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Social Work with Military Populations (9780205932627)

A user-friendly approach to practicing social work with military members, veterans, their families, and their communities-complete with case examples from practitioners who have worked extensively with military populations. Social workers with prior knowledge of the military and those who are new to the culture and lifestyle will find Social Work with Military Populations an invaluable resource for working with military members, veterans, their families, and their communities. Designed specifically with these populations in mind, the book helps readers learn and apply existing research-based and emerging material about assessment and intervention as they engage with realistic military social work case and community scenarios in every chapter. Significant attention is focused on helping readers understand military culture, the important/unique roles that social workers play within the military, and the ethical challenges often faced by practitioners in this field. Chapters highlight spe...

The Lady's Stratagem : A Repository of 1820s Directions for the Toilet, Mantua-Making, Stay-Making, Millinery & Etiquette (9780963651778)

The Lady's Stratagem is a comprehensive, step-by-step, illustrated guide to early 19th-century dressmaking, corset making, millinery, knitting, embroidery, clothing care, beauty treatments, and manners. The audiences include film and theatre costumers, historic re-enactors, and historical and romance novelists. Product details Format Paperback | 755 pages Dimensions 216 x 277 x 43mm | 1,814g ...

La Doble Ortolog a Castellana O Correspondencia Entre La Pronunciaci n I La Escritura De Este Idioma... (9781271701308)

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ La Doble Ortología Castellana O Correspondencia Entre La Pronunciación I La Escritura De Este Idioma Gregorio García del Pozo imprenta de E. Aguado, 1825 Product det...

Nice Talking With You Level 2 Student's Book (9780521188098)

Nice Talking with You is a two-level oral communication series designed to get students talking. Nice Talking with You Level 2 is designed for elementary and pre-intermediate students. It contains 12 topic-based units and two review units. Topics in Level 2 relate to the equivalent units in Level 1, and include Going out, Fashion, Learning, Experience abroad, Health, and Careers. Practical conversation strategies are introduced in each unit and recycled in later units. Examples of strategies featured in Nice Talking with You Level 2 are: introducing a new idea; making, accepting and declining invitations; changing the focus of a topic; and making an inference. Product details Format Paperback | 112 pages ...

Of Borders and Dreams : Mexican-American Experience of Urban Education (9780807735220)

Of Borders and Dreams: A Mexican-American Experience of Urban Education is the story of Alejandro Juarez, Jr., a Mexican-American youth, his family, and their experiences in a bureaucratic and frustrating public school system. Located in Chicago's west-side neighborhood, replete with crime, violence, and gangs, we first come to know Alejandro as a shy, good-natured fifth grader, the oldest child in a close-knit Mexican family. We follow Chris Carger, the author and Alejandro's ESL teacher, as she sets forth with his mother on a journey to provide him with the education he needs and deserves. Of Borders and Dreams is an intelligent, probing portrayal of the problems that face bilingual and bicultural children. Through Alejandro's story, we are moved and enraged by the failure of the American school system to offer better opportunities for all children regardless of race, sex, or class. This book is of enormous importance to teachers and educators on all levels, and anyone ...

Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine : The Essential Guide to Understanding the Human Body (9781886969995)

Wisdom from the East ...for Living in the West. Discover the foundation behind this fascinating system of holistic health based on several thousand years of real clinical experience.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a unique, comprehensive, and scientific system, maintaining that the root of a disease must be found, and that a patient must be treated according to their whole being as well as their surrounding natural conditions. Viewing the human as a single, integrated entity that relates with nature, TCM maintains that the human body is affected by any changes that occur in nature, and must be treated as such. Since its beginnings, not only has TCM been well preserved and documented but it has also been continuously developing and growing. Having remarkable curative abilities and few side effects, it is an effective means to prevent and treat diseases and to keep yourself strong and healthy.Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine is systematic, concise, practical and easy to r...

The Next Girl : A gripping thriller with a heart-stopping twist (9780751577464)

THE ONLY BOOK YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR: THE NEXT GIRL... You thought he'd come to save you. You were wrong. 'Absolutely the best thriller I've read this year!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Just wow!... FANTASTIC... I just had to keep reading' Bonnie's Book Talk, 5 stars 'I couldn't put it down' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars How can someone vanish without a single trace? Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her for the short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again... Four years later, an abandoned baby girl is found wrapped in dirty rags on a doorstep. An anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test on the baby. But nobody is prepared for the results. The newborn belongs to Deborah. She's still alive... THE MOST GRIPPING THRILLER EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT - if you like Lisa Gardner, Robert Bryndza or Clare Mackintosh, you will absolutely love this. A complet...