Transcending Empathy Fatigue: Cultivating Empathy Resiliency focuses on the phenomenon of empathy fatigue-a word and construct developed by the author in 1998, which results in a state of psychological, emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and occupational exhaustion experienced by professionals continually revisiting their clients' stories of ......
Being a successful trainer requires first being an effective communicator. Training for Today and Tomorrow: A Communication Perspective provides communication-centered research and industry-informed instruction that speaks to the knowledge and skills students need to become successful trainers. The book combines key concepts from communication ......
A Tour of Computer Science Concepts provides students with a solid foundational knowledge base within the discipline of computer science. The opening chapter offers readers a concise overview of computer history, including the development of computers and the birth of the internet. Additional chapters discuss the differences between analog and ......
To Be a Leader examines the concept of leadership through the dual lenses of being and doing. The book focuses on intangible leadership aspects, underscoring traits like positive attitude, embracing change, and the power of ethical behavior. It offers insights into the essence of effective leadership, going beyond mere task completion to also ......
Thinking Through Organic Chemistry introduces students to the knowledge and skillsets they require to better understand organic chemistry and find success in its real-world application. This book and its associated practice materials provide readers with an effective framework for thinking through and approaching various problems. The book is ......
Thinking Scientifically in a World Full of Nonsense: The Psychology of Nonsensical Beliefs introduces students to a variety of unsubstantiated beliefs and misconceptions and explores the reasons why individuals may be inclined to believe them despite a lack of scientific evidence. It specifically examines the psychological underpinnings that ......
Thinking About Criminal Justice: A Reader helps students cultivate greater levels of critical thinking skills and question long-standing criminal justice policies and aspects of the criminal justice system. The anthology presents readers with a tool called a Critical Thinking Scan (CTS), which challenges them to analyze the readings in the text ......
This textbook provides students with a focused exploration of thermodynamics with applications in biochemistry and the life sciences. Recognizing the subject's complexity, the text refrains from mathematical rigor and instead places significant focus on graphical representation. Simplified plots, coupled with bullet-list descriptions, foster ......
How does theory, whether it takes an empirical, humanistic, or rhetorical/critical approach, help communication scholars make sense of our world and the problems we encounter in contemporary society? This text inspires students' interest in applying theories to communication problems we encounter in today's ever-evolving world. The book moves ......
