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The Impact of Welfare Reform: Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification
ISBN: 9780789031594 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get a balanced, comprehensive analysis of the effects from 1996 welfare reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was aimed at repairing the welfare system of the United States. The Impact of Welfare Reform: Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification comprehensively examines how this bill transformed the system and affected not only clients but also the organizations that implemented the reform. This text moves beyond traditional analyses of welfare reform to reveal a full range of viewpoints and issues while avoiding mere political... Get a balanced, comprehensive analysis of the effects from 1996 welfare reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliat... |
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The Impact of Welfare Reform: Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification
ISBN: 9780789031600 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get a balanced, comprehensive analysis of the effects from 1996 welfare reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was aimed at repairing the welfare system of the United States. The Impact of Welfare Reform: Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification comprehensively examines how this bill transformed the system and affected not only clients but also the organizations that implemented the reform. This text moves beyond traditional analyses of welfare reform to reveal a full range of viewpoints and issues while avoiding mere political... Get a balanced, comprehensive analysis of the effects from 1996 welfare reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliat... |
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180,43 |
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Black Women's Risk for HIV: Rough Living
ISBN: 9780789031709 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An inside look at the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on poor African American women
Black Women's Risk for HIV: Rough Living is a valuable look into the structural and behavioral factors in high-risk environments--specifically inner-city neighborhoods like the "Rough" in Atlanta--that place black women in danger of HIV infection. Using black feminism to deconstruct the meaning and significance of race, class, and gender, this text gives a voice to a unique disenfranchised population and legitimizes their lives and experiences. This important ethnographic study... An inside look at the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on poor African American women
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Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts
ISBN: 9780789032539 / Angielski / Twarda / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Find out how best to develop HIV prevention programs that work
Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts is a must read for anyone interested in developing prevention programs within high-risk urban environments. Illustrative case studies, quality research, revealing personal stories, and helpful tables and figures provide valuable insights on innovative ways to partner in the prevention of the spread of HIV in youths. Leading experts in the field offer practical strategies to dissolve the distrust individuals in a community hold for... Find out how best to develop HIV prevention programs that work
Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Rese... |
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Fundamental Research in Ultra High Dilution and Homoeopathy
ISBN: 9780792350514 / Angielski / Twarda / 261 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jurgen Schulte and Christian Endler met in 1990 at an international conference on the Structure of Water held in the Lecture Halls of the University of Graz (Austria). Disappointed by the lack of a systematic strategy of research into the physics of homoeopathy Jurgen Schulte started to work on the establishment of scientifically acceptable research standards in physics of homoeopathy and encouraged academic researchers to establish a coordinated and focused research strategy. In 1994, with the help of major representatives of the international research community, they edited one of the fIrst...
Jurgen Schulte and Christian Endler met in 1990 at an international conference on the Structure of Water held in the Lecture Halls of the University o...
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Work Teams: Past, Present and Future
ISBN: 9780792366997 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Michael Beyerlein University0/North Texas, Denton. Texas, UnitedStates Those of us in the process of advanced maturation are regularly called upon to the historical development ofcurrent practice and understanding ofwork teams is broad in scope emerging from a complex mix of historical sources. I am not aware of a published source that represents that history comprehensively; full treatment may require multiple publications. There are excellent sources that present useful coverage ofsome components ofthat history, such as the three anthologies that Trist and his colleagues edited for the...
Michael Beyerlein University0/North Texas, Denton. Texas, UnitedStates Those of us in the process of advanced maturation are regularly called upon to ...
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Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth
ISBN: 9780801873379 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One in four babies born in the United States and Europe comes into the world via Cesarean section. Yet this procedure has been described by critics as an unnecessary and potentially dangerous medical intervention. Consequently, expectant mothers often fear this option, and women who have had C-sections can feel a sense of failure. In Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth, Drs. Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa emphasize the joy of delivering a healthy baby, however that is best achieved. They explain why Cesarean births are sometimes preferable to... One in four babies born in the United States and Europe comes into the world via Cesarean section. Yet this procedure has been described by critics... |
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Intelligence, Instruction, and Assessment: Theory Into Practice
ISBN: 9780805825114 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work aims to show how modern theories of intelligence can be directly applied by educators to the teaching of subject matter, regardless of the age of the students or the content being taught. It is intended primarily for teachers at all levels - elementary, secondary, tertiary - who want to apply what is known about intelligence to their classrooms. The focus is not on modifying students' intelligence, per se, but on increasing their disciplinary knowledge and understanding. Hence, this book should help teachers learn how they can teach more effectively what they are already teaching....
This work aims to show how modern theories of intelligence can be directly applied by educators to the teaching of subject matter, regardless of the a...
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Land of Stone: Breaking Silence Through Poetry
ISBN: 9780814333150 / Angielski / CD-ROM / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than a decade, Karen Chase taught poetry writing to severely incapacitated patients at a large psychiatric hospital outside of New York City. During that time, she began working with Ben, a handsome, formerly popular and athletic young man who had given up speaking and had withdrawn from social interaction. Meeting on the locked ward every week for two years, Chase and Ben passed a pad of paper back and forth, taking turns writing one line of poetry each, ultimately producing 180 poems that responded to, diverged from, and built on each other's words. Land of Stone is Chase's... For more than a decade, Karen Chase taught poetry writing to severely incapacitated patients at a large psychiatric hospital outside of New York Ci... |
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Reinventing Care: Assisted Living in New York City
ISBN: 9780826514295 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TThe recent growth of -assisted living- facilities and programs has shaken the foundations of the system of long-term care for the elderly in the United States. Fueled by consumer frustrations with the available options, notably nursing homes, the assisted living model emerged during the 1990s to promise shelter, health care, control of one's own life, less government involvement, and a -real home.- But how well have the advocates and developers of assisted living delivered on such promises? And what are the model's implications for public policy and the future of caregiving?
In... TThe recent growth of -assisted living- facilities and programs has shaken the foundations of the system of long-term care for the elderly in the Unit...
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Rehabilitation Engineering
ISBN: 9780849369513 / Angielski / Twarda / 574 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers information on the special devices and associated systems which have been developed to assist the handicapped in living and vocational pursuits and in clinical use. This book is suitable for those associated with the subject matter in a peripheral way, including counseling and vocational evaluation.
Offers information on the special devices and associated systems which have been developed to assist the handicapped in living and vocational pursuits...
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Neuropsychology for Psychologists, Health Care Professionals, and Attorneys
ISBN: 9780849373091 / Angielski / Twarda / 542 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Extensively revised and expanded, this third edition of Neuropsychology for Psychologists, Health Care Professionals, and Attorneys provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive discussion of neuropsychology, outlining its purpose, use, and historical development. It covers the anatomy of the brain, a wide variety of neurobehavioral disorders, comprehensive neuropsychological examinations, ecological validity, and the strengths and limitations of many widely used neuropsychological and diagnostic tests. Maintaining a high degree of detail and sophistication, this book enables an in-depth...
Extensively revised and expanded, this third edition of Neuropsychology for Psychologists, Health Care Professionals, and Attorneys provides a clear, ...
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Bioengineering of the Skin: Methods and Instrumentation, Volume III
ISBN: 9780849383748 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bioengineering of the Skin: Methods and Instrumentation provides a thorough overview of methods for noninvasive investigation of skin function. Commercially available instruments are reviewed and compared, with updated references given for each instrument. This volume offers a technical analysis of each instrument, allowing investigators to understand its biophysical principles and to make better purchases of lab instruments. It also includes the addresses of manufacturers and worldwide distributors, making this an essential reference source.
Bioengineering of the Skin: Methods and Instrumentation provides a thorough overview of methods for noninvasive investigation of skin function. Commer...
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Alternative Medicine and Ethics
ISBN: 9780896034402 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leading bioethicists and philosophers examine and debate the question of how the health care system should deal with using complimentary and alternative medicines. The distinguished authorities writing here both defend and criticize alternative medicine, with some arguing that the medical system should change substantially in order to accommodate alternative medicine, and others claiming that virtually all alternative treatments are worthless. In the heat of the debate many fundamental issues are raised concerning our health care system, among them the questions of therapeutic effectiveness,...
Leading bioethicists and philosophers examine and debate the question of how the health care system should deal with using complimentary and alternati...
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The Cancer Prevention Book: A Complete Mind/Body Approach to Stopping Cancer Before It Starts
ISBN: 9780897933605 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Cancer Prevention Book urges a proactive, holistic approach to cancer prevention, guiding readers step by step in removing the risk factors from their lives. The author explains how to ward off cancer through stress reduction, diet, energy medicines, and a healthy state of mind.
The Cancer Prevention Book urges a proactive, holistic approach to cancer prevention, guiding readers step by step in removing the risk factors from t...
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AIDS and Alcohol/Drug Abuse: Psychosocial Research
ISBN: 9780918393852 / Angielski / Miękka / 97 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. AIDS is the number one health issue facing the nation today. The way in which AIDS relates to substance abuse is explored by drug abuse researchers in this timely volume. A major focus of AIDS and Alcohol/Drug Abuse is on the problems of conducting AIDS research on racial minorities in this country. Bringing together experts in the field, this volume examines the specific obstacles and challenges researchers have faced in assessing and addressing the needs of underserved populations and maps routes and procedures that can improve both research and available health care services.This...
AIDS is the number one health issue facing the nation today. The way in which AIDS relates to substance abuse is explored by drug abuse researchers in...
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How to Find Information about AIDS: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780918393999 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you have ever attempted to research the AIDS epidemic or the HIV virus, you have discovered the overwhelming array of information sources. How do you know which information is the most accurate and most current? This second edition contains a directory of sources and resources in the AIDS information arena, designed to make it easy for anyone to find information on AIDS.Important Topics Covered:
If you have ever attempted to research the AIDS epidemic or the HIV virus, you have discovered the overwhelming array of information sources. How do y...
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Voices of Lymphedema: Stories, Advice, and Inspiration from Patients and Therapists
ISBN: 9780976480655 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chronic swelling due to lymphatic fluid or lymphedema affects 3-5 million Americans, including 20-40 percent of cancer survivors. In this work, patients, therapists, and doctors share inspiring personal stories, offer advice on getting a diagnosis and finding treatment, and more.
Chronic swelling due to lymphatic fluid or lymphedema affects 3-5 million Americans, including 20-40 percent of cancer survivors. In this work, patien...
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Handbook of Quality-Of-Life Research: An Ethical Marketing Perspective
ISBN: 9781402001727 / Angielski / Twarda / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This handbook provides students of quality-of-life (QOL) research with an understanding of how QOL research can be conducted from an ethical marketing perspective - a perspective based on positive social change. The handbook covers theoretical, philosophical, and measurement issues in QOL research. The handbook also approaches selected QOL studies in relation to various populations in various life domains. The marketing approach is highly pragmatic because it allows social and behavioral scientists from any discipline to apply marketing concepts to plan social change and assess the impact of...
This handbook provides students of quality-of-life (QOL) research with an understanding of how QOL research can be conducted from an ethical marketing...
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Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities and the Aging Process
ISBN: 9781405101646 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In common with the rest of the population, patients with intellectual disabilities are experiencing increased longevity. Evidence suggests that mental health disorders may occur in up to half of all persons with intellectual disability and that these disorders accelerate significantly with age. The purpose of the book is to highlight mental health and behavioural needs in adults with intellectual disabilities and to become a source of reference regarding a number of mental health conditions in this population as well as a sourcebook for treatments of choice.
In common with the rest of the population, patients with intellectual disabilities are experiencing increased longevity. Evidence suggests that mental...
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