Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety A Practical Guide

by Merrell, Kenneth W.

• ISBN13: 9781593856489
• ISBN10: 1593856482
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781462514984
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781572306172
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-14
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this bestselling guide provides expert information and clear-cut strategies for assessing and treating internalizing problems in school settings. More than 40 specific psychoeducational and psychosocial intervention techniques are detailed, with a focus on approaches that are evidence based, broadly applicable, and easy to implement. Including 26 ready-to-use worksheets, in a large-size format with permission to photocopy, the second edition has been updated throughout to ensure its currency and clinical utility. Coverage of psychiatric medications has been extensively revised with the latest developments and findings. A new chapter addresses prevention-oriented social and emotional learning curricula for the classroom.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.

Author Biography

Kenneth W. Merrell is Professor of School Psychology at the University of Oregon, where he has served as School Psychology Program Director and as head of the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences.

Table of Contents

Index of Intervention Programs and General Intervention Strategies, with Descriptions of Purpose and Developmental Level

List of Specific Treatment Techniques for Depression and Anxiety, Grouped by Program Component

Understanding Internalizing Problems: Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

How Internalizing Problems Develop and Are Maintained

Guidelines for Assessment and Intervention Planning

Social and Emotional Learning: An Important Tool for Promoting Mental Health

Comprehensive Intervention Programs for Depression

Changing Thoughts and Beliefs: Cognitive Therapy Interventions for Depression

Changing Thoughts and Beliefs: Rational-Emotive Therapy, Attribution Retraining, Learned Optimism, and Journal-Writing Strategies

Other Strategies for Depression

Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety: Systematic Desensitization and Other Techniques

Skills Training and Other Treatments for Anxiety

Finding More Help: Referral Guidelines for Mental Health Counseling, Medications, and Alternative Treatments

Reproducible Worksheets

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