Local Psychologist publishers 8th book
A Circleville resident and psychologist recently published his eighth self-help book in the field of psychology and mental health.
As an award winning author, Dr. David E. Miller’s latest book is entitled Good Horse Sense To Help Manage ADHD and is a revision of a previous workbook published in 2005 under the title of The Stop…Think…Do…Program.
As a Christian psychologist who has worked with hundreds of children and adolescents experiencing problems with ADHD, Dr. Miller has created a simple two-part workbook designed for these children and their parents. The workbook promotes several activities and illustrations for the child to color as they work through the workbook. These activities are designed to help children learn ten (10) coping skills and ten (10) additional helpful tools to better manage this condition. Rather than see ADHD as a “disorder,” this workbook promotes seeing it as a “condition” for which one can learn to manage.
Since children typically enjoy horses, the workbook is told from the main character’s perspective–ROWDY, a miniature horse who has ADHD. The coping skills are presented as “common horse sense” and “additional horse sense nuggets.” By working through the child’s portion of the workbook the child learns coping skills for better handling ADHD and avoiding the typical struggles and negative feelings associated with the condition. The parent’s section of the workbook contains many suggestions and resource ideas for expanding their knowledge of ADHD and ways to help their children learn coping skills. Since these concepts have application to the classroom, the workbook can serve as a good resource to teachers as well as parents and other personnel working with children.
Dr. Miller explains that multitudes of parents who have children with ADHD as well as their pediatricians would like to find alternatives to medication when possible; and, when medication is necessary, the child will still adjust better and feel more self-confident if having practical coping skills to utilize in managing the frustration that is commonly associated with ADHD.
Dr. David Miller is a psychologist who has worked with children, adolescents, and families for 30 years. Currently in private practice, he has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. He is a psychological consultant to a number of private schools in the Columbus area; and, has privileges at Grant Hospital with the Ohio Health Hospital Network. He completed a B.S. degree in social sciences at Cedarville University (1972), an M.S. degree in educational psychology at Indiana University (1976), and a Ph.D. in Family Relations & Human Development at Ohio State University (1982). He was licensed as a psychologist in 1985; he was board certified as a diplomate-fellow in both psychopharmacology and severe mental illnesses in l998.
Miller’s other workbooks for children and parents include: “The Stop…Think…Do…Program”, “Attitude Adjustment Needed Now! A workbook For Children with Anger Problems”, “My Parents Are Getting a Divorce…What Now? A Workbook for Children Who Are Struggling Through Their Parents’ Divorce”, and, “I’m Really Scared…What Can I Do? A Workbook for Children Experiencing Anxiety, Fears, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.” Miller received the 2004 Best New Christian Author Award from Xulon Press for his first workbook, “The Stop…Think…Do…Program.” In addition to his workbooks for children, Dr. Miller also published “Critical Spiritual Issues: Bridging the Spiritual and Psychological,” “The Ten Commandments of Christian Parenting,” and “Christian Parenting In Today’s World.”
Miller resides in Circleville-Ashville area with his wife, Dr. Joy Shields-Miller who practices at Berger Hospital. They are members of the Crossroads Church in Circleville, OH.