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Open University Press An Introduction to Mental Health in Paramedic
Book SynopsisâœA must read for all paramedics and pre-hospital clinicians" Gemma Howlett, Principal Lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships, University of Cumbria, UK"A unique and valuable book to enable paramedics to undertake the daily challenges of providing care and support for patients and service users experiencing mental health difficulties.âClare Keenan, Lecturer in Paramedic Science BSc (Hons), University of Plymouth, UKâœThis is an essential book, written by credible and knowledgeable authors. Chris Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science â University of Brighton, UK and Critical Care Paramedic Team Leader â South East Coast Ambulance ServiceAn Introduction to Mental Health for Paramedic Science explores how mental health problems impact on the individual in the context of emergency medicine, covering the critical areas that students and practitioners need to know, suchTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1Introduction to parascience and mental healthCHAPTER 2Legislation and parascienceCHAPTER 3How mental health can developCHAPTER 4 Mental Health DiagnosesCHAPTER 5 Paramedic AssessmentCHAPTER 6 Management Complex Needs in Mental HealthCHAPTER 7 Communication, Negotiation and De-escalationCHAPTER 8 Breaking Bad NewsCHAPTER 9Trauma Informed Care
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Penguin Putnam Inc Status and Culture
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Open University Press The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing
Book Synopsis*Interested in purchasing The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing as a SmartBook? Visit https://connect2.mheducation.com/join/?c=normanryrie4e to register for access today*This well-established textbook is a must-buy for all mental health nursing students and nurses in registered practice. Comprehensive and broad, it explores how mental health nursing has a positive impact on the lives of people with mental health difficulties.Several features help you get the most out of each chapter and apply theory to practice, including:â Personal Stories: Provide insight into the experience of mental health difficulties from the perspective of service users and their carersâ Thinking Spaces: Help you reflect on your practice and assess your learning individually and in groups, with further guidance available onlineâ Recommended Resources: Provide additional materials and suTable of ContentsPart I: FoundationsChapter 1: Mental Health Chapter 2: Mental DisordersChapter 3: Mental Health Nursing: An Art & Science Chapter 4: Recovery, Rights and Social InclusionPart II: Contexts Chapter 5: The Social Policy Context of Mental Health CareChapter 6: The Service Context and Organisation of MHCChapter 7: Mental Health and the LawChapter 8: The Ethics of Mental Health NursingPart III: Core Procedures Chapter 9: Therapeutic Relationships and Engaging PeopleChapter 10: Creating a Therapeutic EnvironmentChapter 11: AssessmentChapter 12: Care PlanningChapter 13: Admissions and Discharge PlanningChapter 14: Assessing and Managing Suicide and Self-harmChapter 15: Assessing and Managing Aggression and ViolencePart IV: Client Groups Chapter 16: Children and AdolescentsChapter 17: Older People with Functional Mental Health ProblemsChapter 18: Older People with DementiaChapter 19: The Person Experiencing PsychosisChapter 20: The Person with DepressionChapter 21: The Person with a Bi-Polar DisorderChapter 22: The Person with an Anxiety DisorderChapter 23: The Person Who Experiences Distress, Trauma & PTSDChapter 24: The Person with an Eating DisorderChapter 25: The Person with Dual DiagnosisChapter 26: The Person with a Personality DisorderChapter 27: Forensic Mental HealthcarePart V: Interventions Chapter 28: Self-ManagementChapter 29: Counselling ApproachesChapter 30: CBTChapter 31: Solution Focused ApproachesChapter 32: Motivational ApproachesChapter 33: Working with GroupsChapter 34: Working with Families and CarersChapter 35: PsychopharmacologyChapter 36: Mental Health Medication in PracticeChapter 37: Concordance, Adherence & ComplianceChapter 38: Promoting Mental HealthChapter 39: Promoting Physical HealthPart VI: Professional Practice Chapter 40: Professional Practice
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Open University Press The Reality of Assisted Dying Understanding the
Book SynopsisâœThis is a book to be read by all involved in either side of this heated debate.âDr C Fourcade, President of the French Association for Palliative Care, France"This powerful collection of essays brilliantly unpacks the legal, ethical and practical issues around the assisted dying debate.âJonathan Herring, Professor of Law, University of Oxford, UKâœThis is an essential exploration of the complexities behind the sound bites.âBaroness Campbell of Surbiton DBE, UKâœA much needed, timely compendium covering the main issues underlying and surrounding Assisted Dying.âRobert Twycross, Past Head, WHO Collaborative Centre for Palliative Care, Oxford, UK"Wherever your views lie on â assisted dying, you should read this book.âDr Matt Morgan, Professor of Intensive Care, Cardiff University, UK, and Curtin University, AustraliaAt a critical moment in the
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Penguin Random House Group Toxic Empathy
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Penguin Random House Group The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
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HarperCollins Publishers Trafficked
Book SynopsisHe'd been her friend for years. He said he loved her. Then she realised she didn't know him at allWhen everything seemed to be falling apart in Sophie's life, she was thankful for her friend Kas, who was always at the end of a phone, ready to listen and to offer comfort and advice.Her father's cold dislike of her and then her parents' divorce had left her with a deep distrust of men. But, gradually, Kas made her believe there was at least one man who truly cared about her.But she was wrong.At first when Sophie went to stay for a few days with Kas in Italy, he was kind and caring, as he'd always been. But three days after she arrived, everything changed.His eyes were cold as he described the things he expected her to do for love'. But soon Sophie's bewilderment turned to fear as he punched and shouted at her and threatened to kill her adored younger brothers if she didn't do exactly as she was toldto sell her body on the streets to pay off Kas's debts.Terrified of Kas, the police and the men whose pleasures she was forced to satisfy, Sophie worked seven nights a week for the next six months on the dark and lonely streets of a town in northern Italy.Subjected regularly to Kas's verbal, mental and physical abuse, she knew she would never escape.And then, one day, after she'd been admitted to hospital with stomach pains and knowing that Kas would kill her if he found out she dared to phone her mother.But who would reach her first?
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Nutrition Almanac
Book SynopsisTake charge of your well-being, improve your health, feel younger, and live longerThe Nutrition Almanac offers you reliable information based on the latest scientific discoveries as well as an expanded section on essential vitamins and minerals and their amazing benefits. All the nutritional information you need is here, so enhancing and maintaining good health is easy! Eat better. Live longer. Learn how what you eat can affect more than 100 common ailments Discover rich sources of vitamins and minerals in foods at your supermarket Understand the difference between good fats and bad fats Get practical information on the benefits of antioxidants and phytonutrients in food Find out which food ingredients and additives to avoid Table of Contents1: Nutrition and Health2: Exercise3: Sources of calories4: Nutrients5: Ailments and Other Stressful Conditions6: Normal Life Cycle7: Herbs8: Foods, Beverages, and Natural Supplementary Foods9: Table of Food CompositionBibliographyIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The GlycemicLoad Diet
Book SynopsisA cardiologist's revolutionary weight-loss plan that allows dieters to enjoy good carbs while still losing weightThe glycemic index has been the basis of many popular diets. But it doesn't take into account the serving sizes people actually eat and eliminates too many foods for dieters to stick with it. Now Dr. Robert Thompson's breakthrough program uses the glycemic load--the glycemic index adjusted for serving size--to take the GI a step forward. The glycemic load is a more accurate and effective tool in controlling weight and insulin resistance, allowing dieters to eat more foods while still burning fat, cutting cravings, and speeding up their metabolism. Safe, simple, and scientifically proven, it's the smartest weight-loss plan yet.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Womens Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
Book SynopsisUse the power of nature to heal your body and enjoy a lifetime of good health In Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, naturopathic physician Tori Hudson shows you how to safely and effectively combine conventional and natural medicine to maintain health and address specific medical conditions. Her groundbreaking work offers sound information on complementary therapies such as bio-identical hormones, vitamin supplementation, herbs, diet, and exercise and helps you make informed choices about your health. Learn how to: Treat a whole range of female health issues, from contraception to menopause, heart conditions to infections Safely integrate alternative therapies with traditional medicine Determine when you should seek a practitioner's help And much more Compassionate and authoritative, Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine demonstrates that an informed, integrative approach to staying well is often the best medTable of Contents1.Abnormal uterine bleeding2.Amenorrhea3.Cervical Dysplasia4.Contraception5.Cystitis6.Endometriosis7.Fibrocystic Breast Disease8.Genital Herpes9.Heart Disease10.Infertililty11.Interstitial cystitis12.Menopause13.Menstrual Cramps14.Osteoporosis15.Pelvic Inflammatory Disease16.Pregnancy17.Premenstrual Syndrome18.Sexually Transmitted Infections19.Uterine Fibroids20.Vaginitis
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe What to Eat if You Have Cancer revised
Book SynopsisFuel your body to fight cancer Cancer and cancer treatment take a toll on your body, but you can help make cancer treatment more effective and reduce its unpleasant side effects with good nutrition. What to Eat if You Have Cancer presents the best foods to fight cancer and suggests ways to keep your body strong--knowledge you need to take control of your health. A vital resource for cancer patients, this revised edition contains new recipes, new menus, and the latest research on cancer and nutrition. With the help of What to Eat if You Have Cancer, you will learn The foods to eat and the foods to avoid in your fight with cancer The proper use of supplements in nutrition therapy How to create personalized meal plans to complement different types and phases of treatment Table of ContentsPart 1: The Body, Cancer, and NutritionTissues, Organs, and Organ SystemsCancer: When Good Cells Go BadCarbs, Fats, Protein, and CancerAntioxidants, Vitamins, Minerals, Phytochemicals, and CancerPart 2: Friendly Fire: Nutritional Side Effects of TreatmentFood PreparationDealing with nausea, vomiting dry mouth, and difficulty swallowingDealing with taste alterations, anorexia, constipation, and diarrheaPart 3: Diet Plans: Developing Your Nutritional Therapy RegimePre-diet preparation, carbohydrate- countingUnderweight (high-carb, low-fat) and overweight (low-carb) dietsChemotherapy and radiation dietsResources
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Eating Disorders Sourcebook
Book SynopsisSound, sensitive advice for overcoming an eating disorderAnorexia, bulimia, binge eating, exercise addictions . . . these disorders can be devastating, but they are in no way unbeatable. Therapist Carolyn Costin, herself recovered from anorexia, brings three decades of experience and the newest research in the field together, providing readers with the latest treatments, from medication and behavioral therapy to alternative remedies.Whether you are living with an eating disorder or you are a loved one or professional helping someone who is, The Eating Disorder Sourcebook will help you: Recognize and identify eating disorders Discover and work with the underlying causes of an eating disorder Make the right choices when comparing treatment options Understand what is expected in individual, group, and family therapy Know when outpatient treatment is not enough and what else can be done Table of ContentsIntroduction1. From Diet to Disorder: Problems and Prognosis2. Young, White, and Female: Myth or Reality?3. Activity Disorder: When a Good Thing Goes Bad4. Genes or Jeans: What Causes Eating Disorders?5. Eating Disorder Behaviors are Adaptive Functions6. Assessing the Situation7. Treatment Philosophy and Approaches8. Individual Therapy: Putting the Eating Disorder out of a Job9. Sharing the Pain and the Promise in Group10. Enough About Your Mother, What did You have to Eat Today?11. Medical Assessment and Management12. The Psychiatrist’s Role and Psychotropic Medication13. When Outpatient Treatment is Not Enough14. Alternative Approaches to Eating Disorders15. To Those Who Love Them: Guidelines for Significant Others16. Increasing Awareness and PreventionAppendices
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The InflammationFree Diet Plan
Book SynopsisA revolutionary diet to help you lose weight and control disease-causing inflammationThe Inflammation-Free Diet Plan will help you achieve your ideal weight--without fad dieting--while also reducing pain and allergies, slowing the aging process, and dramatically reducing your risk for dozens of medical problems. This flexible, easy-to-follow program is the ideal nutritional solution for every member of the family. At the heart of the program is the revolutionary IF Rating system that, for the first time, tells you the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects of all of the foods you eat. The IF Rating integrates more than twenty different nutritional factors, including essential fatty acids, glycemic index, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds into a single rating which guides your food choices for the day. You no longer have to worry about choosing the right types of carbs or fats, or even counting calories--the IF RatTable of ContentsIntroduction: Do you really need this book?Chapter 1 :The silent enemy: determining your riskWhy excessive inflammation is so common Who is at riskWhat you can do to fight inflammationChapter 2: How the foods you eat affect inflammationHow the IF Ratings are calculatedWhat the ratings revealFrequently asked questionsChapter 3: Reducing the inflammation in your bodyInflammation self assessmentCustomizing your Inflammation Free DietPlanning your meals Evaluating and revising recipesMeal plans for the Inflammation Free DietRecipes for the Inflammation Free DietChapter 4: The IF Rating TablesHow to use the tablesIF Ratings A to ZIF Ratings by categorySelected referencesIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Testosterone for Life Recharge Your Vitality Sex
Book Synopsis"Dr. Morgentaler, an internationally recognized expert in sexual medicine and male hormones, shares his secrets for a healthy life."--Irwin Goldstein, M.D., Director of Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sexual Medicine"A highly valuable resource. Finally debunks many of the myths about testosterone's safety, which has been an impediment to its appropriate usage for far too long."--David E. Greenberg, M.D., President, Canadian Society for the Study of the Aging MaleFrom a Harvard doctor and a leading expert on testosterone--the groundbreaking book that shows you how to raise your testosterone levels--and live your life to the fullestBetter sex. Increased vitality. More muscle. Improved health. Greater mental agility. These are just a few of the life-enhancing benefits that men with low levels of testosterone can experience when they increase their testosterone level. If you've noticeTable of ContentsChapter 1: Recognizing the Symptoms Chapter 2: Testosterone and Your Health: Understanding TestosteroneChapter 3: Could you Have Low Testosterone?Chapter 4: What You Should Know About Being Evaluated for Low TestosteroneChapter 5: The Benefits of TestosteroneChapter 6: Treatment Chapter 7: Testosterone and Prostate CancerChapter 8: Risks, Side Effects, and Medical MonitoringChapter 9: Treating Men with a History of Prostate CancerChapter 10: The Future of Testosterone
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The InsulinResistance DietRevised and Updated
Book SynopsisConquer insulin resistance. Reduce cravings. Eat your favorite foods. And lose weight!If you have tried every diet and are still struggling with your weight, the real culprit may be insulin resistance. When you have more glucose than your body needs, your body responds by producing more insulin to stabilize your blood sugar level and store the excess glucose as fat. In The Insulin-Resistance Diet, Cheryle R. Hart and Mary Kay Grossman show you how to control insulin resistance and lose weight without sacrificing all of your favorite foods. Overcome insulin resistance and lose weight with: The exclusive Link-and-Balance Eating Method, which balances carbs with the right amount of protein at the right time for maximum weight loss Self-tests to determine your insulin resistance and check your progress with linking and balancing Real-world strategies for eating at home and out on the town Easy-to-make, tasty recipes and livable meal plaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: How Insulin Resistence Makes Us Fat1. How Insulin Affects Fat2. Insulin Resistence and Syndrome XPart II: The Solution to Insulin Resistence: The Link-and-Balance Eating Method3. Step 1: Link Protein4. Step 2: Balance Protein and Carbohydrates5. Why Link and Balance Works6. Mastering the Link-and-Balance Eating Method7. Test Your Link-and-Balance BasicsPart III: Making the Method Work for You8. Link-and-Balance Menus and Recipes9. Real-World Strategies10. Fitness Matters11. Appetite vs. Hunger: Understanding Our Relationship with Food12. Commitment and RelapseReferencesIndexAbout the Authors
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Heal Pelvic Pain The Proven Stretching
Book SynopsisBronze Medal Winner of a 2009 National Health Information AwardStop your pelvic pain . . . naturally!If you suffer from an agonizing and emotionally stressful pelvic floor disorder, including pelvic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, endometriosis, prostatitis, incontinence, or discomfort during sex, urination, or bowel movements, it's time to alleviate your symptoms and start healing--without drugs or surgery. Natural cures, in the form of exercise, nutrition, massage, and self-care therapy, focus on the underlying cause of your pain, heal your condition, and stop your pain forever. The life-changing plan in this book gets to the root of your disorder with: A stretching, muscle-strengthening, and massage program you can do at home Guidelines on foods that will ease your discomfort Suggestions for stress- and pain-reducing home spa treatments Exercises for building core strength and enhancing sexual pleasure Table of ContentsPart I. Healthy at the CoreChapter 1. The Pelvic FloorChapter 2. The Healthy Pelvic Floor Chapter 3. When the Pelvic Floor Is Not HealthyChapter 4. SexPart II. The Program: Strengthening the Pelvic FloorChapter 5. Your Pelvic FloorChapter 6. Stretch and Drop: The Key Combination for Your CoreChapter 7. Strengthen and Tone the Muscles, Keep the Blood FlowingChapter 8. Putting it All TogetherChapter 9. Better Sex for More Years Part III. The Program: RelaxChapter 10. Letting GoChapter 11. Manage StressPart IV. The Program: Nutrition and Pampering for a Healthy Pelvic FloorChapter 12. Foods That Can HarmChapter 13. Foods That Can Help
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Fertility Diet Groundbreaking Research
Book SynopsisGet pregnant--naturally!The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The book prescribes ten simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.These changes include: Cutting back on red meat and trans fats Getting protein and iron from veggies and nuts Choosing whole-fat milk and even ice cream Drinking coffee, tea, and alcohol in moderation Losing weight (if needed) and exercising The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. Two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today, setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and forming the foundation for an eating strategy that will serve you well for the rest of your life. The Fertility DiTable of ContentsChapter 1 Nourishing the Miracle of ConceptionChapter 2 Missed ConceptionsChapter 3 A Diet for All AgesChapter 4 Slow Carbs, Not Low CarbsChapter 5 Balancing FatsChapter 6 Plant Protein RulesChapter 7 Take a Break, SkimChapter 8 Mighty MicrosChapter 9 Drink (Water) to Your HealthChapter 10 The 7 Percent SolutionChapter 11 You've Got to Move It, Move ItChapter 12 Putting It All TogetherChapter 13 Meal Plans and RecipesNotesIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Permanent Pain Cure The Breakthrough Way to
Book SynopsisFEATURED ON ESPNâthe pain relief program used by professional athletes. No drugs. No surgery. No pain!âœThe Ming Methodâ for pain relief has worked wonders for New Jersey Nets star Jason Kidd, New York Yankeesâ Jason Giambi, movie star Matt Dillon, and other celebrities. Now, licensed physical therapist Ming Chew shares his world-famous program in this illustrated home guide, filled with innovative stretching techniques, hydration and supplementation tips, and prevention strategies.Table of Contents Part 1: What you Need to Know 1 Introduction: The Body United by the Fascia 2Fascia: The Unifying Tissue 3The Ming Method: No Excuses—It Will Work Part 2: The Program 4Prepare: Water, Diet, Supplements 5Getting Ready to Stretch 6The Spinal Stretches 7The Fascial Stretches 8The Strengthening Exercises 9Self-Release Techniques 10Choosing the Stretches You Need 11The Last Word
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Complete Thyroid Book Second Edition
Book SynopsisThe only book you need to understand and treat your thyroid conditionCombining the expertise of two pioneers in the field--world-renowned thyroid specialist Kenneth Ain, M.D., and bestselling thyroid author and bioethicist M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D.--The Complete Thyroid Book provides all the essential information on the diagnosis, options, and treatment of thyroid disease. Completely updated with the latest research, this book provides a comprehensive look at tests, scans, and state-of-the-art therapies and treatments for every type of thyroid condition. The Complete Thyroid Book, now revised and updated, is your source for information on: Thyroid hormone and all other medications used in thyroid treatment Thyroid disease in special populations, including pregnant women, menopausal women, infants, children, and the elderly Nutrition, environmental issues, and public health This second edition of The Complete Thyroid Book givesTable of ContentsToC not available
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Flexitarian Diet The Mostly Vegetarian Way to
Book SynopsisThe Flexitarian Diet is the first book to describe what is potentially the next big diet and nutritional movementââœflexitarianism.â The concept has grown so popular that Bon Apetit selected âœflexitarianâ as a hot trend for 2010. A flexitarian diet is part-time vegetarianism but, as the name suggests, flexitarianism is also about flexibilityâ a healthy, guided, customizable, appetizing, family-friendly flexibility. The Flexitarian Diet begins with a quiz examining three nutrition factors: 1) food preferences and aversions; 2) whether the readerâs current diet is likely to cause shortfalls or overloads in particular nutrients; and 3) which food habits they most want to change. The answers point to best starting point for that reader. This way, readers make gradual, rational changes one meal, one food group at a time. Each section includes information about how to substitute flexitarian recipes for traditional favorites, tips on how to assure that family members Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1 Getting Started: The Five-by-Five Flex Plan DesignThe Flex FiveSetting the Right Flex GoalYour FlexScore: How Flex Are You?Part 2 Five Flex Food GroupsFlex Food Group 1: Meet the New MeatFlex Food Group 2: Veg Out and Satisfy Your Fruit ToothFlex Food Group 3: Go with the GrainFlex Food Group 4: Dairy DiscoveryFlex Food Group 5: Sugar and Spice (and Everything in Between)Fill in the Nutrient Gaps from A to Z (Vitamin A to Zinc)Part 3 Five-Week Flex Meal Plan and Five-Main-Ingredient Flex RecipesFlex Fridge, Pantry, and Spice Rack StaplesEssential Flex Kitchen Tools ChecklistWeek One Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping ListWeek Two Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping ListWeek Three Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping ListWeek Four Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping ListWeek Five Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping ListPart 4 Five Flex Fitness FactorsThe World as Your GymStart-Up StrategiesMaintaining MotivationTools of the TradeReferencesIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Structural Balancing A Clinical Approach
Book SynopsisStructural Balance: A Clinical Approach by Kyle Wright advances the readerâs clinical knowledge and hands-on skills of trigger point therapy techniques, postural and body structural conditions that cause chronic pain and discomfort, and specific therapies and exercises for resolving those conditions. Appropriate for clinical courses in massage therapy, physical therapy, and chiropractic programs, this text provides a step-by-step illustrated guide of manipulations for easy learning of muscle pains and their causes. Content is practical and treatment specific, discussing muscle attachments, pain patterns, clinical notes, range-of-motion exercises, physical distortions, and proper positioning. Structural Balance teaches employable skills for a variety of healthcare specialties.Table of ContentsPrefaceForwardWelcome Chapter-Value of Soft Tissue TherapySection I: FoundationsChapter 1: Components of Structure: Bones and LandmarksChapter 2: Structural Analysis and Postural AssessmentChapter 3: Muscle Tension and CausesChapter 4: Symptoms and Conditions of Muscle TensionChapter 5: Principles of Reversing Muscle TensionSection II: Clinical Massage Therapy and Structural BodyworkChapter 6: Posterior Lower Extremity Compartment (PLEC)Chapter 7: Anterior Torso Compartment (ATC)Chapter 8: Anterior Lower Extremity Compartment (ALEC)Chapter 9: Posterior Torso Compartment (PTC)Chapter 10: Upper Extremity Compartment (UEC)Appendix A-Muscles of the BodyAppendix B-Receptor Tonus Principles and Neuro-Physiological LawsAppendix C-Agonists, Synergist, and AntagonistAppendix D-Chiropractic and Massage: Symbiotic Health Care-Dr. Kelly HuberAppendix E- Mind - Body Connection- Robert J. Rotella, Ph.D.Appendix F- Proper Stages of Rehabilitation of Injured Soft TissuesReferences and ResourcesCreditsGlossaryMuscle IndexIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Business Management for the Personal Fitness
Book SynopsisBusiness Management for the Personal Fitness Trainer is a handbook for fitness professionals who have entertained the idea of going out on their own and starting their own business. It serves as an entrepreneurial tool to help fitness professionals expand their knowledge and to develop an understanding of the necessary elements in designing, starting, and managing a small business in the fitness industry. It walks through the fundamentals of small business and notes how these apply to the fitness industry. From choosing an idea for a business and developing a business plan to the legal, financial, and operational considerations of opening and running a business, this book is your guide to building a fitness business.Table of ContentsBUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINERPART 1: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSChapter One: Introduction Why Start a Business?A Brief History of Small Business in the United States What Is a Small Business? The History of Personal Training Chapter Two: Individuals and Small Business Start-UpsEvaluating Your Entrepreneurial Orientation Triggers for Starting a Business Supports Specialization Personal Training as a Business Chapter Three: Business Idea Generation and Initial EvaluationGenerating Business Ideas Opportunity Identification Choosing a Business PART 2: DUE DILIGENCE ON THE BUSINESS IDEAChapter Four: Thinking CompetitivelyRedefining Your IndustryDefining Your Customers Developing the Information for the External Analysis of Competitors Developing a Competitive Map Additional Issues for External Analysis Competitive AdvantageChapter Five: Business Mission and StrategyMission Statements Sustainable Competitive Advantage Step 1: Develop a List of Your Business’s Assets and Capabilities Step 2: Split the List into Standard and Extraordinary AssetsStep 3: Evaluate Competitiveness of Extraordinary Resources/Capabilities Strategy Chapter Six: Your Financial FitnessUnderstanding Cash Flow Developing Cash Flow Statements Other Financial Tools PART 3: ESTABLISHING THE BUSINESSChapter Seven: The Legalities of Your Personal Training BusinessForms of Business Independent Contractor Status Contracts Leases Regulations The Standard of Care and Scope of Practice Insurance The Legal System and Fitness Facility and Personal Training Businesses Chapter Eight: Establishing Operations Location Financing Considerations Legitimacy Quality Technology Equipment Facility and Equipment Layout User Space and Safety Timing Time Management Chapter Nine: Financing and Accounting Financial Foundation Identification of Key Issues Funding Accounting TaxesPART 4: BUILDING THE BUSINESSChapter Ten: Human Resource ManagementWhat Is Human Resources? Hiring Employees Retaining Employees Probation and Firing Family Business Chapter Eleven: MarketingMarketing Plan Pricing Promotion Communication in Marketing Retaining Clients Sales Management PART 5: OTHER ISSUESChapter Twelve: The Future of Your Fitness BusinessExit/Harvest Steps in Selling a Business Turnaround Closing the BusinessChapter Thirteen: Franchising and Purchasing an Existing Business Basics of Franchising Buying a Franchise Buying an Existing Business
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Health Information Management and Technology
Book SynopsisHealth Information Management and Technology (HIM&T) charts a path for success in the ever-evolving health information field. The product covers the key information todayâs students need to know to be prepared for the careers of tomorrow, all in an accessible, engaging format correlated to current HIM standards. Table of ContentsPART ONE: THE EVOLVING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATESChapter 1 Healthcare in the United States Chapter 2 Functions, Careers, and Credentials of the HI Professional:Documenting, Maintaining, and Managing Health Information, Past and PresentChapter 3 Health Informatics and Health Information Management Shapingthe Evolving Healthcare SystemPART TWO: PROCESSING HEALTH INFORMATIONChapter 4 Maintaining Health Records: An OverviewChapter 5 External Forces: Regulatory and Accreditation InfluencesChapter 6 The Active Health Record in Acute Care SettingsChapter 7 The Post-discharge Health RecordPART THREE: THE MEANINGFUL USE OF DIGITAL HEALTH INFORMATIONChapter 8 The Electronic Health Record: Meaningful Use of PatientRecordsChapter 9 Privacy and Security of Digital Records Chapter 10 The Patient’s Role in HealthcarePART FOUR: EXPLORING NEW ROLES FOR HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSIONALSChapter 11 Expanding Roles and Functions of the Health InformationManagement and Health Informatics Professional
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McGraw-Hill Education Loose Leaf Understanding Your Health
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Your Health offers an exciting and practical approach to the teaching of the traditional content areas of personal health. Its two key themes - the six dimensions of health and the five developmental tasks - help students apply the text's content to their own lives, by improving their decision-making skills. The strength of the Understanding Your Health narrative includes its appeal to both traditional and non-traditional students, particularly the special attention it pays to students over age 25 who have returned to college. In addition, among its many health assessment activities, Understanding Your Health includes one of the most comprehensive health assessments found in any personal health textbook - a great tool for establishing a health baseline for students. The companion Online Learning Center (website) offers a wealth of pedagogical and assessment features, including quizzes, Internet activities, downloadable MP3s, an
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McGraw-Hill Education Pocket Guide to accompany Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Procedures
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McGraw-Hill Education Medical Assisting Administrative Clinical Procedures with Student CDs
Book SynopsisRespected for its inclusive coverage of AAMA, AMT, NHA, RMA, NOCTI, CAAHEP and SCANS, Boothâs fourth edition now provides the 2010 ABHES and 2008 CAAHEP standards in each chapter! Preparation for Certification Boxes have been added to this edition to focus students on the specific exam they will take. Over 30 Electronic Health Record activities are incorporated into the text and available online through SpringCharts, simulating real patient encounters. Emergency Preparedness, additional administrative coverage and a completely revised workbook that now includes competency work products have been added for the 4th edition. ACTIVSimâ, LearnSmartâ, and Connect digitally enhance learning with Boothâs Medical Assisting!
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Sport Psychology Concepts and Applications
Book SynopsisSport Psychology: Concepts and Applications shows how concepts supported by current scientific research can be used to address issues and situations encountered everyday by physical activity specialists, coaches, athletic trainers, and athletes. This introduction to sport and exercise psychology addresses practical issues, such as dealing with anxiety, arousal, and stress; developing coping, relaxation, motivation, and energizing strategies; understanding the effects of an audience on human performance; building team cohesion; and preventing burnout and other negative effects.Table of ContentsPART I. Understanding Sport Psychology 1 Foundations of Sport Psychology2 Personality as a Core Characteristic of the Athlete PART II. Motivation in Sport and Exercise3 Self-Confidence and Intrinsic Motivation4 Goal Perspective Theory5 Youth SportsPART III. Effects of Attention, Emotion, and Mood on Performance6 Attention and Concentration in Sport and Exercise7 Anxiety, Stress, and Mood Relationships8 Alternatives to Inverted-U TheoryPART IV.Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions 9 Coping and Intervention Strategies in Sport10 Goal Setting in Sport11 Imagery and Hypnosis in Sport 12 Psychological Skills TrainingPART V. Social Psychology of Sport 13 Aggression and Violence in Sport 14 Audience and Self-Presentation Effects in Sport15 Team Cohesion in Sport16 Leadership and Communication in Sport PART VI. Psychobiology of Sport and Exercise17 Exercise Psychology18 The Psychology of Athletic Injuries and Career Termination19 Drug Abuse in Sport and Exercise
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Kinesiology Scientific Basis of Human Motion
Book SynopsisSince the 1950s, Kinesiology: Scientific Basis of Human Motion has remained the definitive kinesiology text for college students. The twelfth edition continues the textâs tradition of examining human motion through the integrated presentation of anatomy and biomechanics and applying that knowledge to a wide variety of motor skills. This edition retains the textâs strong coverage of physiology combined with current scholarship in biomechanics as applied to motor skills.Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction to the Study of Kinesiology Part I Anatomical and Physiological Fundamentals of Human Motion 2 The Musculoskeletal System: The Skeletal Framework and Its Movements 3 The Musculoskeletal System: The Musculature 4 The Neuromuscular Basis of Human Motion 5 The Upper Extremity: The Shoulder Region 6 The Upper Extremity: The Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, and Hand 7 The Lower Extremity: The Hip Region 8 The Lower Extremity: The Knee, Ankle, and Foot 9 The Spinal Column and Thorax Part II Fundamentals of Biomechanics 10 Terminology and Measurement in Biomechanics 11 The Description of Human Motion 12 The Conditions of Linear Motion 13 The Conditions of Rotary Motion 14 The Center of Gravity and Stability Part III Motor Skills: Principles and Applications 15 Kinesiology of Fitness and Exercise 16 Moving Objects: Pushing and Pulling 17 Moving Objects: Throwing, Striking, and Kicking 18 Locomotion: Solid Surface 19 Locomotion: The Aquatic Environment 20 Locomotion: When Suspended and Free of Support 21 Impact 22 Instrumentation for Motion Analysis Appendices Glossary Index
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Contemporary Womens Health Issues for Today and
Book SynopsisContemporary Womenâs Health emphasizes health promotion and the impact of multicultural and diversity issues on womenâs health. The text is written from a woman-centered perspective and offers thorough discussions on a broad range of female-centric topics including feminism and the women's health movement, global issues in women's health, and health concerns specific to diverse populations. It is appropriate for both nontraditional and traditional students in a variety of course settings including health education, general education, medical education, and womenâs studies courses that emphasize a holistic approach to health.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing Women’s HealthChapter 2: Becoming a Wise Consumer Chapter 3: Developing a Healthy LifestyleChapter 4: Mental and Emotional Wellness Chapter 5: Managing the Stress of Life Chapter 6: Sexual and Relational Wellness Chapter 7: Preventing Abuse against Women Chapter 8: Exploring Women’s Sexuality Chapter 9: Designing Your Reproductive Plan Chapter 10: Eating Well Chapter 11: Keeping FitChapter 12: Using Alcohol ResponsiblyChapter 13: Making Wise Decisions about Tobacco,Caffeine and Drugs Chapter 14: Preventing and Controlling Infectious DiseasesChapter 15: Preventing and Controlling Chronic Health ConditionsChapter 16: Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
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Elsevier Science Risk Analysis and the Security Survey
Book SynopsisGuides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats.Trade Review"Managing risk in today’s rapidly changing corporate environment is challenging. James Broder and Eugene Tucker take much of the guesswork out of this challenge with Risk Analysis and the Security Survey…From cover to cover, this is a valuable resource for security professionals at all career stages." --Security Management, January 2013 "When the lst edition of this book was published, back in the 1980s, it became an instant success. Today, many years later, it stands as a classic, used by security professionals, college professors, and students around the world. This new edition addresses the problems every security executive might one day face regarding Disaster Recovery. Broder tells us how to identify and deal with these threats and vulnerabilities as well as what to do if, in spite of our best efforts, disaster strikes. This book is, without doubt, the best of its kind on the market. The contents of this book are virtually priceless and I’m so bold as to suggest that without it, a security professional’s library is incomplete." --Charles (Chuck) Sennewald, CPP, CSC "Jim Broder and Eugene Tucker have done it again--another fine reference for the serious-minded security professional." --John Fay, Learning Shop USATable of ContentsPart I: The Treatment and Analysis of Risk1: Risk2: Vulnerability and Threat Identification3: Risk Measurement4: Quantifying and Prioritizing Loss Potential 5: Cost/Benefit Analysis6: Other Risk Analysis Methodologies7: The Security Survey: An Overview8: Management Audit Techniques and the Preliminary Survey9: The Survey Report10: Crime Prediction11: Determining Insurance Requirements Part II: Emergency Managment and Business Continuity Planning12: Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction13: Mitigation and Preparedness14: Response Planning15: Business Impact Analysis16: Business Continuity Planning17: Plan Documentation18: Crisis Management Planning for Kidnap, Ransom, and Extortion19: Monitoring Safeguards20: The Security Consultant Appendix A: Security Survey Work SheetsAppendix B: Sample Kidnap and Ransom Contingency PlanAppendix C: Security Systems Specifications
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Elsevier Science The Social Dog
Book SynopsisTrade Review"... an excellent job distilling a vast amount of information into a highly readable synopsis that will appeal to students and general readers alike... Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." --Choice Reviews Online, January 2015 "...an outstanding review of the scientific literature and current research regarding canine cognition and social behavior...an intelligent read and likely requires a strong scientific background for full comprehension." --Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2014 "...provides a much-needed overview of...the role that research on dogs is playing in increasing our understanding of behavior and cognition more broadly...an excellent resource for researchers...as well as for trainers or veterinarians..." --The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of Contents1. Introduction: Why dogsJuliane Kaminski and Sarah Marshall-Pescini2. Social cognition: The dog-wolf comparison.Friederike Range and Zsofi Viranyi3. The social organization of a population of free-ranging dogs in a suburban area of Rome: A reassessment of the effects of domestication on dogs’ behaviorRoberto Bonanni and Simona Cafazzo4. Social behavior among companion dogs with an emphasis on playBarbara Smuts5. Auditory communication in domestic dogs: Vocal signalling in the extended social environment of a companion animalAnna Magdalena Taylor, Victoria Frances Ratcliffe, Karen McComb, David Reby6. The immaterial cord: The dog-human attachment bondEmanuela Prato Previde and Paola Valsecchi7. The personality of dogsÁdám Miklósi, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi8. When the bond goes wrong: Problem behaviours in the social contextDaniel Mills, Emile van der Zee, and Helen Zulch9. Social learning in dogsPéter Pongrácz10. What dogs understand about humansJuliane Bräuer11. Dogs’ sensitivity to human ostensive cues: A unique adaptation?Topál József, Kis Anna, Oláh Katalin12. Do dogs show an optimistic or pessimistic attitude to life? A review of studies using the ‘cognitive bias’ paradigmOliver Burman13. Wagging to the right or to the left: Lateralization and what it tells of the dog’s social brainMarcello Siniscalchi and Angelo Quaranta
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Elsevier Science PersonCentered Communication with Older Adults
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1 - Providers, Older Adults, and Communication Chapter 2 - How to Learn and Implement the Person-Centered Approach to Communication Chapter 3 - The Professional Relationship: The Foundation of Person-Centered Communication Chapter 4 - Nuts and Bolts of Interpersonal Communication: The Clinical Face of Service Chapter 5 - Person-Centered Communication: Ageism-The Core Problem communication Chapter 6 - Person-Centered Communication: Age-Related Changes, Cultural Challenges, and Difficult Conversations Chapter 7 - Person-Centered Communication and Stress: The Eighth "C" - Calmness Chapter 8 - Person-Centered Communication: Mental Imagery and Imagined Interactions Chapter 9 - Neurocardiology of Communication: The Ninth "C"—Coherence Chapter 10 - The Physics of Interpersonal Communication: The Tenth "C"—Connection Chapter 11 - Person-Centered Interpersonal Communications: The Future of Aging
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Penguin Putnam Inc Not Quite Not White
Book SynopsisA first-generation immigrant's exploration of race and assimilation in the United States, an American's journey into the heart of not-whiteness.
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Penguin Random House Group White Women
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Oxford University Press, USA The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy Oxford Library of International Social Policy
Book SynopsisPublic administration plays an integral role at every stage of social policy creation and execution. Program operators' management decisions shape policymakers' perceptions of what can and should be accomplished through social programs, while public administrators wield considerable power to mobilize tangible and intangible resources and fill gaps in policy designs.Table of ContentsSenior Editor: Karen J. Baehler, American University, USA Senior Advisor: Jeffrey Straussman, University at Albany, USA Series Editors: Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland, USA, and Neil Gilbert, University of California Berkeley, USA Co-Editors: Camila Arza, Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Public Policy (CIEPP) and National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina Merike Blofield, GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies and University of Hamberg, Germany Jonathan Boston, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Ewan Ferlie, King's College London, United Kingdom Fernando Filgueira, School of Social Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University, USA Yijia Jing, Fudan University, China Rachel Laforest, Queen's University, Canada T.J. Lah, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Edoardo Ongaro, Open University, United Kingdom Viviene Taylor, University of Cape Town and National Planning Commission, South Africa Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to the Handbook (Karen Baehler, senior editor) Section I AFRICA Chapter 2. Section Overview. Colonial and Post-Colonial Influences in Africa's Social Policy Trajectory (Viviene Taylor, section editor) Historical Evolution and Social Trends Chapter 3. The Policy Challenges of Africa's Changing Demography and Social Structures (Chance Chagunda, University of Cape Town) Chapter 4. Diversity and Transformative Policy Within South African Higher Learning Institutions (Alvina M. Kubeka, University of Cape Town) Institutions, Organizations, and Operations Chapter 5. Governmental and Non-Governmental Responses to Vulnerable Children in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau (Tomoko Shibuya, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund - UNICEF) Chapter 6. Youth Participation in Social Policy and Governance in Africa (Tessa Dooms, South African National Planning Commission, and Pearl Pillay, Youth Lab) Chapter 7. Administering Social Protection in Post-Conflict Uganda (Julius Okello and Viviene Taylor, University of Cape Town) Finance Chapter 8. Financing and Reframing Universal Social Protection in Africa (Brenton van Vrede, Chief Director, Government of South Africa - writing in his personal capacity) Innovation and Evaluation Chapter 9. New Approaches to Youth Justice in South Africa (Thulane Gxubane, University of Cape Town) Chapter 10. Transforming Social Protection in South Africa (Viviene Taylor, University of Cape Town) Chapter 11. Evaluation Trends and Innovation in Africa (Jean D.Triegaardt, University of Johannesburg) Section II ASIA Chapter 12. Section Overview (Yijia Jing and T.J. Lah, section editors) Historical Evolution and Social Trends Chapter 13. Welfare State Administration and the East Asian Welfare Regime, by Christian Aspalter, United International College Chapter 14. Ageing Asia and Implications for Social Security Programs, by Joelle H. Fong, National University of Singapore; and Thomas Klassen, York University Chapter 15. The Developmental State, Export-oriented Industrialization, and South Korea's Social Security System, by Jae-jin Yang, Yonsei University Institutions, Organizations, and Operations Chapter 16. Changing Welfare Mix and Discretion Mix in Social Services in South Korea, by Young Jun Choi and Hye-jin Choi, Yonsei University Chapter 17. Corruption, Transparency, and Public Trust in Social Provisions, by Sony Pellissery and Partha Bopaiah, National Law School of India University Finance Chapter 18. Fiscal and Administrative Decentralization and Social Policy in Asia and China, by Ping Zhang, Fudan University Chapter 19. Nonprofit and Government Partnerships in Public Service Delivery in South Korea, by Hee Soun Jang, University of North Texas; and Jung Wook Kim, Incheon Development Institute Innovation and Evaluation Chapter 20. Performance Measurement and Social Policies in China, by Jie Gao, National University of Singapore Chapter 21. Citizen Participation in China, by Xiang Gao, Zhejiang University; and Jessica Teets, Middlebury College Section III AUSTRALASIA Chapter 22. Section Overview. The Story of Social Policy Design and Delivery from Down Under (Jonathan Boston, section editor) Historical Evolution and Social Trends Chapter 23. From Social Protection to Social Investment (Michael Mintrom, Australia New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG); and Jonathan Boston, Victoria University of Wellington) Chapter 24. A Comparative History of Social Provision for Indigenous Australians and M?ori (Catherine Althaus, University of Melbourne and ANZSOG; and Kim Workman, Victoria University of Wellington) Chapter 25. Past, Current, and Future Social Transformation in Pacific Island Countries (Naren Prasad, ILO - Geneva) Institutions, Organizations, and Operations Chapter 26. Child Support in Australia and New Zealand (Michael Fletcher, Auckland University of Technology; and Kay Cook, Swinburne University of Technology) Chapter 27. Social Services Fragmentation (Elizabeth Eppel and Barbara Allen, Victoria University of Wellington) Chapter 28. Co-production (Michael Macauley, Victoria University of Wellington) Finance Chapter 29. Financing and Delivering Australia's New National Disability Insurance Scheme (Gemma Carey and Helen Dickinson, University of New South Wales; Michael Fletcher, Auckland University of Technology; and Daniel Reeders, Australian National University) Chapter 30. Financing and Delivering New Zealand's Accident Compensation Scheme (Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister, Law Commissioner, Law Professor at Victoria University of Wellington) Innovation and Evaluation Chapter 31. Results Targets in New Zealand (Amanda Wolf, VUW) Chapter 32. Improving Social Outcomes Through Behavioral Insights (Lee McCauley, the Behavioral Insights Team - public-private partnership with UK Cabinet, Wellington branch) Chapter 33. The Promise and Challenge of Social Innovation and Social Enterprise in Australasia (Barbara Allen, VUW; Alex Hannant, ?kina; Brad Jackson, Lochlan Morrissey, and Anne Tiernan, Griffith University) Section IV CANADA and the UNITED STATES Chapter 34. Section Overview. Shared Directions and Diverging Pathways in Social Policy Administration in the USA and Canada (Andrea Hetling and Rachel Laforest, section editors) Historical Evolution and Social Trends Chapter 35. Social Policy Administration in the Canadian Federation (Peter Graefe, McMaster University) Chapter 36. Social Policy Administration in the USA (Karen Baehler, American University, and Stephanie Holcomb, Rutgers University) Institutions, Organizations, and Operations Chapter 37. Managing Social Welfare Policy (Kenneth J. Meier, American University and Cardiff University, and Austin M. McCrea, American University) Chapter 38. Canada's Jagged Record on Social Policy Collaboration between Government and the Voluntary Sector (Karine Levasseur, University of Manitoba) Chapter 39. Street-level Organizational Theory (Matthew Spitzmueller, Syracuse University) Finance Chapter 40. Contracting for Social Programs (Jocelyn Johnston and Barbara Romzek, American University) Chapter 41. The Financialization of the Welfare State and Co-creating Value for Public Services (Rachel Laforest, Queen's University) Innovation and Evaluation Chapter 42. Enabling Social Policy Innovation (Stephanie Moulton, Ohio State University, Jodi Sandfort, University of Minnesota, and Weston Merrick) Chapter 43. The Whys and Hows of Impact Measurement Standards (Kate Ruff, Carleton University) Chapter 44. Frontline Workers and the Creation of Administrative Data (Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University, and Correne Saunders, Abt Associates) Section V EUROPE Chapter 45. Section Overview (Ewan Ferlie and Edoardo Ongaro, section editors) Historical Evolution and Social Trends Chapter 46. From
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Oxford University Press Transforming Technology A Critical Theory Revisited
Book SynopsisThis text re-thinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labour - as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems - is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development.
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OUP USA Community Practice
Book SynopsisThis fully revised classic text provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the community theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice.
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Oxford University Press Inc Transnational Social Protection
Book SynopsisArgues that a new set of transnational social welfare arrangements has emerged that challenge traditional social welfare provision based on national citizenship and residence. The idea that social rights are something we are eligible for based on where we live or where we are citizens is out-of-date. In Transnational Social Protection, Peggy Levitt, Erica Dobbs, Ken Chih-Yan Sun, and Ruxandra Paul consider what happens to social welfare when more and more people live, work, study, and retire outside their countries of citizenship where they receive health, education, and elder care. The authors use the concept of resource environment to show how migrants and their families piece together packages of protections from multiple sources in multiple settings and the ways that these vary by place and time. They further show how a new, hybrid transnational social protection regime has emerged in response to the changing environment that complements, supplements, or, in some cases, substitutesTrade ReviewThis book moves the field forward in several ways. First, it asks important central questions: How do people gain access to social protections within the context of migration? How do they negotiate such protections for themselves and their families as they reside in places offering markedly different levels of or exclusion from state offered social protection? or as they move through the life course? Second, it uses but also notes how much prior research on transnationalism or state-centered social protections cannot fully describe how migrants and their families seek to access such social protections. Finally, and critically, they use empirical fieldwork-based evidence to describe and analyze how these families create resource environments seeking access to social protections. They effectively ground and develop their theoretical arguments with data and cases. An important contribution. * Robert Smith, Baruch College and Graduate Center, CUNY *This book is the first that introduces a framework to analyze how migration reconfigures social protection transnationally, and what policy and social changes are needed. Based on a wide range of empirical cases from across the world, this pioneering synthesis is an important intervention into the global debates on social welfare now. * Biao Xiang, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology *Individuals in the transnational world painstakingly documented in this book can no longer triangulate based on citizenship, geography, or even local community. Whether in the area of political rights, education, health, or work, the authors provide salient and sobering insight into what determines social welfare for the millions of people without residence. * David Weil, Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis University *This book is an essential reference point in academic and policy debates on transnational social protection and the need to rethink the structures for the provision of social welfare and access to rights across borders given the realities of human mobility in a global context of neoliberalism, inequality, deindustrialization and austerity. * Alexandra Délano Alonso, Associate Professor of Global Studies, The New School *More and more people are citizens of one country but live and work in another. How do they obtain social protections? How do they manage the vagaries of work, health, and the law? What roles are played by governments, communities, non-profits, families and friends? In Transnational Social Protection, Levitt, Dobbs, Sun, and Paul provide deeply researched answers to these questions. They develop the idea of Hybrid Transnational Social Protections (HTSP) and via case studies and data offer new and compelling insights on migration from the perspective of families struggling to make do in a complicated world. * Paul Osterman, NTU Professor, MIT Sloan School *This book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners struggling to make sense of the 'triple-win' migration and development discourse. It offers a transnational multi-sectoral approach to thinking afresh about the roles of states, markets, the third sector, and social networks and families in securing migrant rights and protections in a world fragmented by the power of economic nationalism. * Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Children and Families Chapter Two: Education Chapter Three: Labor Chapter Four: Health Chapter Five: Aging and Elder Care Conclusion Notes References Index
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Tommy My Journey of a Lifetime
Book SynopsisThe many facets of Tommy G. Thompson - small-town grocer's son, brash campaigner with a common touch, shrewd political strategist, savvy policy wonk, and ebullient promoter of Wisconsin - come across vividly in these pages. Thompson, with journalist Doug Moe, traces his journey from boyhood to politics to the world stage.Trade ReviewA marvelous retelling of the American story, including the people in Tommy Thompson's life and hometown. When I was the Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, he and I were friendly adversaries. He wanted all the votes, but cared about people and focused on the important issues."" - Tom Loftus, former U.S. Ambassador to Norway""Tommy Thompson's journey has been defined by his public service. His passion for making a difference has inspired so many, including me. Everyone would benefit from reading his story, learning from him, and hearing why we need to follow in his footsteps to create better communities, better states, and a better nation."" - House Speaker Paul Ryan
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UNIV OF WISCONSIN PR Equality in the Nordic World
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McGraw-Hill Education Whose Standards
Book SynopsisThe author puts forward a theoretical framework for understanding consumerism in health care and its relation to professionalism. She explains why consumers and professionals may intuitively perceive some standards as lower or higher than others, and gives examples of good and bad practice.
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Open University Press Female Forms
Book Synopsis* What is the relevance of feminist ideas for understanding women's experiences of disability?* How can the social model of disability be developed theoretically?* What are the key differences between Disability Studies and medical sociology?In answer to these questions, this book explores and develops ideas about disability, engaging with important debates in disability studies about what disability is and how to theorize it. It also examines the interface between disability studies, women's studies and medical sociology, and offers an accessible review of contemporary debates and theoretical approaches. The title Female Forms reflects two things about the book: first, its use of disabled women's experiences, as told by themselves, to bring a number of themes to life, and second, the author's belief in the importance of feminist ideas and debates for disability studies. The social model of disability is the book's bedrock, but the author both challenges and Table of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionPart one: Defining disabilityDefining disabilitythe social modelDefining disabilitya definitional riddleDisability and the social self Part two: Female formsDisability and feminist perspectivesthe personal and the politicalDisability and genderWherein lies the difference?Part three: Understanding disabilityTheorizing disability and impairmentDisability Studies and medical sociologyChapter notesReferencesIndex.
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Open University Press Research Methods For Nurses And The Caring
Book SynopsisPraise for the first edition of Research into Practice and Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions:These books provide a good introduction for the uninitiated to reading and doing research. Abbott and Sapsford provide a clearly written and accessible introduction to social research ... One of their aims is to 'de-mystify' research, and in this they succeed admirably... After reading the text and the articles in the reader, and working through the various research exercises, readers should have a clear appreciation of how to evaluate other people's research and how to begin their own.-David Field, Journal of Palliative MedicineThis book, now substantially revised in its second edition, is about the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. Aimed at nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring professions, the book is particularly focused on research which evaluates and contributes to professional practice. The autTrade Review"This is an excellent introduction to the evaluation and conduct of research. It will continue to be required reading for students of health professional courses and for other practitioners new to research." - Journal of Nursing ManagementTable of ContentsPrefaceSection oneIntroductionFinding out and making senseSection twoAssessing researchReading research reportsReading open interview researchReading observation researchReading about controlled trialsReading survey researchReading secondary-source researchSection threeDoing researchUsing secondary sourcesSurvey researchdesign and samplingExperimental practiceOpen interviewingAnalysing textParticipant observationSection fourWriting upIn conclusionresearch into practiceGlossaryIndex.
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McGraw-Hill Education Responsive Healthcare
Book Synopsis* How should marketing be carried out by publicly-funded health services?* How must conventional marketing techniques be altered for this purpose?* What lessons can be drawn from practical attempts to market healthcare to date?This comprehensive book covers all main aspects of marketing and describes how conventional marketing methods can be adapted for use in healthcare and publicly-funded systems responsible for health promotion and health service planning. Written for busy health service managers and clinical professionals, the book shows how successful marketing can be put into practice. The material is organized according to the different type of marketing task found in health systems: healthcare purchasing, health promotion, public hospital provision, primary care and consumer research. Responsive Healthcare focuses mainly on the British health system and its recent reforms, but the general themes and lessons to be learned are applicable to most health systems and
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Open University Press On Bereavement
Book Synopsis'Insightful and refreshing.' - Professor Dennis Klass, Webster University Religion Department, St. Louis, USA'A tour de force.' - Dr Colin Murray Parkes, OBE, MD, FRCPsych, President of CRUSESome societies and some individuals find a place for their dead, others leave them behind. In recent years, researchers, professionals and bereaved people themselves have struggled with this. Should the bond with the dead be continued or broken? What is clear is that the grieving individual is not left in a social vacuum but has to struggle with expectations from self, family, friends, professionals and academic theorists.This ground-breaking book looks at the social position of the bereaved. They find themselves caught between the living and the dead, sometimes searching for guidelines in a de-ritualized society that has few to offer, sometimes finding their grief inappropriately pathologised and policed. At its best, bereavement care offers reassurance, validation, anTrade Review“This is an important book with its refreshingly new insights into the process of grief and the context of bereavement. It should be on the reading list of all practitioners and students of loss and bereavement.” – Ageing & SocietyTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionPart one: Living with the deadOther places, other timesWar, peace and the deadtwentieth century popular culturePrivate bondsPublic bondsthe dead in everyday conversationThe last chapterTheoriesPart two: Policing griefGuidelines for griefhistorical backgroundPopular guidelinesthe English caseExpert guidelinesclinical loreVive la difference?the politics of genderBereavement careConclusionintegration, regulation and postmodernismReferencesIndex.
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Open University Press Disability Discourse
Book Synopsis* Why has 'the discursive turn' been sidelined in the development of a social theory of disability, and what has been the result of this?* How might a social theory of disability which fully incorporates the multidimensional and multifunctional role of language be described?* What would such a theory contribute to a more inclusive understanding of 'discourse' and 'culture'?The idea that disability is socially created has, in recent years, been increasingly legitimated within social, cultural and policy frameworks and structures which view disability as a form of social oppression. However, the materialist emphasis of these frameworks and structures has sidelined the growing recognition of the central role of language in social phenomena which has accompanied the 'linguistic turn' in social theory. As a result, little attention has been paid within Disability Studies to analysing the role of language in struggle and transformation in power relations and the engineering oTrade Review"Most new books recycle existing thought, but occasionallya book comes along which offers a new set of ideas and a fresh perspective. This international compilation does both: it provides the familiar alongside the normal." - The Times Educational Supplement "Disability and the Dilemmas of Education and Justice pulls no punches. It is a relentless critique of our current special educational needs system and of those who work in it." - Special Children "A thought provoking and interesting book, that raises many valuable issues. Certainly worth a read for all involved in special education." - Education Review "I have for over 30 years been concerned with the education of students with a variety of disabilities and of various degrees of disability, andbelieved that I had acquired a knowledge of most of theproblems experienced by disabled people. However, after reading the essays containedin this book my eyes have been opened to a myriad of other problems experienced by them, and for me the essays have opened up new avenues of thought on education as it affects disabled students.The writing of this book has long been overdue." - EducationToday "...a must for students...It brings special needs into the wide cultural arena which seems to me to be where it must be located as we moveinto the twenty-first century." - British Educational Research Journal "This book is stronglyrecommendedto anyone involved in special education." - Educational Research "...a book that will inform and enlighten even the most veteran and knowledgeable members of the special education profession...At the same time, it is written in sufficient detail and with enough background information to allow its ideas to be accessible to newcomers or lay readers. Its authors'perspectives are fresh, informed by multiple sources and disciplines." - Qualitative Studies in EducationTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionreclaiming language in disability studiesPart one: Personal narrativesInside aphasiaThe wind gets in my wayI am more than my wheelsDepressed and disabledsome discursive problems with mental illnessNarrative identity and the disabled selfPart two: The social creation of disability identityWhy can't you be normal for once in your life? From a problem with no name to the emergency of a new category of differenceUnless otherwise stateddiscourses of labelling and identity in coming outCarving out a place to actacquired impairment and contested identityDiscourse and identitydisabled children in mainstream high schoolsTransforming disability identity through critical literacy and the cultural politics of languageTalking 'tragedy'identity issues in the parental story of disabilityPart three: Cultural discoursesStudying disability rhetoricallyModern slogan, ancient scriptdisability in the Chinese languageBodies, brains and behaviourthe return of the three stooges in learning disabilityJoseph F. Sullivan and the discourse of 'crippledom' in progressive AmericaArt and lies? Representations of disability on filmWhat they don't tell people with learning difficultiesFinal accounts and the parasite peopleDisability discourse, the principle of optimization and social changeBiographical notesReferencesIndex.
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Open University Press Family Focused Grief Therapy
Book Synopsis "To those of us who have been aware of the innovative service to families facing death and bereavement that has been developed by David W. Kissane and Sidney Bloch this book has been eagerly awaited. Their work is a logical development in the field of Palliative Care in which it has long been recognized that, when life is threatened, it is the family (which includes the patient) which is, or ought to be, the unit of care.The work also has great relevance for the wider field of bereavement care...all who work to help families at times of death and bereavement will find much to learn from this book which represents a useful addition to our understanding of the losses which, sooner or later, we all have to face." - Colin Murray Parkes Family members are often intimately involved in the care of dying people and themselves require support through both their experience of palliative care and bereavement. This innovative book describes a comprehensive model of famTrade Review"Kissane and Bloch demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of family life in this moving are readable account of a research project using Family Focussed Grief Therapy (FFGT). I recommend it to anyone working with seriously ill and dying patients." - Jeni WebsterTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceForeword by Colin Murray ParkesIntroductionFamily care and family griefA typology of family functioningConducting family focused grief therapy (FFGT)Common themes that arise during FFGTA typical encounter of therapyChallenges and problems in the delivery of FFGTThe impact of specific life events upon familiesThe ethical dimensionClinical application of the FFGT modelAppendix 1The Family Relationships Index (FRI)Appendix 2Tables of results from the Melbourne Family Grief StudiesBibliographyIndex.
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Open University Press Grief Mourning And Death Ritual
Book Synopsis"a must for any specialist and advanced practitioner's bookshelf." Journal of Interpersonal CareThis book focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing on social theory and anthropology, contributors examine responses to death as they occur within the unique set of cultural, social and historical circumstances which characterizes post-war society. The book does not just document and make sense of contemporary practices but also critically reviews the ways grief, mourning and death ritual have been approached by academics and practitioners in the field. It does this by combining substantial reviews with shorter illustrative examples of grief, mourning and death ritual as they are manifest in specific settings and with defined groups. These illustrative examples include personal and institutional responses to death at different points in the life cycle, and responses to different sorts of death - the death of children and death in disasters for exampTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionTheories of griefa critical reviewIs grief an illness? Issues of theory in relation to cultural diversity and the grieving processFour siblings' perspectives on parent deatha family focus'Naturalizing' death among older adults in residential careJust an old fashioned love song or a harlequin romance? Some experiences of widowhood Discourse into practicethe production of bereavement careThe skills we need. Bereavement counselling and governmentality in England'You have to get inside the person' or making grief privateimage and metaphor in the therapeutic re-construction of bereavementSupporting bereaved children at schoolThe child death helplineA place for my child. The evolution of a candle serviceChanging death ritualsFuneral ritual, past and presentForget me notmemorialisation in cemeteries and crematoriaThe cemeterythe evidence of continuing bondsHindu death and mourning ritualsthe impact of geographical mobilityGrieving in publicPost-disaster ritualsConclusionsReferencesIndex.
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