School Counselor Accountability: A MEASURE of Student Success, Second Edition

by Carolyn Stone & Carol Dahir (2007, Pearson, 32.50)
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This book introduces MEASURE, a strategy for designing and implementing accountability as a cornerstone of a school counseling program. This approach provides methods for school counselors to connect to the mission of their schools, demonstrate that students benefit from the counselors' work, and MEASURE success. [8.5” x 11”...128 pages]

School Counseling Principles: Foundations and Basics

Edited (2005, ASCA, 41.95)
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This book serves as a ready reference for advancing a common understanding of the rapidly evolving school counseling profession. Its purpose is to help school counselors, school counseling students, educators, administrators and other school counseling stakeholders best converge on the most highly agreed upon responses to common professional questions. In this compilation, experts respond to frequently asked questions regarding school counseling as a career, collaboration, credentials, ethical and legal issues, guidance and counseling issues, counseling-related legislation, school counselor performance, research, school counselor roles and responsibilities, counseling technology and school counselor training. [6” x 9”...286 pages]

Common Psychological Disorders in Young Children: A Handbook for Child Care Professionals

by Jenna Bilmes & Tara Welker (2006, Redleaf Press, 29.95)
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The most common childhood psychological disorders—ADHD, autism, anxiety, and many more—are discussed in a user-friendly manner that includes examples and recommended practices specific to early childhood settings. For each disorder, the authors detail causes, symptoms, typical behaviors, effective interventions, and common medications and their side effects. The disorders, which are consistently formatted to make information easy to find, are organized under headings used in the DSM-IV-TR. [7” x 10”...183 pages]

APA Dictionary of Psychology

Edited by Gary VandenBos (2007, Am. Psychological Assoc., 59.95/hardback)
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With more than 25,000 terms and definitions, this reference encompasses all areas of research and application, and includes coverage of concepts, processes, and therapies across all the major sub-disciplines of psychology. It includes thousands of cross references, directing the user to synonyms, antonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations. Makes report writing a breeze. [7.5” x 10.5”...1024 pages]

50 Signs of Mental Illness

by James Hicks (2005, Yale University Press, 17.00)
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A user-friendly, alphabetical guide to psychiatric symptoms and what you should know about them. This compelling book introduces a wide range of psychiatric symptoms and their treatments. [6” x 9”...389 pages]

Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health

by John Norcross, et al. (2003, Guilford, 32.00)
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This indispensable reference helps distinguish high-quality self-help resources from those that are misleading, inaccurate, or even harmful. Organized around 36 frequently encountered problems, there are over 1,000 self-help books, autobiographies, and popular films reviewed. The authors also describe and evaluate hundreds of Internet sites and provide valuable listings of self-help and support groups. [7” x 10”...468 pages]

A Survival Guide for the Elementary/Middle School Counselor: Second Edition

by John Schmidt (2004, Jossey-Bass, 32.95)
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This second edition offers school counselors an expanded, practical, professional resource that is packed with hundreds of ready-to-use ideas, strategies, and tools. This "Survival Guide" will help you plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the remedial, preventative, and developmental needs of all your elementary and middle school students. For easy use, this book is organized into twelve sections, each focusing on one aspect of a comprehensive program. [8.5” x 11”...294 pages]

Tictionary

by Becky Ottinger (2003, Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 29.95)
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A handy reference guide for working with children with neurological disorders—Tourette Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, and OCD. You'll find this a wonderful resource for working with children who have Tourette Syndrome and its associated disorders. It no only defines, but also expands upon many terms and issues that these children and subsequently their families deal with on a daily basis. [8.5” x 11”...235 pages]

The School Counselor's Book of Lists

by Dorothy Blum (1998, Jossey-Bass, 32.95)
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An unparalleled information source and time-saver packed with 417 useful lists of guidelines, activities, and materials for academic, career, and personal/social counseling. Everything K-12 counselors need to meet the developmental needs of students and work constructively with teachers, parents, and administrators. [8.5” x 11”...525 pages]

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