The Remarkable Story of Bernie Wong and Chicago's Chinese American Servi
Born in Hong Kong, Bernie Wong moved to the United States in the early 1960s to attend college. A decade later, she cofounded the Chinese American Service League (CASL) to help meet the needs of the city's isolated Chinese immigrants. Susan Blumberg-Kason draws on extensive interviews to profile the community and social justice organization. ......
What Counsellors and Therapists Can Learn from the Lived Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
Child sexual abuse leaves a legacy that continues to affect survivors in adulthood. This practical book is full of personal stories that provide helping professionals with the knowledge they need to truly meet survivors needs.
Empty Lots, Green Spaces, and Other Ecologically Focused Interventions
2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities.
Empty Lots, Green Spaces, and Other Ecologically Focused Interventions
2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. This book describes the positive impacts that urban green spaces such as repurposed vacant lots, parks, and gardens can have on reducing gun violence in marginalized urban communities.
Why millions of Latinx people don't access the healthcare system, even in times of need More than a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, around eleven million Latinx citizens around the country remain uninsured. In Uninsured in Chicago, Robert Vargas explores the roots of this crisis, showing us why, despite their eligibility, ......
Why millions of Latinx people don't access the healthcare system, even in times of need More than a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, around eleven million Latinx citizens around the country remain uninsured. In Uninsured in Chicago, Robert Vargas explores the roots of this crisis, showing us why, despite their eligibility, ......
This practical guide provides a framework and useful techniques for helping bereaved youth in numerous settings This welcomed addition to the field of childhood bereavement is brimming with innovative yet practical interventions for human service professionals helping grieving youth in a variety of settings. Written by noted experts with over 40 ......
A Handbook for Those who Provide Support, 2nd Edition
Understanding and Responding to Behaviour that Challenges in Intellectual Disabilities equips support staff and family members to better understand and respond to behaviours that challenge so as to improve quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
How to Foster Resilience through Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Compet
Tens of thousands of clinicians have used this book--now revised and expanded with 50% new material--to plan and organize effective interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework can be used with children, parents, and other caregivers in a wide range of ......