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The Child Welfare Challenge

Policy, Practice, and Research

By: Peter J. Pecora,James K. Whittaker,Richard P. Barth,Sharon Borja,William Vesneski

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The Child Welfare Challenge

Policy, Practice, and Research

By: Peter J. Pecora,James K. Whittaker,Richard P. Barth,Sharon Borja,William Vesneski

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its future. This text focuses on families and children whose primary recourse to services has been through publicly funded child welfare agencies, and considers historical areas of service—foster care and adoptions, in-home family-centered services, child-protective services, and residential treatment services—where social work has an important role. This fourth edition features new content on child maltreatment and prevention that is informed by key conceptual frameworks informed by brain science, public health, and other research. This edition uses cross-sector data and more sophisticated predictive and other analytical processes to enhance planning and practice design. The authors have streamlined content on child protective services (CPS) to allow for new chapters on juvenile justice/cross-over youth, and international innovations, as well as more content on biology and brain science. The fourth edition includes a glossary of terms as well as instructor and student resource papers available online.

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Routledge

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1351141147

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The Cannery Row Murders

A John Granville & Emily Turner Historical Mystery

By: Sharon Rowse

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The Cannery Row Murders

A John Granville & Emily Turner Historical Mystery

By: Sharon Rowse

When human bones are found in a vat of lye on Steveston’s notorious Cannery Row, John Granville is determined to find out why. In a time of frontier brawls and broken dreams, the fishing industry is vital to the survival of the young province and the people who live there. Tensions from a recent fishing strike abound, and Cannery Row is a tinderbox. Can Granville—with a little help from his fiancée, Emily Turner—identify the victim and find the killer in time to prevent all-out war? The Cannery Row Murders is a sharp-witted and engaging historical mystery, with strong characters set in a unique time and place. This is the fifth book in the John Granville and Emily Turner series. These books can be read in any order.

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Three Cedars Press

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1988037069

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Nonprofit Management All-in-One For Dummies

By: Beverly A. Browning,Sharon Farris,Maire Loughran,Alyson Connolly,Shiv Singh,Stephanie Diamond

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Nonprofit Management All-in-One For Dummies

By: Beverly A. Browning,Sharon Farris,Maire Loughran,Alyson Connolly,Shiv Singh,Stephanie Diamond

Learn the ins-and-outs of managing, funding, and handling the accounting for a nonprofit Nonprofits are not like other businesses. They’re special. It doesn’t matter if you’re launching a career as part of a multi-million dollar organization or a volunteer running your local little league, you’ll need special know-how to navigate the accounting practices and funding needs of a not-for-profit. Nonprofit Management All-in-One For Dummies is your guide for know-how on making a nonprofit organization operate properly. This beginner-friendly reference helps replace your shelf of nonprofit how-to books with a single reference to answer your questions on how to manage a mission-focused organization, build budgets, and raise funds while staying within the confines of the laws governing nonprofits. You'll also find advice on valuable skills like marketing that benefit your organization. Learn how to run a nonprofit organization Find funding for your organization and stay tax compliant Get a grasp on nonprofit accounting principles Market your organization and fulfill your mission This 5-books-in-1 Dummies guide is excellent for volunteers who step up to run a nonprofit that’s near and dear to their hearts or would-be professional non-profit managers who need advice on how to manage and grow an organization.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394172435

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Sharon Sala Suspense Stories

Butterfly, Bloodlines, Mimosa Grove

By: Sharon Sala

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Sharon Sala Suspense Stories

Butterfly, Bloodlines, Mimosa Grove

By: Sharon Sala

Three romantic suspense novels from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Jigsaw Files novels. Butterfly A tough-as-nails detective is on the case of a murdered celebrity photographer—and hot for the star witness. But as things heat up and they grow closer to each other, the killer grows closer to them . . . Bloodlines When a child’s skeleton is found hidden in a wall, Olivia Sealy’s past resurfaces. Her former sweetheart is the detective assigned to the case, which reminds her of the kidnapping ordeal she underwent as a child. Plus, there is the matter of the kidnapper the police never apprehended . . . Mimosa Grove A Louisiana woman’s gift of second sight leads her to a missing girl, and the mystery man of her dreams . . . “[Sala] spins an intricate tale of treachery and terror.”—RT Book Reviews on Mimosa Grove

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Rosetta Books

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0795351178

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Bloodlines

By: Sharon Sala

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Bloodlines

By: Sharon Sala

A woman’s traumatic past haunts her search for the truth in this compelling romantic thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author. Olivia Sealy was only two years old when her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped for ransom. While Olivia was ultimately returned to surviving family members, the police never caught those responsible. Decades later, Olivia’s ordeal resurfaces when a child’s skeleton is discovered in a hidden wall—a child with whom Olivia shares a unique family trait. With the help of Det. Trey Bonney, her childhood sweetheart, Olivia is pulled deeper into the mystery. As she tries to connect the events of her past and present, Olivia can’t help wanting to get closer to Trey. But neither counts on a madman who may hold the answer to the twenty-five-year-old mystery—a secret someone hoped was buried for good.

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Rosetta Books

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0795345399

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Writing Reconstruction

Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the Postwar South

By: Sharon D. Kennedy-Nolle

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Writing Reconstruction

Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the Postwar South

By: Sharon D. Kennedy-Nolle

After the Civil War, the South was divided into five military districts occupied by Union forces. Out of these regions, a remarkable group of writers emerged. Experiencing the long-lasting ramifications of Reconstruction firsthand, many of these writers sought to translate the era's promise into practice. In fiction, newspaper journalism, and other forms of literature, authors including George Washington Cable, Albion Tourgee, Constance Fenimore Woolson, and Octave Thanet imagined a new South in which freedpeople could prosper as citizens with agency. Radically re-envisioning the role of women in the home, workforce, and marketplace, these writers also made gender a vital concern of their work. Still, working from the South, the authors were often subject to the whims of a northern literary market. Their visions of citizenship depended on their readership's deference to conventional claims of duty, labor, reputation, and property ownership. The circumstances surrounding the production and circulation of their writing blunted the full impact of the period's literary imagination and fostered a drift into the stereotypical depictions and other strictures that marked the rise of Jim Crow. Sharon D. Kennedy-Nolle blends literary history with archival research to assess the significance of Reconstruction literature as a genre. Founded on witness and dream, the pathbreaking work of its writers made an enduring, if at times contradictory, contribution to American literature and history.

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UNC Press Books

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1469621088

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Letters to Michael

My Journey with Michael and God

By: Sharon Ackland Miller with Lynn Casassa

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Letters to Michael

My Journey with Michael and God

By: Sharon Ackland Miller with Lynn Casassa

A deeply heartfelt story of a mother and son who were brought together in God's perfect time. Medical challenges were turned into assets from which even outsiders benefited. A child, developing into a thoughtful young man, who accepted his situation, early death, and who, strengthened by his growing belief in Jesus, developed special insights to the needs of others. Would you adopt an eight-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy, who had been abandoned and abused, and who would likely not live into his twenties? Sharon Miller and her husband did. This is an extraordinary story based on loving memories tied together by deep faith. Written in the form of letters, Sharon unfolds one fascinating story after another while showing both her and Michael's maturing reliance on Jesus. Each chapter will lead you to understand how a mother's childhood dream turned into an eight-year adventure of joy, learning, and profound faith. This book will open your heart. --Lynn Casassa

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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The Perfect Lie

By: Sharon Sala

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The Perfect Lie

By: Sharon Sala

From the New York Times–bestselling author comes a romantic suspense novel about a man who can’t escape the sins of his past—or the woman who got away. Back from undercover work in the jungles of South America, CIA agent Jonah Slade has returned to discover that his former lover has been killed in cold blood, and her fifteen year-old-son has been kidnapped. And everything is tied to his very dangerous line of work . . . Years ago, Macie Blaine loved and lost Jonah to her sister Felicity, who eventually left him broken-hearted. Now, with her sister murdered and her nephew missing, he’s the only one she can go to for help. But Macie holds a secret that could turn Jonah’s whole life upside-down; a secret that could turn him away from her forever . . . With action that will thrill you and a romance that will leave you breathless, The Perfect Lie is “a frighteningly real story of suspense and true romance, [with] characters who will grab your heart” (RT Book Reviews).

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Rosetta Books

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0795345240

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Sharon Sala Thrillers

The Chosen, Missing, Sweet Baby, The Perfect Lie

By: Sharon Sala

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Sharon Sala Thrillers

The Chosen, Missing, Sweet Baby, The Perfect Lie

By: Sharon Sala

Four romantic thrillers from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Jigsaw Files novels. The Chosen Reporter January De Lena believes the recent murders of homeless men in Washington, D.C., are all connected to a madman who calls himself “The Sinner.” In order to track him down, she teams up with homicide detective Benjamin North, but it will take more than a handsome cop to protect her when she finds herself in the killer’s path . . . Missing When Wes, a former POW struggling with PTSD, meets Ally in the mountains of West Virginia, it brings him back to life. But a neighbor is hiding a secret operation, and he’ll stop at nothing to keep Wes and Ally out of it—and to take Ally for his own. Sweet Baby Abandoned as a child and bounced from foster home to foster home, photojournalist Tory Lancaster has finally found someone to love in Brett Hooker, an investigator for the Oklahoma County DA’s Office. When a face from her past triggers a wave of unfamiliar memories, she’ll need Brett’s help if she hopes to learn the truth . . . The Perfect Lie CIA agent Jonah Slade has returned from undercover work in the jungles of South America to discover that his former lover has been killed in cold blood, her fifteen year-old-son has been kidnapped, and it’s all tied to his very dangerous line of work. To save the boy, he must face his past sins—and the woman he let get away.

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0795350635

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Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation

Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives

By: Laura B. Wilson,Sharon Simson

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Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation

Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives

By: Laura B. Wilson,Sharon Simson

As the Baby Boomer Generation enters old age, they have the expectation that they will remain useful and will continue to contribute to their communities. This book discusses how local communities can embrace and benefit from their participation.

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Psychology Press

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0789005786

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America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference

By: Sharon L. Nichols,Thomas L. Good

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America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference

By: Sharon L. Nichols,Thomas L. Good

The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults. Recognizing that many teenagers are left by adults to socialize themselves and the consequences of this "careless indifference," the authors' goal is to influence a more positive view leading to stronger social policies and better services, resources, and programs to meet the needs of America's youth. Unique features of America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities: Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference include: *powerful analytic lenses used to revisit typical depictions of youth; *a wealth of information brought to bear on understanding teenagers' behavior; and *consideration of a broad range of adolescent behaviors across critical socializing settings. The book begins with a discussion of the continuing myth of adolescence--how and why youth are devalued, and an overview of current beliefs about youth drawn from two 1990s Public Agenda Polls. This is followed by chapters on youth and the media, and the pressures that youth face in various dimensions of their lives. Topics include youth violence; the sex lives of teenagers; tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and teens; healthy living and decision making; working teens; and youth and education. The concluding chapter pulls together themes generated throughout the book and provides examples of policies that would underscore the value of viewing youth as a social investment. General guidelines are provided for teachers, parents, policymakers, and citizens to facilitate responding to youth in meaningful, proactive ways that improve the quality of life for teenagers and the broader society.

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Routledge

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1135615950

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Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5

Strategies and Resources

By: Sharon Walpole,Michael C. McKenna,Zoi A. Philippakos,John Z. Strong

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Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5

Strategies and Resources

By: Sharon Walpole,Michael C. McKenna,Zoi A. Philippakos,John Z. Strong

Now revised and updated, with many new lesson plans and a new chapter on writing instruction, this trusted book guides upper elementary teachers to design and implement a research-based literacy program. The expert authors show how to teach and assess students in differentiated small groups, and explain how instruction works in a tiered response-to-intervention model. Included are extensive reproducible lesson plans and other tools for building students’ skills in word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. The convenient large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials. Prior edition title: Differentiated Reading Instruction in Grades 4 and 5. New to This Edition *Chapter on differentiated writing instruction. *New lesson plans for Tier 1 instruction, interactive read-alouds, and narrative writing; new extended sample lessons for building fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. *Updated with the latest research and recommended teacher resources. *All reproducible materials now available online.

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Guilford Publications

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1462540864

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9781462540860

The Not Good Enough Mother

By: Sharon Lamb

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The Not Good Enough Mother

By: Sharon Lamb

A psychologist who evaluates the fitness of parents when their children have been removed from their custody finds herself reassessing her own mothering when her son falls victim to the opioid crisis. Psychologist and expert witness Dr. Sharon Lamb evaluates parents, particularly in high-stakes cases concerning the termination of parental rights. The conclusions she reaches can mean that some children are returned home from foster homes. Others are freed for adoption. Well-trained, Lamb generally can decide what’s in the best interests of the child. But when her son’s struggle with opioid addiction comes to light, she starts to doubt her right to make judgments about other mothers. As an expert, a professor, and a mother, Lamb gives voice to the near impossible standards demanded by a society prone to blame mothers when anything befalls their children. She describes vividly the plight of individual parents, mothers in particular, struggling with addiction and mental illness and trying to make stable homes for their kids amid the economic and emotional turmoil of their lives—all in the context of the opioid epidemic that has ravaged her home state of Vermont. In her office, during visits with their children, and in the family court, the parents we meet wait anxiously for Lamb’s verdict: Have they turned their lives around under child welfare’s watchful eye? Do they understand their children’s needs? In short, are they good enough? But what is good enough? Lamb turns that question on herself in the midst of her gradual realization of her son’s opioid addiction. Amazed at her own denial, feeling powerless to help him, Lamb confronts the heartache she can bring into the lives of others and her power to tear families apart.

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Beacon Press

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0807082465

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The Seven Core Issues Workbook for Parents of Traumatized Children and Teens

A Guide to Help You Explore Feelings and Overcome Emotional Challenges in Your Family

By: Sharon Roszia,Allison Davis Maxon

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The Seven Core Issues Workbook for Parents of Traumatized Children and Teens

A Guide to Help You Explore Feelings and Overcome Emotional Challenges in Your Family

By: Sharon Roszia,Allison Davis Maxon

Based on a hugely successful US model, The Seven Core Issues Workbook is accessible and parent-friendly with brief explanations, activities and exercises. The Seven Core Issues are Loss, Rejection, Shame/Guilt, Grief, Identity, Intimacy and Mastery/Control. The workbook gives parents the ability to explore their own issues as well as their child's through varies experiential exercise and activities. Parents can identify and address their core issues in order to more effectively assist and support the child's core issues. The workbook and its exercises allow for a variety of diverse groups to use the book with ease, making it the essential tool for all individuals to grow and heal themselves and their families.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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178775670X

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9781787756700

Mission: Irresistible

By: Sharon Sala

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Mission: Irresistible

By: Sharon Sala

Revisit one of Sharon Sala’s fan-favorite romances from the classic miniseries A Year of Loving Dangerously, where passion rules and nothing is what it seems… THE AGENT: Brilliant, beguiling Alicia Corbin. THE MISSION: Persuade brooding SPEAR operative East Kirby to return to the field as her partner. THE SURPRISE MANEUVER: Things were going according to plan…until East invaded Alicia's heart! She was there to catch a traitor, and getting emotionally involved with stubborn, sexy East Kirby was not an option for Alicia. But she felt her resolve slipping when she discovered the reclusive loner was the soul mate she'd only ever dreamed existed. Now if only she could use the adrenaline rush that surged through her veins at East's electrifying kisses to make her mission a success…and East a partner for life. Originally published in 2000

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Harlequin

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1488031630

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Passion for Action in Child and Family Services

Voices from the Prairies

By: Ivan Brown,Sharon McKay,Don Fuchs,Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. Symposium

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Passion for Action in Child and Family Services

Voices from the Prairies

By: Ivan Brown,Sharon McKay,Don Fuchs,Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. Symposium

Introduction: Voices of Passion, Voices of Hope / Sharon McKay -- 1. Passion within the First nations School Work Profession / Dexter Kinequon -- 2. Passion, Action, Strength and Innovative Change: The Experience of the Saskatchewan Children's Advocate's Office in Establishing Rights-based "Children and Youth First" Principles / Marvin M. Bernstein and Roxane A. Schury -- 3. From Longing to Belonging: Attachment Theory, Connectedness, and Indigenous Children in canada / Jeannine Carriere and Cathy Richardson -- 4. Jumping through the Hoops: A Manitoba Study Examining Experiences and Reflections of Aboriginal Mothers Involved in Child Welfare in Manitoba / Marlyn Bennett -- 5. Rehearsing with Reality: Exploring Health Issues with Aboriginal Youth Through Drama / Linda Goulet, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Warren Linds and Karen Arnason -- 7. The Moving Forward Project: Working with Refugee Children, Youth and Their Families / Judy White et al. -- 8. Passion for Those Who care: What Foster Carers Need / Rob Twigg -- 9. Children with FASD involved with the Manitoba Child Welfare System: The Need for Passionate Action / Don Fuchs, Linda Burnside, Shelagh Marchenski and Andria Mudry -- 10. Physical Punishment in Childhood: A Human Rights and cxhild Protection Issue / Ailsa M. Watkinson -- 11. Complex Poverty and Home-grown Solutions in Two Prairie cities / Jim Silver [Winnipeg and Saskatoon].

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University of Regina Press

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0889772134

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9780889772137

Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention

The 1-2-3's of Treatment Planning

By: Sharon L. Johnson

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Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention

The 1-2-3's of Treatment Planning

By: Sharon L. Johnson

Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention, Third Edition, is an essential reference for providing clinical services and associated case formulations requiring formalized goals and objectives. It is ideal for use in assessment, treatment, consultation, completing insurance forms, and/or participating in managed care. This practical, hand-on book, outlines treatment goals and objectives for each type of psychopathology as defined by the diagnostic and statistical manual by the American Psychiatric Association. It additionally provides skill-building resources and samples of all major professional forms likely to be used in clinical treatment.The third edition conveniently maps individualized treatment plans utilizing evidence-based best practices and standards of care. Diagnostic information is presented by associated disorder or theme for easier access. New special assessments and skill-building entries are included. Also new are numerous website/URLs associated with research articles, and consumer resources have been provided to complement clinical information and patient education. - Outlines treatment goals and objectives for DSM-IV diagnoses - Presents evidence-based best practices of intervention - Provides the basis for assessing special circumstances - Offers skill building resources to supplement treatment - Contains samples for a wide range of business and clinical forms - Supplies websites for additional clinical information and patient education

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Academic Press

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0128111771

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Jessie Mei Mei

A Girl from a World Where No Games Are Played

By: Guest Sharon,Stuart Neal and Sharon Guest,Neal Stuart

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A Girl from a World Where No Games Are Played

By: Guest Sharon,Stuart Neal and Sharon Guest,Neal Stuart

The Chinese call it 'the red threads of destiny'...when a child is born, invisible red threads spring from the infant's body and connect it to those who will be important in that child's life. Jia-Mei was the child Sharon Guest and Stuart Neal had always wanted and, following a protracted adoption process, they excitedly travelled to China to collect her from a Chinese orphanage. Friends and family affectionately called her Jessie Mei Mei and welcomed her to a new life in Australia. Jessie was the perfect eighteen-month-old child - gregarious and funny and easy to love. But, from the beginning, Sharon, in that way that parents do, suspected something wasn't quite right about Jessie. She was too serious and immobile and learned quite slowly. When they adopt Bi Bi, another Chinese baby, Jessie's behaviour worries them so much that they seek medical help only to hear what no parent is ever prepared to hear - their beautiful daughter has a degenerative condition that means she will be lucky to see her twelfth birthday. What happens next is the all too common and shocking story of how a country as rich as ours shamefully fails to provide assistance to families in need. The bureaucratic silliness of government departments and their systemic inadequacy in supporting high needs children and adults leads to extreme actions on the part of their exhausted families. Jessie Mei Mei will break your heart with its frank, honest and surprisingly funny account of how one family managed. But in the end it is a story about kindness and the power of love to overcome all.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459613368

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The Spacious Heart

Room for Spiritual Awakening

By: Donald Clymer,Sharon Clymer Landis

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The Spacious Heart

Room for Spiritual Awakening

By: Donald Clymer,Sharon Clymer Landis

Why do people sometimes feel empty, estranged, and cynical? Many of us have tired of the pat answers that the church and religion have provided for our questions about faith and meaning in life. We know there's more--and we stand on the cusp of spiritual awakening, longing to reshape our connection with God. Weaving together theological reflection and story, authors Don Clymer and Sharon Clymer Landis serve as guides who have walked this unsettling journey, and gently give permission for readers to ask the hard questions to ultimately have greater intimacy and connection with God, themselves, and others. This book helps those seeking greater intimacy and connection with God--those who know in their hearts that there is something more than the structures of church and religion, who are ready to explore something deeper. Free downloadable study guide available here.

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MennoMedia, Inc.

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0836199413

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America's Family Support Programs

Perspectives and Prospects

By: Sharon Lynn Kagan

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America's Family Support Programs

Perspectives and Prospects

By: Sharon Lynn Kagan

Essays discuss the prevention of child abuse, day care, family education, program funding and staffing, family research, and program evaluation

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Yale University Press

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0300057857

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9780300057850

After the Sirens

By: Sharon Farrell

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After the Sirens

By: Sharon Farrell

When Cate’s parents derail her perfect NYC life with their monumentally ill-timed divorce, she kind of loses it. By the time she gets it together, she’s in Miami with no friends and none of the classes and activities she imagined for her senior year of high school. So, she decides to blow it all up. Do something that defies everyone’s expectations. A chance encounter with an EMS crew at the scene of an accident leads her to start training as an EMT while riding the city ambulances at night. Admittedly, she doesn’t understand any of this world. Not the people, not the rules, not the sense of humor. But she hangs in and surprises herself with some previously unknown talents and even a little gut instinct. The more EMS takes over her life, the more she questions whether going back to New York and back to her old life is really what she wants. Until her complicated relationship with Adrian, a high school classmate and fellow EMT, leads her to take bigger and bigger risks to find the life she was meant to lead. Together they try to figure it all out—high school, friends, parents, the future... and how to be an EMT and not kill anyone.

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Blackstone Publishing

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1665068469

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Through Sunshine and Shadow

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Evangelicalism, and Reform in Ontario, 1874-1930

By: Sharon Anne Cook

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Through Sunshine and Shadow

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Evangelicalism, and Reform in Ontario, 1874-1930

By: Sharon Anne Cook

Using an extensive array of primary sources, including local WCTU minute books and correspondence, Cook describes the origins, structures, strategies, and achievements of the Ontario WCTU in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She discusses the importance of its positions on such issues as Social Purity, women's franchise, the appropriate role of single women, working women's rights, the treatment of female offenders, and the effect of the WCTU's youth work. Cook traces the empowerment of women in the WCTU to the union's evangelical roots, arguing that the views of the Ontario WCTU were grounded in a vision of society that based the development of a moral society on the family unit and its moral centre, the mother.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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077356540X

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Rescued by God

By: Sharon Jacobsen Black

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Rescued by God

By: Sharon Jacobsen Black

This is a true story of five children of mixed heritage abandoned by their bio mother and bio father. This led to a transition home, a Montana foster home, and finally to their adoption in Utah. Life in an abusive foster home at age six led Sharon to pray to a picture of Jesus for help. The child's prayer was answered and confirmed by the Holy Ghost as they traveled from the Salt Lake City Airport to their new home in Genola, Utah. They were truly rescued by God!

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Protecting Your Family Child Care Business

Preventing and Addressing Regulatory Challenges

By: Sharon Woodward

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Protecting Your Family Child Care Business

Preventing and Addressing Regulatory Challenges

By: Sharon Woodward

Protect your family child care business from licensing issues. Respected family child care consultant Sharon Woodward brings years of regulation and policy experience to help you protect your family child care business—your livelihood and the heart of your home. Learn proactive strategies to prevent citations, allegations, and infractions, make home visits go smoothly, and ensure you understand the latest regulations and policies that apply to your program. Understand your rights and know what to do if you are under investigation. Discover ideas to help you rebuild your enrollment and your reputation following an investigation or closure.

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1605548383

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A Matter of Trust

Connecting Teachers and Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom

By: Carollee Howes,Sharon Ritchie

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Connecting Teachers and Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom

By: Carollee Howes,Sharon Ritchie

The authors draw on their experiences as a developmental psychologist and as a teacher educator to provide ways for teachers to create positive child-teacher relationships and classroom climates. This forward-looking volume applies attachment theory to child-teacher relationships...explores strategies that teachers can use to foster positive student behavior...provides narrative examples from early childhood classrooms serving primarily low-income children of color...and uses stories from exemplary classrooms as well as those in which teachers are struggling with relationships.

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The War on Moms

On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation

By: Sharon Lerner

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The War on Moms

On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation

By: Sharon Lerner

A stinging account of how public policy and private businesses have failed to adapt to working mothers." --Jennifer Ludden, NPR Why life is harder on American families than it's been in decades—the book that takes the blame away from moms and puts it where it really belongs Pressed for time and money, unable to find decent affordable daycare, wracked with guilt at falling short of the mythic supermom ideal-working and non-working American mothers alike have it harder today than they have in decades, and they are worse off than many of their peers around the world. Why? Because they're raising their kids in a family-unfriendly nation that virtually sets them up to fail. The War on Moms exposes the stress put on families by an outdated system still built around the idea that women can afford not to work. It tells the truth that overworked, stressed-out American moms need to hear—that they're not alone, and they're not to blame. Exposes a lack of reasonable and flexible work opportunities as the real cause of the supposed rift between employed and stay-at-home mothers Explodes the myths about supermoms, slacker dads, opt-out moms, bootstrap moms, daycare options, and make-money-from-home scams Uncovers the widespread, brutal reality of having no paid maternity leave Offers portraits of real women—across social classes and across the country—who are struggling with issues that will strike a familiar chord with most Americans Explains why American women have it hard and why it's not going to get any easier until the country dramatically changes course The War on Moms turns the "mommy wars" debate on its head by arguing that a mother's real "enemy" is not other women, but a nationwide indifference to the cultural and economic realities facing parents and families in the United States today.

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0470583088

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Mission: Irresistible and Kade

By: Sharon Sala,Delores Fossen

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Mission: Irresistible and Kade

By: Sharon Sala,Delores Fossen

A dangerous alliance Mission: Irresistible by New York Times Bestselling Author Sharon Sala Agent Alicia Corbin has her toughest assignment yet: persuade SPEAR operative East Kirby to return to the field as her partner in order to help catch a traitor. Getting emotionally involved with the sexy loner was not part of her plan—until East invaded her heart! Now Alicia is determined to make her mission a success…and East a partner for life. FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Kade by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Delores Fossen For three months, Kade Ryland had posed as Bree Winston's husband while the two FBI agents investigated adoptions and surrogates at the Fulbright Fertility Clinic. Nine months later, a baby—his baby—was dropped at his feet, and Bree disappeared. Now Kade had more than one reason to find Bree and close this case once and for all. New York Times Bestselling Author Sharon Sala

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A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

By: Sharon Detrick

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A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

By: Sharon Detrick

This book provides a commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989. Part One contains a general introduction to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and deals with matters such as the drafting history, the contents, direct application, horizontal effects, limitations, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention's final provisions. Part Two contains an article-by-article commentary, the aim of which is not to give an interpretation of the precise nature and scope of States parties' obligations but, rather, to identify the materials, or sources, which provide guidance in that regard. In the identification of such materials, attention has been paid to the general rules of treaty interpretation, as set forth in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

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BRILL

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9004638695

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Familiar Stranger & Collecting Evidence

By: Sharon Sala,Rita Herron

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Familiar Stranger & Collecting Evidence

By: Sharon Sala,Rita Herron

He can’t let her go this time… Familiar Stranger by New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala Agent David Wilson is the only man Cara Justice has ever loved. The father of her child. The soldier she believes dead. Now he’s back, just as ruggedly handsome as he’d been when they’d said goodbye. Passion drives them together again, though duty tears them apart. For he has one final battle, and he’ll either fight to the death or return home a hero, ready to claim his family once and for all. FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Collecting Evidence by USA TODAY bestselling author Rita Herron The first thing FBI agent Dylan Acevedo remembers when he sees Aspen Meadows again is their passionate week together. But Aspen has no memory of him, the murder she’d witnessed or that he could be the father of her infant son. Collecting evidence always keeps Dylan working long hours. But now he has a lot more reasons to come home. And a lot more to lose.

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0369706226

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Homelessness in America

Perspectives, Characterizations, and Considerations for Occupational Therapy

By: Kathleen Swenson Miller,Georgiana L. Herzberg,Sharon A. Ray

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Homelessness in America

Perspectives, Characterizations, and Considerations for Occupational Therapy

By: Kathleen Swenson Miller,Georgiana L. Herzberg,Sharon A. Ray

Learn how to better address the needs of the homeless The causes of homelessness are complex and varied. Homelessness in America provides an overview of the state of research on the homeless population from an occupation and societal participation perspective. This important resource explores the systems of care in which homeless services are organized, the tailoring of services to meet the needs of diverse types of homeless, the newest trends in services, and crucial funding sources. Research is comprehensively examined from an occupation-based perspective, including studies on specific issues pertaining to various homeless populations. This in-depth discussion provides a vital understanding of homelessness using a client-centered and strengths-based approach in occupational therapy. Much of the research and writings of occupational therapists who work with homeless populations has been scattered throughout various diverse publications. Homelessness in America: Perspectives, Characterizations, and Considerations for Occupational Therapy gathers into one useful volume important insights, practical strategies, and valuable research into the many challenges concerning homelessness. Various effective interventions are discussed in depth. Several leading authorities explore current issues and offer illuminating case studies, extensive reference lists, and helpful tables of funding sources. Topics in Homelessness in America include: results of an Internet-based survey of assessment tools used with the homeless a critical examination of the assumptions of who becomes homelessand why typologies of homelessness current trends in service delivery federal organization and sources of funding for services exploratory study of occupational concerns and goals of homeless women with children study illustrating the value of the theory of Occupational Adaptation mother-toddler interactions in transitional housing the role of occupational therapy in the youth homelessness problem homeless youths' after-school and weekend time use guiding intervention by using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) productive role involvement at Project Employ study on life skills interventions with effective recommendations much more Homelessness in America is insightful, important reading for occupational therapy educators, students, practicing occupational therapists, program directors of services to the homeless, and policymakers.

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Routledge

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0789031914

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My Rescue Dog Rescued Me

Amazing True Stories of Adopted Canine Heroes

By: Sharon Ward Keeble

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My Rescue Dog Rescued Me

Amazing True Stories of Adopted Canine Heroes

By: Sharon Ward Keeble

Meet the inspirational dogs who went from being rescued to becoming rescuers in these incredible true stories: Toby, the golden retriever who performed the Heimlich maneuver to save his owner’s life. Liam, the Lhasa Apso-Poodle mix who helped his owner battle an eating disorder. Hercules, the St. Bernard who saved his owners from burglars on the first day he moved in. Alfie, the terrier who gave a bullied girl a new lease of life. As well as many other canine heroes who came to their owner’s aid—whether it was saving them from physical threats, or helping them to recover from mental illness, PTSD, and bereavement. Let these uplifting stories warm your heart, and show you that adopted dogs truly are man’s best friend.

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Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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1510717382

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An Image of God

The Catholic Struggle with Eugenics

By: Sharon M. Leon

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An Image of God

The Catholic Struggle with Eugenics

By: Sharon M. Leon

During the first half of the twentieth century, supporters of the eugenics movement offered an image of a racially transformed America by curtailing the reproduction of “unfit” members of society. Through institutionalization, compulsory sterilization, the restriction of immigration and marriages, and other methods, eugenicists promised to improve the population—a policy agenda that was embraced by many leading intellectuals and public figures. But Catholic activists and thinkers across the United States opposed many of these measures, asserting that “every man, even a lunatic, is an image of God, not a mere animal." In An Image of God, Sharon Leon examines the efforts of American Catholics to thwart eugenic policies, illuminating the ways in which Catholic thought transformed the public conversation about individual rights, the role of the state, and the intersections of race, community, and family. Through an examination of the broader questions raised in this debate, Leon casts new light on major issues that remain central in American political life today: the institution of marriage, the role of government, and the separation of church and state. This is essential reading in the history of religion, science, politics, and human rights.

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University of Chicago Press

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022603898X

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Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

By: Bob Huxford,Sharon Huxford

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Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

By: Bob Huxford,Sharon Huxford

This totally new fourth edition is intended to be a companion volume. Over 25,000 listings are included with current values. More than just a price guide, you'll also find scores of buyers listed by the type of subject matter they are looking for, so it's a selling guide as well.

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0891455035

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Storytelling Legacy

Everyone Has Stories--What Are Yours?

By: Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse

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Storytelling Legacy

Everyone Has Stories--What Are Yours?

By: Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse

A compelling life journey, told in a mosaic of stories, from one of the leaders of the Adult Children of Alcoholics movement. Communication is more than an exchange of information. Words can inspire, teach important lessons, and woven together offer a legacy to those that we love for generations to come. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, who has brought hope and healing to millions of people through her work as a family therapist, co-founder of the National Association of Children of Alcoholics, acclaimed author, and conference presenter invites readers to join her as she recounts her remarkable life. Included are tales of celebrity, culture, humor, history, questions, relationships, surprises, spirituality, traditions, and travels. She then invites readers to then go deep within, to realize the wonder of their own life experiences, and to craft their own legacy of stories. Everyone has a story . . . what is yours?

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Simon and Schuster

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0757324363

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Sexual and Marital Metaphors in Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel

By: Sharon Moughtin-Mumby

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Sexual and Marital Metaphors in Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel

By: Sharon Moughtin-Mumby

Sharon Moughtin-Mumby considers the often unrecognised impact of different approaches to metaphor on readings of the prophtic sexual and marital metaphorical language. She outlines a practical and consciously simplified approach to metaphor, placing strong emphasis on the influence of literary context on metaphorical meaning. Drawing on this approach, she read Hosea 4-14, Jeremiah 2:1-4:4, Isaiah, Ezekiel 16 and 23, and Hosea 1-3 with fresh eyes. Her lucid new readings reveal the way in which scholarship has repeatedly stifled the prophetic metaphorical language by reading it within the 'default contexts' of 'the marriage metaphor' and 'cultic prostitution', which for so many years have been simply assumed. Readers are encouraged instead to read these diverse metaphors and similes within their distinctive literary contexts in which they have the potential to rise vividly to life, provoking the question: how are we to respond to these disquieting, powerful texts in the midst of the Hebrew Bible?

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OUP Oxford

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0191528838

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