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The Internet and the many applications it supports continue to transform and expand the ways in which it is possible to relate, communicate, collaborate, and perform human service work. In this book, human service researchers and practitioners explore...

Exploring how practitioners make use of play's developmental benefits and therapeutic healing properties to aid the child's healthcare journey, this reflective book expands and enhances the knowledge base underlying the practice of play in hospitals.The...

New edition of a classic community work textbook Contains all new practice examples and a new chapter redefining the concept of neighbourhood. Includes chapters on starting work, data collection, goals and priorities, making contacts, forming groups,...

This book presents a supportive and practical guide for healthcare professionals ​and trainees in a way that considers a wide spectrum of atypical communication conditions, their impact on everyday healthcare interactions, and the social and cultural...

The COVID-19 outbreak and response has been characterized by institutional missteps, media misinformation, and economic and social upheavals. This book is intended to de-mystify and inform in a succinct and straightforward text. The lessons shared are...

The COVID-19 outbreak and response has been characterized by institutional missteps, media misinformation, and economic and social upheavals. This book is intended to de-mystify and inform in a succinct and straightforward text. The lessons shared are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789290216469Author WHO Regional Office for the Eastern MediterraneanFormat PaperbackPage Count 59Imprint WHO Regional Office for EuropePublisher WHO...

For introductory pharmacy technician courses.Filling the need for a comprehensive pharmacy technician resourceThe Pharmacy Technician: Foundations and Practices addresses today's comprehensive educational needs for one of the fastest growing jobs in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789289071932Author European Observatory on Health Systems and PoliciesFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint WHO Regional Office for EuropePublisher WHO...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780323764629Author GerdinFormat PaperbackImprint MosbyPublisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

This volume provides informative research on the scientific evidence of the health benefits that can be derived from medicinal plants and how their efficacies can be improved. It is divided into three sections that cover the phytochemistry of medicinal...

The completely revised and expanded Student Workbook offers readers more practice and review opportunities that are tied to the learning goals in Focus on Pharmacology: Essentials for Health Professionals, Third Edition. The Workbook contains many...

Regardless of the field, math competency is essential to the job duties of every healthcare professional. Basic Math for Health Professionals: A Worktext with Online Course is designed to help you establish a solid foundation of math skills and knowledge...

The Pharmacy Technician: Foundations and Practices, 2e, addresses today's comprehensive educational needs for one of the fastest growing jobs in the United States: the pharmacy technician. As professional regulations and requirements are established for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780323733557Author Judith GerdinFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint MosbyPublisher Elsevier - Health Sciences DivisionWeight(grams) 216g

Medical Terminology: Get Connected! is an intro-level essentials text. It prepares you to make connections, whether that's joining word parts into medical terms, understanding body systems or forging professional relationships. Unlike other medical...

Bridging the chasm between the disabled and a just and fair society takes skill, dedication, and a deep understanding of the issues. Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues presents leading social work experts providing...

Social Work and Received Ideas examines the language of both traditional and radical social work as forms of power, arguing that the will to help and care for people unintentionally results in new types of dependency, control and domination.About the...

Multiple Sclerosis affects hopes and expectations, restructures relationships, modifies careers and changes lives. It is a disease of variable onset, problematic diagnosis, unpredicatable prognosis and no effective treatment. Using unique...

In examining the social and psychological aspects of epilepsy, the author takes not only the perspectives of individuals and their families, but also popular conceptions of the disorder. The result is an illuminating account of the social reality of...

Includes 50 narrated video tutorials! Master the challenging EKG interpretation process and confidently prepare for your clerkship! The EKG Workbook: Becoming Proficient in EKGs by Reading EKGs gives you hands-on practice applying core knowledge to reach...

At last, here is a compassionate, humane, and informative volume on the most unique and vulnerable group in our society today--homeless children. Homeless Children: The Watchers and the Waiters is unique because it offers an interdisciplinary approach to...

Rebuilding Communities: Challenges for Group Work is a collection of research and information presented at the 18th Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Social workers, students, educators, and practitioners...

Over the past decade, several major natural disasters have had devastating impacts throughout the United States and the world. Since larger populations now live and work on land vulnerable to various hazards, natural disasters can be expected to affect...

Nanotechnologies are among the fastest growing areas of scientific research, and this is expected to have a substantial impact on human health care, especially in biomedical applications and nanomedicine now and in the near future. In the present...

Rehabilitation is dedicated to helping people not only survive, but also thrive. Despite this complex goal, the organizing principles of rehabilitation still rely on biomedicine to construct disability as a problem of impaired bodies. Rehabilitation...

This book analyzes and suggests an expansion of Llorens' developmental theory of occupational therapy, applying these concepts in a final schematic model for use by occupational therapists, occupational scientists, and others involved in occupational...

Expert advice for more effective teamwork in the library! Cooperative Reference: Social Interaction in the Workplace addresses the need for reference librarians to work together to keep the system running smoothly. This book explores the various means...

Help your clients' relationships survive infidelity!In the Handbook of the Clinical Treatment of Infidelity, a panel of seasoned experts reflects on issues central to affairs, and on how to help couples heal and learn from them. First, editors Fred P...

Through observations in three intensive care units, this book draws on the reality of practice to explore how nurses and doctors work in intensive care settings. It examines:* the power held by the competing knowledge bases* the roles of the different...

Community groups, social support networks, voluntary agencies and government organisations are all actively exploring the potential of the new information and communication technologies to bring about democratic development and renewal. A rich variety of...

It is a common perception that violent crime is on the increase and social surveys record a growing fear of victimisation among the public. Yet not all violence is criminalised, and much criminal violence still goes unreported.Punishing Violence examines...

When Race Counts investigates the use of race-conscious practices in social policy in Britain and America. It questions the distinction between affirmative action and preferential treatment, and evaluates the effectiveness of a range of education and...

For courses in medical clerical and administrative medical assisting.The authoritative guide to the skills and issues of medical office managementMedical Office Management explores the skills needed to manage a medical office and the issues students can...

This comprehensive volume brings to light little known implications of legal, economic, and custodial factors following a divorce. The Consequences of Divorce goes beyond the past decade's extensive focus on emotional and social adjustment outcomes to...

This comprehensive, yet accessible, text demystifies the challenging area of competence assessement in medicine and the health sciences, providing a clear framework and the tools for anyone working or studying in this area. Written by a single, highly...

The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or understanding of these professions. Adopting theory from the sociology of...

While the writings of early modern medical practitioners habitually touch on performance and ceremony, few illuminate them as clearly as the Protestant physicians Felix Platter and Thomas Platter the Younger, who studied in Montpellier and practiced in...

This book provides an introduction to social work practice in the field of health care. It addresses both physical and mental health, examines various settings such as primary care, home care, hospice, and nursing, and also provides histories of social...

Social work has been late to engage with the environmental movement. Often working with an exclusively social understanding of environment, much of the social work profession has overlooked the importance of environmental issues. However, recently, the...