Focusing on personal safety, this book explores how to define and maintain protective measures against psychopaths. The author combines behavioral science research with personal anecdotes to examine the causes of psychopathy and its connection to crime. Key strategies and preventative measures are highlighted, empowering readers to enhance their mental and physical well-being when faced with psychopathic individuals.
How to guide parents, families and community professionals to better serve children and adolescents. This book informs mental health professionals about how to guide parents, families, and other community professionals to better serve children and adolescents. Relying on empirical and evidence-based research, the author sets forth specific strategies in simple language. In addition to laypersons, educators and social service, health care, and law enforcement personnel are referenced. Whether in the role of therapist, consultant, or professor, the authoritative information will enrich the mental health professional's knowledge and skills relevant to children and adolescents, and their families.