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February 6, 2014
Research Press Publishes Child-Centered Play Therapy Workbook: A Self-Directed Guide for Professionals
Research Press Publishers is pleased to announce the publication of Child-Centered Play Therapy Workbook: A Self-Directed Guide for Professionals. This indispensable workbook successfully combines the foundational content needed to orient play therapists to the child-centered approach with an engaging series of reflective and experiential activities designed to help develop therapeutic competence.
December 5, 2013
Hot Topic: Improving Student Focus
Daniel Goleman’s book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, just released, reminds us that focus in all its variants is essential to a well-lived life. In the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving (SDM/SPS) curriculum, Dr. Maurice J. Elias and others include numerous lessons to improve student focus.
October 23, 2013
Research Press announces the release of Youth Voice Project: Student Insights into Bullying and Peer Mistreatment
Research Press Publishers is excited to announce the release of the eagerly anticipated Youth Voice Project by authors Stan Davis and Charisse L. Nixon.
September 26, 2013
Research Press Author Maurice Elias to Receive Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education
The Character Education Partnership (CEP) has chosen Research Press author Dr. Maurice J. Elias to receive the 2013 Sanford N. McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education.
September 23, 2013
Research Press Presents Prepare Curriculum Implementation Guides for Problem-Solving Training and Social Perception Training
September 23, 2013—Research Press Publishers is excited to announce publication of the first two Prepare Curriculum Implementation Guides, intended to further Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein’s seminal work, The Prepare Curriculum: Teaching Prosocial Competencies.
August 8, 2013
Research Press Delivers Creative Arts Interventions with Counseling Outside the Lines
August 8, 2013—Research Press Publishers is excited to announce the arrival of Counseling Outside the Lines, an innovative new title focusing on proven adaptive and creative approaches to counseling younger clients.
June 21, 2012
In Memoriam: Betty Yung
Research Press sadly notes the passing of author Betty R. Yung (1945-2012), who had a major, programmatic role in the development and evaluation of the Positive Adolescent Choices Training (PACT) Program, a nationally known adolescent violence prevention program published by Research Press.
May 16, 2012
Studies: ADHD Behavioral Therapy May Be More Effective Than Drugs over Time
A May, 15, 2012 article titled “Not-So-Quick Fix: ADHD Behavioral Therapy May Be More Effective Than Drugs in Long Run” on the website of Scientific American reports on new studies which suggest that stimulant medications may not be as effective as behavioral-based changes in the long-term: