In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service agencies must ensure that their services are truly needed. Needs assessments provide a baseline against which later results can be compared, and may also assist policy-makers in recognizing new trends or problems on the horizon. With so much hinging on their outcome, these assessments must be conducted both accurately and efficiently, and this pocket guide will give practitioners the ability to do so. Written by a...
In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often ...
Who lives where in Florida, and how do they vote? This authoritative guide to the demographics of this unique state looks at each of its 120 state House districts up close, with information about who lives there, and how they've voted in recent elections and why. It's a detailed, must-have guide for anyone working in Florida politics, or just interested in the political demography of one of the nation's most dynamic states. From the conservative Navy-town of Pensacola to bastions of Democratic voting in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and everything in between, The News Service of Florida's...
Who lives where in Florida, and how do they vote? This authoritative guide to the demographics of this unique state looks at each of its 120 state Hou...
What if you died and learned you still had work to do?
In the vein of C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, David Royse's A Ghost's Story: Caught Between Life and Death tells the tale of a man who dies and finds himself caught in a familiar yet fanciful transitional world of ghosts and spirits.
Jake Weller goes out for a morning run and dies of a heart attack but doesn't feel dead. As he comes to terms with his new, harsh reality, he is befriended by an enigmatic spirit guide, Big Jim, who recruits Jake as his assistant. But Jake soon discovers that Big Jim...
What if you died and learned you still had work to do?
In the vein of C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, David Royse's A Ghost's Sto...
How do you uncomplicate the subject of program evaluation for students without being too simplistic? David Royse focuses on what readers really need to understand in order to apply useful program evaluation techniques in their practice serving individual clients, couples, and families. Drawing on decades of teaching this subject, he skillfully takes an incremental approach to teaching so that students aren't overwhelmed by information that they won't necessarily use in professional settings. He develops readers' interest in each new chapter's topic by incorporating real-life scenarios,...
How do you uncomplicate the subject of program evaluation for students without being too simplistic? David Royse focuses on what readers really need...
