''No one writes more thoughtfully or interestingly about the history of the profession than Higham does.''--Laurence Veysey, University of California, Santa Cruz.''A classic in the field, probably the best overall picture of American historiography we have.''--Richard L. Bushman, University of Delaware.
This volume emphasizes the conceptualization and use of measurement concepts and principles in relationship to decisions routinely made in various phases of direct practice - assessment, planning interventions, implementing intervention, and termination and follow-up. The authors describe measurement concepts and research tools providing frequent case examples to demonstrate how measurement can facilitate case planning and decision making. More specifically, they show how practitioners can utilize measurement techniques to help determine client eligibility, to assess client functioning and problems, to determine intervention plans and goals and maintain the extent to which they are implemented, and to estimate the degree of client progress and the extent to which that progress is maintained.
The study of altered states of consciousness and mental health is a relatively young but evolving field which has attracted the attention of psychologists, psychiatrists and anthropologists. The current book attempts to present and share various perspectives on altered states of consciousness and placing them within the boundaries of cross-cultural psychology. The first of four major parts in the volume considers important theoretical and methodological issues in the study of altered states of consciousness; the second and third parts link altered states of consciousness and mental health by focusing on both its therapeutic and pathological aspects. The final section concentrates on models highlighting a variety of paradigms and diverse methodological approaches, thus providing basis for a framework for the study of altered states of consciousness and mental health.
Leading feminist researchers consider the implications of contemporary feminism for sociological theory in this volume, which focuses on the feminist critique and re-evaluation of existing theories, new concepts and areas of research, and interdisciplinary links. Contributors highlight the important feminist theoretical work which has remained sociological theory, and argue for its inclusion into the mainstream. The text has been designed for both students and academics of sociological theory and women's studies.
"One Road to Peace" is designed as a practice guide to lead the counsellor working with men who are violent towards their partners through the specifics of the counselling process. The authors instruct the reader in particular clinical skills, strategies and programme content, present a group treatment programme as the treatment of choice, describe individual assessment and counselling, examine current theory and research and identify the most salient factors in understanding men who assault their partners. Preparatory work, such as assessment prior to entering a programme, is explained in detail; crisis intervention work is examined. After a focus on group therapy and a detailed treatment manual, the authors explore the personal and interpersonal effects of working with violent men.
The last five years have brought such extraordinary changes to Germany and Europe as to make the previous forty years of Cold War existence seem deceptively placid and well- ordered by comparison. The collapse of communist rule in East Germany in the midst of massive demonstrations against the Honecker regime in late 1989 were only the beginning. ......
New treatments and advances in therapy for the ravages of Parkinson's disease are constantly being researched and perfected for patients, yet those afflicted still must endure tremors, poor balance, speech problems, and lessened psychological well-being. Patients and families need the most up-to-date information available to improve quality of ......
Captures the diversity of our changing views of art while at the same time discloses its variegated influence on the modern art scene. This volume features discussions of the future of music, minimalist tendencies in dance, conceptual art, theatre aesthetics, de-architecturalisation, art as internal technology, and more.
