New Releases by Alan E. Kazdin

Gain a thorough understanding of the entire research process – developing ideas, selecting methods, analyzing and communicating results – in this fully revised and updated textbook. The sixth edition comprises the latest developments in the field, including the use of technology and web-based methods to conduct studies, the role of robots and artificial intelligence in designing and evaluating research, and the importance of diversity in research to inform results that reflect the society we live in. Designed to inspire the development of future research processes, this is the perfect textbook for graduate students and professionals in research methods and research design in clinical psychology.

Single-case research has played an important role in developing and evaluating interventions that are designed to alter a particular facet of human functioning. Now thoroughly updated in its third edition, acclaimed author Alan E. Kazdin''s Single-Case Research Designs provides a notable contrast to the quantitative methodology approach that pervades the biological and social sciences. While focusing on widely applicable methodologies for evaluating interventions--such as treatment or psychotherapy using applied behavior analysis--this revised edition also encompasses a broader range of research areas that utilize single-case designs, demonstrating the relevance of this methodology to various disciplines, from psychology and medicine to business and industry. This well-written, clear, and thoroughly updated text is ideal for researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students alike.

La mayoría de libros que tratan sobre la conducta infantil ofrecen consejos aparentemente razonables, ajustándose a ideas sobre crianza ya preconcebidas por los padres y que --como demuestra el Dr. Kazdin-- están abocados al fracaso. El Método Kazdin para padres de niños desobedientes pone por primera vez a disposición de los padres el programa desarrollado por el Dr. Kazdin cuya eficacia ha sido probada por las investigaciones más extensas y reputadas en el campo de la terapia infantil. Kazdin acaba con los mitos defendidos durante décadas sobre rabietas, tiempo muerto, castigos apropiados y mucho más. Kazdin muestra a los padres cada paso de su Método de una forma práctica --cómo usar el tono de voz, cuándo y cómo tocar, cómo dirigir a tu hijo en una sesión de "práctica", cómo adaptarlo a niños de diferentes edades, cómo involucrar a hermanos, etcétera. El programa es algo temporal, pero los resultados son permanentes--, pudiéndose utilizar tanto con críos pequeños, como con adolescentes e incluso con más mayores.Alan E. Kazdin es Catedrático de Psicología y Psiquiatría Infantil en Yale University yDirector del Centro para Padres y de la Clínica de Conducta Infantil de Yale. Es autor deinfinidad de libros y artículos sobre psicología y conducta infantil dirigidos a otros profesionalesen el campo, publicados en docenas de países. En 2008 presidió la American PsychologicalAssociation. Visita su página web en www.alankazdin.com

Innovations in Psychosocial Interventions and Their Delivery provides an integrated and detailed overview of advances, challenges, and necessary new directions with regard to evidence-based psychological interventions. Drawing on diverse fields such as public health, business, entertainment, social policy and law, and other domains that may inform efforts to deliver interventions more effectively, Alan Kazdin explores an assortment of novel and inventive ways to address the world''s mental health crisis.

In this groundbreaking book, Alan Kazdin, the director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic at Yale University, distils three decades of work with children into a step-by-step method for changing difficult behaviour-one backed up by the most long-term and respected research devoted to any therapy for children.Shattering decades'' worth of accumulated myths about tantrums, time-outs, punishment and more, Parenting Your Defiant Child leads parents through every step of the Kazdin Method in action: how to use tone of voice, when and how to touch, how to lead your child in ''practice'' sessions, how to involve non-offending siblings, and more. The programme is temporary but the results are permanent, and it''s a method thatworks for a full range of situations for children of all ages - from milestones of normal development like potty training and tantrums to clinically severe behaviours like fighting, stealing, and lying. Parenting Your Defiant Child is a lifesaving handbook for parents of children who are occasionally, or too often, ''out of control''.

The purpose of this book is to provide readers with sufficient knowledge regard ing social skills assessment and training with children so that they can imple ment and evaluate social skills programs on their own. Increased interest in promoting children''s social skills has stemmed in part from advances in research that have shown the importance of childhood social competency for adjustment in both childhood and adulthood. There is a growing need for assessment and training methods that can be utilized by diverse groups of professionals and paraprofessionals. This book is intended for mental health workers, teachers, educators, clinicians, and child-care personnel. The book thoroughly reviews the literature to acquaint readers with relevant findings on social skills and to pro vide discussion regarding contemporary issues and assessment techniques. Sub sequently, comprehensive procedures in the training of children''s social skills are presented. Readers are also provided with 16 detailed training modules, each of which comprises a rationale, instructions, Scripts, and homework assign ments. These modules are designed to permit effective implementation of social skills training programs. Moreover, they provide a structured and program matically designed format that builds in clinical flexibility for their use with individual children or groups of children. These modules are followed by a clinical-issues section designed to address potential obstacles to effective training. Following these major sections, two appendixes have been included in the book. The first appendix is a step-by-step description of how to conduct an assessment.

From the director of the Yale Parenting Center, a practical guide to dealing with the routine challenges of raising a child. Alan Kazdin’s The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child is the gold standard for research-backed advice on being a better parent for difficult children. But now in The Everyday Parenting Toolkit, Dr. Kazdin focuses on the children who aren’t defiant. Dr. Kazdin’s methods are based on the most up-to-date research and are implemented in real-world ways. These are the problems that plague parents on a day-to-day basis: from getting ready for school on time to expanding the palates of picky eaters to limiting computer time, no parenting book does a better job at helping parents understand and correct problematic behaviors. Dr. Kazdin’s methods foster lifelong positive character traits such as respectfulness, honesty, kindness, and altruism. With The Everyday Parenting Toolkit, Dr. Kazdin helps transform parenting and helps develop ideal child-parent relationships. “Kazdin delivers the evidence-based, gold-standard method for parents who want simple, effective responses to the everyday challenging behaviors of their children.”—Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish and The Optimistic Child “Jam-packed with solid advice any parent can use.”—BookPage “A useful guide to eliminating stress, improving communication and providing a more nurturing family environment.” —Kirkus Reviews

Features a step-by-step method for parents that experience problems with their children; discusses seven myths of parenting; and offers advice for solving common issues with children in different age groups, from toddlers to adolescents.

Among evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior, parent management training (PMT) is without peer; no other treatment for children has been as thoroughly investigated and as widely applied. Here, Alan E. Kazdin brings together the conceptual and empirical bases underlying PMT with discussions of background, principles, and concepts, supplemented with concrete examples of the ways therapists should interact with parents and children. The second half of the book is a PMT treatment manual. The manual details the particulars of the therapy: what is done to and by whom, what the therapist should say, and what to expect at each stage of treatment. It also contains handouts, charts, and aides for parents. A companion website (www.oup.com/us/pmt) provides additional resources for clinicians.

This thoroughly updated book explores the current status and future directions of psychotherapy for children and adolescents and retains a balance between practical concerns and research, reflecting many of the new approaches that have appeared in the past ten years. It is perfect for psychologists, psychiatrists, and all mental health practitioners.

This volume covers Encylopedia of Psychology entries from Taine, Hippolyte to Zubin, Joseph. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

La delincuencia en niños y adolescentes representa un grave problema social. A diferencia de otros trastornos, incide sobre los demás miembros de la comunidad, quienes se convierten en víctimas de asesinatos, violaciones, robos, incendios y conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol que llevan a cabo, con mucha frecuencia, las personas con un historial de conducta antisocial. Los autores ofrecen una revisión exhaustiva y actualizada sobre los factores de riesgo que originan este tipo de conductas. Con un lenguaje claro y descriptivo, carente de tecnicismos, aportan las principales técnicas y estrategias de evaluación, tratamiento y prevención. Por esta razón, su lectura resulta especialmente útil a padres cuyos hijos presentan este problema. También los psicólogos, psiquiatras, pedagogos, maestros, educadores, trabajadores sociales y toda persona interesada en la educación infantil y juvenil, encontrarán con su lectura una información valiosa y fundamentalmente práctica sobre el tema.

This volume provides a thorough and well-balanced review of the topic of conduct disorders in childhood and adolescence. An opening chapter gives the reader a good sense of the nature, complexity, and magnitude of the problem for parents, caretakers, and mental health professionals; the remainder of the book explains what we currently know about children and adolescents with behavior problems. One chapter each is devoted to diagnosis and assessment, characteristics of the disorder, treatment, prevention, and directions for future research and social policy. --Matthjis Koopmans in Journal of Adolescence "This is another excellent little book, in the Sage Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Series. Read and enjoy. --Ewen Rennie in BPS Division of Educational & Child Psychology