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  • Rhetoric and Religious Experience

    The Discourse of Immigrant Chinese Churches

    by Lawrence A. Palinkas ...
    This is a book about religious rhetoric, its cultural foundations, and its role in articulating sociocultural change and facilitating psychosocial adaptation to the demands of a new environment. It draws its inspiration from the work of F.G. Bailey, Kenneth Burke, and James Fernandez, and focuses on the ethnography of religious discourse as it relates to Chinese immigrant churches. **Contents:* ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • Global Climate Change, Population Displacement, and Public Health

    The Next Wave of Migration

    by Lawrence A. Palinkas ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This timely text examines the causes and consequences of population displacement related to climate change in the recent past, the present, and the near future. First and foremost, this book includes an examination of patterns of population displacement that have occurred or are currently underway. Second, the book introduces a three-tier framework for both understanding and responding to the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • A Systems Approach to Social Impact Assessment

    Two Alaskan Case Studies

    by Lawrence A. Palinkas, Bruce Murray Harris, John S. Petterson ...
    This book provides two case studies that demonstrate the use of systems analysis to forecast the often far-reaching consequences of government policies and economic development for the social relations and cultural values of different communities. The case studies examine the potential effects of oil development in two rural Alaskan communities, co ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Achieving Implementation and Exchange

    The Science of Delivering Evidence-Based Practices to At-Risk Youth

    by Lawrence A. Palinkas ...
    Converting research evidence into practice is an issue of growing importance to many fields of policy and practice worldwide. This book, by a leading implementation specialist in child welfare and mental health, addresses the frustrating gap between research conducted on effective practices and the lack of routine use of such practices.Drawing on implementation science, the author introduces a ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Evidence-based Practice in Social Work

    Development of a New Professional Culture

    by Haluk Soydan, Lawrence Palinkas ...
    The role of evidence-based practice is one of most central and controversial issues in social work today. This concise text introduces key concepts and processes of evidence-based practice whilst engaging with contemporary debates about its relevance and practicality.Evidence-based Practice in Social Work provides both an argument for the importance of evidence-based practice in social work and ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

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    Reconsidering Medical Education in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Brian D. Hodges, Lorelei Lingard ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    Medical competence is a hot topic surrounded by much controversy about how to define competency, how to teach it, and how to measure it. While some debate the pros and cons of competence-based medical education and others explain how to achieve various competencies, the authors of the seven chapters in The Question of Competence offer something very different. They critique the very notion of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Practising Social Work Research

    Case Studies for Learning

    by Rick Csiernik, Rachel Birnbaum, Barbara Decker Pierce ...
    Research is as critical to social work practice as individual and group counseling skills, policy analysis, or community development. Using an approach similar to those adopted in direct practice courses, this book integrates research with social work practice and in so doing, promotes an understanding and appreciation of the research process to social work students.Sixteen case studies adapted ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance

    Edited by Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham ...
    This book concentrates on the last twenty years of research in the area of goal setting and performance at work. The editors and contributors believe goals affect action, and this volume has a lineup of international contributors who look at the recent theories and implications in this area for IO psychologists and human resource management academics and graduate students. ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology

    by Charles Spielberger ...
    The Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology. This compendium is a major source of information for professional practitioners, researchers in psychology, and for anyone interested in applied psychology. The topics included are, but are not limited to, aging (geropsychology), assessment, clinical, cognitive, ... Read more

    $1,844.99 CAD

  • Evidence-based Social Work

    A Critical Stance

    by Mel Gray, Debbie Plath, Stephen Webb ...
    Evidence-based practice is now a core element of many governments’ approaches to policy-making and social intervention. It has become a powerful movement that promises to change the content and structure of social work and its allied professions. Its emergence has generated much debate and raised challenging questions, however, particularly at the interface of research, policy, and practice.This ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Using Occupational Therapy Theory in Practice

    Edited by Gail Boniface, Alison Seymour ...
    Competence in any profession depends upon an understanding of the theory that underlies it. This concise and practical text for students and practitioners bridges the gap between occupational therapy theory and clinical practice, offering highly practical advice on using theory in practice in a wide range of settings. It considers the nature of professional practice and the need for a sound ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

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    Reading Research - E-Book

    by Barbara Davies, Jo Logan ...
    Learn how to evaluate and apply health sciences research with this beginner's guide! Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals, 7th Edition provides a clear introduction to reading and understanding research articles, with practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It describes how to interpret common research methods including qualitative, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD