Books: Self-Esteem & Achievement

 

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"Self-Esteem & Achievement"
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9 to 19: Crucial Years for Self-Esteem in Children and Youth
Aurora Shining
Dealing With Anger: Strategies That Work
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Achievement
Enhancing Self-Esteem: Complete Packages of Program Strategies
Esteem Builders
Interpretation and Treatment: A Reference Book For The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories
The JBA Model: An Effective Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program
The JBA Model: An Effective Suicide Prevention Program
Misconceptions Regarding Self-Esteem
Overcoming Excessive Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-Esteem and Suicidal Ideation
Peer Exploitation Syndrome: A True Story of a Teenage Victim
Promoting Self-Esteem, Achievement and Well-Being: An Effective Instructional Curriculum for All Levels
Self-Esteem, Personality and Adjustment
Self-Esteem Research: A Summary of Relevant Findings
Self-Esteem: The New Revolution


9 to 19: Crucial Years for Self-Esteem in Children and Youth

James Battle, Ph.D.

In 9 to 19, Dr. Battle identifies characteristics of positive and negative self-esteem and traces the development of both dispositions. The important role that self-esteem play in contemporary problems such as learning disabilities, conduct problems, anxiety disorders, depression and suicide is described. In 9 to 19, Dr. Battle offers 110 strategies for remediating these and other problems. The effectiveness of these strategies are documented and actual case reports are provided to illustrate how positive shifts in self-esteem can be induced in students and clients. In the book, Dr. Battle offers concrete ways of identifying problems and acting to correct them, both in the classroom and in the home.

144 pages, paperback. (A002) - $17.95

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Aurora Shining
Eddie D. Kolausok

Mr. Kolausok shares his experience dress and hopes in story and poetry. In this fine book he chronicles experiences growing up in North west Territories and emphasiss the need for his people to persevere in order to overcome the obsticles confronting Canada’s Aboriginal people.

A135 $14.95

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Dealing With Anger: Strategies That Work
Dr. James Battle, Ph.D.

In this concise, timely book Dr. Battle provides insights regarding the negative emotion of anger, one of North America’s most deadly contemporary problems, which exerts devastating effect on thousands of victims annually. Also, in the book he describes practical strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in assisting individuals in controlling their anger, impulses and arousal levels and emitting behavior that is self-enhancing rather than self-defeating. The strategies described by Dr. Battle in this book are time-tested ones developed in school and clinical settings that are presented in a fashion that can be readily understood by readers with diverse interests and desires and can be incorporated into their daily routines with ease.

115 pages, paperback (A137) - $19.95

 

 

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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Achievement
James Battle, Ph.D.

Dr. Battle has drawn from forty years of research literature and his own extensive professional experience to present a dramatic new structure for understanding how self-esteem (or the lack of it) affects virtually every aspect of our lives but especially the lives of students in our schools. Chapter titles include: The Phenomenological Self, Analysis of the Self, Origins of the Self, Antecedents and Correlates of the Self, Academic Achievement and Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem and Reading, Measurement of the Self, Activities that Enhance Self-Esteem not to mention an extensive reference list (over 600 entries) and two indices. With so many challenges facing education today, the need for this book is now!

160 pages, paperback. (A001) - $25

 


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Enhancing Self-Esteem: Complete Packages of Program Strategies
James Battle, Ph.D.

James Battle and Associates are pleased to offer complete packages of programming strategies that enhance self-esteem. The strategies incorporated in these packages are time-tested ones developed by Dr. Battle, author of the very popular Culture-Free Self- Esteem Inventories for Children and Adults, The North American Depression Inventories for Children and Adults and the Anxiety Scales for Children and Adults.

Package A Includes:
9 to 19: Crucial Years for Self-Esteem in Children and Youth
Effective Parenting Tips that Build Self-Esteem - Revised
Misconceptions Regarding Self-Esteem
Achieving Success: In Teaching, Parenting, Work and Relationships
Strategies That You Can Use To Enhance Your Own Self- Esteem and Well Being

Package A (A039-A) $72

Package B includes:
Promoting Self-Esteem, Achievement and Well-Being
An Effective Instructional Curriculum for All Levels
Strategies That You Can Use To Enhance Your Own Self- Esteem and Well Being
For Teachers, Parents and Kids: Strategies That Promote Self-Esteem, Achievement and Behavioral Self-Control
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Achievement

Package B (A039-B) $72

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Esteem Builders
Michele Borba

Dr. Borba has drawn from her extensive professional experience to develop this comprehensive book which addresses the important issue of self-esteem. In Esteem Builders, Dr. Borba offers 250 activities that can be used to enhance the self-esteem of children in grades K - 8, and in all curriculum areas, suggestions for enhancing staff self-esteem are also provided. Chapter titles include: Looking at the whole picture, Application of this curriculum, Building Security, Building Self-hood, Building Affiliation, Building Mission, Building Competence, Concept Circles, Journal Writing and School- Wide Esteem. Plus two appendices, charts and references.

444 pages, large format paperback. (A009) - $60

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Interpretation and Treatment: A Reference Book For The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories
James Battle, Ph.D

In this timely, concisely written book Dr. Battle provides essential insights regarding how to profile, interpret and diagnose results derived from scores earned on the very popular, time-tested Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories and show how self-esteem profiles can be used to identify personality types. Also in this unique text, the author show readers how to employ both psychological and medical methodologies to treat a variety of problems that can be identified through analyses of CFSEI profiles and describes practical strategies that practitioners and care givers can employ to enhance self-esteem and diminish symptoms of commonly experienced problems. Chapter titles include Self-Esteem And Overview, Interpretation of Self-Esteem Results, Reporting And Diagnostic Interpretation, Interactive Strategies For Remediating And Diminishing Symptoms of Low Self-Esteem And Treatment.

235 pages, paperback (A118) - $35

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The JBA Model: An Effective Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program
James Battle, Ph.D.

In the JBA Model: An Effective Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program, Dr. Battle shows researchers how to develop and implement effective substance prevention and treatment programs. In this timely, concisely written book, Dr. Battle, author of the North American Depression Inventories, describe strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in helping individuals deal with substance use and avoid becoming abusers.

78 pages, paperback (A0088) - $14.95

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The JBA Model: An Effective Suicide Prevention Program
James Battle, Ph.D.

In the JBA Model: An Effective Suicide Prevention Program, Dr. Battle shows researchers how to develop and implement effective substance prevention programs. In this concisely written book, Dr. Battle, author of the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories, describe strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in helping individuals overcome low self-esteem, depression and suicidal ideation.

75 pages, paperback (A0089) - $14.95

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Misconceptions Regarding Self-Esteem
James Battle, Ph.D.

In this timely book, Dr. Battle addresses a comprehensive number of misconceptions associated with the construct of self-esteem and offers factual information associated with each misconception. In addition, the author delineates specific strategies derived from empirical findings that practitioners can apply in real-life settings to enhance self-esteem, achievement and well-being.

204. pages, paperback. (A043) - $17.95

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Overcoming Excessive Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-Esteem and Suicidal Ideation

James Battle, Ph.D.
 
In this timely, concisely written book Dr. Battle provides insights and offers suggestions regarding how to overcome the negative effects of excessive anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and suicidal ideation. Also in the text, the author shows readers how to assess anxiety, depression, self-esteem and suicidal ideation and describes time-tested strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in assisting individuals at all developmental levels in overcoming the negative effects of these anomalies. In addition, the author shows readers how self-esteem profiles can be used to identify personality types.

Paperback. (A121) - $25

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Peer Exploitation Syndrome: A True Story of a Teenage Victim
James Battle, Ph.D.
 
In this concise book, Dr. Battle describes a commonly experienced societal problem of youth which he calls Peer Exploitation Syndrome, traces the development of this pathological condition and shows how it effects an actual victim. In the text, the author delineates characteristics and symptoms of the syndrome and describes strategies that the victim=s parents employed in their efforts to free him from the negative influence and exploitation of peers. Also in the book, the author lists actual traumas that the victim had to endure and describes the efforts that his parents made while trying to help their son overcome the negative effects of these traumas. In addition, Dr. Battle addresses the important issues of methodology and treatment and concludes that prevention is the most important goal to strive for in efforts to help children and youth avoid becoming victims of the Peer Exploitation Syndrome.

This book is an excellent resource for teacher and student lead discussions.

Paperback. (A120) - $14.95

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Promoting Self-Esteem, Achievement and Well-Being: An Effective Instructional Curriculum for All Levels
James Battle, Ph.D.

In this practical book Dr. Battle describes more than 500 time-tested strategies that instructors can use to promote self-esteem, achievement and well-being of students at all developmental levels. Also, the author offers a comprehensive instructional program in which he describes techniques that have proven to be effective and shows instructors how to teach each strategy and activity incorporated in the curriculum. In this concise program, Dr. Battle shows readers how to use the curriculum to teach regular and special students, and high risk pupils experiencing problems such as conduct disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders. Also in this book, the author describes a life skills instruction program for high school and adult students and offers quantitative data to illustrate the effectiveness of the curriculum in enhancing the self-esteem of students and diminishing symptoms of depression and anxiety of participants. The strategies and activities incorporated in this effective instructional curriculum do not require extensive periods of time, are not expensive and can easily be integrated into the regular curriculum.

128 pages, paperback. (A064) - $17.95

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Self-Esteem, Personality and Adjustment
James Battle, Ph.D.

In this comprehensive text, Dr. Battle traces the origins of self-theory and self-esteem, personality and human adjustment. He documents how self-esteem and personality develops and shows how both influence adjustment. Common adjustment failures are described and methodologies for alleviating these and other problems are delineated. In Self-Esteem, Personality and Adjustment, Dr. Battle also offers strategies that promote self-esteem and psychological soundness and provide case reports and research findings to illustrate the effectiveness of these techniques. Chapter titles include: Self-Theory and Self-Esteem, Personality: An Overview, Theoretical Views of Personality, Human Adjustment, Problems of Adjustment and Coping Strategies, Assessing Adjustment, Treatment of Adjustment Failures, The Psychologically Sound Individual, and Promoting Self-Esteem and Psychological Soundness. With so many challenges to effective adjustment in our contemporary society, the need for this book is now! An instructor’s manual with multiple choice, true and false essay and short answer questions with keys for each is available.

330 pages, paperback. (A035) - $49.95.
Instructor’s manual; Approximately 60 pages, softcover. (A035A) - $7.95


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Self-Esteem Research: A Summary of Relevant Findings
James Battle, Ph.D.

Although the self-esteem revolution continues to gain momentum there has been, until now. . . a missing link. . . a book that documents research in the field of self-esteem. In this book Dr. Battle, author of the very popular Culture - Free Self-Esteem Inventories for Children and Adults, fills this link by providing concise summaries of findings of research studies that addressed the construct of self-esteem. Chapter titles include, Reliability of Self-Esteem, Validity of Self-Esteem, Comparative Research, Treatment and Self-Esteem, Survey Research, Instruments that assess Self-Esteem - not to mention a glossary of terms, references, appendix and index. A must for all who are interested in self-esteem research.

174 pages, paperback. (A038) - $25

 

 

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Self-Esteem: The New Revolution

James Battle, Ph.D.

In Self-Esteem: The New Revolution, Dr. Battle provides a comprehensive text that addresses the important issue of self-esteem. In the book the author offers 300 strategies that can be used to enhance the self-esteem of individuals at all developmental levels. Empirical data are provided to document the effectiveness of these strategies and actual case reports are presented to illustrate how positive shifts in self-esteem can be induced in individuals of all ages. In Self-Esteem: The New Revolution, Dr. Battle provides a balance between scholarship and interest while producing this book which incorporates practical applications for academics, practitioners and lay persons as well. Chapter titles include: Self-Esteem: An Overview, Self-Esteem: What Is It, Self-Esteem and Achievement, Self-Esteem and Behavior, Self-Esteem and Learning Disability, Self-Esteem and Affective Disorders, Enhancing Self-Esteem and Programs that Enhance Self-Esteem - not to mention reference list, recommended readings, and two indices . The need for Self-Esteem: The New Revolution is now - A book you can’t ignore if you want to bring out the best in yourself and others.

376 pages, paperback. (A004) - $35

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