Dr. Kathy's book:

How Children Become Violent
Keeping Your Kids out of Gangs, Terrorist Organizations, and Cults
 
Why Disrupted Attachment Patterns Trigger Pathological Behavior
 
Violence is an age-old phenomenon. War, genocide, and killing are cornerstones that define history. Yet in the 21st century, we are experiencing violence in ways never seen before. It may be in worldwide terrorist organizations, inner city and suburban gangs, or the disturbed teenager next door who takes his rage out on innocent classmates.
 
Those who commit violence today, as Kathryn Seifert, Ph.D. explains in this book, are likely to be adults or adolescents who themselves witnessed violence as children or were abused or neglected in their early years. Childhood is a time when bonding with caregivers stimulates the formulation of behavioral regulation, interpersonal skills, moral development, brain development, and problem solving, and when it is interrupted Disrupted Attachments Patterns (DAP) can form. This means that today’s violent, neglected, psychologically unbalanced, and traumatized children are likely to be tomorrow’s dangers to society - that is, unless we can intervene to assess DAP and offer them appropriate therapy.
 
Dr. Seifert offers personal insights from over 30 years of experience in mental health, addictions, and criminal justice work to help other therapists, victims, and parents understand not only how children become violent, but she illuminates the pathway to a violence-free future.

$15.56 Soft cover, 269 pages Acanthus Publishing, 2006 ISBN: 978-1-933631-48-6

SPECIAL $9.95 PDF eBook, 135 pages Acanthus Publishing, 2006 ISBN: 978-1-933631-80-6

CARE-2 Manual and Assessment
 
The CARE-2 Assessment and Manual works to identify youth who are at risk for violence and determines specific interventions needed to prevent any future risk of aggressive behavior. Updated and enhanced, this invaluable tool examines every factor that may be affecting the youth's development, and puts a plan in place for the youth to mature into a positively pro-social functioning member of society.
 
The CARE-2 can be a communication tool to allow various agencies to coordinate their efforts, reduce duplication, and increase effectiveness. With the prevalence of violence in today's youth culture, this Assessment and Manual serves as a means to dispel the first warning signs of aggression and thwart it's progression before the youth and society bear the burden of its consequences.

CARE-2 Manual and one assessment $39.95 Acanthus Publishing, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-933631-95-0

CARE-2 Assessment Quantity Prices 1-5 $2.99/each 6-24 $2.20/each 25-49 $1.79/each 50-99 $1.59/each >100 $1.49/each Acanthus Publishing, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-933631-96-7

How Children Become Violent:
Lessons on Disrupted Attachment Patterns
(45-minute DVD)
 
Address Youth Violence Before it Begins
 
Gang violence. School bombings. Terrorism. How can you take preventive measures to ensure your children don't turn to violence? Dr. Seifert tackles this issue in her 45-minute DVD, How Children Become Violent: Lessons on Disrupted Attachment Patterns. In this important examination of preludes to youth violence, she discusses Disrupted Attachment Patterns (DAP) and sheds light on ways to stop violent tendencies before they develop.
 
Dr. Seifert combines well-known ideas with new concepts to create an exciting new approach to this difficult problem. With over 30 years of research and clinical experience in studying the how and why of violent behavior, she illuminates a pathway to a violence-free future, and in so doing, advances the prospect of a healthy and prosperous development into adulthood.
 
$39.95
Acanthus Publishing, 2006
ISBN: 978-1-933631-50-9
 

How Children Become Violent - For Parents
(40 page downloadable PDF eBook)
 
In an increasingly violent world, one of the most vital responsibilities of parents, teachers, therapists, and anyone else who comes in contact with today's youth is the detection and prevention of violence among children. Often, however, an unknowing indifference in the upbringing of our children aversely affects their development—and that may encourage violence down the road.
 
Enter Dr. Kathryn Seifert, Ph.D. In her eBook, How Children Become Violent, Dr. Seifert addresses the causes and effects of youth violence through the lens of Disrupted Attachment Patterns (DAP)—a direct result of interrupting the maturation of behavioral regulation, interpersonal skills, moral development, brain development, and problem-solving. Dr. Seifert explains how a disturbance in any of these areas of growth can invite unwelcome and potentially dangerous consequences.
 
We should all be held accountable for a violence-free future and with this eBook from Dr. Seifert, we're provided with the groundwork to recognize and thwart any signs that may later develop into destructive, senseless patterns of violence.
 
SPECIAL $6.95
Acanthus Publishing, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-933631-74-5
 

How Children Become Violent:
Lessons and Treatment for Disrupted Attachment Patterns
(Abridged Audio Book on 9 downloadable MP3s)
 
Abridged audio book includes:
Ch. 1 - Secure and Disrupted Attachments
Ch. 2 - Characteristics of Children with DAP
Ch. 3 - The Six Stages of Moral Development
Ch. 4 - Why Do People Resort to Violence
Ch. 10 - Treatment for Children with DAP
 
In this abridged audio version of her award-winning book, you will hear Dr. Kathy Seifert's theory of Disrupted Attachment Patterns (DAP) and the effect that DAP has on our children. The How Children Become Violent abridged audio book is a resource for professionals and parents alike to help recognize the warning signs of DAP—and to help troubled children get back on the right track. You can download these MP3s on to your computer or iPod for convenient listening.
 
$19.95
Acanthus Publishing, 2008
 

Managing Stress and Trauma:
A Dance of Life
(24 page downloadable PDF eBook)
 
There's an old saying that in life you have to play the hand you're dealt. This is to say, you may be stuck with undesirable cards, but you still have to play the game. And so it is with stress and trauma. They each occur in all of our lives, but it is how we approach each of these potential setbacks that determine their relative worth when moving forward. The ill-effects that result from stress and trauma are also the same things that make us stronger. They are learning experiences, calls for change, and cause for motivation.
 
In Dr. Kathy Seifert's eBook, Managing Stress and Trauma: A Dance of Life, she delivers helpful direction on how to cope, and more importantly, how to benefit from the often unpleasant feelings that come with stress and trauma. Dr. Seifert provides useful instruction on how to view your dilemmas, the decisions you can make to remedy your troubles, and learn more about yourself in the process. Managing Stress and Trauma serves as a valuable tool for anyone who feels the pressures and strains of our often complicated world.
 
SPECIAL $9.95
Acanthus Publishing, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-933631-71-4
 

Relax: Your Life May Depend On It
(37 page downloadable PDF eBook)
 
Every day we each face different types of stress. Whether you are stressed about work, school, or your personal life, chances are you are spending a great deal of your time and energy worrying.
 
In Dr. Kathy Seifert's new eBook and journal, Relax: Your Life May Depend On It, she shows you that you have the power to manage your stress and take control of your life. Through a series of meditative steps, she encourages you to take stock of your life and offers relaxation techniques to help you start spending your life energy wisely.
 
$9.95
Acanthus Publishing, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9818958-4-0
 

Pathways to Inner Peace:
A Journey of Discovery With the Wise Old Woman Within
(CD on 5 downloadable MP3s)
 
Pathways is the first in a series of guided imagery and journal sets by Dr. Kathryn Seifert, a well respected author and psychotherapist. This exciting new concept in self-help, combines the benefits of guided imagery, relaxation techniques, music, introspection.
 
This CD on 5 downloadable MP3s is great. Order one for yourself and one for a friend. It makes a great gift for the person that has everything but peace in their lives. Pathways is highly acclaimed for chronic pain management, sports enhancement, and to help you go to sleep.
 
SPECIAL $1.99
Soulight Publishing, 2004
 

49 Marketing Secrets (that work) to Grow Sales
(294 page downloadable PDF eBook)
 
Dozens of America's most successful business owners, marketing experts, sales gurus, and other professionals have collaborated to bring you this unique book overflowing with practical tips sure to give your business the marketing boost it needs to finally become profitable.
 
The wide range of topics covered in this resourceful guide include: developing effective branding and image, today's PR and media strategies, networking, sales, technology, event planning, and how to have the "think-to-win" mentality that will get you ahead. Everyone who contributed to this book understands how challenging it can be to make the hard decisions that face new business owners, and they explain their secrets for success in a way that is both informative and applicable. These experts learned their lessons the hard way and are now providing proven methods to help you grow your business right away.
 
In her two chapters, Kathryn Seifert, Ph.D. looks at different ways to gain recognition in your target markets and in the press—and how these two endeavors go hand in hand. One chapter discusses how to write your own effective press releases and what services to use to distribute them. Her other chapter helps you write and publish your own articles that showcase your expertise. Both are tactics that will bring credibility and notoriety to your business.
 
SPECIAL $9.95
Morgan-James, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-60037-248-1
 

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