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Open University Press Therapeutic Skills for Mental Health Nurses
Book SynopsisMost specialist mental health care is provided by nurses who use face to face helping skills with a wide range of people in a variety of contexts. This book puts therapeutic skills at the heart of the nurseâs role, with one central aim: to equip you with knowledge to use in your practice, thus improving your ability to deliver care. This book:â Will enable you to strengthen your core therapeutic skills and broaden your knowledge to include other practical therapeutic approachesâ Collates in one place information on a range of therapeutic approaches, from person centred counselling, motivational interviewing and solution focused approaches, through to day to day skills of challenging unhelpful thoughts, de-escalating difficult situations, working with families, and problem solvingâ Demonstrates application of theory to practice through a variety of practical examples â Features reader activities to facilitate personal growth and lTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations for practice1. Conducting assessment interviews2. Clinical supervision Part 2: Therapeutic skills3. Person centred counselling4. Using a solution focused approach5. Motivational interviewing6. Using the skills of problem solving7. The skill of offering psychoeducation8. Skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts9. Validation skills applied to people with dementia 10. Preventing relapse11. Behavioural management/activation 12. Mindfulness13. De-escalating volatile situationsPart 3: Working with families and groups14. Working systemically with families in mind15. Working with groups 16. Family intervention in psychosis
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Open University Press Childrens Nursing Case Book
Book SynopsisNursing children and young people is increasingly complex requiring nurses to apply their knowledge and skills to a wide scope of illnesses and situations. The challenges to nurses to analyse, reflect on different perspectives and then adapt practices to the benefit of service users are reflected in this book.Each scenario in this text is created based on real life cases and practice. The 23 cases connect knowledge with practice and guide you through the anatomy and physiology and the physical and psychological responses to stressors, which are then linked to intervention decisions. Cases include:â Providing care for children and young people with life-limiting conditionsâ Acutely ill children including those with asthma, and an infant with pyrexia and febrile convulsionsâ Long term conditions including diabetes, renal disease and the transfer to adult servicesâ Those who are critically ill such as a child with typhoid fever and aTable of ContentsPart I - Promoting health CASE 1 A 5 year old girl who is clinically obeseCASE 2 A 7 year old boy who appears to be neglectedCASE 3 A 14 year old girl admitted to hospital after trying alcoholPART 2 - Acutely ill childrenCASE 1 An infant with pyrexia and febrile convulsions resulting from an unknown infectionCASE 2 Emergency admission with brittle asthmaCASE 3 Emergency surgery for appendicitis PART 3 - Critically ill childCASE 1 Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in a neonateCASE 2 A two year old toddler who has sustained a head injury CASE 3 A child with a suspected diagnosis of typhoid fever following recent foreign travel CASE 4 Planned elective surgery for congenital spinal disorder: post-surgical carePART 4 - TraumaCASE 1 Car accident, mother killedCASE 2 An 11 year old child with learning disability who steps into scalding bath water and partly submerges his feet, lower legs and buttocksCASE 3 Knife assaultPART 5 - Long-term conditions CASE 1 Neonatal Prematurity CASE 2 A child with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus who is in transition from primary to secondary schoolCASE 3 A baby with short gut, referred to tertiary services following presentation with failure to thriveCASE 4 A teenager with chronic renal disease awaiting transfer from paediatric services to adult services PART 6 - Emotional and mental healthCASE 1 Autism Spectrum DisorderCASE 2 A teenage girl with anorexiaCASE 3 Sickle Cell DiseasePART 7 - Life-limiting conditions and palliative careCASE 1 Deterioration of mobility in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy CASE 2 Osteosarcoma in a teenager who develops secondaries CASE 3 Transition to adult services: Cystic Fibrosis
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Open University Press The Pocket Guide to Health Promotion
Book SynopsisThe 'Pocket Guide to Health Promotion' is a short, punchy and practical guide aimed at students and practitioners. The book includes precise definitions and examples of key concepts and methods in health promotion practice and a chapter by chapter description of the management planning, strategy selection, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programmes.Written in an accessible and concise style, the book offers the reader a practical and flexible resource that is ideal for students and practitioners looking to plan and implement health promotion activities. A must buy for those new to health promotion or who want a pocket guide to this core health activity. "Clearly written and practical, this excellent guide will prove indispensible to practitioners of health promotion globally, and a very useful starting point for students. It will be worth buying a pocket to put it in!"David Ross, Professor of Epidemiology and International Public Health, LonTable of ContentsIntroductionHealth promotion in context5 useful concepts5 useful methodsProgramme managementHealth promotion planningStrategy selectionStrategy implementation for individuals and groupsStrategy implementation for communitiesUnderstanding the policy processEvaluationReferencesIndex
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Massey University Press Social Policy Practice and Processes in Aotearoa
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis
Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a compendium of research methods that are essential for studying interaction and communication across the behavioral sciences. Focusing on coding of verbal and nonverbal behavior and interaction, the Handbook is organized into five parts. Part I provides an introduction and historic overview of the field. Part II presents areas in which interaction analysis is used, such as relationship research, group research, and nonverbal research. Part III focuses on development, validation, and concrete application of interaction coding schemes. Part IV presents relevant data analysis methods and statistics. Part V contains systematic descriptions of established and novel coding schemes, which allows quick comparison across instruments. Researchers can apply this methodology to their own interaction data and learn how to evaluate and select coding schemes and conduct interaction analysis. This is an essential reference for all who study communication in teams and groups.Trade Review'The Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis is an essential compendium that thoroughly covers this increasingly important team dynamics research methodology. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned expert, there are nuggets of wisdom in this collection written by a broad collection of experts. If you study team process dynamics, you need this book on your shelf.' Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Michigan State University'This superb handbook offers a compelling case for the benefits of interaction analysis. Stellar contributors from numerous disciplines clearly and comprehensively explicate the methods and analytic techniques of interaction analysis, review established coding schemes, and discuss interpenetration with theory. A 'must have' resource for established scholars in the area and for newcomers.' David R. Seibold, University of California, Santa Barbara'Brauner, Boos, and Kolbe have assembled a multidisciplinary group of experts, setting the stage for creation of a truly interdisciplinary scholarship of interaction analysis. They've produced a volume rich in methods and theory, yet steeped in the deep history of interaction analysis. Building from a strong evidentiary base, and accessible to a wide variety of stakeholders, this volume will serve as an indispensable guide for years to come and help accelerate our understanding of interactions in their many forms and how they contribute to social, cognitive, and emotional outcomes.' Stephen M. Fiore, University of Central Florida, Past-president of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup)Table of ContentsPart I. Background and Theory: 1. Interaction analysis: an introduction; 2. History of group interaction research; Part II. Application Areas of Interaction Analysis: 3. Dyadic interaction analysis; 4. Observing group interaction: the benefits of taking group dynamics seriously; 5. Unpacking the structures of team interaction patterns; 6. Coding nonverbal behavior; 7. Behavioral coding in animals; 8. Beyond coding interaction: new horizons in interaction analysis; Part III. Methodology and Procedures of Interaction Analysis: 9. Coding interaction: a technical introduction; 10. Rules for coding scheme development; 11. Unitizing verbal interaction data for coding: rules and reliability; 12. Quality control: assessing reliability and validity; 13. Software for coding and analyzing interaction processes; Part IV. Data Analysis and Data Presentation: 14. Coding and counting – frequency analysis for group interaction research; 15. Analysis of interaction sequences; 16. Temporal patterns in interactions: T-patterns and their detection with THEMEtm; 17. Interdependence in small group discussion; 18. Coding and analyzing multiple levels; 19. Introduction to machine learning: teaching computers to code group interaction data; 20. Tint – a technique for visualizing team processes; Part V. Coding Schemes for Interaction Research: General Group Process Systems: 21. The advanced interaction analysis for teams (act4teams) coding scheme; 22. Discussion Coding System (DCS); 23. Interaction Process Analysis (IPA); 24. TEMPO: a time-based system for analysis of group interaction process; Section 1. Argument, Conflict, and Negotiations: 25. Argument – a category system for analyzing argumentation in group discussions; 26. Group working relationships coding system; 27. Micro-conflict coding scheme; 28. Offer: behaviorally coding indirect and direct information exchange in negotiations; 29. Verbal tactics coding scheme (Vtcs); Section 2. Coordination and Coherence: 30. Coco – a category system for coding coherence in conversations; 31. Co-act – a framework for observing coordination behavior in acute care teams; 32. So-Dic-Or: simultaneous observation of distractions and communication in the operating room; Section 3. Cognition and Meta-Cognition: 33. Casorl – coding scheme for the analysis of socially regulated learning; 34. Coding scheme for group creativity; 35. Analyzing critical thinking in group constellations: from discourse analysis to analyzing social modes of thinking; 36. Identifying teacher and student contributions during assessment conversations: the elevate coding scheme; 37. In search of synergy in group decisions: coding hidden profile discussions; 38. Trawis – coding transactive knowledge and knowledge exchange; Section 4. Personality and Team Behavior: 39. The behavior analysis coding system – an applied, real-time approach for measuring and improving interactive skills; 40. Groupness/entitativity observational coding (Geoc): a coding system to assess groupness or entitativity in groups; 41. Assessing group interactions in personality psychology: the Münster behavior coding-system (M-BeCoSy); Section 5. Roles and Relationships: 42. BRRICS: brief romantic relationship interaction coding scheme; 43. (Family) relational communication control coding system; 44. Verbal response modes taxonomy.
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McGraw-Hill Education Essentials of Mens Health
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The definitive guide to diagnosing and treating your male patients using evidence-based algorithms for disease management Comprehensive and authoritative, The Essentials of Menâs Health ensures you are current on all the health issues of your male patients. Written by internationally renowned experts in every facet of menâs health, this timely guide delivers evidence-based algorithms for disease management, integrated models of patient-centric treatment, and pathophysiologic basis of major menâs health issues. It also provides indispensable advice on optimizing workflow, useful patient-education tools and resources, and powerful management strategies aligned with recent trends in healthcare delivery. Male Table of ContentsTHE BRIGHAM TEXTBOOK OF MEN'S HEALTHTable of ContentsSECTION 1. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMChapter 1. Male Reproductive PhysiologyChapter 2. Mechanisms of Androgen ActionChapter 3. Physiology and Biochemistry of ErectionsChapter 4. SpermatogenesisChapter 5. The Effects of Aging on Fertility PotentialChapter 6. The Evidence-Based Well-Male ExaminationSECTION 2. ANDROGEN DISORDERSChapter 7. Disorders of Androgen ProductionChapter 8. Disorders of Androgen ActionChapter 9. Diagnosis and Treatment of Androgen Deficiency Syndromes in MenChapter 10. Androgen Abuse and Body Dysmorphia in MenChapter 11. Breast Enlargement in MenChapter 12. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of Androgen TherapyChapter 13. Treatment of Androgen DisordersSECTION 3. SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN MENChapter 14. Sexual Desire DisordersChapter 15. Erectile DysfunctionChapter 15. Ejaculatory and Orgasmic DisordersChapter 16. The Relationship Between Sleep Disorders and AndrogensChapter 17. Management of Complications Related to Opioid TherapySECTION 4. FERTILITY REGULATION AND INFERTILITYChapter 18. Evaluation of the Infertile MaleChapter 19. Integrated management of the Infertile ManChapter 20. Treatment of Male-factor Infertility with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)Chapter 21. Male ContraceptionSECTION 5. UROLOGIC DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 22. Introduction to the Genitourinary System for the Primary Care ProviderChapter 23. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic HypertrophyChapter 24. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome/Painful bladder syndromeChapter 25. Screening for Prostate CancerChapter 26. Management of Complications Related to Prostate Cancer TreatmentSection 6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and High Risk Behaviors in Young MenChapter 27. Detection and management of sexually transmitted diseases in menChapter 28. Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases Chapter 29. Addressing high risk behaviors among young men
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McGraw-Hill Education Behavioral Medicine A Guide for Clinical Practice
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The #1 guide to behavioral issues in medicine delivering thorough, practical discussion of the full scope of the physician-patient relationship"This is an extraordinarily thorough, useful book. It manages to summarize numerous topics, many of which are not a part of a traditional medical curriculum, in concise, relevant chapters."--Doody's Review Service - 5 stars, reviewing an earlier editionThe goal of Behavioral Medicine is to help practitioners and students understand the interplay between psychological, physical, social and cultural issues of patients. Within its pages readers will find real-world coverage of behavioral and interactional issues that occur between provider and patient in everyday clinical practice. Readers will lTable of ContentsSECTION I: THEDOCTOR & PATIENTChapter 1: The Medical InterviewChapter 2: EmpathyChapter 3: Delivering Serious NewsChapter 4: Difficult Patients/Difficult SituationsChapter 5: Suggestion & HypnosisChapter 6: Practitioner Well-BeingChapter 7: Mindful Practice SECTION II: GLOBALHEALTHChapter 8: Global Health and Behavioral MedicineChapter 9: Environment, Health, and BehaviorChapter 10: Training of International Medical Graduates SECTION III: WORKINGWITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONSChapter 11: FamiliesChapter 12: ChildrenChapter 13: AdolescentsChapter 14: Older PatientsChapter 15: Cross-Cultural CommunicationChapter 16: WomenChapter 17: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & QueerPatientsChapter 18: Vulnerable Patients SECTION IV: HEALTH-RELATEDBEHAVIORChapter 19: Behavior ChangeChapter 20: Patient AdherenceChapter 21: Tobacco UseChapter 22: ObesityChapter 23: Eating DisordersChapter 24: Unhealthy Alcohol & Other Substance UseChapter 25: Opioids SECTION V: MENTAL& BEHAVIORAL DISORDERSChapter 26: DepressionChapter 27: AnxietyChapter 28: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 29: Somatic Symptom & Related DisordersChapter 30: Personality DisordersChapter 31: PsychosisChapter 32: Sleep DisordersChapter 33: Sexual ProblemsChapter 34: Dementia & Delirium SECTION VI: SPECIALTOPICSChapter 35: Integrative MedicineChapter 36: Stress & DiseaseChapter 37: HIV/AIDSChapter 38: PainChapter 39: Errors in Medical PracticeChapter 40: Intimate Partner ViolenceChapter 41: TraumaChapter 42: Palliative Care, Hospice, & Care of theDying SECTION VII: TEACHINGAND ASSESSMENTChapter 43: Competency-Based Education for BehavioralMedicineChapter 44: Teaching Behavioral Medicine: Theory &PracticeChapter 45: Assessing Learners & Curricula in theBehavioral & Social SciencesChapter 46: Evidence-Based Behavioral PracticeChapter 47: Narrative MedicineChapter 48: Educating for ProfessionalismChapter 49: Trainee Well-Being
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McGraw-Hill Education Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care The
Book SynopsisThe first case-based comprehensive textbook to address the unique health care needs of transgender and gender diverse adultsA Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023!Demand for state-of-the-art health care services for transgender and gender diverse communities is rapidly increasing. Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide offers a roadmap for clinicians to provide culturally responsive care that meets the primary, preventive, and specialty health needs of transgender and gender diverse adult patients.With the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, this practical guide reviews new data on terminology, demographics, and epidemiology; highlights key aspects of gender identity emergence across the lifespan; and provides guidance on both hormonal and surgical gender affirmation. Applying a health-equity model of care, this invaluable resource offers a foundation for clinicians when addressing health needs of transge
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McGraw-Hill Education Emotion in the Clinical Encounter
Book SynopsisThe foundational knowledge and practical actions you need to effectively address your patientsâ emotionsâand manage your own Emotions are ever-present in the context of illness and medical care and can have an enormous impact on the well-being of patients and healthcare providers alike. Despite this impact, emotions are often devalued in a medical culture that praises stoicism and analytical reasoning. Featuring the latest theories and research on emotion in healthcare, this much-needed resource will help you build the necessary skillset to navigate the extraordinary emotional demands of practicing medicine. Emotion in the Clinical Encounter will help you: Learn the science of emotion, as it relates to clinical care Understand the role of emotion in illness Recognize the connection between clinical response to patient emotions andcare outcomes Develop effective strategies for emotion recognitionTable of ContentsForeword: Abraham Verghese I. Emotion’s Functions 1. Emotions in 21st Century Humanistic Medicine Rachel Schwartz, Judith A. Hall, Lars G. Osterberg 2. The Functions of Emotion: Evolutionary and Social Perspectives Michelle N. Shiota, Erika B. Pages, Paula H. Bednarek 3. Emotion and Illness Anne-Josée Guimond, Laura D. Kubzansky, Lewina O. Lee 4. Emotion Dialogue in the Medical Encounter: When and How Often Does It Happen Mollie A. Ruben, Morgan D. Stosic, Debra L. Roter II. Clinical Emotional Intelligence 5. Perception of Emotion in the Medical Visit Morgan D. Stosic, Mollie A. Ruben, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan 6. Emotion Cues as Clinical Opportunities Lidia del Piccolo, Arnstein Finset 7. Emotion Regulation in Patients, Providers, and the Clinical Relationship Brett Marroquín, Vera Vine 8. Managing Emotion in Medical Encounters with Children Benjamin A. Krauss, Piet L. Leroy, Baruch S. Krauss 9. Interacting Effectively with Individuals with Reduced Facial Expressivity Amanda R. Hemmesch, Sarah D. Gunnery, Linda Tickle-Degnen 10. A Trauma-informed Approach to Emotion Communication in the Clinical Encounter Ben Kaplan, Greeshma Somashekar, Missy Brown, Bria Adimora Godley, Asif Khan, Enioluwafe Ojo, Amy Weil 11. Emotion and Gender Valerie Carrard, Anely Bekbergenova, Marianne Schmid Mast 12. Culture and Emotions in the Medical Encounter Karolien Aelbrecht, Mary Catherine Beach 13. Emotion and Decision Making in the Clinical Encounter Amber E. Barnato III. Emotions in the Culture of Medicine 14. Teaching about Emotions in Healthcare Caitlin Holt Siropaides, Martha Howell, Calvin Chou 15. Changing Medical Education to Support Emotional Wellness Stuart Slavin 16. Striving and Thriving: Challenges and Opportunities for Clinician Emotional Wellness Julie W. Childers, Robert M. Arnold, Elise C. Carey
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McGraw-Hill Education Medical Office Procedures 2025 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Corbins Concepts of Fitness And Wellness A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Administering Medications 2025 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Foundations of Physical Education Exercise Science and Sport 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Anatomy Physiology Disease Foundations the Health Professions 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Corbins Concepts of Fitness And Wellness A
Book SynopsisCorbin's Concepts of Fitness and Wellness provides a comprehensive and evidence-based approach to teaching principles of health living. Foundational elements include an integrated instructional HELP philosophy that focuses on self-management skills for sustained lifestyle change, a concepts-based framework designed for achieving well-defined learning objectives, and an engaging, student-centered approach to learning that accommodates various learning preferences and methods.Each revision of Corbin's Concepts of Fitness and Wellness incorporates new research and findings about healthy lifestyles, but the thirteenth edition was influenced by many external factors as well. This edition was conceptualized andupdated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which challenged all facets of our society and increased attention on the intersections of public health and personal health.The fully updated Thirteenth Edition is supported by CTable of ContentsSection I Lifestyles for Health, Wellness, and Fitness1 Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction2 Determinants of Lifelong Health, Wellness, and Fitness 3 Self-Management Skills for Health Behavior ChangeSection II Foundations of Physical Activity4 Preparing for Physical Activity5 The Health Benefits of Physical Activity6 How Much Physical Activity Is Enough?Section III Engaging in Regular Physical Activity7 Adopting an Active Lifestyle8 Cardiorespiratory Endurance9 Vigorous Aerobic, Anaerobic, Sport, and Recreational Activities10 Muscle Fitness and Resistance Exercise11 Flexibility and Stretching Activities12 Advanced Fitness TrainingSection IV Establishing Healthy Eating Habits13 Body Composition and Health14 Nutrition and Principles of Healthy Eating15 Principles of Effective Weight ControlSection V Managing Stress16 Stress and Health17 Stress-Management StrategiesSection VI Avoiding Destructive Behaviors18 The Use and Abuse of Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products19 The Use and Abuse of Alcohol20 The Use and Abuse of Other DrugsSection VII Adopting Preventive Habits21 Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections22 Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Health Threats23 Body Mechanics and Care of the Back24 Making Informed Consumer Choices25 Toward Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle ChangeAppendixesA Metric Conversion ChartsB Calories of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats in FoodsReferencesIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education Teaching Physical Education for Learning 2025
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McGraw-Hill Education Health Education Elementary and Middle School
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McGraw-Hill Education Acquiring Medical Language ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Phlebotomy A Competency Based Approach ISE
Book SynopsisCompetencyis within your reach with the new, sixth edition of Phlebotomy: ACompetency-Based Approach. With Phlebotomy's pedagogy-rich formatand plentiful Learn How features and Competency Checklists, you can easilygrasp not only essential phlebotomy skills and competencies, but also thecritical soft skills needed for a successful transition from classroom to lab. Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Phlebotomy and HealthcareCHAPTER 2 Safety and PreparednessCHAPTER 3 Infection ControlCHAPTER 4 Medical Terminology and AbbreviationsCHAPTER 5 Body Systems and Related Laboratory TestsCHAPTER 6 The Cardiovascular SystemCHAPTER 7 Patient and Specimen RequirementsCHAPTER 8 Blood Collection EquipmentCHAPTER 9 VenipunctureCHAPTER 10 Dermal (Capillary) PunctureCHAPTER 11 Blood Specimen HandlingCHAPTER 12 Quality EssentialsCHAPTER 13 Special Phlebotomy ProceduresCHAPTER 14 Collection of Non-Blood SpecimensCHAPTER 15 Waived TestingCHAPTER 16 Practicing Professional Behavior-APPENDIX A Standard Precautions-APPENDIX B Transmission-Based Precautions-APPENDIX C Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots in Commonly Used Medical Terms-APPENDIX D Abbreviations and Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations-APPENDIX E Medical Laboratory Tests
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McGraw-Hill Education Comprehensive School Health Education ISE
Book SynopsisComprehensive School Health Education provides everything needed to teach health in grades K-12. The authors offer a dynamic and empowering approach to teaching health skills. This book includes lesson plans, online and app-based tools for assessment, and Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies masters, a curriculum tool aligned with the National Health Education Standards and CDC guidelines for health education. This edition also introduces the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model from the CDC and ASCD.Table of ContentsSECTION 1 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATIONCHAPTER 1 A NATION AT RISK: THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION CHAPTER 2 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTHFUL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: PROMOTING AND PROTECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 3 THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM: A BLUEPRINT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS CHAPTER 4 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES: MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN SECTION 2 HEALTH CONTENT CHAPTER 5 MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH CHAPTER 6 FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH CHAPTER 7 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 8 NUTRITIONCHAPTER 9 PERSONAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHAPTER 10 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS CHAPTER 11 COMMUNICABLE AND CHRONIC DISEASES CHAPTER 12 CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CHAPTER 13 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CHAPTER 14 INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY SECTION 3 TOTALLY AWESOME TEACHING STRATEGIES™ CHAPTER 15 USING THE TOTALLY AWESOME TEACHING STRATEGIES™ SECTION 4 THE MEEKS HEIT K–12 HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM GUIDE: A MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS CHAPTER 16 USING THE MEEKS HEIT K–12 HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM GUIDE APPENDIX A NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS: TEACHING MASTERSAPPENDIX B THE TEACHER’S ENCYCLOPEDIC GUIDE FOR HEALTH CONCERNS OF SCHOOL-AGE YOUTHS FROM A TO ZAPPENDIX C HEALTH RESOURCESGLOSSARYINDEX
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McGraw-Hill Education Manual of Structural Kinesiology 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Essentials of Athletic Injury Management 2026 Release ISE
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McGraw-Hill Education Ltd Sports In Society Issues And Controversies 2025
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McGraw-Hill Education Introduction to Physical Education Exercise
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport explores the exciting diversity of physical education, exercise science, and sport, and examines the breadth of potential careers available in these multifaceted fields. Students are introduced to the heritage, current programs, and future potential of these rapidly expanding areas. The text delves into practical suggestions, including how to create resumes and how to help students prepare for careers in physical education and exercise science in diverse settings. Written in a conversational and personal style, the text is designed for students enrolled in their first course related to the field.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Precarious Lives of Maids, Nannies and Caregivers
Book SynopsisBased on the case of migrant Filipina live-in domestic workers in Greece, this book focuses on the repercussions of precarious, low-status/low-wage occupations on their participation in primary and secondary groups of solidarity and on their representation in them (ie: family and community, migrant community associations and trade unions) and their access to healthcare services.Table of ContentsList of Tables; List of Figures; List of Photographs; Foreword by Bridget Anderson; Foreword by Giovanna Campani; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Theoretical Clarifications: Female Migration, Domestic Work, Community and Health; Research on Access to Labour, Healthcare and Community Associations in Greece of Female Migrant Domestic Workers; Research Methodology: Interrogating Domestic Work; Migrant Filipina Live-in Domestic Workers in Greece; Epilogue: Unfree Labour and Modern Slavery Maid in Greece; References; Photos; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Social Support & Health: Theory, Research &
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Viva Editions Future Skills
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Spinifex Press Adoption Deception: A personal and professional
Book SynopsisWhat is it like to be adopted, have your identity changed and never feel quite at home in your new family, despite being loved? What is it like to become a social worker and be faced with the challenges and consequences of other adoptions every day? What is it like to hear the moving National Apology for Forced Adoptions by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2013 only to be faced a few months later by a new prime minister intent on forgetting all the lessons learnt and championing a deregulated parent-centred market-driven adoption industry? Penny Mackieson takes us on her journey with the unique perspective of both the adopted person and a professional who worked in intercountry adoption for over a decade. She unravels the complexity, debunks the myths, analyses the policies and raises important questions about the ethical and human rights dilemmas in adoption.Adoption Deception: A personal and professional journey is a passionate, heart-wrenching and unflinchingly honest account of one woman’s life as an adopted person and her campaign for change. The author presents a compelling argument for Permanent Care instead of adoption for vulnerable children unable to be raised by their families.Trade Review"Adoption Deception is a deeply personal account of the experience of adoption, and the effect it can have into adulthood. It is a story of how family relationships can be influenced by adoption policies and practices. It challenges us to think about how we respond to the commercialisation of children through adoption and assisted reproductive technologies." -- Professor Marie Connolly, Chair & Head of Social Work, The University of Melbourne."This is a lightning rod of a book, one that will summon thunderclaps of applause and disapproval. I am not saying I agree with the argument the author makes; I am saying I admire the naked personal honesty with which she makes it. Whatever viewpoint you have at the end of this book, I guarantee you this -- you will think, and feel, more deeply about the issue of adoption." -- Martin Flanagan, author & Agejournalist"This is a powerful and passionate book about the personal and political aspects of adoption. While it is overwhelmingly negative about adoption and the author believes the practice is outdated and should cease, she does present strong arguments for her case." Sue Bond, PhD candidate at Central Queensland University, Australian Women's Book Review
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Monash University Publishing The Project as a Social System: Asia Pacific
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Monash University Publishing Life of SYN: A Story of the Digital Generation
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Spinifex Press Greek, Actually: Disentannglisng Adoption
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Massey University Press Tū Rangaranga: Rights, Responsibilities and
Book SynopsisThe biggest challenges of the twenty-first century require global solutions. Focusing on three of the most urgent problems of our time climate change, conflict, and poverty and inequality Tu Rangarangaintroduces the notion of global citizenship, and what it means to be an active citizen in today's world. If we are fundamentally linked to people around the globe by the clothes we wear, the phones we use and the resources we consume, what does this mean for the rights and responsibilities that underpin citizenship? How should we respond to the climate crisis, conflict or inequality? In the face of these daunting global crises, this book encourages reflection on the power of collective action to enhance the dignity and rights of others.Part of a series of books exploring and promoting citizenship in Aotearoa and beyond,Tu RangarangajoinsTutira Mai(2021) andTurangawaewae(2017, 2022) in combining academic rigour with an examination of how to engage as an active citizen.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. A NATION TO PROTECT: LEADING INDIA THROUGH THE
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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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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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McGraw-Hill Education Women Work And Pensions
Book SynopsisPopulation ageing has fuelled interest in pensions and intergenerational equity, leading to privatization of pensions. Yet the gender implications of such policies and the connections between the gender contract and the generational contract remain unexplored.Women, Work and Pensions examines how women's paid and unpaid work, interacting with the gendered pension systems of six liberal welfare states - Britain, the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand - contributes to female poverty in later life. By comparing how these welfare states deal with women's employment, family roles and pension entitlement, the nature of the residual welfare model is better understood.Changes over the past three decades in the gender contract and in women's employment suggest that family caring may have less impact on women's pensions in the future. Yet pension reforms which diminish the effectiveness of women-friendly features in state pensions through cuts and privatization point
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McGraw-Hill Education The Purchasing Of Health Care By Primary Care Organizations
Book SynopsisGovernments in a number of Western countries are attempting to improve the efficiency, appropriateness and equity of their health systems. One of the main ways of doing this is to devolve purchasing responsibility from national and regional to more local agencies based in primary care. These primary care organisations are allocated budgets that span both primary and secondary services. This book draws on an extensive government-funded evaluation of the UK primary care led total purchasing experiment to shed light on important questions raised by these policies. In particular, it attempts to answer these questions:* Can general practitioner led primary care organisations successfully use an ability to purchase health services to achieve either more efficient or better health care for their patients?* What are the ingredients of more or less successful primary care purchasing organisations?* What lessons can be drawn from the experience of such a large and compl
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Vanderbilt University Press Sustaining the Borderlands in the Age of NAFTA
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MP-WLU Wilfrid Laurier Uni Irrelevant or Indispensable The United Nations in the Twentyfirst Century
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Shaun Attwood Party Time
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John Wiley & Sons Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sust A Synthesis of 11 Country Case Studies
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Safe and Productive Migration from the Kyrgyz Republic
Book SynopsisAnalyses the vulnerabilities and inefficiencies associated with international labour migration from the Kyrgyz Republic brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes policy options to address them.
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press One Hundred Years of Social Work: A History of the Profession in English Canada, 1900â2000
Book SynopsisOne Hundred Years of Social Work is the first comprehensive history of social work as a profession in English Canada. Organized chronologically, it provides a critical and compelling look at the internal struggles and debates in the social work profession over the course of a century and investigates the responses of social workers to several important events. A central theme in the book is the long-standing struggle of the professional association (the Canadian Association of Social Workers) and individual social workers to reconcile advancement of professional status with the promotion social action. The book chronicles the early history of the secularization and professionalization of social work and examines social workers roles during both world wars, the Depression, and in the era of postwar reconstruction. It includes sections on civil defence, the Cold War, unionization, social work education, regulation of the profession, and other key developments up to the end of the twentieth century. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as personal interviews and secondary literature, the authors provide strong academic evidence of a profession that has endured many important changes and continues to advocate for a just society and a responsive social welfare state. One Hundred Years of Social Work will be of interest to social workers, social work students and educators, social historians, professional associations and anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of people and institutions.Trade Review``In One Hundred Years of Social Work, the authors provide a nuanced narrative, informed by a combination of feminist theory, critical theory, and political economy. They have mined all the secondary literature and done extensive archival work as well as many interviews with living key players. This is a book of very sound scholarship.... Because the book is thoroughly documented, it will serve for many years to come as the standard book in the social work field to trace and analyze the history of social workers in the twentieth century. But the writing is jargon-free and the book should serve equally well as an important work for anyone studying the evolution of social policy in Canada or the evolution of professions in the country.'' -- Alvin Finkel, author of [http://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Catalog/finkel.shtml Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History (WLU Press, 2006)] -- 01/2011``One Hundred Years of Social Work is the only text that attempts to deal exclusively with the historical development of the profession. It is clearly written and represents a significant contribution to social work literature in this country.... It provides an excellent history of the CASW and it sets social work within the context of broader political and economic events that influenced and affected the development of the Canadian welfare state. Jennissen and Lundy have created a useful resource for social workers including university faculty members, students, practitioners, regulators, professional associations, and agency managers.'' -- Glen Schmidt, University of Northern British Columbia -- Labour/Le Travail, 69, Spring 2012, 08/2012``This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Canadian social policy. Through meticulous research the authors provide the first comprehensive history of social work professionalization in Canada. In telling this story they shed critical light on the ambiguous role the profession has played during both the formation and unravelling of Canada's welfare state. Centred principally on the activities of the Canadian Association of Social Workers this well-written history skilfully explores the tension between social activism and professional recognition within an occupation located at the crossroads of social justice.'' -- James Struthers, Canadian Studies Department, Trent University -- 01/2011Table of ContentsTable of Contents for One Hundred Years of Social Work: A History of the Profession in English Canada, 1900â2000 by Therese Jennissen and Colleen Lundy Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations of Organizations and Terms Chapter One: Responding to Industrial Capitalism and Setting the Stage for Professional Social Work, 1880â1924 Child Welfare Poverty The Role of Religion Planting the Seeds of Social Work The Settelement Movement Charity Organization Societies (COS) Social Work in World War I Postwar Social Unrest and Labour Conflict Conclusion Notes Chapter Two: Pursuing Professional Status, 1924â29 The American Influence The Formative Years in Canadian Social Work Education Formation of a Canadian Social Work Association The Impact of Pursuing Professional Status Conclusion Notes Chapter Three: Face to Face with Poverty: Social Work in the Depression, 1930â9 Social Workers Respond to Unemployment and Poverty The Relief Crisis Social Workers Come under Attack Housing Conditions Stretcher Bearers or Political Activists Left-Leaning Social Workers Social Casework Challenged Developments in the CASW Conclusion Notes Chapter Four: Social Work in the War Years, 1939â45: Expansion and Consolidation Contributing to the War Effort The Continuation of Peacetime Social Work Shortage of Qualified Social Workers Growth and Consolidation in the CASW Conclusion Notes Chapter Five: Postwar Reconstruction and Civil Defence, 1940â60 Social Work and Postwar Reconstruction The Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations (Rowell-Sirois), 1937â40 Unemployment Insurance Act, 1940 Report on Social Security for Canada (Marsh Report), 1943 Advisory Committee on Health Insurance (the Heagerty Committee), 1942â43 The Committee on Housing and Community Planning (the Curtis Committee), 1944 The Family Allowances Act, 1944 The Dominion-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction, 1945 Keeping an Eye on Child Welfare Social Work and Civil Defence in Times of Peace Conclusion Notes Chapter Six: Social Work in the Cold War Era, 1940â60: Radicalism and Repression The Daycare Movement The Peace Movement The Canadian Peace Congress Social Workers for Peace The Case of Mary Jennison: A Victim of Anti-Communist Witch Hunts The RCMP âRed Listâ Conclusion Notes Chapter Seven: A Conservative Era in Social Work: The 1950s Formalizing a Code of Ethics Welfare Planning as Social Action Abolition of the Death Penalty The Doukhobor Situation Revisiting the Social Action Mandate, 1956â58 Conclusion Notes Chapter Eight: The Struggle for Workplace Improvements and Standards: The Role of Unions and Professional Associations Social Work and Unions: An Uneasy Alliance Social Workers, Staff Associations, and Unions Vulnerability of Social Workers: A Case Example Social Workers in High Demand and Short Supply Inadequate Training Salaries and Conditions of Work Social Workers Prepare to Strike Conclusion Notes Chapter Nine: Provincial Autonomy and Reorganization in the CASW, 1950â65 The âManpowerâ Crisis in Social Work Restructuring of Role and Function Provincial Autonomy The Move to Provincial Associations: British Columbia Developments in Quebec New Directions for the CASW Conclusion Notes Chapter Ten: Advancing Social Work Education, 1950â70 US Influence on Social Work Education Organizing Social Work Education in Canada The National Committee of Canadian Schools of Social Work (NCCSSW) Canadian Committee on Social Work Education (CCSWE) Canadian Council on Education and Personnel for the Social Services (CCEPSS) Social Worker Shortage and Social Welfare Workers Meeting the Challenges in Social Work Education The Unwelcoming University Conclusion Notes Chapter Eleven: Legal Regulation of Social Work: The Last Stage in Professionalization The Process of Professionalization Legal Regulation: A Troubled Relationship with the State A Patchwork of Regulatory Legislation Convincing Government and Social Work The Impact of Professionalization Conclusion Notes Chapter Twelve: Staying the Course: Choosing Professional Status over Progressive Politics Selective Responses to Government Initiatives Initiatives by Provincial Associations The CASW Critiques Its Own Responses to Government Silence on the Status of Women Housing and Urban Renewal The Absence of the CASW in Social Workersâ Political Struggles Going It Alone: Bridget Moranâs Battle with British Columbiaâs Social Credit Government Accountability and Ethics in Social Work Practice: The Warrendale Affair Exercising the Left Wing: Social Workers Promoting Social Change Conclusion Notes Chapter Thirteen: Social Work in a Declining Welfare State, 1974â2000 Cutbacks to the Welfare State and Changes in the Profession, 1974â89 Malaise in the Profession Social Work Practitioners Shift to the Left Persecution of a Left-Leaning Social Work Professor A Wholesale Attack on the Welfare State, 1989â2000 Responses from the Social Work Community Social Work Demonstrates Its Relevance Conclusion Notes Chapter Fourteen: One Hundred Years of Social Work: Looking Back and Moving Foward into the Twenty-First Century A Time of Transition Social Work Entering the Twenty-First Century: An Uncertain Time External Challenges Challenges Internal to the Profession The Ongoing Struggle to Address Our Inherent Contradictions Losing Ground in the Workplace and in Society Fragmentation of Social Work Bodies Social Work Theory and the Question of Theoretical Robustness Losing Our Historical Roots in the Peace Movement Moving Foward Fighting for Control over Our Work Returning to Our Legacy of Resistance Reinvigorating Our Theory Base Promoting Social and Economic Justice, Not Charity Note Appendix A: CASW Branches, 1927â58 Appendix B: CASW Presidents, 1926â2001 References Index
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canadian Social Policy: Issues and Perspectives
Book Synopsis Social policy shapes the daily lives of every Canadian citizen and should reflect the beliefs of a majority of Canadians on just approaches to the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. Too often, those on the front lines - social workers, nurses, and teachers - observe that policies do not work well for the most vulnerable groups in society. In the first part of this new edition of Canadian Social Policy, Westhues and Wharf argue that service deliverers have discretion in how policies are implemented, and the exercise of this discretion is how citizens experience policy - whether or not it is fair and reasonable. They show the reader how social policy is made and they encourage active citizenship to produce policies that are more socially just. New material includes an examination of the reproduction of systemic racism through the implementation of human rights policy and a comparative analysis of the policy-making process in Quebec and English Canada. The second part of the book discusses policy issues currently under debate in Canada. Included are new chapters that explore parental leave policies and housing as a determinant of health. All chapters contain newly updated statistical data and research and policy analysis. A reworked section on the process of policy-making and the addition of questions for critical reflection enhance the suitability of the book as a core resource in social policy courses. The final chapter explores how front-line workers in the human services can advocate for change in organizational policies that will benefit the people supported. Trade Review``New editions of Anne Westhue's edited text on current Canadian social policies are always welcome to students of social policy in Canada. Edition five benefits from the co-editing of Brian Wharf, for years Canada's foremost scholar on community social development. Sadly Professor Wharf passed away in August, 2011, as work on the book neared completion. Some of the topics explored in this book are mental health, child poverty, child welfare, disabilities, racism, and Aboriginal welfare. Every chapter is characterized by a focus on social determinants of health, and by a critical analysis of unequal power relations in every aspect of social policy, from the Canadian Human Rights Commission to risk assessment policies in child welfare.'' -- Alvin Finkel, Athabasca University -- Histoire sociale/Social HistoryTable of Contents Canadian Social Policy: Issues and Perspectives, 5th edition, edited by Anne Westhues and Brian Wharf Preface Acknowledgements I. Introduction 1. Becoming Acquainted with Social Policy Anne Westhues II. Who Makes Social Policy and How 2. The Policy-Making Process Anne Westhues and Carol Kenny-Scherber 3. Approaches to Policy Analysis Anne Westhues 4. Influencing Policy from Outside: Are Citizens Game Changers or Sidelined? Joan Wharf Higgins and Fay Weller 5. Indigenous Wholistic Healing Social Policy: Rethinking, Reframing, and Re-presenting Policy Development for Indigenous People Mac Saulis 6. Racism in Canadian Social Policy Delores V. Mullings 7. The Quebec Model of Social Policy, Past and Present Yves Vaillancourt III. Current Social Policy Issues 8. Single Motherhood in the Canadian Landscape: Postcards from a Subject Iara Lessa 9. Child Poverty and the Canadian Welfare State Garson Hunter 10. Back to the Present: Rethinking Risk Assessment in Child Welfare Marilyn Callahan and Karen Swift 11. Parental Benefits Policy in Canada and Quebec: Sharing the Caring? Patricia M. Evans 12. Mental Health Policy in Canada Geoffrey Nelson 13. Keeping Kids Safe in Custody Judy Finlay 14. Canadians with Disabilities Peter A. Dunn 15. Caring and Aging: Examining Policy Inequities Sheila Neysmith 16. Toward Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People: Social Policy Changes in Relation to Sexual Orientation Brian O'Neill 17. Immigration and Refugee Policy in Canada: Past, Present, and Future Usha George 18. Housing Policy Jill G. Grant and Tonya Munro 19. Canadian Health Care: Reclaiming Universal Legacies Mike Burke and Susan Silver IV. Looking to the Future 20. Social Service Workplaces: Reform Begins at Home Anne Westhues Contributors Author Index Subject Index
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University Press of Florida The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico: Revisited
Book SynopsisIn 1991, the Puerto Rican government abolished bilingualism, claiming that "Spanish only" was necessary to protect the culture from North American influences. A few years later bilingualism was restored and English was promoted in public schools.This revised edition of The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico is updated with an emphasis on the dual arenas where the language controversy played out—Puerto Rico and the United States Congress—and includes new data on the connections between language and conflicting notions of American identity. This book shows that officials in both San Juan and Washington, along with English-first groups, used these language laws as weapons in the battle over U.S.-Puerto Rican relations and the volatile debate over statehood.Trade ReviewA significant contribution to the continuing contentious debate on the status of Puerto Rico. . . . In addition to archival resources, the author includes interviews with prominent Puerto Rican political leaders in and out of government to provide a historical and contemporary basis for understanding the language issue on the island."—Choice"A welcome addition to the literature on American politics . . . because it broadens the debate concerning what Puerto Rico is actually all about."—American Political Science Review"A systematic analysis of the factors that explain the Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) government's decision of making Spanish the only official language of the island in 1991. . . . Shows how the autonomist governor Rafael Hernández Colón wanted to send a political message to Congress and to federal policymakers about the cultural and linguistic unfeasibility of statehood for Puerto Rico."—Centro JournalTable of Contents Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Culture, Identity, and Policy 2.Spanish and Puertorriqueñidad 3.The Power of English 4.The Politics of Status 5.Reviving the Language Debate 6. The Official Language Act of 1991 7.Rational Politics 8.Culture, Policy, and Nested Games 9.Congress and Conflicting Notions of American Identity 10.Restoring Official Bilingualism 11.Creating a Bilingual Citizenry 12.Washington's Passive Torpedoing of Statehood 13.Looking Forward Appendices Notes References Index
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press Transition to Common Work: Building Community at The Working Centre
Book SynopsisThe Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast network of practical supports for the unemployed, the underemployed, the temporarily employed, and the homeless, populations that collectively constitute up to 30 percent of the labour market both locally and across North America. Transition to Common Work is the essential text about The Working Centreâits beginnings thirty years ago, the lessons learned, and the myriad ways in which its strategies and innovations can be adapted by those who share its goals. The Working Centre focuses on creating access-to-tools projects rather than administrative layers of bureaucracy. This book highlights the core philosophy behind the centre's decentralized but integrated structure, which has contributed to the creation of affordable services. Underlying this approach are common-sense innovations such as thinking about virtues rather than values, developing community tools with a social enterprise approach, and implementing a radically equal salary policy. For social workers, activists, bureaucrats, and engaged citizens in third-sector organizations (NGOs, charities, not-for-profits, co-operatives), this practical and inspiring book provides a method for moving beyond the doldrums of "poverty relief" into the exciting world of community building.Table of ContentsTable of Contents for Transition to Common Work: Building Community at The Working Centre , by Joe and Stephanie Mancini Foreword | Frances Westley Foreword | Kenneth Westhues Acknowledgements Part 1: The Working Centre Takes Root 1 Introduction: Beyond Us and Them 2 Building Community: The Working Centre's Roots 3 Liberation from Overdevelopment Part 2: Community Engagement 4 The Virtues 5 St. John's Kitchen: Redistribution through Cooperation 6 Searching for Work at the Help Centre 7 The Nuts and Bolts of an Alternative Organization Part 3: Toward a Philosophy of Work 8 Ethical Imagination: The Working Centre's Approach to Salaries 9 Community Tools 10 Small is Beautiful: Re-embedding Reciprocal Relationships in Daily Work 11 Conclusion: Transition to Common Work Map of The Working Centre Buildings and Projects Map of The Working Centre Locations in Downtown Kitchener A Thirty-Year Chronology of The Working Centre People of The Working Centre Notes Select Bibliography
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