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Internet-Delivered Therapeutic Interventions in Human Services
Methods, Interventions and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
There has been exponential growth in use of the Internet to deliver therapeutic and supportive human services. Online interventions are known by a variety of names, including online practice, e-therapy and others. All refer to the delivery of services over the Internet through a variety of delivery...
Prince Preemie
A Tale of a Tiny Puppy who Arrives Early
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The King and Queen of Puppy Kingdom are joyfully awaiting the arrival of their Prince. But the couple and their kingdom are thrown into upheaval when it is learned that Prince Puppy will arrive early, before his important crown is completed. How can they call him Prince without a crown? Discover how...
In a Relationship
Avoid the Worst & Experience the Best in Your Social Life & Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
This award-winning book received an IPPY Award for best young adult non-fiction. It is a handbook written for individuals of virtually any age, and for parents with children from ages pre-teen to 20-somethings. Author Aaron Boe is a national speaker and consultant to campuses, schools, and organizations...
Caring in Nursing Classics
An Essential Resource
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
"This very interesting book provides a good overview of the evolution of the art and practice of nursing...Recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
“This collected work by scholars Smith, Turkel, and Wolf stands as a classic indeed. It offers nursing and related fields...
by D.U. Okonkwo, T. C. OKONKWO
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Have I believed a lie about my woolly hair?
Does a negative attitude toward my hair send out a message?
Have I considered the health dangers of not wearing my wool?
What's love got to do with it?
How to take back my freedom
7 steps to wool confidence
How...
Regulating Health Foods
Policy Challenges and Consumer Conundrums
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With ageing populations, rising incomes and a growing recognition of the link between diet and health, consumers are interested in new food products, supplements and ingredients with purported health benefits. The food industry has responded with new food innovations, formulations and enhancements that...
Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer
Families Foundation USA Guide to Quality and Cost
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
"Admirable . . . clearly written, well organized . . . easy and helpful." --Washington Post
"This is the surefire guide to making critical decisions about your family's health." --Dr. J. Larry Brown, Professor of Nutrition and Health Policy School of Nutrition, Tufts University
"The...
Diagnosing Folklore
Perspectives on Disability, Health, and Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Diagnosing Folklore provides an inclusive forum for an expansive conversation on the sensitive, raw, and powerful processes that shape and imbue meaning in the lives of individuals and communities beleaguered by medical stigmatization, conflicting public perceptions, and contextual constraints. This...
Age through Ethnic Lenses
Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2001
An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting...
by Michael Cahill
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Focusing on human welfare and the environment from a social policy perspective, this text shows how environmental concerns are becoming increasingly central to policy-making and discusses the roles of central and local government in relation to environmental issues.
The Environment and Social Policy...
Cardiovascular Health
Living Your Best with a Healthy Heart
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2018
A complete guide to the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Being diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease seems unlikely to many, yet cardiovascular diseases are actually the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The good news is that by modifying our lifestyle habits, it’s...
Managing to Nurse
Inside Canada's Health Care Reform
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
How does the contemporary restructuring of health care affect nursing practice? Increasingly since the 1970s, and more intensively under recent reforms, Canadian health care is the focus of information-supported, professionally based management. In Managing to Nurse, Janet M. Rankin and Marie L. Campbell...
by Robert Bohlken
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Each story can be used as a powerful lesson plan in character education, complete with key words, introduction, questions and activities. The text of each story is very interactive with questions inserted ready for discussion. The situations spark discussion and help children explore what they stand...
Nursing Research Using Participatory Action Research
Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
"PAR is the ultimate in social justice practice. I suggest that PAR should be the basis for all nursing research. This book will provide you with the basics for getting started."
óPatricia J. Kelly, PhD, MPH, APRN
University of MissouriñKansas City (From the Foreword)
Participatory...