Faculty Books and Book Chapters
This is a select list of works produced by the faculty of the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University
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Diversity Issues in Pediatric Behavioral Health Care
Jessica M. Valenzuela, Kristina Tatum, and Joyce H.L. Hui
Youth from racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority groups have significant disparities in health and mental health outcomes. While the literature suggests that evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapies benefit youth and families with minority or marginalized status, less research has focused specifically on these populations in pediatric behavioral health care. Existing evidence pointing to the potential positive impact of pediatric psychologists working with marginalized communities including racial/ethnic minority and LGBTQ youth will be reviewed, along with a brief discussion of the relevance of culturally adapted or tailored interventions in pediatric behavioral health care. Important considerations for practitioners working with minority or marginalized youth and families will be discussed, including issues of mistrust, stigma, and accessibility of services.
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Pediatric Conditions
Jessica M. Valenzuela, Joanna Tsikis, Roya A. Amirniroumand, and Ana Maria Centurion
The prevalence of pediatric health conditions is increasing. This upsurge is due, in part, to advances in medical treatments that have improved outcomes for youth with some of these illnesses (e.g., cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease) and, in part, to environmental changes that have raised the risk for pediatric conditions (e.g., obesogenic environments that lead to greater risk of obesity and various medical comorbidities). Between 10 and 20 percent of youth have a chronic illness such as asthma, cancer, or diabetes, and approximately a third of youth are overweight or obese ( Van Cleave, Gortmaker, and Perrin 2010 ). In addition to rising numbers of youth with chronic illness, evidence suggests that the burden of these illnesses on families and communities is on the rise. For example, youth are experiencing health complications associated with disease at younger ages and requiring hospital interventions more often. Family functioning is frequently affected by a child's experience of a pediatric condition and its consequences. Similarly, families have an important impact on the child's condition, both how it is experienced and the likely health outcomes associated with the condition.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael Voltaire
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism in short, is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that appears in infancy and early childhood. During much of the twentieth century, autism was considered a rare disorder, but its diagnosis has increased in recent years, owing perhaps to a much broader definition and increased awareness of the condition. In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its latest estimate of the prevalence of the disorder in the United States and identified 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) as having autism. It is now clear that genes and environmental factors are implicated in autism. Although there is no cure for ASD, its symptoms can be treated with behavioral, psychosocial, and pharmacological interventions.
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Insomnia (Series: Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice - Volume 42)
William Wohlgemuth and Ana I. Fins
A concise guide to the assessment and treatment of insomnia for busy professionals.
- Examines the evidence for treatments that work
- Guides through the complexities of assessment
- Practical guidance on CBT for insomnia (CBT-I), recommended by AASM and ACP
- Clinical pearls give hands-on advice
- Copyable tools for assessment and CBT-I
About 40% of the population experiences difficulty falling or staying asleep at some time in a given year, while 10% of people suffer chronic insomnia. This concise reference written by leading experts for busy clinicians provides practical and up-to-date advice on current approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of insomnia. Professionals and students learn to correctly identify and diagnose insomnia and gain hands-on information on how to carry out treatment with the best evidence base: cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) both recognize CBT-I as the first-line treatment approach to insomnia. Appendices include useful resources for the assessment and treatment of insomnia, which readers can copy and use in their clinical practice.
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Violence and the Military
Monty T. Baker, Bethany Broj, Kristin E. Klimley, and Deborah Arant-Daigle
Since 2001, the US Military has been drawn into a global war on terrorism. Succeeding wars and military operations have greatly impacted military members and their families. This exposure to violence has implications for law enforcement communities nationwide. Further, the interaction between the military and law enforcement have occurred on many levels and across varied crisis situations.
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Weight Stigma and Related Social Factors in Psychological Care
Paula M. Brochu, Rebecca Pearl, and Laurie Simontacchi
This practical guide for the treatment of severe obesity and its related comorbidities covers evidence-based and emerging psychological interventions, including: motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and compassion-focused interventions, technology-enabled psychological interventions and family-based interventions. The first resource of its kind to provide a detailed and integrated approach to using psychological treatments for obesity and its related comorbidities, this book will enable health care professionals to make decisions regarding the types of treatments that may be beneficial for particular issues, including disordered eating, psychological comorbidities, and treatment non-adherence. Case vignettes and clinical dialogues are used throughout to illustrate how to apply these treatments in clinical practice, making this book an essential read for any health care professional involved in the care of individuals with obesity, including psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, social workers and dietitians.
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Personal and Professional Counselor Identity Development
Craig S. Cashwell and William Bradley McKibben
Ideal for use in introductory counseling courses, Orientation to Professional Counseling is fully aligned with the 2016 CACREP Standards and contains historical perspectives on the foundations of the profession, an overview of counseling specialties and contemporary issues in the field, and a discussion of anticipated future trends. Throughout the book, Nassar, Niles, and other counseling leaders emphasize the core content and expertise common within a unified counseling identity. To deepen practical application, chapters include learning objectives and activities, review questions, illustrative text sidebars, and Voices From the Field. Complimentary instructor's materials, including chapter outlines, tests, and PowerPoint slides, are available by request to ACA.
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Introduction to group therapy: a practical guide (Third Edition)
Scott Simon Fehr
The main objective of Introduction to Group Therapy is to give the reader a solid understanding of group therapy while simultaneously creating scholars in the group therapy paradigm. This unique book combines theory and practice in a reader-friendly format, presenting practical suggestions to guide both students and novice group therapists through the nuts and bolts of running a group. This third edition continues the clinically relevant and highly readable work of the previous editions, demonstrating the therapeutic power group therapy has in conflict resolution and personality change. A proven resource for introductory and advanced coursework, the book promotes group therapy at the grassroots level – students – where it has the most opportunity to be put into effect.
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Twin Studies
S. Florence and Jennifer Davidtz
In an era of curricular changes and experiments and high-stakes testing, educational measurement and evaluation is more important than ever. In addition to expected entries covering the basics of traditional theories and methods, other entries discuss important sociopolitical issues and trends influencing the future of that research and practice. Textbooks, handbooks, monographs and other publications focus on various aspects of educational research, measurement and evaluation, but to date, there exists no major reference guide for students new to the field. This comprehensive work fills that gap, covering traditional areas while pointing the way to future developments.
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Stroop Effect
Charles J. Golden
Neuropsychology is a rapidly evolving field with inspiring advances in neurotechnology, assessment, and intervention occurring regularly. An act of labor and love, the conceptualization, compilation, and production of the Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (2nd ed.) spanned more than 4 years. Building on the foundation of the first edition, the editors-in-chief sought to provide a current corpus of content of empirically based, relevant, and practical information. To this end, we added three new topical sections: neuroimaging, military neuropsychology, and DSM-5 and enlisted the help of three superb new section editors: Erin Bigler, Ph.D., Risa Nakase-Richardson, Ph.D., and Ana Mills, Psy.D, respectively, to orchestrate the new sections. An immense project, the encyclopedia now contains more than 2,200 entries. More than 1,600 first edition entries were updated and 230 new entries were added. The newest edition of the encyclopedia now reflects the work of nearly 900 authors. As with the first edition, we have aimed to create a comprehensive reference for professionals involved in the evaluation, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of children and adults with neurological disorders. We have also provided students and researchers with the breadth of knowledge to facilitate success in evaluating and treating these patients. Suggested readings and cross references direct readers to additional information on the various topics. We anticipate that the Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology will be the first place readers turn for factual, relevant, and comprehensive information.
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Understanding and Responding to Suicidality in the School Setting
Christopher Gostelow, Scott Poland, Stephanie Guedji, and Yaël Seth
This handbook addresses the current state and practice of school psychology with a focus on standards unique to Australia, including historical, legal, ethical, practical, and training factors. It provides a compilation of the most current research-based practices as well as guidelines for evidence-based assessment and intervention for common conditions (e.g., autism, depression, learning disabilities) and for delivering appropriate services to targeted student populations (e.g., LGBT, gifted, medical issues). Chapters discuss the application of national and international school psychology practices within the Australian educational and psychological structure. The handbook also examines the lack of formal resources specific to Australia’s culture and psychology systems, with its unique mix of metropolitan cities and the vast geographic landscape that spans regional and remote areas. It offers numerous case studies and innovative school mental health programs as well as recommendations for professional development and advocacy that are unique to Australian school psychology.
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Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations
K. N. Guszkowski and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
This multidisciplinary volume assembles current findings on violent crime, behavioral, biological, and sociological perspectives on its causes, and effective methods of intervention and prevention. Noted experts across diverse fields apply a behavioral criminology lens to examine crimes committed by minors, extremely violent offenses, sexual offending, violence in families, violence in high-risk settings, and crimes of recent and emerging interest. The work of mental health practitioners and researchers is shown informing law enforcement response to crime in interrogation, investigative analysis, hostage negotiations, and other core strategies. In addition, chapters pay special attention to criminal activities that violate traditional geographic boundaries, from cyberstalking to sex trafficking to international terrorism.
Among the topics in the Handbook:
- Dyadic conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of family violence.
- School bullying and cyberbullying: prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and prevention.
- A cultural and psychological perspective on mass murder.
- Young people displaying problematic sexual behavior: the research and their words.
- Child physical abuse and neglect.
- Criminal interviewing and interrogation in serious crime investigations.
- Violence in correctional settings.
- Foundations of threat assessment and management.
The Handbook of Behavioral Criminology is a meticulous resource for researchers in criminology, psychology, sociology, and related fields. It also informs developers of crime prevention programs and practitioners assessing and intervening with criminal clients and in correctional facilities.
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Workplace Violence
Sarah N. Henderson and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
This multidisciplinary volume assembles current findings on violent crime, behavioral, biological, and sociological perspectives on its causes, and effective methods of intervention and prevention. Noted experts across diverse fields apply a behavioral criminology lens to examine crimes committed by minors, extremely violent offenses, sexual offending, violence in families, violence in high-risk settings, and crimes of recent and emerging interest. The work of mental health practitioners and researchers is shown informing law enforcement response to crime in interrogation, investigative analysis, hostage negotiations, and other core strategies. In addition, chapters pay special attention to criminal activities that violate traditional geographic boundaries, from cyberstalking to sex trafficking to international terrorism.
Among the topics in the Handbook:
- Dyadic conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of family violence.
- School bullying and cyberbullying: prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and prevention.
- A cultural and psychological perspective on mass murder.
- Young people displaying problematic sexual behavior: the research and their words.
- Child physical abuse and neglect.
- Criminal interviewing and interrogation in serious crime investigations.
- Violence in correctional settings.
- Foundations of threat assessment and management.
The Handbook of Behavioral Criminology is a meticulous resource for researchers in criminology, psychology, sociology, and related fields. It also informs developers of crime prevention programs and practitioners assessing and intervening with criminal clients and in correctional facilities.
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Group Counseling for Substance Use Disorders
Melanie M. Iarussi
For use in Substance Abuse Counseling and Drugs and Behavior courses or for practicing counselors and clinicians as an on-the-job resource. A step-by-step guide through the process of working with substance-abuse and/or behavioral addiction clients. Recognized for its clear, practical approach, Substance Use Counseling offers prospective and practicing clinicians and counselors a sound base of knowledge about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD), and practical help for working with individuals and families who seek assistance for substance abuse and/or behavioral addiction. While the chapters build on each other as they take readers through the counseling process, each chapter can also be used as a stand-alone resource. Illustrative case studies with critical-thinking questions give readers opportunities to examine and discuss a wide variety of cases. This popular guide also features individual chapters on special populations to delve further into the topic of substance abuse and address ways to measure the problem. To keep readers up to date with the most current practices and trends shaping the field, the Sixth Edition reflects the changes in the DSM-5 related to the criteria for assessment and diagnosis of substance use disorders (including a new chapter on behavioral addictions and extensively updated terminology); the changing face of substance use; new effective treatment assessments, methods, and settings; and new chapter cases.
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Theory and Practice of Group Work with Addictions
Melanie M. Iarussi
This one-of-a-kind text brings together contemporary theories of addiction and helps readers connect those theories to practice using a common multicultural case study. Theories covered include motivational interviewing, moral theory, developmental theory, cognitive behavioral theories, attachment theory, and sociological theory. Each chapter focuses on a single theory, describing its basic tenets, philosophical underpinnings, key concepts, and strengths and weaknesses. Each chapter also shows how practitioners using the theory would respond to a common case study, giving readers the opportunity to compare how the different theoretical approaches are applied to client situations. A final chapter discusses approaches to relapse prevention.
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Public Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Numbers: Contextual Factors Affecting Knowledge and Health Behavior, and the Impact of Public Health Campaigns
Jeffery L. Kibler, Mindy Ma, Jacquelyn Hrzich, and Roberta A. Roas
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. A critical component of American Heart Association (AHA) efforts to reduce cardiovascular morbidity, and mortality involves enhancing the public's knowledge and management of modifiable risk factors. Studies have been mixed with regard to the knowledge of personal and target levels in the general community for key cardiovascular indicators. The present chapter is a review of the recent literature (2005–17) on adults' knowledge/awareness for personal and target levels of four key cardiovascular metrics identified by AHA (blood pressure, lipids, body mass, and glucose) and relationships of knowledge to health behaviors. We also address some of the potential determinants of knowledge that have been suggested (i.e., race/ethnicity and level of risk). In addition, we review the current literature on the effectiveness of interventions for enhancing knowledge/awareness.
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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Kristin E. Klimley, Brandy Bang, Alexis Carpinteri, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
This multidisciplinary volume assembles current findings on violent crime, behavioral, biological, and sociological perspectives on its causes, and effective methods of intervention and prevention. Noted experts across diverse fields apply a behavioral criminology lens to examine crimes committed by minors, extremely violent offenses, sexual offending, violence in families, violence in high-risk settings, and crimes of recent and emerging interest. The work of mental health practitioners and researchers is shown informing law enforcement response to crime in interrogation, investigative analysis, hostage negotiations, and other core strategies. In addition, chapters pay special attention to criminal activities that violate traditional geographic boundaries, from cyberstalking to sex trafficking to international terrorism.
Among the topics in the Handbook:
- Dyadic conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of family violence.
- School bullying and cyberbullying: prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and prevention.
- A cultural and psychological perspective on mass murder.
- Young people displaying problematic sexual behavior: the research and their words.
- Child physical abuse and neglect.
- Criminal interviewing and interrogation in serious crime investigations.
- Violence in correctional settings.
- Foundations of threat assessment and management.
The Handbook of Behavioral Criminology is a meticulous resource for researchers in criminology, psychology, sociology, and related fields. It also informs developers of crime prevention programs and practitioners assessing and intervening with criminal clients and in correctional facilities.
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Overview and Introduction
Kristin E. Klimley, Michael L. Bourke, E. V. Masias, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Americans are no strangers to crime. As a country we are privy to stories of criminal acts on a daily, even hourly, basis through our constant connection to information via television, radio, print, and the Internet. In recent decades the ability to gain real-time information about local, state, and national crime has further revealed the alarming reality of crime in this country. Our daily lives are seemingly enmeshed with violence in today’s media, and questions arise how this perpetual exposure impacts our society. In 1950, only 10% of American households owned a television, but today televisions are present in 99% of homes. Television programs display over 800 violent acts in a single hour (Beresin, 2009). According to a 2014 Gallup Poll, 70% of Americans believed crime had gone up in the past year (Gallup, 2015), inconsistent with federal crime reports.
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Homicide-Suicide
Vera A. Klinoff
Homicide-suicide (H-S) is a category of interpersonal violence, whereby a person commits suicide after perpetrating a homicide of one or more persons (Barraclough & Harris, 2002). Although their incidence is low relative to other violent acts, homicide-suicides are considered a public health concern, as they typically involve more than one member of a family, and have been found to often target children (Adinkrah, 2003; Violence Policy Center, 2012). In some cases, there are survivors/witnesses of these incidences (e.g., children left parentless) (Adinkrah, 2003), who go on to bear severe psychological and behavioral consequences as a result of the trauma (Sillito & Salari, 2011). Indeed, H-S events impose widespread suffering affecting the individuals involved, their families, and the community. Developing a model unique to H-S incidents requires careful evaluation of known psychosocial, medical, economic, cultural, developmental and psychiatric variables that have the highest correlation with predatory violence (Goranson, Boehnlein, & Drummond, 2012). Within the H-S literature, select populations have been identified as being at an exceptionally higher risk for involvement: couples with intimate partner violence (IPV), individuals involved in family court cases, older adults, and law enforcement officers. Studies have revealed unique precursors and dynamics within each of these populations that increase risk them for this type violence.
