C.C. Thomas

The Cowden preautism observation inventory; with effective intervention activities for sensory motor stimulation and joint attention. (CD-ROM included)

Cowden (motor development and pediatric adapted physical activity, U. of New Orleans) provides parents and professionals with an inventory to detect early signs of preautism in infants and toddlers, in addition to strategies for intervention. She gives directions for recording observations of behaviors using the inventory and discusses brain plasticity; clinical indicators; signs and symptoms; sensory dysfunction; genetic and environmental causes; neurological problems, immature brain development, and medical problems associated with autism; sensory motor curriculum and joint activity skills; and activities for developing muscle tone, strength, and reflex integration, including horseback riding. A printable version of the inventory is included on the CD-ROM. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Crime and elder abuse; an integrated perspective, 3d ed.

For those in criminology, gerontology, psychology, medicine, sociology, and social work, Payne (criminal justice, Georgia State U.) offers a criminological foundation for understanding elder abuse, which is often overlooked by criminologists. He discusses integrating crime and abuse; the way social scientists consider the victimization experiences of older adults and how some disciplines ignore it; specific types of abuse and their consequences as compared to younger victims; the criminal justice system response; and strategies for prevention, promoting collaborative response, and future research, policy, and programs. This edition adds new research to each chapter, has updated tables and figures, and includes applied critical thinking questions. Some chapters have updated overviews of elder abuse aspects, and there is a new chapter on developing response systems, as well as a new appendix that has an exercise to understand how older individuals are often trapped in abusive relationships. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Decoding challenging classroom behaviors; what every teacher and paraeducator should know!

Cipani (educational psychology, National U.) argues that if teachers, special educators, student teachers, and school administrators understand that behavior occurs for a reason that is embedded in the social context, they can solve the problem. He explains how to decode student behavior; understand its basic principles and functions and methods of collecting information and data to decode it; intervene with problems; and deal with challenging behaviors that occur in classroom contexts that are not socially mediated. There is no index. The CD-ROM contains answer keys to chapter questions, PowerPoint presentations of answers to discussion questions from the introductory chapters, and additional material. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Foundations of mental health counseling, 4th ed.

Palmo, a counselor and psychologist, et al. bring together counselors and psychologists from the US and Turkey for 21 chapters on the field of mental health counseling, covering its history; its theories and their integration, including mental health and aging and the use of humor in sessions; expanding employment areas, work settings, private practice, and work in substance abuse; the counselor's role in recovery and trauma treatment related to terrorism; licensure, credentialing, key legislation and its impact, and the counselor as a political activist; and assessment, research, curriculum, and trends. This edition has been expanded and updated to include chapters by 12 new authors and has an expanded section on stress faced by military personnel and the role of mental health professionals, as well as a new chapter on trauma counseling. Other expanded chapters are those on career counseling, ethics, partner violence, multiculturalism, counselor preparation, technology, and the future of the field. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)