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Providing an accessible foundation of what critical thinking is, why it's important, and how to apply these skills, this book explores the psychological and social reasons of why human beings tend to find credence in extraordinary claims. The book then shows how critical thinking skills are used to evaluate specific pseudoscientific arenas by ......
Bringing together critical thinking and addiction work, this book offers the tools to think critically and make better decisions. It helps to learn: evaluating critical thinking abilities; the characteristics of a critical thinking professional; how to recognize and avoid fallacies; and the ethics and consequences of using critical thinking.
Concepts, Role and Practice for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
A comprehensive guidebook that clearly delineates the role of the nurse practitioner in the intensive care environment. It describes the complex pathophysiology and appropriate management of common problems that are encountered in the critical care environment, including trauma, infections, and disease.
Using real life case examples, this book encourages therapists to focus on clients' inner strengths rather than on pathologies that need to be ""fixed,"" to help clients cope. It contains several exercises to develop techniques for building verbal and non-verbal skills, awareness of individual and cultural differences, and more.
What is creativity? How does it work? How does it flourish in individuals and organisations? Now in its second edition, this bestselling introductory text surveys the latest theories and research to provide key information about what we know (and don't know) about creativity, including its many definitions and measures.
The hallmark text for nursing faculty seeking to promote the transformative teaching of caring science, this volume reflects the paramount scholarship of Caring Science educators. This second edition intertwines visionary thinking with blueprints, exemplars, and dynamic direction for the application of fundamental principles.
This promotes the transformative teaching of caring science. It intertwines visionary thinking with blueprints, living exemplars, and dynamic directions for the application of fundamental principles; and features emancipatory teaching/learning scholarship, and student/teacher, relation/evaluation models for adoption into education and practice ......
Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is a profession that is expected to grow rapidly over the next ten years. This timely text provides the essential knowledge base for all facets of supervision in marriage and family therapy that is required to become an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.
Provides a sweeping overview of female lifespan development and issues and offers a unique integration of prevention, advocacy, and interventions. This book provides information, resources, and practical suggestions for how counsellors can help individual women and girls to be empowered to live as their authentic selves, and engage as effective ......
