{"product_id":"he-probably-wont-shoot-you-9781476682341","title":"He probably wont shoot you","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Adult Protective Services (APS) is the social service system charged with aiding older people and disabled adults who are being mistreated by others or cannot meet their own basic needs for health and safety (self-neglect). These are America''s most vulnerable citizens, and they often suffer for years, while remaining largely invisible to the greater world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Written from the inside of APS, Mark Mehler''s memoir of his seven years as a crisis case manager reveals a world that very few people see, and addresses why and how people do this work, what they take away from it and the price that they pay to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Ranging from horrifying to uplifting and bizarrely funny, the stories recounted here witness human frailty and disaster, and the efforts of some dedicated caseworkers to stem that tide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Kathleen Quinn\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Happiness Is No Gun\u003cbr\u003e 1. Welcome to Countertransference\u003cbr\u003e 2. Orphan in the Storm\u003cbr\u003e 3. Hidden Figures\u003cbr\u003e 4. Damned If You Do….\u003cbr\u003e 5. …And Damned If You Don't\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Crisis Manager Walks into a Bar…\u003cbr\u003e 7. APS Versus APS\u003cbr\u003e 8. In Harm's Way\u003cbr\u003e 9. That Guy Who Looks Like Felix\u003cbr\u003e10. The Two Faces of Esther\u003cbr\u003e11. If I Had a Rich Man\u003cbr\u003e12. Naked Came the Stranger\u003cbr\u003e13. Rules of Engagement\u003cbr\u003e14. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Tobias?\u003cbr\u003e15. Tender Mercies\u003cbr\u003e16. WORST. CLIENT. EVER.\u003cbr\u003e17. Both Sides Now\u003cbr\u003e18. Thwarting the Gypsies\u003cbr\u003e19. Wretched Refuse\u003cbr\u003e20. Sons and Mothers\u003cbr\u003e21. Smoothing Over the Humiliation\u003cbr\u003e22. Who's That Hogging My Bathroom?\u003cbr\u003e23. Celebrity Jeopardy\u003cbr\u003e24. Tuesday in the Court with George\u003cbr\u003e25. Terms of Endearment, or Disparagement\u003cbr\u003e26. Nothing to It\u003cbr\u003e27. Senior Lifesaving; Or, Hello, I Must Be Going\u003cbr\u003e28. The Supporting Cast\u003cbr\u003e29. Scammer's Delight\u003cbr\u003e30. How'd I Get Here?\u003cbr\u003e31. Change Is Gonna Come\u003cbr\u003e32. Officious Channels\u003cbr\u003e33. Journey's End\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: A Proclamation\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040481116503,"sku":"9781476682341","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682341.jpg?v=1750946887","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/he-probably-wont-shoot-you-9781476682341","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}