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PRODUCT NAME REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCT AUTHOR PRODUCT PUBLISHER
7 Habits of Highly Effective People: The Success Guide

Social skills; becoming a more assertive and effective advocate; establishing effective communication channels; coordinating and working with families/service providers.

Steven R.Covey

Simon & Schuster (A Fireside Book)

Addressing Barriers to Student Learning: Closing Gaps in Policy and Practice

Resource Aid Packet: Surveys are provided covering six program areas and related system needs that constitute a comprehensive, integrated approach to addressing barriers and thus enabling learning.

N/A

Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, The

Best Practices in School Psychology III

Broad range of content.

Alex Thomas & Jeff Grimes

National Association of School Psychologists, The

Building on Family Strengths: Research, Advocacy, and Partnerships in Support of Children and Their Families: Conference Proceedings

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Confidentiality and Informed Consent

Introductory Packet: Focuses on issues related to confidentiality and consent of minors in human services and interagency collaborations. Also includes sample consent forms.

N/A

Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, The

Empowering Families: Home Visiting and Building Clusters

Provides keys to developing parent empowerment.

Moncrieff Cochran, Christiann Dean, Margaret  Dill, & Frank Woolever

Cornell Cooperative Extensions

Equip Program : Teaching Youth to Think and Act Responsibly Through a Peer-Helping Approach, The

Describes a comprehensive peer helping approach to social skills training.

John C. Gibbs,  Granville B. Potter, & Arnold P. Goldstein

Research Press

Family Advocacy Organizations: Advances in Support System Reform

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Family Support and Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Family/Professional Collaboration: The Perspective of Those Who Have Tried

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 2(2)

Parent professional collaborative training session, state families as allies activities, Oklahoma respite conference.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 2(3)

Family support, respite care models, and why parents should become allies with professionals.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 4(1)

Families and professionals working together, parent support and advocacy, respite conference, 1989-1994 Research and Training Center project descriptions, children with serious emotional disturbances national study report of survey.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 4(2)

Relinquishing custody--continuing the dialog.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 5(1)

Social and emotional supports for children and their families, emotional problems for children with physical and emotional handicaps, increased access to SSI benefits for children with disabilities, changes to Medicaid's EPSDT program.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 9(1)

Empowering families whose children have emotional disorders, family professional collaboration.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 9(2)

Fathers, siblings, and grandparents of children with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 10(2)

Families, managed care, and children's mental health.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Focal Point 11(1)

Families, juvenile justice and children's mental health.

periodical

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Foster Care Youth United

Magazine written by and for teens in Foster Care.

periodical

Youth Communication

Future of Children, The

Each Issue of this free quarterly publication focuses on a single issue: e.g. juvenile court, adoption, special education.

periodical

Center for the Future of Children, The

Good Behavior Made Easy Handbook

Parenting solutions from birth to 12.

Stephen Garber, Marianne Garber, Robyn Suizman, & Robyn Free Spizman

Tor Books

Guidebook for Parents of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders, A

For parents to better understand their emotion and behavior disorders and the types of treatment programs that EBD children/youth.

N/A

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center, The

Interprofessional Education For Family Centered Services: A Survey of Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Training Programs.

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Reclaiming Children and Youth

Reclaiming at-risk and troubled children and youth.

periodical

PRO-Ed

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Reclaiming Children and Youth

Special issue on the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance.

periodical

PRO-Ed

Learning Disabilities and the Law

Legal rights and responsibilities.

Peter S. Latham & Patricia H. Latham

J-K-L Communications

Living with a Challenging Child: Encouragement for Mothers of Children with ADD, Hyperactivity, or Other Behavioral Problems

Encouragement for mothers of children with ADD, hyperactivity and behavior problems.

Jayne Ray Garrison

Servant Publications

Making the System Work: An Advocacy Workshop for Parents

Allowing parents/family members to better advocate for their children. Professionals can learn in this workshop, also.

N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Me Nobody Knows,The

Guide for teen served alone survived.

Barbara Bean & Shari Bennett

Jossey-Bass

National Directory of Organizations Serving Parents of Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for  Parents and Teachers

Information about programs and legislation (legal rights, collaboration with school).

Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, & Deidre Hayden

Woodbine House

New Visions for the Developmental Assessment of Infants and Young  Children

An integrated approach to working with these young children--chapters on intervention, parent/professional relations, budding systems of care. The chapter  written by a parent is extremely popular.

Samuel J. Meisels, & Emily Fenichel

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families

Next Steps: A National Family Agenda for Children Who Have Emotional Disorders. Conference Proceedings

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Parent and Home Involvement in Schools

Introductory Packet: Provides an overview of how home environment is conceptualized and outlines current models and basic resources. issues of special interest to under-served families are addressed.

N/A

Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, The

Parent News

Free newsletter geared for families with children with disabilities, includes a variety of articles ranging from child-rearing to technology.

periodical

Center for Persons with Disabilities, The

Parent Participation in and Perception of Placement Decisions. (a chapter in Issues in Educational Placement of Pupils with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders)

Discussion of parent's role in special education placement decisions.

Chapter authors: Albert J. Duchnowski, Kathy Berg, & Krista Kutash  

Book editors:  James M. Kauffman, John W. Lloyd, Terry A. Astuto & Daniel P. Hallahan

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorder: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, A

N/A Lisa J. Bain

Dell Publishing

Parenting Skills Program

Provides participants with  knowledge and practical training for working effectively with parents individually or in groups. Also provides information on youth guidance/intervention, identification of youth problems, and positive recognition of youth.

Louise Guerney

National Institute of Relationship Enhancement, The

Parents As Policy-Makers: A Handbook for Effective Participation

Training parents how to be involved.

N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Parents As Reading Tutors

Promotes positive parent-child intervention, re: learning to read.

Steven Duvall, R. Vance Hall, & Joseph C. Delquadri

Sopris West

Parents' Rights

To be shared when children go into the mental health system. One for juvenile justice system, as well. Could look like the information parents get when an IEP is done.

John Whitehead

N/A

Prevention, Teaching and Responding: A Planning Team Process for Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Regular Education

For teachers and other practitioners, this manual provides detailed, step-by-step directions for establishing student support teams (wraparound teams) and developing support plans for students with emotional disturbance and their families.

Ruth Hamilton, Julie Welkowitz,  Sarah Mandevelle, Jenny Prue, & Tim Fox

University Affiliated Program of Vermont; Burlington, Vermont, The

Questions to ask providers when a child goes into a residential program

Questions are answered up front, no misgivings.

N/A Oregon Family Service Network

Raising a Thinking Child : Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along With Others: The 'I Can Problem Solve' Program

Problem solving, social skills, conflict resolution (ages 4 - 7) for young children.

Myrna B. Shure, Theresa Foy Digeronimo, & Amelia Sheldon

Pocket Books

Reaching Today's Youth

Research-based quarterly publication that provides practical "hands-on" applications for those who work with today's youth - as provided by experienced people working in diverse youth-serving disciplines.

periodical

National Education Service, The

Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future

Creating positive environments for all youth.

Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg,  & Steve Van Bockern

National Education Service, The

Respite Care: A Key Ingredient of Family Support

Conference Proceedings. N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

Rickie

The relationship between a daughter who is mentally ill and her father; what it's like to be a parent from a psychiatrist whose life fell apart; the impact on the family.

Frederic Flach

Ballantine Books

Tactics for Improving Parenting Skills

Collection of single page tips for addressing a variety of family-related problems.

Bob Algozzine & James Ysseldyke

Sopris West

Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

N/A Russell A. Barkley

Guilford Press, The

Teaching Tolerance

Bi-annual magazine that looks at issues ranging from teaching strategies to prejudice, etc. Free to educators.

periodical

Southern Poverty Law Center

Teenagers with ADD: A Parents Guide

To assist families in understanding and dealing with ADD adolescents.

Chris A. Ziegler Dendy 

Woodbine House

Where to get Resource Materials to Address Barriers to Learning

Resource Aid Packet: Offers school staff and parents a listing of centers, organizations, groups, and publishers that provide resource materials on different mental health problems and issues in school settings (includes a range of sample materials).

N/A

Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, The

Working Together For Children: An Annotated Bibliography About Family Member Participation in Children's Mental Health Policy-Making Groups

N/A N/A

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, The

www.zerotothree.org (website)

Sections for parents and professionals. Selected articles, overview of Zero to Three achievements and publications.

N/A

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families

You, Your Child, and "Special" Education: A Guide to Making the System Work

A parent's guide to education rights, IEPs, and working with schools (legal rights, collaboration with schools, etc.).

Barbara Coyne Cutler 

New Autism Consultants, Arlington, MA