Fall 2011/Winter 2012 Professional Catalogue ... - Raincoast Books

thINK CONFIDENt, BE CONFIDENt FOR tEENS
A Cognitive Therapy Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt & Creating Unshakable Self-Esteem
MARCI g. FOx, PhD, & lESlIE SOKOl, PhD
Confidence is like a magnet that attracts friends and can help teens get closer to reaching their
goals. When your teen clients believe in themselves, they send the message that they have the brains,
ability, and talent to handle whatever life sends their way. And the truth is, they do!
Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens shows teen readers how to tap into their self-esteem so
they can be themselves in every situation, no matter how awkward they feel or scary that may sound.
The fun exercises and tips in this confidence-coaching workbook will guide them past feelings of
self-doubt and encourage them to believe in themselves, offer tips for strengthening their friendships,
and help them meet every challenge head-on.
Teens learn to:
• Recognize and overcome self-doubting thoughts
• Grow confident thoughts into confident actions
• Enjoy a full social life and attract new friends
• Feel smarter at school and build on extracurricular talents
Also available as an e-book at newharbinger.com
Table of Contents Foreword n Introduction n Chapter 1. What’s Going On? Understanding Self-Doubt and the Confidence
Mindset n Chapter 2. What Are You Thinking? Capturing and Analyzing the Thoughts That Bring You Down n Chapter 3.
Do the Right Thing: Turning Sound Thinking into Confident Action n Chapter 4. Teen Stories: Social Life, Friendship, and
Romance n Chapter 5. Teen Stories: School, Sports, the Arts, and on the Job n Chapter 6. Teen Stories: Home Life and
Family Relationships n Chapter 7. Teen Stories: Tough Stuff—Peer Pressure, Trouble, and Tragedy n Chapter 8. Building
Unshakeable Self-Confidence
Table of contents may vary from actual book.
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thE POWER OF vAlIDAtION
Arming Your Child Against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Self-Harm &
Out-of-Control Emotions
KARyN D. hAll, PhD, & MElISSA h. COOK, lPC
Validation is the recognition and acceptance that a person’s feelings and thoughts are true and real
for him or her, regardless of whether or not those feelings make logical sense. This seemingly simple
concept can determine whether a child has self-esteem or not, whether a child will grow to become
an independent adult or a dependent one, and whether a child will be able to process feelings in
a healthy way or express his or her emotions by throwing tantrums and acting out. Children who
are validated feel reassured that they will be accepted and loved regardless of their feelings, while
children who are validated less frequently become more susceptible to peer pressure and are more
likely to develop behavioral problems.
The Power of Validation breaks validation skills into practical steps parents can use to respond to
their child’s internal experiences in healthy ways without necessarily condoning their child’s behaviors.
Readers learn to pay attention to their child, acknowledge the child’s thoughts and feelings, and
help their child through the process of developing an identity of his or her own. By validating difficult
emotions, but disallowing negative actions children may take in response to these emotions, parents
can help their kids develop essential self-validating skills for the future that will foster self-esteem
and emotional intelligence in adulthood.
Also available as an e-book at newharbinger.com
Table of Contents Introduction n Chapter 1. Understanding Validation n Chapter 2. The Importance of Validation n Chapter
3. Applying Validating Parenting n Chapter 4. Why Parents Invalidate n Chapter 5. Ways Parents Invalidate n Chapter
6. Validating Parenting in Depth n Chapter 7. How to Apply the Levels of Validation to Validating Parenting n Chapter 8.
Dealing with Roadblocks to Your Success n References
Table of contents may vary from actual book.
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Marci G. Fox, PhD, is a licensed psychologist,
adjunct faculty member at the Beck Institute for
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, founding fellow in
the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and coauthor
of Think Confident, Be Confident.
Leslie Sokol, PhD, is a licensed psychologist,
senior faculty member and past director of
education at the Beck Institute for Cognitive
Behavior Therapy, distinguished founding
fellow, past president, and credentials chair of the
Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and coauthor of
Think Confident, Be Confident.
Karyn D. Hall, PhD, is a licensed clinical
psychologist who has been in practice for over thirty
years. Originally trained as a child psychologist,
she now specializes in dialectical behavior
therapy and is the director of the Dialectical
Behavior Therapy Center in Houston, TX.
Melissa H. Cook, LPC, is a dialectical behavior
therapist in Houston, TX, specializing in eating
disorders and borderline personality disorder.
6 x 8 / 192 pages / 2011
ISBN-10: 1-6088-21137
ISBN-13: 978-1-6088-21136
US $16.95
6 x 9 / 200 pages / 2011
ISBN-10: 1-6088-20335
ISBN-13: 978-1-6088-20337
US $16.95
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