANS in school settings. Contributions from experts provide educators with the understanding needed to be able to collaboratively identify PANDAS and PANS, and carry out effective interventions. As the rate of incidence of PANDAS and PANS increases, this book will be an essential resource for school staff in getting to grips with these complex disorders and overcoming the challenges they present.

 by Genie

Build Your Child’s Frustration Tolerance

Build Your Child’s Frustration Tolerance

“Build Your Child’s Frustration Tolerance“ is a self-paced growth mindset masterclass for parents and providers.

You’ll learn to foster your child’s grit and determination with practical and science-based strategies that go beyond simple encouragement.

The masterclass includes 4 video units with renowned guest parenting educators PLUS 2 bonus tracks with pre & early teen and neurodiverse parenting perspectives.

It also includes a comprehensive printable workbook with unit takeaways, journaling prompts, and activities and exercises to do with your child to help put the strategies in place.

In this on-demand course, you will learn:

  • How to uncover and avoid the hidden triggers that are the real causes of your child’s frustration.
  • How to develop a ‘frustration toolkit’ of practices and coping skills to use with your child to self-regulate and cope with challenges.
  • When to take a more emotion-based approach to help your child overcome obstacles and the urge to give up.
  • Practical strategies to help your child break free of the instant gratification mindset so they can work toward accomplishments.

Dr. Lisa Blackwell —President and Co-founder of Mindset Works with Carol Dweck, Ph.D.— has reviewed and approved this masterclass framework as being a valuable growth mindset parenting resource.

Includes lifetime access so you can go through all the materials at your own pace.

 by Genie

Transform Your Child’s Negative Self-Talk Into Self-Love

Transform Your Child’s Negative Self-Talk Into Self-Love

This is a masterclass for parents and caregivers where you’ll learn how to help your child quiet their inner critic to grow their confidence and self-worth.

In this on-demand course, you will learn:

  • How to respond when you hear your child’s negative self-talk (specific talking points for different situations)
  • How to avoid common shaming phrases that damage your child’s self-esteem
  • 4-step formula for responding to your child when they misbehave
  • Critical long-term strategies for growing your child’s Confidence

With your masterclass pass, you’ll get:

  • Video lessons by top parenting experts
  • Helpful printable checklists and templates

Watch a sample lesson from the Masterclass.

 by Genie

Teaching Guide PDF for Big Life Journal – Tween/Teen Edition (ages 11+)

Teaching Guide PDF for Big Life Journal – Tween/Teen Edition (ages 11+)

These growth mindset lesson plans help parents and educators to incorporate Social-Emotional Learning and growth mindset into homeschool or classroom.

This 75-page digital printable kit includes discussion questions, resources, extension activities, and teaching tips.

This teaching resource goes together with the Big Life Journal – Tween/Teen Edition (you need the journal to use the guide).

The recommended age range is 11 years old and above.

Download the sample lesson HERE.

Recommended Uses

Consider using this guide for any of these purposes:

  • One-on-one with a young learner;
  • Small groups in diverse settings like youth groups, homeschooling groups, and/or co-ops;
  • In the classroom infuse social-emotional learning and psychology into the content you teach;
  • As a central text or supporting resource for life skills classes, summer camps, after-school, or educational programs.
 by Genie

Lesson Plans PDF for Big Life Journal – 2nd Edition (ages 7-10)

Lesson Plans PDF for Big Life Journal – 2nd Edition (ages 7-10)

These lesson plans are designed to help you and the learners you’re guiding get the most out of Big Life Journal – 2nd Edition (you need the journal to use the lesson plans).

This is a digital product. Nothing will be mailed.

These lesson plans can be used by students in a wide variety of learning environments, from traditional classrooms to small group meetings to your kitchen table.

Whether you are a counselor coordinating a school-wide growth mindset initiative or a parent schooling your child at home, they include flexible elements and suggestions for adaptations to suit your needs.

These lessons align with essential competencies identified by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as well as supporting fundamental concepts of English Language Arts and Social Studies. 

Download the sample lesson HERE.

These lesson plans are provided FREE with orders of 10 or more hardcover Big Life Journals. Please write to support@biglifejournal.com for more information.

 by Genie

SEL & Growth Mindset Lesson Plans

SEL & Growth Mindset Lesson Plans

Introducing our comprehensive bundle of 12 engaging and empowering Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Growth Mindset lesson plans.

This resource is packed with ready-to-use materials to foster emotional well-being, develop resilience, and cultivate a growth mindset in children.

Each lesson plan comes with companion printable activities, worksheets, or vibrant posters, making it easy to implement impactful lessons in just 30 minutes.

Each lesson plan builds upon the previous ones, ensuring a cohesive and progressive learning experience.

The lesson plans are available for two different age groups: ages 4-6 and ages 7-10. They need to be purchased separately. 

Whether you are an educator or counselor coordinating a school-wide growth mindset initiative or a parent schooling your child at home, these lesson plans will help you seamlessly integrate SEL and growth mindset into your curriculum.

12 lesson plans cover the following topics: 

  • Building Positive Friendships
  • The Power of Kindness
  • Inclusiveness
  • Seeing Good in Others
  • Seeing Good in Myself
  • Teamwork
  • Emotional Literacy
  • Where Do I Feel My Emotions
  • Coping Strategies
  • How to Resolve Conflicts
  • The Power of Our Brains
  • Mistakes Help Our Brains Grow

 

 by Genie

Growth Mindset in the Classroom

Growth Mindset in the Classroom

The Growth Mindset in the Classroom Conference will help you learn how to integrate a growth mindset into your classroom and create a growth mindset culture directly from the expert educators who have already done it successfully.

Here’s what you’ll receive with your Premium Access:

  • IMMEDIATE and LIFETIME ACCESS to all conference videos and bonuses (go at your own pace).
  • 12 expert videos & written case studies of schools that have successfully integrated a growth mindset in their classrooms (Portfolio School, Silver Creek Leadership Academy, Acton Academy, and others).
  • BONUS: 40+ pages of companion worksheets, templates, and activities inspired by what the speakers are using in their classrooms.
  • BONUS: Unlimited access to an exclusive forum where educators share their tips, tools, and knowledge.
  • BONUS: Audio files of each presentation so you can listen on the go.

In this on-demand course, you will learn:

  • New ways to empower your students to build their self-efficacy
  • Tactical tips to make growth mindset lessons part of your teaching routine and how to fit them into a busy schedule
  • Practical strategies to overcome fixed mindset challenges in your own teaching approach
  • How to transform feedback into a tool that motivates students
  • Concrete ways to measure the effectiveness of a growth mindset curriculum in the classroom.
Book cover for Dyslexia and other learning difficulties Third Edition by Mark Selikowitz
 by Genie

Dyslexia and other learning difficulties

Dyslexia and other learning difficulties: The Facts addresses problems many intelligent children face who, while having normal IQ levels, still struggle to learn in the classroom setting. A short attention span, restlessness, an inability to write clearly, and reading comprehension well below age level are all indicators of learning disabilities, and this book offers a clear and sympathetic guide to the difficulties that parents and teachers face when working with a child with these sorts of obstacles to learning. The book deals with difficulties in traditional academic areas such as reading, spelling, and arithmetic, but also looks into lesser known conditions like clumsiness, social unease, and hyperactivity. Providing practical advice to parents to help understand their children’s difficulties and to help them overcome problems and improve their self-esteem, Dyslexia and other learning difficulties: The Facts also offers a number of suggestions for managing difficult behaviour. This new edition has been fully updated and draws on the most recent research on learning difficulties and some associated disorders and their treatments. It also provides information about electronic and computer aids that are now available to help individuals with learning difficulties. This encouraging approach and easy-to-read style will appeal to parents as well as to professionals who work with children with learning disabilities.

Cover of the book Rethinking Adult ADHD Helping Clients Turn Intentions Into Actions by J. Russell Ramsay
 by Genie

Rethinking Adult ADHD

Dr. J. Russell Ramsay provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of the thoughts and beliefs of adults with ADHD and the role they play in psychosocial treatment. While negative thinking does not cause ADHD, cognitive strategies play a key role in managing and overcoming symptoms. Dr. Ramsay summarizes emerging research on negative thoughts and beliefs in adults with ADHD, with a focus on escape-avoidance coping patterns. He emphasizes a cognitive theme within a cognitive behavior therapy model for adult ADHD, and targets emotional, behavioral, and relationship problems for work in therapy. The book explores traditional cognitive change tactics and shows how they can be adapted to adult ADHD to foster the implementation of coping strategies and skills essential for patients, as well as related issues encountered in clinical practice.

 by Vivian Dunstan

ADHD Made Simple

ADHD Made Simple is for anyone who has been diagnosed with ADHD as well as those who only suspect they may have it.

It’s also for those people – parents, siblings, partners, children, colleagues – who love, care for or work with someone who has a diagnosis or characteristics of ADHD.

ADHD is a condition that is largely misunderstood and much of what individuals and the community at large think about ADHD is incorrect and carries negative connotations. This is not only unhelpful, it is unnecessary and potentially quite harmful.

In this short, concise, easy to follow book, Author, Dr. Alison Poulton, brings clarity and understanding to a complex neurodevelopmental condition.

It is written by an expert who has studied and worked in this field for many, many years, yet it is presented in refreshingly plain language that is easy to understand.

Just what the doctor ordered!!

What does ADHD look like in day-to-day life?

How does it manifest and does it show up differently in children to how it presents in adults?

What options are available to those who are searching for answers?

Whether you’re seeking self-understanding, trying to figure out how best to help a friend or loved one or just want to learn more about it, Dr Poulton is the person with the expertise and ADHD Made Simple has the information you are looking for.

 by Vivian Dunstan

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction – from Childhood through Adulthood

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction – from Childhood through Adulthood

A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers thrive, by the bestselling authors of the seminal books Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction “An inspired road map for living with a distractible brain . . . If you or your child suffer from ADHD, this book should be on your shelf. It will give you courage and hope.”–Michael Thompson, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling co-author of Raising Cain World-renowned authors Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey literally “wrote the book” on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago. Their bestseller, Driven to Distraction, largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way. Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are the recent research developments, including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action. In ADHD 2.0, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey, both of whom have this “variable attention trait,” draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age. They offer an arsenal of new strategies and lifestyle hacks for thriving with ADHD, including – Find the right kind of difficult. Use these behavior assessments to discover the work, activity, or creative outlet best suited to an individual’s unique strengths.
– Reimagine environment. What specific elements to look for–at home, at school, or in the workplace–to enhance the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit inherent in the ADHD mind.
– Embrace innate neurological tendencies. Take advantage of new findings about the brain’s default mode network and cerebellum, which confer major benefits for people with ADHD.
– Tap into the healing power of connection. Tips for establishing and maintaining positive connection “the other Vitamind C” and the best antidote to the negativity that plagues so many people with ADHD.
– Consider medication. Gets the facts about the underlying chemistry, side effects, and proven benefits of all the pharmaceutical options. As inspiring as it is practical, ADHD 2.0 will help you tap into the power of this mercurial condition and find the key that unlocks potential.

 by Vivian Dunstan

What Your ADHD Child Wished You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life

What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew : Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life

A 2018 Best Book Awards winner in Parenting & Family
A 2018 Mom’s Choice Book Award winner A veteran psychologist presents a proven roadmap to help ADHD kids succeed in school and life

You’ve read all the expert advice, but despite countless efforts to help your child cope better and stay on track, you’re still struggling with everyday issues like homework, chores, getting to soccer practice on time, and simply getting along without pushback and power struggles. What if you could work with your child, motivating and engaging them in the process, to create positive change once and for all? In this insightful and practical book, veteran psychologist Sharon Saline shares the words and inner struggles of children and teens living with ADHD–and a blueprint for achieving lasting success by working together. Based on more than 25 years of experience counseling young people and their families, Dr. Saline’s advice and real-world examples reveal how parents can shift the dynamic and truly help kids succeed. Topics include: * Setting mutual goals that foster cooperation
* Easing academic struggles
* Tackling everyday challenges, from tantrums and backtalk to staying organized, building friendships, and more. With useful exercises and easy-to-remember techniques, you’ll discover a variety of practical strategies that really work, creating positive change that will last a lifetime.

 by Vivian Dunstan

The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score

 

What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Here, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress.

Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma – which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium.

 by Vivian Dunstan

Beyond Behaviours : Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges

Beyond Behaviours : Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges

 

A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR CAREGIVERS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY YOU APPROACH, TREAT OR PARENT A CHILD WITH CHALLENGING OR EXPLOSIVE BEHAVIOURS.

When you are confronted with a child who is troubled, disruptive, oppositional, defiant or angry – whether you are a parent or a teacher – it can be difficult to know the best way to support them. Traditional methods of ‘shaping’ a child’s behaviour can often be at best ineffective, at worst distressing, for child and adult alike.

Drawing on 30 years of experience, internationally known paediatric psychologist Dr Mona Delahooke describes these troubled behaviours as the ‘tip of the iceberg’, important signals that point to deeper, individual differences in the child that we need to understand and address before we can resolve behavioural challenges. Using the very latest neuroscientific research Beyond Behaviours makes the case that many children who can’t seem to behave simply don’t have the developmental capacity to do so – yet.

This book uses neuroscientific findings to help you deconstruct behaviour challenges, and to discover their cause and triggers for your child. It will show you how to apply this knowledge across a variety of behaviour spectrums, from children diagnosed with autism or other forms of neurodiversity, to those who might have been exposed to toxic stress or trauma during their early years. There are practical strategies to implement at every stage, backed up by impactful worksheets and charts, with a strong emphasis not on ‘managing’ behaviour, but instead on helping children and families build positive experiences to counteract the stress and pressure felt by everybody when you’re working, or living, with a child who has behavioural challenges.

Accessible, practical, warmly supportive and steeped in research and clinical expertise, Beyond Behaviours offers a break-through book which guides us – parents and caregivers alike – to the realisation that the most important tool in our toolkit is always our connection with the child standing in front of us.

 by Vivian Dunstan

12 Best Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

12 Best Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

 

Over decades of research and work with thousands of families, Russell A. Barkley has become a leading authority on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. He has learned what a huge difference parents can make in supporting their children’s success–as well as how overwhelming it can be. This concise guide presents 12 key parenting principles for dealing with common behavioural, emotional, and school challenges. By cultivating a mindset of acceptance and compassion–together with an understanding of the executive function deficits of ADHD–you can strengthen your loving connection with your child and help your whole family thrive. Filled with practical suggestions and quick-reference lists and tips, this is the perfect book to read cover to cover or pick up any time you need extra support.

 by Vivian Dunstan

ADHD Go-To Guide

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental-health condition in children and is present in
most countries around the world. Although there is an abundance of literature on ADHD with plenty of scientific information,
this condition remains controversial and often under-diagnosed.

Many books have been written for parents about ADHD but most of them are quite scientific. They can be difficult to
navigate, especially if you are a parent with some symptoms of ADHD yourself.

This book is a go-to guide for parents and teachers, providing up-to-date knowledge in a simple, easy-to-read format. It
is filled with information your doctor would like to provide, but is often unable to do so in the limited appointment times
available. This book also gives a framework and practical tips for how you can manage and advocate for your child in
different settings, with or without medication. It summarises evidence to date for medication and alternative therapies,
examines commonly held beliefs about ADHD, and debunks myths.

ADHD Go-To Guide book has been written by a developmental paediatrician (Desiree Silva) and an ADHD coach (Michele Toner), both of
whom are passionate about improving the lives of children with ADHD and their families. They both have over 20 years of
experience in the field and recognise the need for this practical guide.

 by Vivian Dunstan

Moodiness in ADHD : A Clinician’s Guide

Moodiness in ADHD : A Clinician’s Guide

 

This book gives clinicians a framework and tools to accurately assess moodiness in patients with ADHD, and to provide the most appropriate pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for such problems. This book reviews the assessment and treatment of moodiness in ADHD patients of all ages, but focuses primarily on children and adolescents. Chapters review effective assessment strategies for various potential causes of moodiness in patients with ADHD, then psychosocial and pharmacological treatments and their empirical basis. Specific chapters are devoted to the moodiness characteristic of ADHD itself, and to other disorders co-occurring with it such as disorders of mood, anxiety, trauma-exposure, disruptive behaviors, autism, substance use, and medical problems. The also text includes useful case summaries and tables to illustrate key clinical points useful in working with these patients.
Moodiness in ADHD is a potentially vital resource for clinicians wanting to improve their skill working with patients having these challenging problems.

 by Vivian Dunstan

Managing ADHD in Schools : The Best Evidence-Based Methods for Teachers

Dr. Russell Barkley, internationally respected expert on ADHD, draws on his 40 years of clinical work with thousands of students, teachers and schools to create a definitive resource for the most effective methods in overcoming impairments for children and teens with ADHD. Managing ADHD in Schools details more than 100 evidence-based recommendations to help teachers and clinicians increase the success of children and teens with ADHD. This manual goes beyond the “what” to explain “why” the problems are likely occurring, followed up with the most effective interventions. + Classroom strategies for managing ADHD + Reward systems for good behavior + Downloadable assessment guide and report cards + Proven discipline methods + Medications and how they work + Tips for teen management

 by Vivian Dunstan

Inclusive Education for the 21st Century : Theory, Policy and Practice

Inclusive Education for the 21st Century : Theory, Policy and Practice

Placing a student on the autism spectrum in a busy classroom with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones and an aide to deal with the inevitable meltdowns is often done in the name of ‘inclusion’, but this is integration and not inclusive. How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student?

Research evidence indicates the strategies that make schools inclusive for students with disability benefit all students. Yet many schools are still operating under twentieth-century models that disadvantage students, especially those with disability.

Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a rigorous overview of the foundational principles of inclusive education, and the barriers to access and participation. It explores evidence-based strategies to support diverse learners, including specific changes in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices, and the use of data. It addresses the needs of children with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with complex learning profiles, including mental health issues.

With chapters from leading experts from Australia and the UK, Inclusive Education for the 21st Century addresses common issues in both primary and secondary schools. Underpinned throughout by research evidence, it is designed to assist educators to develop the deep knowledge required to make inclusive education a reality in all schools.

 by Vivian Dunstan

ADHD: The Facts

ADHD: The Facts

ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is now recognized as one of the most common causes of learning and behavioural difficulties in school-aged children. Symptoms may include poor concentration, forgetfulness, poor organization, impulsivity, restlessness, poor social skills, learning difficulties, low self-esteem, and defiant behaviour. Despite growing awareness of ADHD among parents and health professionals, it is still widely misunderstood.

This second edition of ADHD: The Facts provides information on how ADHD is diagnosed, on conventional medical and alternative therapies, and on ways of helping children to improve their own behaviour, self-esteem, and academic results. Written by an experienced paedtiatrician, this book features practical advice to help parents understand their child’s difficulties and how to overcome them. With detailed explanations of the cause of ADHD, its nature, and the treatments of the condition
that have proved effective over time, this new edition includes developments in the understanding of conditions that often co-exist with it, as well as the problems experienced by adults with ADHD.

ADHD: The Facts will be of invaluable assistance to parents of children with ADHD and to teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and doctors wanting an authoritative, up-to-date, and practical review of the condition.

 by Vivian Dunstan

Lost and Found : Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students (and, While You’re At It, All the Others)

Lost and Found : Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students (and, While You’re At It, All the Others)

Implement a more constructive approach to difficult students Lost and Found is a follow-up to Dr. Ross Greene’s landmark works, The Explosive Child and Lost at School, providing educators with highly practical, explicit guidance on implementing his Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) Problem Solving model with behaviorally-challenging students.

While the first two books described Dr. Greene’s positive, constructive approach and described implementation on a macro level, this useful guide provides the details of hands-on CPS implementation by those who interact with these children every day. Readers will learn how to incorporate students’ input in understanding the factors making it difficult for them to meet expectations and in generating mutually satisfactory solutions. Specific strategies, sample dialogues, and time-tested advice help educators implement these techniques immediately. The groundbreaking CPS approach has been a revelation for parents and educators of behaviorally-challenging children. This book gives educators the concrete guidance they need to immediately begin working more effectively with these students.

* Implement CPS one-on-one or with an entire class * Work collaboratively with students to solve problems * Study sample dialogues of CPS in action * Change the way difficult students are treated The discipline systems used in K-12 schools are obsolete, and aren’t working for the kids to whom they’re most often applied those with behavioral challenges. Lost and Found provides a roadmap to a different paradigm, helping educators radically transform the way they go about helping their most challenging students.

 by Vivian Dunstan

Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders : The PEERS Treatment Manual

This book is essential reading for any clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders. This parent-assisted intervention for teens is based on a comprehensive, evidence-based, 14-week program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behaviour, the manualisation of the popular UCLA PEERS Program, and the success of the Children’s Friendship Training (Routledge, 2002) manual for children.

After reviewing techniques designed to help parents and therapists tailor the manual to the needs of the teens with whom they are working, the text moves on to the individual treatment sessions and strategies for tackling issues such as developing conversational skills, choosing friends, using humour, get-togethers, teasing, bullying, gossiping, and handling disagreements. Each session chapter includes handouts, homework assignments, descriptions of what to expect (and how to handle challenges in delivering the intervention), and customised tips for both parents and therapists.