Presenting practical strategies for violence assessment and prevention that are grounded in solid empirical research, this book helps social work practitioners and students to give treatment to aggressive clients while reducing violence risks.
Demonstrates the Rogerian style of therapy, which is based on the fact that a safe, accepting relationship between the therapist and client is key to the process of client self-discovery and actualization.
In Client-Directed Outcome-Focused Psychotherapy, Dr. Scott D. Miller presents a meta-approach to talk therapy that is designed to help tailor the treatment to fit the client's particular therapeutic goals. Technique is deemphasized in favor of developing a strong therapeutic alliance and using the client's experience of the treatment as a guide ......
What happens when vote-buying becomes a means of social policy? Although one could cynically ask this question just as easily about the United States's mature democracy, Diego Abente Brun and Larry Diamond ask this question about democracies in the developing world through an assessment of political clientelism, or what is commonly known as ......
What happens when vote buying becomes a means of social policy? Although one could cynically ask this question just as easily about the United Statess mature democracy, Diego Abente Brun and Larry Diamond ask this question about democracies in the developing world through an assessment of political clientelism, or what is commonly known as ......
This book tells Clifford Case's life story, his ascendancy in GOP politics, his achievements and disappointments in Congress, and his unexpected loss in the 1978 NJ GOP primary to Reagan protege Jeffrey Bell. Case's career demonstrates that electoral and legislative achievements need not rely on appeals to political extremes.
As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities, the time to create climate resilient communities is now. While large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve the planet, the wisest and most lasting adaptation solutions originate at the local level. However, with something as ......
A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon, Resilient Communities
Climate change continues to impact our health and safety, the economy, and natural systems. With climate-related protections and programs under attack at the federal level, it is critical for cities to address climate impacts locally. Every day there are new examples of cities approaching the challenge of climate change in creative and ......
