Transforming The Difficult Child Workbook: An Interactive Guide to the Nurtured Heart Approach - Softcover

Glasser, Howard; Bowdidge, Joann; Bravo, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967050758 ISBN 13: 9780967050751

Publisher: Brigham Distributing, 2008

Synopsis

This workbook is designed to provide the inspiring opportunity to experience the same exciting experiences of success with your child and transform them to a truly great child.

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About the Author

Howard Glasser, M.A. is founder of Children s Success Foundation and designer of The Nurtured Heart Approach. He and Jennifer Easley are the co-authors of Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach (1999), currently the to selling book on the topic of ADHD. He is also the co-author of The Inner Wealth Initiative: The Nurtured Heart Approach in Education (2007), currently the top selling book in the area of school interventions. He has been a featured guest on CNN and a consultant on 48 Hours and lectures in the U.S. and internationally, teaching therapists, educators, and parents about The Nurtured Heart Approach, which is now being used in hundreds of thousands of homes and classrooms around the world. Howard is former Director and Clinical Supervisor of the Center for the Difficult Child in Tucson. He has been a consultant for numerous psychiatric, judicial, and educational programs. Although he has done extensive doctoral work in the fields of Clinical Psychology and Educational Leadership, he feels his own years as a difficult child contributed the most to his understanding of the needs of challenging children and to the success of his approach. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Joann Ridenour Bowdidge, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, is a licensed psychologist in Missouri, practicing currently at Neuropsychological Associates of Southwest Missouri. She has extensive experience performing psychological evaluations and working with difficult children, including those with behavioral disorders, ADHD, and learning disabilities. In addition, Joann has worked in a community mental health center; in a rehabilitation hospital for those with head injuries, spinal cord injury, stroke and other neurological illnesses; in public schools, undergraduate and graduate educational settings as a teacher and consultant; in Head Start as a program planner and clinician; and as a private practitioner. Currently, Joann also travels to communities in Missouri to lecture, teach and excite others about The Nurtured Heart Approach. Her extensive experience with many types of disorders of adults and children has contributed to her insights in regard to the needs of difficult children and their parents. She lives in Springfield, Missouri. Lisa Bravo, M.C., LPC, LISAC and Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer & Therapist, brings almost 20 years combined experience in the areas of parenting, behavior management, mental health counseling, crisis, chemical dependency counseling and consultation, both locally and nationally. She is the Founder/Director of ParentwoRx, offering counseling, coaching and consultation to families, schools and agencies across the nation. Lisa is recognized for her expertise in transforming the lives of families and systems by teaching them how to integrate the approach. She has presented extensively in the schools, mental health agencies, and to parents across the country. Lisa is faculty trainer for Howard Glasser and a regular facilitator at the Advanced Nurtured Heart Workshops held in Tucson, AZ. Lisa resides in Gilbert, Arizona, with her husband and children. She is the proud mother of two and is raising her two children based on the principles of The Nurtured Heart Approach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brigham Distributing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967050758
• ISBN 13: 9780967050751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214