Additional Resources

Anxiety and Depression

Beck, J. 2011. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basics and Beyond. 2nd ed. New York: The Guilford Press.

Burns, D. D. 1999. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Revised. New York: Avon Books.

Goldfried, M. R., M. M. Linehan, and J. L. Smith. 1978. “The Reduction of Test Anxiety Through Cognitive Restructuring.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 79: 32–39.

Child Development and Risk Factors for Aggressive Behavior

DeHart, G. B., L. A. Sroufe, and R. G. Cooper. 2004. Child Development: Its Nature and Course. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Harachi, T. W., C. B. Fleming, H. R. White, M. E. Ensminger, R. D. Abbot, R. F. Catalono, and K. P. Haggerty. 2006. “Aggressive Behavior Among Girls and Boys During Middle Childhood: Predictors and Sequelae of Trajectory Group Membership.” Aggressive Behavior 32: 279–293.

Honig, A. S. 1984. “Risk Factors in Infancy.” Early Child Development and Care 16: 1–8.

Sroufe, L. A., B. Egeland, E. A. Carlson, and W. A. Collins. 2005. The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation from Birth to Adulthood. New York: The Guilford Press.

Vosniadou, S. 2003. “How Children Learn.” In Successful Schooling, edited by D. B. Rao. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Linehan, M. M. 1993. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: The Guilford Press.

Linehan, M. M. 1993. Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: The Guilford Press.

Linehan, M. M., M. R. Goldfried, and A. P. Goldfried. 1979. “Assertion Therapy: Skill Training or Cognitive Restructuring?” Behavior Therapy 10: 372–388.

Rathus, J. H., and A. L. Miller. 2000. “DBT for Adolescents: Dialectical Dilemmas and Secondary Treatment Targets.” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 7: 425–434.

Mindfulness

Hayes, A. M., and G. Feldman. 2004. “Clarifying the Construct of Mindfulness in the Context of Emotion Regulation and the Process of Change in Therapy.” Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 11: 255–262.

Muth, J. J. 2005. Zen Shorts. New York: Scholastic Press.

Nhat Hanh, Thich. 2007. Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.

Physical Health: Sleep and Fitness

National Sleep Foundation. 2017. “Children and Sleep.” n.d. https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/children-and-sleep.

The Nemours Foundation. 1995–2017). “Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old.” n.d. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/fitness-6–12.html

Jennifer J. Solin, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN. She has over ten years of experience working primarily with children and families, and six years of experience working primarily with adolescents and adults. Psychological services that Solin specializes in include: behavioral therapy (BT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and ritual/response prevention (EX/RP), prolonged exposure (PE), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), individual therapy, and group skills training. Solin also supervises graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and mental health practitioners, and has presented in various conferences, in addition to having provided didactic trainings to medical and mental health staff at local hospitals in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

Christina L. Kress, MSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in St. Paul, MN. Kress has over twelve years of experience treating young children with play therapy and CBT, along with over four years’ experience treating adults using DBT. Kress presents annually at the Minnesota Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, has been a guest lecturer at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, MN, and provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners through her practice.