“A solid resource for parents and educators” (Kirkus Reviews), Brave Girlsis an empowering guide to cultivating confident, passionate, and powerful young leaders during the most formative stage of life: the middle school years.

After years of research as a psychologist and consultant for women struggling in the professional world, Stacey Radin made a groundbreaking realization: women who become successful leaders learn how to do so in the middle grades—the most formative stage in a girl’s development and self-identification. Drawing on her own experience with Unleashed, an after-school program dedicated to empowering girls through puppy rescue, Radin has writtenBrave Girls­—the ultimate guidebook for anyone who wants to help girls become confident, passionate, and powerful leaders.

At a pivotal time in their lives, girls learn to advocate for others, think critically, and, most importantly, gain confidence in their ability to create change. Perfect for “anyone concerned with girls and women’s lives” (New York Times bestselling author Michael Gurian), Brave Girls shows how contributing to one cause can shape a leader for life while reducing the hazards of middle school—bullying, excessive competition, fear of speaking out—and identifying the patterns that truly make a difference. If we take initiative early enough, we can inspire today’s girls to become the next generation of strong, enthusiastic, and fulfilled leaders in all areas of society.

An empowering guide to cultivating confident, passionate, and powerful young leaders during the most formative stage of life: the middle school years.

After years of research as a psychologist and consultant for women struggling in the professional world, Stacey Radin made a groundbreaking realization: it all begins in middle school. Women who become successful leaders learn how to do so in the middle grades—the most formative stage in a girl’s development and self-identification. Drawing on her own experience with Unleashed, an after-school program dedicated to empowering girls through puppy rescue, Radin has written Brave Girls­—the ultimate guidebook for parents and educators who want to learn how to help their girls become confident, passionate, and powerful leaders.

At a pivotal time in their lives, girls learn to advocate for others, think critically, and, most importantly, gain confidence in their ability to create change. Perfect for “anyone concerned with girls and women’s lives” (New York Times bestselling author Michael Gurian), Brave Girls shows how contributing to one cause can shape a leader for life while reducing the hazards of middle school—bullying, excessive competition, fear of speaking out—and identifying the patterns that truly make a difference. If we take initiative early enough, we can inspire today's girls to become the next generation of strong, enthusiastic, and fulfilled leaders in all areas of society.

Goldman and Greenburg present students, academics, researchers, and mental health professionals with an in-depth examination of each stage of case formulation in emotion-focused therapy. The authors have organized the bulk of the their text in three parts devoted to and overview and philosophical examination of emotion-focused therapy, the three phases of emotion-focused case formulation, and case illustrations in emotional-focused therapy. Rhonda N. Goldman is a faculty member of Argosy University and a practicing therapist in Illinois. Leslie S. Greenburg is a faculty member of York University, Toronto, Canada and a psychologist in private practice. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Aiming their study at both practitioners and students alike, Greenberg (Psychotherapy Research Clinic at York U.) and Goldman (Argosy U.) maintain that the secret to getting results in couples therapy is by igniting strong emotions in clients. This book focuses on how therapists should use anger, sadness and fear to explore the development of romantic relationships, and how emotional patterns in childhood form the foundation of these relationships through the remainder of the clients' lives. Case studies effectively illustrate how the arousal of deep-seated and intense emotions can be used in meet clients' goals in therapy when the right questions are asked. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Aimed at students, researchers, and clinicians, this text provides examples of the use of emotion-focused therapy (EFT) in the treatment of depression. Case studies of six good and three poor outcome cases illustrate the principles of EFT and show how treatment progresses. The collection was designed as a companion volume to Greenberg and Watson's Emotion Focused Therapy for Depression (2005). Watson teaches counseling psychology at the U. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Here is a novelized version of the new hit comedy film released by Fox Studios in December '06. It's an expanded version of Milan Trenc's picture storybook for children, The Night at the Museum, which was first published by Barron's several seasons ago. On his very first night at work, the night guard at New York's Museum of Natural History begins to see the museum's exhibits come to life. He tells his son about the many strange things he sees each night. At first reluctant to believe his father's fanciful tales, the son begins to see Dad in a new light when he, too, spends a night at the museum. He discovers that his father's amazing world is real. The film's unusual and entertaining story, starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Van Dyke, is faithfully recreated in this funny and fanciful novelization for young readers.

Dora invites young readers into the magical world of fairy tales. Three classic tales are included in this charming collection:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The Lucky Table

The Three Little Pigs

Elliott (director, Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy, University of Toledo) collects work by originators of process- experiential therapy, describing the various tasks and techniques of this humanistic therapy and emphasizing the therapeutic relationship. Contributors discuss theory, case formulation, treatment, and research in a way that makes this complex form of therapy accessible to all readers. Extended case examples show how the use of these techniques can bring about change. The book will be of interest to students and teachers of process-experiential therapy. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)