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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The problem of homelessness is deeply emblematic of the sort of society Britain has become. What other social phenomena could better epitomise the end of modernity than our seeming inability to adequately respond to the most basic needs - shelter, warmth, food - of substantial numbers of our 'citizens'?...
by Jane Wood, Caroline Schuck
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Creative supervision can be a stimulating and valuable alternative to questioning and discussion in the context of a supervision session. This book proposes using many different techniques and materials, as well as the rich experience of the imagination and the senses, and encourages the reader to...
Becoming a Professional Massage Therapist
Getting to Your Destination
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
You can become a professional massage therapist! That can be said with certainty because that is exactly what this author did at age 50. If you desire to be a qualified massage practitioner, this book will motivate you and provide valuable insights and guidance as you navigate the enriching path to your...
Partners in Palliative Care
Enhancing Ethics in Care at the End-of-Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
The Collaborative for Palliative Care ("Collaborative") is a grassroots consortium of public and private organizations that came together in 2005 for the purposes of studying the increasing need for palliative care and the methods for such care. It has grown from a small fledgling group...
Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Abdomen and Superficial Structures
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Designed to accompany Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice Abdomen and Superficial Structures, Fourth edition, this Workbook offers a full complement of self-study aids that actively engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance...
by Mosby
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
An all-in-one resource covering the basics of point-of-care assessment and intervention, Mosby’s Field Guide to Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction helps you master the skills you need to become competent in occupational therapy (OT) or as an occupational therapy assistant (OTA). It is...
Emotions in Social Life
Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
The development of a sociology of emotions is crucial to our understanding of social life as they hold the key to our understanding of social processes and sociological investigation.
First published in 1997, Emotions in Social Life consolidates the sociology of emotions as a legitimate and...
Work and the Older Person
Increasing Longevity and Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Part exploration, part knowledge building, and part narration, Work and the Older Person: Increasing Longevity and Well-Being draws on the latest research from a variety of disciplines and resources to paint a complete picture of productivity in old age. Dr. Linda A. Hunt and Caroline E. Wolverson,...
The Woman Who Lost Her Skin
(And Other Dermatological Tales)
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Can you Imagine this?
Do you remember the last time, if you ever had a minor burn, you watched as a small part of your skin peeled off? Picture what it would be like if your whole skin peeled off. How would you feel about yourself?
Stories about the skin are fascinating and compelling. The...
Birthing Autonomy
Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Birthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women’s views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth exploration of how women make decisions about home births and what aspects matter most...
Challenging Stress, Burnout and Rust-Out
Finding Balance in Busy Lives
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
A balanced lifestyle enhances health, happiness and wellbeing. With practical techniques and strategies, this book explores how this balance can be found and how stress and anxiety, which are linked to being overworked and over busy, may be alleviated.
It begins by examining the state of work-life...
by Frances Reynolds, BSc, Dip Psych Couns
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2004
Incorporating a patient-focused perspective on communication and health care, this new title for physical and occupational therapists and students provides practical strategies for effective communication with both colleagues and patients. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-understand style, it...
Traumatic Stress and Its Aftermath
Cultural, Community, and Professional Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Explore the aftermath of traumatic stress as it affects various populations, including therapists themselves!
This book will educate you about the aftermath of traumatic stress as it impacts people in a variety of settings. It explores the factors that lead to increased or reduced vulnerability...
Advances in Electrodermal Activity Processing with Applications for Mental Health
From Heuristic Methods to Convex Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
This book explores Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) dynamics as investigated through Electrodermal Activity (EDA) processing. It presents groundbreaking research in the technical field of biomedical engineering, especially biomedical signal processing, as well as clinical fields of psychometrics,...