Have you had “the tech talk” with your children? Does the mere mention of it cause you to shudder? We think it’s important, but for many parents it’s almost as uncomfortable as the other “talk” we dread. So we avoid it. Author Michael Horne, a Catholic parent and clinical psychologist, knows all too well the struggles families face understanding and dealing with how technology impacts our lives. In his new book, The Tech Talk, he not only zeroes in on the dangers of children’s unsupervised forays into the digital world, but he shows you what’s “out there” and how it can influence your children both negatively and positively. The Tech Talk gives parents practical strategies for living in a digital world, keeping it all in balance, and “unplugging” from technology to improve the health and happiness of the whole family. Have The Tech Talk. You’ll be glad you did. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Michael Horne has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Virginia and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Services for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, where he has worked since 2012. In his clinical practice, Dr. Horne has had the privilege to work with many children, teenagers, and families who struggle with how to appropriately address and balance the influence of technology in their lives.
Spanning several legal disciplines--tax, employee benefits, labor and discrimination--it explains the different types of work arrangements and their legal consequences.
First published in 1999, this second edition of Values in Social Work has been extensively revised from the first edition, incorporating new case study material and extended areas of analysis. Values in Social Work encourages the reader to critically examine social work values as they relate to the processes whereby individuals become ‘clients’, how values work in practice, and the nature of social work practice in society. Michael Horne begins by describing and critically examining the central social work values of respect for persons and self-determination. He goes on to illustrate and examine what happens to these values in social work practice, describing and analysing actual cases based on interviews with social workers. The author concludes with a theoretical framework that seeks to critically understand the nature of social work values in the context of the function and nature of social work in society. Thus, Values in Social Work takes the subject of values, often treated in an abstract and theoretical way, firmly into the arena of contemporary social work practice. As such the book is a valuable resource to social workers, social work students and the reader interested in a values based exploration of social work.
Volume 2 (Regional Series, Volume 1: Alabama Issue) includes original chapbooks by Pattti White, Laura Hendrix Ezell, Emma Bolden, Jennifer Horne, and Jim Hilgartner. V 2 also includes facsimiles of The Sex Life of the Fantastic Four by Michael Martone and The Fortune-Teller by Jessica Smith.
Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance is a book for theoretical physicists and philosophers of modern physics. It treats a puzzling and provocative aspect of recent quantum physics: the apparent interaction of certain physical events that cannot share any causal connection. These are said to be `entangled' in some way, but an explanation remains elusive. Abner Shimony - to whom the book is dedicated - and others suggest the need to revive the category of what may be seen as a metaphysical potentiality. Abner has described these events without actions to link them as `passion at a distance': not active, but passive. The discussions gathered here are written by a truly remarkable cast of scientists and philosophers and shed new light on the most profound puzzles of our times.
The third edition of the English Skills Builder series sees these best-selling skills resources fully revised. Designed to complement any English program, this series will teach and reinforce the skills that students need at junior secondary level. English Skills Builder 1 is divided into three parts: Language, Literature and Literacy. Each of the fifty units addresses a particular aspect of language usage, and provides a range of exercises suitable for homework or classroom use. These comprehensive resources will help to prepare students for NAPLAN success and provide a solid foundation in English language and usage.
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