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This is the first fundamental text to focus specifically on forensic vocational rehabilitation, a field that is forecast to grow rapidly. Forensic vocational rehabilitation consultants evaluate the vocational and rehabilitation needs of individuals in an array of legal settings such as civil litigation, workers' compensation, Social Security ......
Based on a philosophy of active learning, this innovative text uses unfolding case studies as a compelling vehicle for learning fundamental nursing content. Unlike traditional vignettes, these case studies evolve over time as real-life situations, better enabling students to develop the skills they need to problem solve, actively engage, and use ......
Discusses the neuropsychological impact of various cancers and oncology practices, offering health and psychology professionals the most up-to-date practices and interventions and the neuropsychological ramifications they will see in clinical practice.
This highly accessible guide to counseling terminally ill individuals and their families fills a critical need in the counseling literature. Written for front-line mental health professionals and counseling graduate students, the text integrates empirically-based research with practical guidance. It is replete with the experiences of contributing ......
Provides guidance for behavioral healthcare providers regarding the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve mental health services for older adults.
Contains articles that present the real-life history of how nurses worked and how they endured the ever-changing economic, social, educational, and technological milieu. Depicting their relationships with family, patients and their community, this collection follows the evolution of nursing from the role as family caregiver to public nursing work.
Encompasses three major areas of work with elderly clients: Living in nursing homes; Living in assisted living housing; and Living independently and being seen in private practice. With illustrative examples, this book covers: treatment of stress and mental disorders; Alzheimer's disease; caregiving issues at home; and medicare coverage issue.
When attorney Jeffrey Gingold misplaced his wife on the living room couch and lost awareness of his children, little did he know that he was experiencing a hidden symptom of multiple sclerosis: cognitive difficulties. Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis is a courageous and compelling personal account of one man's anguishing ......
Based on several years of the author's clinical experience as a psychiatrist and a therapist, this book illustrates the importance of developing a therapeutic bond - or healing presence - between helping professionals and their clients. It provides vignettes, case studies, and personal insights to help develop empathy in therapeutic relationships.
