Books

Four books outline the beliefs and approaches that are implemented in Jasper Mountain’s programs.  All four books are authored by one of Jasper Mountain’s founders and the current Executive Director—Dave Ziegler.

Beyond Healing, The path to personal contentment after trauma  (2008) Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.

This book takes a close, critical look at many of our beliefs about human limitations and offers a message of hope for those individuals who have paid such a high price for past abuse and trauma.  Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear and realistic guide to reclaiming one’s life after traumatizing experiences.  The hope offered is based upon science and research and the writing style is accessible and down-to-earth.  This book can be an invaluable guide to anyone who has personally experienced trauma or is attempting to help someone else who has.  256 pages, $24.95 (See more)

Achieving Success with Impossible Children, How to win the battle of wills  (2005) Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.

Written for those who work with children who are the most troubled and challenging and who are exceptions to all the rules.  It offers practical applications and hands-on suggestions to helping children become healthy successful individuals.  Clearly written and infused with humor, Achieving Success with Impossible Children discusses working with difficult children in multiple settings such as during adoption, in school, with parents, and in residential care.  It provides advanced intervention ideas including positive discipline and teaching responsibility.  The message of the book is that success with very challenging children is not only possible but realistically achievable.  354 pages, $24.95 (See more)

Traumatic Experience and the Brain, A handbook for understanding and treating those traumatized as children (2002) Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.

This volume details the effects of childhood trauma on the developing brain and describes how early events in life rewire the person’s perceptions of self, others and the world.  It incorporates a decade of research on the human brain and answers the question, “So what?”  Now that we know a great deal more about how the brain works and how it is affected by trauma, what should we do differently to help traumatized individuals.  Case examples help explain in understandable terms how we must work with the human brain and not work against it.  172 pages, $19.95 (See more)

Raising Children Who Refuse To Be Raised, Parenting skills and therapy interventions for the most difficult children  (2000) Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.

This book takes a disarmingly frank approach to the most difficult behaviors and the most challenging children.  It not only explains the causes of the most serious problems parents face, but it goes further to provide interventions that have been tried and found successful.  Very serious problems such as aggressive, violent, explosive, hyperactive and belligerent behaviors are addressed in a practical and understandable way.  Sections of the book are written directly to parents and other sections to professionals with a suggestion that everyone read both so adults are working closely together to help these children. 310 pages, $24.95 (See more)