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Resilience is a much-talked-about topic these days. The view that resilience is an important aspect of mental well-being has been gaining attention among health professionals and researchers. Tatyana Barankin and Nazilla Khanlou draw from the latest research and theoretical developments on resilience in children and youth and present it in a way that is relevant for a diverse audience, including parents, educators, health care providers, daycare workers, coaches, social service providers, policy makers and others. Among the unique contributions of this book is that the authors consider the development of resilience at three levels. Growing Up Resilient explores the individual, family and environmental risk and protective factors that affect young people's resilience: individual factors: temperament, learning strengths, feelings and emotions, self-concept, ways of thinking, adaptive skills, social skills and physical health family factors: attachment, communication, family structure, parent relations, parenting style, sibling relations, parents' health and support outside the family environmental factors: inclusion (gender, culture), social conditions (socio-economic situation, media influences), access (education, health) and involvement. Tips on how to build resilience in children and youth follow each section. The ability for children and youth to bounce back from today's stresses is one of the best life skills they can develop. Growing Up Resilient is a must-read for adults who want to increase resilience in the children and youth in their lives.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual, two-spirited, intersex and queer (LGBTTTIQ) people have specific life factors that relate to substance use and/or mental health problems. These factors include coming out, gender transition, societal oppression, loss of family support, isolation, and the prominence of bar culture in their communities. This manual will help counsellors create an environment where LGBTTTIQ clients feel comfortable talking about their sexual orientation and gender identity. This will allow the counsellor to: - best assess the needs of LGBTTTIQ clients - engage clients in a positive treatment process - develop tailored treatment plans - make appropriate referrals. Asking the Right Questions 2 includes: - interviewing items to facilitate discussion during assessment or early treatment - an assessment form and specialized questions to integrate into your organization's standard assessment - a glossary of concepts and terms. The manual will allow counsellors to help LGBTTTIQ clients become less anxious about their sexuality, and move toward receiving the best help possible. It will also help non-LGBTTTIQ counsellors to be more comfortable working with LGBTTTIQ clients. This manual is a revised and updated version of Asking the Right Questions: Talking about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during Assessment for Drug and Alcohol Concerns. It has been revised to include mental health issues, updated resources and an expanded glossary.

Ce guide �tudie les causes des troubles anxieux et il pr�sente une vue d'ensemble des psychoth�rapies et des traitements m�dicamenteux. Il pr�sente �galement des strat�gies � long terme pour la gestion de l'anxi�t� et sugg�re des moyens pour les familles de contribuer au r�tablissement d'un �tre cher.

Ce guide est destin� aux femmes qui se r�tablissent d'un �pisode psychotique. Il contient des renseignements qui seront �galement utiles � leur famille.

Ce livret est la deuxième publication de la série Ce que les parents doivent savoir sur leurs adolescents. Rédigé dans un style simple et familier, il décrit les défi s et les risques qui surviennent au cours de l'adolescence. Ce peut être une période angoissante tant pour les adolescents que pour les parents. Des pressions s'exercent sur les adolescents pour qu'ils fassent l'essai de substances intoxicantes ou adoptent des comportements à risque. Les parents peuvent faire face à des situations diffi ciles: ils doivent trouver un juste milieu entre le besoin pour l'adolescent de devenir de plus en plus indépendant et autonome et la nécessité de le guider et de le surveiller. Les auteurs discutent de l'importance de l'adolescence, des raisons pour lesquelles certains adolescents font des expériences et prennent des risques et des cas où ces expériences conduisent à des problèmes. Le livret aborde les stratégies pour guider votre adolescent et maintenir de bonnes relations avec lui pendant cette étape de son développement.

Beyond the Label has been developed to support people working in the fields of mental health and/or addiction by providing them with an interactive framework to discuss, learn, understand and reflect on the impact of stigma on people living with concurrent mental health and substance use problems. Inside this easy-to- use kit you will find: - ten specially-created group activities - a presentation outline to set the stage for your workshop presentation - master-sheets, in print and CD format, for use as photocopy handouts or to make transparencies - background information on concurrent disorders and stigma for facilitators - presentation tips and information about how to make efficient use of this material - discussion points for group and individual dialogue - facts and ideas to keep your presentation lively and focused - examples of opportune times to use this kit with a variety of audiences. Whether you have 15 minutes, three hours or a full day, you can customize the material in Beyond the Label to suit your time frame and objectives. This resource can also be used to supplement knowledge-based training about concurrent disorders.

Les jeunes des milieux ruraux font face des probl mes particuliers qui exigent des solutions adapt es aux petites collectivit s. Dans l' tude de cas Libert d'action, des participants un programme de jumelage du secondaire unissent leurs efforts pour atteindre un objectif commun, celui de cr er un magazine pour leurs pairs. Ce magazine, intituTimes, Deadly Timesl Wild, d crit les moyens d' viter les risques associ?'s l'usage d'alcool et d'autres drogues.Ce guide sugg re des activit s, conseils et id es pour inciter les jeunes des milieux ruraux aborder les probl mes que pose l'usage d'alcool et d'autres drogues chez leurs camarades. Les ressources et les strat gies pr sent es s'appliquent tout aussi bien aux organismes de services aux jeunes des milieux ruraux qu'aux coles secondaires en milieu urbain.

La nutrition peut jouer un role essentiel dans le retablissement a la suite de problemes de toxicomanie. Nutrition et retablissement permet aux clients de se prendre en main et d'ameliorer leur etat de sante a l'aide d'outils concus pour modifier leur alimentation. Une bonne nutrition peut favoriser l'estime de soi et la croissance personnelle. Ce manuel educatif comporte 14 modules abordant des sujets varies comme la sante physique, l'image corporelle, les fibres, les matieres grasses, ainsi que le lien entre l'alimentation et l'humeur, et entre la nutrition et le jeu de hasard et d'argent. Chaque module comprend: des renseignements generaux a l'intention des animateurs; des plans de lecons prevoyant des discussions de groupe; des documents a distribuer. Les modules peuvent etre utilises independamment l'un de l'autre selon le stade de retablissement du client. Les conseillers en toxicomanie, dietetistes et nutritionnistes qui travaillent aupres de personnes en retablissement ne pourront pas se passer de cette ressource."

With Essential Writings in Violence Risk Assessment and Management, mental health and legal practitioners have quick access to the most important peer-reviewed writings in the field. The 31 journal articles and book chapters in this collection provide a complete foundational curriculum on the subject. Topics include: the historical shift from "dangerousness" to violence risk assessment the emergence of actuarial violence prediction clinical prediction and assessment the actuarial versus clinical controversy decision making treatments, security and program planning. Covering a field that crosses civil, forensic and correctional boundaries, this book is a valuable resource for clinicians, lawyers, judges, law enforcement officials, health and correctional administrators, journalists and anyone working in the forensic system. It is also of interest to anyone intrigued by how the forensic system assesses and manages people deemed to be violent, and how decision makers manage the often precarious balance between protecting the public and according the accused the greatest degree of freedom possible. The book's six main sections are preceded by introductions, written by the editors, that succinctly encapsulate the main arguments discussed by its contributors. Taken together, these introductions provide a concise summary of a complex topic."

Les effets des prejuges peuvent etre encore plus intenses et nocifs pour les familles que ceux causes par les problemes de sante mentale et lies a l'utilisation d'une substance d'un etre cher. Lorsque les membres de la famille unissent leurs efforts, la personne aux prises avec des troubles cooccurrents est plus susceptible de se retablir et de maintenir ce retablissement. Cette publication porte sur les prejuges dont un grand nombre de familles font l'objet lorsque l'un de leurs proches vit avec des troubles concomitants. Ces prejuges peuvent decourager les membres de la famille et leur etre cher d'obtenir les soins et le soutien dont ils ont besoin. Les familles trouveront egalement dans cette publication une liste de ressources sur les troubles concomitants."

Drugs & Drug Abuse has become the standard reference text for anyone needing concise and clear scientific information on psychoactive drugs. This essential text is organized into four main sections: - understanding drugs, drug effects and drug use - major drug classes: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and psychiatric medications - key drugs: detailed descriptions of 35 well known drugs, including synopsis, source, combinations, medical uses, dosage, short- and long-term effects and abuse potential - other drugs in brief: descriptions of 40 less well-known drugs. It also includes comprehensive reference sections, including glossaries. The drugs discussed range from psychiatric medications to well-known street drugs such as cocaine, cannabis and heroin, and less common drugs such as ketamine, khat and peyote.