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Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Problem-Solving for Offenders

By: Philip Priestley,James McGuire,David Flegg,Valerie Hemsley,David Welham,Rosemary Barnitt

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Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Problem-Solving for Offenders

By: Philip Priestley,James McGuire,David Flegg,Valerie Hemsley,David Welham,Rosemary Barnitt

‘Gate fever’ is the name of a non-medical syndrome said to infect men in prison as the date of their discharge draws near. Its symptoms are euphoria and anxiety, mixed with irrational thinking; and the unfailing cure of the condition is the cold douche of reality which awaits the victim outside the prison gate. The primary aim of this book, originally published in 1984, is to describe and promote social-skills-based methods for helping offenders cope better with the problems they face in the community: finding and keeping work and accommodation, managing money and leisure time, getting on with other people and, in some cases, controlling their drinking or violent behaviour. Based on an action-research project undertaken with nearly four hundred men in Ranby and Ashwell prisons and at the Sheffield day training centre, the book outlines the origins of the project, the design and development of course materials, and the training of prison officers and probation staff to administer them. It looks at the characteristics of the men who took part in the experiment and at their problems, and details the content and conduct of the courses in practice. The results of the work are also reported, often in the words of the men who made use of the methods. Overall offending rates were not reduced but violent offenders at Ranby were less likely to be re-convicted of violent offences after release. One of the outcomes of the project was a model for working with offenders which has spread to other prisons and probation areas. A final chapter discusses the difficulties of doing innovative work in penal establishments and makes suggestions for developing social skills work with prisoners and probationers.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000967999

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9781000967999

Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament

Beyond Gethsemane

By: Valerie Adams

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Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament

Beyond Gethsemane

By: Valerie Adams

A study of the issues raised by chemical warfare, which examines the use of chemical weapons in wartime and analyzes allegations that certain countries, including the Soviet Union, are waging chemical warfare. The author examines the negotations currently underway regarding chemical deployment.

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286

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Springer

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1349089036

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9781349089031

The Mind in Therapy

Cognitive Science for Practice

By: Katherine D. Arbuthnott,Dennis W. Arbuthnott,Valerie A. Thompson

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The Mind in Therapy

Cognitive Science for Practice

By: Katherine D. Arbuthnott,Dennis W. Arbuthnott,Valerie A. Thompson

Human mental capacities and processes are the raw materials with which psychotherapists work. Thus what cognitive scientists have discovered in recent decades is potentially tremendous value for psychotherapeutic practice. But the new knowledge is not readily accessible to therapists, who find both language and methodology off-putting. The Mind in Therapy bridges the gap. It offers a comprehensive overview of the relevant range of cognitive activities, ranging from complex mental operations such as problem solving, decision making, reasoning, and metacognition to basic functions such as attention, memory, and emotion. The authors integrate key new findings about the interaction between cognition and emotion, inhibition, and counterfactual thinking--processes that loom large in practice. Each chapter reviews an area of cognitive research, clearly explains the findings, and highlights their implications and applications in diverse models of therapy--cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, and family. Each includes case vignettes that illustrate the ways in which the concepts are important and useful in practice. All therapists rely on the human mind to effect the change they seek. The clearer understanding of human cognitive capacities, idiosyncrasies, and limitations--their own as well as clients'--that they will gain from this book will enhance the effectiveness of both beginning and experienced practitioners, whatever their orientation.

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469

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Routledge

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1317824237

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9781317824237

A Florilegium

Sheffield's Hidden Garden

By: The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens

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A Florilegium

Sheffield's Hidden Garden

By: The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens

This lavish book highlights a selection of the wonderful illustrations held in the archive of The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Each illustration included in the book is accompanied by a plant profile, stating where the plant was found in the wild and explaining something of its history, uses and botany. The book also gives an introduction to florilegia dating from the early herbals, and a history of the Society's Herbarium and the Gardens themselves. Featuring over 100 colour illustrations and 67 plant profiles, it is a book for everyone to enjoy, whatever the season. The Botanical Gardens are in the heart of the City of Sheffield and are a much-loved venue enjoyed both by the people of Sheffield and visitors to the City. This book has been written by the Society's founding chair Valerie Oxley. Valerie developed the diploma in Botanical Illustration with colleagues at the University of Sheffield.

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400

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The Crowood Press

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1785008951

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9781785008955

Nonverbal Communication

By: Judee K Burgoon,Valerie Manusov,Laura K. Guerrero

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Nonverbal Communication

By: Judee K Burgoon,Valerie Manusov,Laura K. Guerrero

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by three of the foremost scholars in the field and drawing on multidisciplinary research from communication studies, psychology, linguistics, and family studies, Nonverbal Communication speaks to today’s students with modern examples that illustrate nonverbal communication in their lived experiences. It emphasizes nonverbal codes as well as the functions they perform to help students see how nonverbal cues work with one another and with the verbal system through which we create and understand messages and shows how consequential nonverbal means of communicating are in people’s lives. Chapters cover the social and biological foundations of nonverbal communication as well as the expression of emotions, interpersonal conversation, deception, power, and influence. This edition includes new content on “Influencing Others,” as well as a revised chapter on “Displaying Identities, Managing Images, and Forming Impressions” that combines identity, impression management, and person perception. Nonverbal Communication serves as a core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication and psychology. Online resources for instructors, including an extensive instructor’s manual with sample exercises and a test bank, are available at www.routledge.com/9780367557386

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Routledge

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1000427730

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9781000427738

First Person

A Biography of Cairine Wilson Canada's First Woman Senator

By: Valerie Knowles

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First Person

A Biography of Cairine Wilson Canada's First Woman Senator

By: Valerie Knowles

Cairine Wilson, Canada's first female senator, was one of nine children raised in an atmosphere of rugged Scots liberalism and strict presbyterianism by affluent Montreal parents in the late nineteenth century. She displayed an interest in politics early in life and through her father's position in the Senate, was befriended by many notable politicians of the period, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an experience that left a permanent mark on her. Her appointment to the Senate in 1930 was a historic and controversial event, and launched a political career rife with passion, commitment, and reform. Wilson, whose work on behalf of refugees and the world's needy was legendary, served in the Senate through some of the stormiest years in Canadian government history. First Person is an engaging account of a colourful and powerful politician; a fighter whose efforts were recognized by the highest officials in the land, and whose sculpted image adorns the foyer of the Canadian Senate.

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Dundurn

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1550020307

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9781550020304

Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Problem-Solving for Offenders

By: Philip Priestley,James McGuire,David Flegg,Valerie Hemsley,David Welham,Rosemary Barnitt

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Problem-Solving for Offenders

By: Philip Priestley,James McGuire,David Flegg,Valerie Hemsley,David Welham,Rosemary Barnitt

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Taylor & Francis

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Social Skills and Personal Problem Solving

A Handbook of Methods

By: Philip Priestley,James MacGuire,Valerie Hemsley

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Social Skills and Personal Problem Solving

A Handbook of Methods

By: Philip Priestley,James MacGuire,Valerie Hemsley

This handbook for social workers, probation officers, community workers and counsellors offers practical methods to help clients acquire and practice the skills to cope with the problems they encounter in everyday life.

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0415040167

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9780415040167

Far from Home

By: Valerie Wood

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Far from Home

By: Valerie Wood

When Georgiana and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native East Yorkshire to America, they are seeking a new life of freedom and emancipation, but in New York, Georgiana encounters an imposter posing as Edward Newmarch, her cousin's husband. Meanwhile the real Edward, having escaped his disastrous marriage in England, is now running from a bigamous union with the daughter of a plantation owner. As he flees, and as Georgiana and Kitty journey to the land of the Iroquois, the dangers and passions of this new country and its people threaten to overwhelm them all.

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0750522615

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9780750522618

The Allens Affair

How One Man Shook the Foundations of a Leading Australian Law Firm

By: Valerie Lawson

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The Allens Affair

How One Man Shook the Foundations of a Leading Australian Law Firm

By: Valerie Lawson

Account of how one man, Adrian Powles, almost destroyed a leading Australian law firm, Allen Allen and Hemsley. It documents in detail the life story of Powles who reached the peak of the legal profession as managing partner of the firm. He was, however a gambler, and spent large amounts of money at the racetrack, the casino and the financial marketplace. His partners were dismayed to discover that while running the firm, he had been stealing money from his family and friends. Whilst in London he became involved in a network which moved millions of dollars around the world in illegal dealings. His downfall is documented and his eventual imprisonment brought to an end a story as much about family breakdown as it is about financial trickery. Includes end notes, a bibliography and an index. The author is a senior journalist and a former editor of 'Good Weekend'.

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Melbourne University

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0732908205

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9780732908201

Book's by Valerie Hemsley

Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament

Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament

The Mind in Therapy

The Mind in Therapy

A Florilegium

A Florilegium

Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

First Person

First Person

Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Social Skills in Prison and the Community

Social Skills and Personal Problem Solving

Social Skills and Personal Problem Solving

Far from Home

Far from Home

The Allens Affair

The Allens Affair

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