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Group-Centered Prevention in Mental Health Theory, Training, and Practice
This book presents the concept of group-centered prevention and provides explanations and exercises for learning the method and teaching it to others. Detailed studies offer evidence for the continuing importance of prevention in mental well-being and distinguishes group-centered prevention from other group interventions by its ability to resolve incipient mental health issues and emotional pro…
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- 978-3-319-19101-0
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- XVII, 165
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A Guide to the Practice of Paediatric Endocrinology
This concise and practical book is designed for paediatricians and endocrinologists, trained or in training, who see children with endocrine problems. All the endocrine glands are covered, and the author has distilled his vast experience and expertise in this area to provide hard-hitting, practical advice on the diagnosis, management and treatment of the main endocrine disorders. It is not a he…
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- 9780511526862
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Boredom in the Classroom: Addressing Student Motivation, Self-Regulation, and…
This brief synthesizes current findings on the many aspects of chronic student boredom, its relationship with negative academic, emotional, and health outcomes, and what professionals can do to best address it. Citing the complexity of this common student emotion, the author spotlights boredom susceptibility during the critical K-12 years. The brief analyzes cognitive and emotional attributes o…
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- 978-3-319-13120-7
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- VII, 88
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- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
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- 150
COMPASS and Implementation Science
This Brief examines COMPASS – the Collaborative Model for Promoting Competence and Success – a consultation-based intervention specialized for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Based on the Evidence-Based Practices in Psychology (EBPP) framework, the volume describes the processes that strengthen the expert support relationships between consultant and teacher (i.e., implementati…
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- 978-3-319-18554-5
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- XIII, 101
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- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
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- 100
Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries Challenges and Opportunities
Employment and job creation are key components in achieving economic growth and sustainable development, particularly in low-income countries. The growing size of the working-age population in many developing regions underscores the need to further strengthen labour market structures in the world’s poorest countries. Despite the importance of studying emerging labour markets, and investigatin…
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- 9780192897107
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Experimental Studies in Learning Technology and Child–Computer Interaction
This book is about the ways in which experiments can be employed in the context of research on learning technologies and child–computer interaction (CCI). It is directed at researchers, supporting them to employ experimental studies while increasing their quality and rigor. The book provides a complete and comprehensive description on how to design, implement, and report experiments, with a f…
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- 9783031143502
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Informed Consent in Predictive Genetic Testing A Revised Model
This important book proposes revising the current informed consent protocol for predictive genetic testing to reflect the trend toward patient-centered medicine. Emphasizing the predictive aspect of testing, the author analyzes the state of informed consent procedure in terms of three components: comprehension of risk assessment, disclosure to select appropriate treatment, and voluntariness. Th…
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- 978-3-319-17415-0
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- VII, 232
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- 618 INF
Creativity, Culture, and Development
This volume presents a collection of writings on the relations among creativity, culture and development. The editors invited 2like-minded3 researchers of creativity from around the world to share their respective notions of creativity. Given that human creativity is a potential that can and should be nurtured in the course of lifespan development and across all cultural backgrounds, the volume…
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- 9789812876362
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- xviii, 275 pages
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- Creativity in the Twenty First Century
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- 305.231
Creativity and Education
This book advances an environmental approach to enhancing creativity in schools, by interweaving educational creativity theory with creative industries environmental approaches. Using Anna Craft's last book Creativity and Education Futures as a starting point, the book sets out an up-to-date argument for why education policy should be supporting a birth-to-workplace approach to developing creat…
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- 9781137572240
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- xxxi, 156 pages
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- Creativity, Education and the Arts
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- 305.231
Treating Adolescents with Family-Based Mindfulness
A new take on therapeutic mindfulness with specific applications to troubled and delinquent youth is the focus of this innovative text. It introduces Family Mode Deactivation Therapy (FMDT) and its core concepts and methodologies, differentiating it from other cognitive and mindfulness therapies for adolescents with problem behaviors and comorbid conditions. Step by step applications of FMDT fr…
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- 978-3-319-12700-2
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