National governments and research scientists may be equally concerned with issues of global environmental change, but their interests-and their timelines-are not the same. Governments are often focused on short-term effects and local impacts of global phenomena. Scientists, on the other hand, are loath to engage in speculation about the ......
This is a much needed book on this increasingly important area of social work education and practice. It provides essential material for those studying on post-qualifying programmes, highlighting a wide range of practice areas, written in an engaging and accessible format by leading academics and experiences practitioners. The critically ......
Microanalysis is the analysis of micro processes. In the context of music therapy, it is the detailed analysis of a short period of time during a music therapy session during which some kind of change takes place. These moments are crucial to the therapeutic process, and there is a great need to better understand how they come about and whether ......
An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental health professionals advising service users on their ......
Kieran O'Hagan is an established writer and former Reader in the School of Social Work at The Queen's University, Belfast. He worked for over twenty years in the social services in Britain. He has also lectured and worked in Australia, India and the USA. He has published many books and articles on a wide range of subjects in welfare and in ......
The needs of parents and carers of children on the autism spectrum are not met by conventional parenting strategies. This resource for trainers and facilitators offers the best available knowledge and theories to help them develop an understanding of how their child perceives the world and ultimately improve their family life. The manual is ......
Using NLP to Improve Communication, Learning and Behaviour
The only book to focus on the use of language models to improve classroom management, Making Your Words Work offers a large repertoire of linguistic approaches to improve communication between teacher and pupil.
It provides a robust rationale of the causes of anxiety and dysfunctional behaviours, especially useful in ......
This book showcases chefs and craft brewers who cook with beer and pair flavourful beers from pilsner to porter with hand-crafted foods. This cookbook begins by exploring the art of pairing flavorful beers with specific foods, then turns to recipes that incorporate beer, using the various flavors available from today's ales and lagers as food ......
Provides daily documentation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's deepening engagement against the placid backdrop of his two London pastorates. This book details his contacts with German expatriates, ecumenical partners and allies, and friends and family. It records both Bonhoeffer's involvement in the rapidly developing clash with the deutsche Christen.
