Hold Tight to Your Dreams. The Hadley family survives on newly laid eggs and memories of past prestige. Edith holds tight to her dreams even if daily life consists of cold rooms, worn clothes, and inadequate meals. She and her brother Ogden refuse to let the family home be sold despite their father’s furious gambling habits. Her comforts are her best friend and the local assembly dance. Jasper Slater is ready to leave his past behind, for the second time. After leaving home as an outcast, he ran a gambling hall in London. Now he is determined to prove he can reclaim his roots and be a gentleman. He has the estate and only needs a wife. To amuse himself and, hopefully, enchant his new neighbors, he builds a racetrack on his land. Edith and Jasper meet at the local assembly; their attraction is instantaneous. However, Edith’s father uses her as collateral for his gambling debts by betrothing her to one of his debtors. And the local gentlemen don’t seem to like Jasper or his racetrack. He worries about his standing in the neighborhood. Wooing the engaged daughter of a neighbor is not acting like a gentleman. A Cinderella novella of 31K words.
Rebecca’s Dreams are the Key. Old family trauma connects the living with the dead in a house of secrets, ghosts, and wrath. Rebecca Cox loathes teaching but has run out of options and does not know what else to do. She cannot return home. When an opportunity to be the companion to a duke’s daughter arises, she takes it. The offer comes from the handsome Lord Paul Rowntree; the two have spared before. Paul prefers not to use his title. He desires recognition for his actions, as a soldier fighting against Napoleon or his work as a spy, not the connection to his family of birth. But his brother’s ghost appears to inform him that his heir is coming to claim the title. Paul’s life is upended with constant responsibility and Rebecca is his solace. Their attraction is his only relief from interfering relations and his guardianship of the new duke. Paul faces off against his older sister who schemes to marry her daughter to the young duke to right her past failures. Rebecca is haunted by her disappointments during her London season. She doesn’t trust her attraction to Paul and dreams of running away. She most definitely doesn’t want to marry him. However, since she cannot return home, she remains at the Rowanwood estate, where long-buried secrets carefully guarded by a ghost threaten to ruin the lives of everyone staying in the house. CW: child abuse Supernatural Affinity #2
Only Scarlett can lift the Curse. Scarlett Locking can see ghosts. When on the brink of womanhood, she and Luke le Tellier share a terrifying graveyard encounter. He is the only person who believes in her affinity to see the departed. But they part, and years pass. Now widowed and running a dress shop, she supplements her days of hard work with remembrances of when life was simpler: when she was a beloved gentleman’s daughter before her station in life sank so low. Luke, a spy, runs into her and requests her help on a mission to catch a counterfeiter, needing to dress as a commoner. The pair uncover a hoard of coins and another ghost. However, a mission of national importance calls him away, and they part on Christmas Day, her birthday. He returns to Telford Hall to discover his father has fallen ill. Luke fears the Earl is dying. During a discussion about the family curse with his cousin’s new fiancée, he begins to wonder if the family curse is coming to take his father. A curse that condemns all earls to die by their son’s actions. Can his shared past with Scarlett break the curse, despite their class differences? Supernatural Affinity #1
The more his friend pushes his ward at Esmond as the perfect wife, the more Esmond resists and falls further in love with Hester. Major Esmond Hays Redman does not let the dust settle on his feet when he returns to England after wearing the coat of a dragoon guard for six years. As his first destination, he heads towards his retired officer friend, Sir Walter le Blond’s estate, who has issued him an open invitation to visit. In the coach, he meets Hester Child, a forthright young woman who dismisses her maid because the coach is full. The pair discover that they have the same destination, The Labyrinth. The ride affords them a unique opportunity to spend hours together and talk about more than the weather, and attraction blossoms by the time they arrive at midnight. Esmond has no family in England, and it is his friendship with Sir Walter that induced him to visit. But his friend also enticed him to come by sending letters about his beautiful cousin and ward, Celeste. Now that Esmond is home, he is determined to marry and create a family. He dreamed of Celeste when he was sick and is curious if the fantasy matches the reality. As the Earl of Roestock, he has an obligation to marry. Hester has traveled to The Labyrinth because she is summoned. Her sister, Cassandra, is experiencing melancholia after the birth of a baby. Hester’s relationship with Cassie and Sir Walter has been rocky since their marriage. However, Walter can’t handle his wife’s inability to step into the role of motherhood, and only Hester can help Cassandra throw off this strangling cloak of despair. After arriving, Hester is surprised to learn that Sir Walter and Lady le Blond have planned a Christmas house party and expect a dozen guests. Sensible Hester is asked to work in the background, almost like a servant, while Sir Walter does everything to promote the match between Celeste and Esmond. Can they find happiness despite her family’s objections? Will the boughs of mistletoe help?
Sometimes heroines are beautiful, smart, and tackle the world. Sometimes, they see the world with a unique pair of eyes. They’re neither bold, clever, nor assertive, but find their own path in life. One that involves piglets. Augusta Rudhall loves her home, playing the piano, and the yearly litter of piglets. She doesn’t understand people. They never say what they mean, often using sweet words when their intention is to be cruel and are unfaithful friends. She has difficulty figuring out how anyone feels. Yet, she has been told she must marry despite never dreaming of that state. Nate Fairchild loves bawdy women and bawdy songs. Mostly, he loves the music of ordinary folk and has spent years in London collecting songs from the common people. During a stop at a brothel, he runs into a girl in disguise, discovering ‘Gus’ has inexplicably followed her father there. He hurries her out. At a ball the next day, he finds Gus weeping in the garden, having been hurt by cruel words. But offering her his handkerchief and a pat on the back ends up compromising her. Both their lives are uprooted, as neither knows anything about the other. Can two more incompatible people find love?
The more his friend pushes his ward at Esmond as the perfect wife, the more Esmond resists and falls further in love with Hester. Major Esmond Hays Redman does not let the dust settle on his feet when he returns to England after wearing the coat of a dragoon guard for six years. As his first destination, he heads towards his retired officer friend, Sir Walter le Blond’s estate, who has issued him an open invitation to visit. In the coach, he meets Hester Child, a forthright young woman who dismisses her maid because the coach is full. The pair discover that they have the same destination, The Labyrinth. The ride affords them a unique opportunity to spend hours together and talk about more than the weather, and attraction blossoms by the time they arrive at midnight. Esmond has no family in England, and it is his friendship with Sir Walter that induced him to visit. But his friend also enticed him to come by sending letters about his beautiful cousin and ward, Celeste. Now that Esmond is home, he is determined to marry and create a family. He dreamed of Celeste when he was sick and is curious if the fantasy matches the reality. As the Earl of Roestock, he has an obligation to marry. Hester has traveled to The Labyrinth because she is summoned. Her sister, Cassandra, is experiencing melancholia after the birth of a baby. Hester’s relationship with Cassie and Sir Walter has been rocky since their marriage. However, Walter can’t handle his wife’s inability to step into the role of motherhood, and only Hester can help Cassandra throw off this strangling cloak of despair. After arriving, Hester is surprised to learn that Sir Walter and Lady le Blond have planned a Christmas house party and expect a dozen guests. Sensible Hester is asked to work in the background, almost like a servant, while Sir Walter does everything to promote the match between Celeste and Esmond. Can they find happiness despite her family’s objections? Will the boughs of mistletoe help?
Rebecca’s Dreams are the Key. Old family trauma connects the living with the dead in a house of secrets, ghosts, and wrath. Rebecca Cox loathes teaching but has run out of options and does not know what else to do. She cannot return home. When an opportunity to be the companion to a duke’s daughter arises, she takes it. The offer comes from the handsome Lord Paul Rowntree; the two have spared before. Paul prefers not to use his title. He desires recognition for his actions, as a soldier fighting against Napoleon or his work as a spy, not the connection to his family of birth. But his brother’s ghost appears to inform him that his heir is coming to claim the title. Paul’s life is upended with constant responsibility and Rebecca is his solace. Their attraction is his only relief from interfering relations and his guardianship of the new duke. Paul faces off against his older sister who schemes to marry her daughter to the young duke to right her past failures. Rebecca is haunted by her disappointments during her London season. She doesn’t trust her attraction to Paul and dreams of running away. She most definitely doesn’t want to marry him. However, since she cannot return home, she remains at the Rowanwood estate, where long-buried secrets carefully guarded by a ghost threaten to ruin the lives of everyone staying in the house. CW: child abuse Supernatural Affinity #2
In this fresh and often playful interdisciplinary study, Lisa Zunshine presents a fluid discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of “strange” literary phenomena. From Short Circuit to I, Robot, from The Parent Trap to Big Business, fantastic tales of rebellious robots, animated artifacts, and twins mistaken for each other are a permanent fixture in popular culture and have been since antiquity. Why do these strange concepts captivate the human imagination so thoroughly? Zunshine explores how cognitive science, specifically its ideas of essentialism and functionalism, combined with historical and cultural analysis, can help us understand why we find such literary phenomena so fascinating. Drawing from research by such cognitive evolutionary anthropologists and psychologists as Scott Atran, Paul Bloom, Pascal Boyer, and Susan A. Gelman, Zunshine examines the cognitive origins of the distinction between essence and function and how unexpected tensions between these two concepts are brought into play in fictional narratives. Discussing motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, science fiction’s use of robots, cyborgs, and androids, and nonsense poetry and surrealist art, she reveals the range and power of key concepts from science in literary interpretation and provides insight into how cognitive-evolutionary research on essentialism can be used to study fiction as well as everyday strange concepts.
NEW! Consolidated, revised, and expanded mental health concerns chapter and consolidated pediatric health promotion chapter offer current and concise coverage of these key topics. NEW and UPDATED! Information on the latest guidelines includes SOGC guidelines, STI and CAPWHN perinatal nursing standards, Canadian Pediatrics Association Standards, Canadian Association of Midwives, and more. NEW! Coverage reflects the latest Health Canada Food Guide recommendations. UPDATED! Expanded coverage focuses on global health perspectives and health care in the LGBTQ2 community, Indigenous, immigrant, and other vulnerable populations. EXPANDED! Additional case studies and clinical reasoning/clinical judgement-focused practice questions in the printed text and on the Evolve companion website promote critical thinking and prepare you for exam licensure. NEW! Case studies on Evolve for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® exam provide practice for the Next Generation NCLEX.
The evolution of the Canada–US borderland in the Pacific Northwest included the wholesale transformation of social organization and individual identities together with the redefinition and application of public power. Before and After the State examines the impact of those changes across a region that already harboured a vibrant, highly complex mélange of societies with dynamic local, regional, and global trade and kin networks. Allan McDougall, Lisa Philips, and Daniel Boxberger explore fundamental questions of state formation, social transformation, and the (re)construction of identity to expose the narratives and other devices of nation building, their impact on generations caught in the transition, and the reverberations of those national myths that continue to the present.
What makes the profession of social work distinctive and exciting? How do social workers differ from sociologists, psychologists, and other counselors, advocates, and helping professionals? Which degrees, licenses, and credentials can social workers obtain? And in what kinds of work, or fields of practice, can social workers specialize? All these questions are worth considering when one feels led to become a professional social worker"--
Only Scarlett can lift the Curse. Scarlett Locking can see ghosts. When on the brink of womanhood, she and Luke le Tellier share a terrifying graveyard encounter. He is the only person who believes in her affinity to see the departed. But they part, and years pass. Now widowed and running a dress shop, she supplements her days of hard work with remembrances of when life was simpler: when she was a beloved gentleman’s daughter before her station in life sank so low. Luke, a spy, runs into her and requests her help on a mission to catch a counterfeiter, needing to dress as a commoner. The pair uncover a hoard of coins and another ghost. However, a mission of national importance calls him away, and they part on Christmas Day, her birthday. He returns to Telford Hall to discover his father has fallen ill. Luke fears the Earl is dying. During a discussion about the family curse with his cousin’s new fiancée, he begins to wonder if the family curse is coming to take his father. A curse that condemns all earls to die by their son’s actions. Can his shared past with Scarlett break the curse, despite their class differences? Supernatural Affinity #1
Sometimes heroines are beautiful, smart, and tackle the world. Sometimes, they see the world with a unique pair of eyes. They’re neither bold, clever, nor assertive, but find their own path in life. One that involves piglets. Augusta Rudhall loves her home, playing the piano, and the yearly litter of piglets. She doesn’t understand people. They never say what they mean, often using sweet words when their intention is to be cruel and are unfaithful friends. She has difficulty figuring out how anyone feels. Yet, she has been told she must marry despite never dreaming of that state. Nate Fairchild loves bawdy women and bawdy songs. Mostly, he loves the music of ordinary folk and has spent years in London collecting songs from the common people. During a stop at a brothel, he runs into a girl in disguise, discovering ‘Gus’ has inexplicably followed her father there. He hurries her out. At a ball the next day, he finds Gus weeping in the garden, having been hurt by cruel words. But offering her his handkerchief and a pat on the back ends up compromising her. Both their lives are uprooted, as neither knows anything about the other. Can two more incompatible people find love?
Quebec’s early novels are full of sacred themes and motifs – devotional objects and practices, parables and scripture, priests and nuns, transcendence, divinity, and eternity. Yet the critical gaze of the past fifty years has seldom engaged the idea of the sacred in a sustained way. Indeed the presence of the sacred has alienated modern and postmodern readers who ignore or downplay its significance, leading to misguided assessments of these works as mediocre and even unreadable for contemporary audiences. The Sense of the Sacred in the Early Novels of Quebec reexamines seven classic novels at the foundations of Quebec’s national literature: Patrice Lacombe’s La Terre paternelle (1846), P.-J.-O. Chauveau’s Charles Guérin (1853), Antoine Gérin-Lajoie’s Jean Rivard (1874), Philippe Aubert de Gaspé’s Les Anciens Canadiens (1863), Laure Conan’s Angéline de Montbrun (1884), Louis Hémon’s Maria Chapdelaine (1916), and Félix-Antoine Savard’s Menaud, maître-draveur (1937). Through chapters that focus on sacred themes, character analysis, narrative temporalities, and the hermeneutics of the sacred, Lisa Gasbarrone demonstrates that these novels are more nuanced and innovative than their reputation has allowed. *The Sense of the Sacred in the Early Novels of Quebec *reintroduces readers to classic works of French-Canadian literature that ironically and provocatively cast their quarrel with modernity in that essentially modern form: the novel.
No story was more interesting to Shakespeare and his contemporaries than that of Troy, partly because the story of Troy was in a sense the story of England, since the Trojan prince Aeneas was supposedly the ancestor of the Tudors. This book explores the wide range of allusions to Greece and Troy in plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, looking not only at plays actually set in Greece or Troy but also those which draw on characters and motifs from Greek mythology and the Trojan War. Texts covered include Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, Othello, Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Pericles and The Tempest as well as plays by other authors of the period including Marlowe, Chettle, Ford and Beaumont and Fletcher.
Clinical Neuroscience offers a comprehensive overview of the biological bases of major psychological and psychiatric disorders, and provides foundational information regarding the anatomical and physiological principles of brain functioning. In addition, the book presents information concerning neuroplasticity, pharmacology, brain imaging, and brain stimulation techniques. Subsequent chapters address specific psychological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, including major depressive and bipolar disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, disorders of childhood origin, and addiction, as well as neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. This highly readable textbook expands case examples and illustrations to discuss the latest research findings in clinical neuroscience from an empirical, interdisciplinary perspective.
Building 21st Century communication skills Students are expected to be innovators, creative thinkers, and problem solvers. But what if they can't communicate their ideas persuasively? Knowing how to share ideas is as crucial as the ideas themselves. Unfortunately, many students don’t get explicit opportunities to hone this skill. Cultivating Communication in the Classroom will help educators design authentic learning experiences that allow students to practice their skills. Readers will find: Real world insights into how students will be expected to communicate in their future careers and education Strategies for teaching communication skills throughout the curriculum Communication Catchers for igniting ideas
This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. The textbook examines topics such as education, speech events in the secular and religious world, and the use of language in literature and the media to create black images. It includes exercises to accompany each chapter and will be essential reading for students in linguistics, education, anthropology, African American studies and literature.
Recipient of a 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) While women in the United States account for nearly half the workforce, they continue to encounter unique personal, social, and structural dynamics as leaders. Authors Lisa DeFrank Cole and Sherylle J. Tan explore these dynamics and more in Women and Leadership: Journey Towards Equity. Grounded in leadership theory and research, this text delves into the barriers and challenges women face on their leadership journeys, including stereotypes, bias, inequality, discrimination, and domestic responsibilities. The text includes several chapters devoted to strategies and tools for overcoming obstacles, creating structural change, and moving towards greater equity.
This pocket book succinctly describes 400 errors commonly made by attendings, residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the emergency department, and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors. The book can easily be read immediately before the start of a rotation or used for quick reference on call. Each error is described in a short clinical scenario, followed by a discussion of how and why the error occurs and tips on how to avoid or ameliorate problems. Areas covered include psychiatry, pediatrics, poisonings, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, renal, anesthesia and airway management, urology, ENT, and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
This book addresses Synthetic Biology (SynBio), a new and promising biotechnology that has attracted much interest from both a scientific and a policy perspective. Yet, questions concerning the patentability of SynBio inventions have not been examined in detail so far; as a result, it remains unclear whether these inventions are patentable on the basis of current norms and case law. The book addresses this question, focusing especially on the subject matter’s eligibility and moral criteria. It provides an overview of the legislation and decisions applicable to SynBio patents and examines this new technology in view of the ongoing debate over the patentability of biotechnologies in general. The legal analysis is complemented by the practical examination of several patent applications submitted to the European and US patent offices (EPO and USPTO), and by an assessment of the patent issues that are likely to be raised by future SynBio developments.
This full-color book of marvelous mammals?provides 30 hands-on activities to give interested children an overview of the wide varieties of mammals in their world How big is a blue whale? Why does a sloth crawl from the safety of a tree to the ground once a week? How does a vampire bat feed? Young nature enthusiasts will find answers to these questions and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about mammals in this full-color, interactive book. Mammal Mania explores what makes mammals unique, as well as their anatomy, behavior, and conservation needs. Readers will learn to build a squirrel feeder, write a putrid poem, make an animal tracking station, and much more. Thirty hands-on activities promote observation and analysis, writing and drawing, math and science, and nature literacy skills. hr Young Naturalists is a kid-friendly series that introduces zoology and botany for upper elementary and middle-grades readers.
This pocket book succinctly describes 318 errors commonly made by attendings, residents, interns, nurses, and nurse-anesthetists in the intensive care unit, and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors. The book can easily be read immediately before the start of a rotation or used for quick reference on call. Each error is described in a short, clinically relevant vignette, followed by a list of things that should always or never be done in that context and tips on how to avoid or ameliorate problems. Coverage includes all areas of ICU practice except the pediatric intensive care unit.
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love. Their thirty-four year marriage -- which they explored together in The Time of My Life -- was a uniquely passionate partnership. Now, for the first time, Lisa will share what it was like to care for her husband as he battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and will describe his last days when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes searingly about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and candidly discusses the challenges that the past fourteen months without him have posed. But while this is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of illness, death, and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. Lisa shows that no matter how dark the prospect of another day may seem, there are always reserves of strength to call upon, and the love shared between two people will never truly die.
Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes, and reduction of prejudice and discrimination. It balances a detailed discussion of theories and selected research with applied examples that ensure the material is relevant to students. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and addresses several interlocking themes. It first looks at the nature of prejudice and discrimination, followed by a discussion of research methods. Next come the psychological underpinnings of prejudice: the nature of stereotypes, the conditions under which stereotypes influence responses to other people, contemporary theories of prejudice, and how individuals’ values and belief systems are related to prejudice. Explored next are the development of prejudice in children and the social context of prejudice. The theme of discrimination is developed via discussions of the nature of discrimination, the experience of discrimination, and specific forms of discrimination, including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, and appearance. The concluding theme is the reduction of prejudice. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive website featuring an Instructor Manual that contains activities and tools to help with teaching a prejudice and discrimination course; PowerPoint slides for every chapter; and a Test Bank with short answer and multiple-choice exam questions for every chapter. This book is an essential companion for all students of prejudice and discrimination, including those in psychology, education, social work, business, communication studies, ethnic studies, and other disciplines. In addition to courses on prejudice and discrimination, this book will also appeal to those studying racism and diversity.
Pathogenic Coronaviruses of Humans and Animals: SARS, MERS, COVID-19, and Animal Coronaviruses with Zoonotic Potential provides relevant information about common human coronaviruses that may mutate to increase their virulence. The addition of animal coronaviruses allows awareness of not only the potential of zoonotic transmission of coronaviruses from wild animals such as bats and rodents, but also from domestic agricultural and companion animals. The book opens with an introductory chapter on viruses, the immune system, coronaviruses, and their classifications, prevention and protection. Sections also cover history, disease, causative virus, immune response, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and surveillance. The book's remaining chapters discuss coronaviruses with possible zoonotic transmission of domestic, semi-domestic animals and companion animals. It concludes with future perspectives of coronavirus mutations, modeling, protective measures and a discussion around pandemics and infectious diseases from around the globe. Covers SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 as well as coronaviruses with possible zoonotic transmission of domestic, semi-domestic animals and companion animals Complements previous studies by bringing together information that compares human and animal coronaviruses Includes a glossary and coronavirus disease overviews of humans and animals
The Funambulists brings together the diverse poetry collections of six contemporary Arab diasporic women poets. Spanning multiple languages and regions, this volume illuminates the distinct artistic voice of each poet, yet also highlights the aesthetic and political relevance that unites their work. Marchi explores the work of Naomi Shihab Nye, a celebrated American poet of Palestinian descent; Iman Mersal, an Egyptian poet living in Edmonton, Canada, who writes in Arabic; Nadine Ltaif, a Lebanese poet who lives in Quebec and has adopted French as her language; Maram al-Massri, a Syrian poet writing in Arabic and living in France; Suheir Hammad, an American poet of Palestinian origin; and Mina Boulhanna, a Moroccan poet living in Italy and writing in Italian. Despite their varying geographical and political backgrounds, these poets find common ground in themes of injustice, spirituality, gender, race, and class. Drawing upon the concept of tension, Marchi examines both the breaking points and the creative energies that traverse the poetic works of these writers. These celebrated funambulists use their art of balance and flexibility bolstered by their courage and transgression to walk a tightrope stretched out across cultures, faiths, and nations.
When thirteen-year-old Melita, the sophisticated daughter of a New York actress, comes to visit Phoebe, who has been raised by her father on a farm in Maine, Phoebe discovers she has confusing feelings about their developing friendship.
Combining 25 years of clinical, research and teaching experience, Dr Lisa Harvey provides an innovative 5-step approach to the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injury. Based on the International Classification of Functioning, this approach emphasises the importance of setting goals which are purposeful and meaningful to the patient. These goals are related to performance of motor tasks analysed in terms of 6 key impairments. The assessment and treatment performance of each of these impairments for people with spinal cord injury is described in the following chapters: training motor tasks strength training contracture management pain management respiratory management cardiovascular fitness training Dr Harvey develops readers' problem-solving skills equipping them to manage all types of spinal cord injuries. Central to these skills is an understanding of how people with different patterns of paralysis perform motor tasks and the importance of differentmuscles for motor tasks such as: transfers and bed mobility of people wheelchair mobility hand function for people with tetraplegia standing and walking with lower limb paralysis This book is for students and junior physiotherapists with little or no experience in the area of spinal cord injury but with a general understanding of the principles of physiotherapy. It is also a useful tool for experienced clinicians, including those keen to explore the evidence base that supports different physiotherapy interventions.
The only comprehensive text to focus on trauma, stress, crisis, and disaster counseling from a clinical practice perspective This overarching text, intended both for mental health practitioners-in-training and for practicing clinicians, focuses on the impact of stress, crisis, trauma, and disaster on diverse populations across the lifespan as well as on effective treatment strategies. The second edition is newly grounded in a "trauma scaffold," providing foundational information that therapists can build upon, step-by-step, to treat individuals affected by more complex trauma events. This resource newly addresses the mental health implications of COVID-19, which has had an enormous impact on multitudes of people since the beginning of the pandemic, its repercussions likely to continue for some time into the future. The text also is updated to provide the most recent diagnostic information regarding trauma in the DSM-5. Two new chapters address the confluence of crises related to anthropogenic climate change and the effects of mass violence. This unrivalled resource emphasizes stress management and crisis intervention skills as important building blocks for working with more complex issues of trauma and disaster. It underscores the idea that trauma must be approached from multiple perspectives and in multiple dimensions encompassing individual, community, societal, and systemic implications along with multicultural and diversity frames of reference. The text integrates the latest findings from neuropsychology and psychopharmacology with an emphasis on Polyvagal Theory. Additionally, the text highlights the importance of clinical supervision in trauma care and examines ethical dimensions and the need for self-care among trauma counselors. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. New to the Second Edition: Reconceptualizes the text with the concept of a "Trauma Scaffold" as a foundation upon which to understand and develop treatment for increasingly complex trauma events Addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and its profound effect on the mental health of vast numbers of people Includes two new chapters on the confluence of crises related to anthropogenic climate change and the effects of mass violence Includes PowerPoint slides to accompany an updated Instructor's Manual Key Features: Delivers both introductory and advanced clinical information addressing complex trauma Addresses trauma from a bioecological framework with emphasis on trauma-informed practices, multicultural pluralism, diversity, and social justice Considers neurobiological responses to trauma with new research and the contributions of Polyvagal Theory Examines individual, familial, community, society, and systemic understandings of stress, crisis, trauma, and disaster Includes a wealth of resources for further study, text boxes, and case studies to reinforce learning
Digital technology has transformed the way that we visualise the natural world, the art we create and the stories we tell about our environments. Exploring contemporary digital art and literature through an ecocritical lens, Digital Vision and the Ecological Aesthetic (1968 - 2018) demonstrates the many ways in which critical ideas of the sublime, the pastoral and the picturesque have been renewed and shaped in digital media, from electronic literature to music and the visual arts. The book goes on to explore the ecological implications of these new forms of cultural representation in the digital age and in so doing makes a profound contribution to our understanding of digital art practice in the 21st century.
In Awangarda, Lisa Cooper Vest explores how the Polish postwar musical avant-garde framed itself in contrast to its Western European counterparts. Rather than a rejection of the past, the Polish avant-garde movement emerged as a manifestation of national cultural traditions stretching back into the interwar years and even earlier into the nineteenth century. Polish composers, scholars, and political leaders wielded the promise of national progress to broker consensus across generational and ideological divides. Together, they established an avant-garde musical tradition that pushed against the limitations of strict chronological time and instrumentalized discourses of backwardness and forwardness to articulate a Polish road to modernity. This is a history that resists Cold War periodization, opening up new ways of thinking about nations and nationalism in the second half of the twentieth century.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, devoted to Medical Implications of Elder Abuse and Neglect, is edited by Drs. Lisa Gibbs and Laura Mosqueda. Articles in this issue include: Physiology of Aging; Understanding the Medical Markers of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Physical Exam Findings; Medical Markers of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Laboratory Findings; Common Presentations of Elder Abuse in Healthcare Settings; Physical Abuse; Elder Abuse and Neglect by Others; Geriatric Sexual Abuse; Emotional Abuse in Geriatrics; Self- Neglect in Geriatrics; Capacity Assessment in Elder Abuse and Neglect; Geriatric Dementia and Abuse; Mental Health/ Psychiatric Issues in Elder Abuse and Neglect; Care of the Victim in Elder Abuse and Neglect; Prevention and Early Identification of Elder Abuse and Neglect; and Doctors Roles and Relationships with other Agencies in Elder Abuse and Neglect.
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