Cognella inc sep 2021 (13 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 101 Thought-Provoking Questions from the Everyday Therapist is a collection of questions from counselors-in-training and practitioners that encourage professionals and people who are passionate about mental health to reflect and think critically on a range of topics.Many of the questions don't fit neatly beneath the academic umbrella, and therefore, are not covered in coursework; however, they are essential and dive deep into the heart of what it means to be a helping professional and what it takes to do so. Each page of the book includes a thought-provoking prompt followed by blank space where readers can write down their thoughts and notes on each issue. The questions focus on a variety of topics within the areas of professional practice, religion and spirituality, sex and sexuality, ethics, and personal and professional identity.Designed to help readers participate in a journey of self-discovery, 101 Thought-Provoking Questions from the Everyday Therapist rips the veil of superficial discussion around mental health topics and is an enlightening and essential resource for anyone passionate about the mental health field.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you ready to take your triathlon training to the next level with cutting-edge research and science Triathlon Training with Power is the first book written to help athletes integrate power training into all three sports of triathlon.This book will introduce you to power training principles and their applications, developed by leaders in the endurance industry, can help you achieve peak performance. While the application of power training principles has been a mainstay for cycling training for some time, authors and master coaches Dr. Chris Myers and Hunter Allen expand this powerful methodology to apply to swimming and running.You'll learn how to develop an effective, revolutionary training program using the power training principles and methodology. You'll explore sample training plans across the multisport spectrum to help you create a personalized training regimen to maximize your ability and give you a competitive edge.Triathlon Training with Power provides you with an innovative, research-based tool to transform the way you think about triathlon training and elevate your personal performance.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Student Resiliency: The Subtle Art of Wellness is a workbook designed to help college students not only adjust to college life but also to thrive and be more resilient through employing healthy choices and fostering critical wellness habits.The first chapter defines the terms wellness and resiliency, outlining benefits of different resiliency types including intellectual, social, emotional, environmental, academic, spiritual, and physical. Subsequent chapters focus on cognitive resilience and ways in which our thinking can affect our emotions, building emotional resilience, the importance of social support, and the role of decision-making in career wellness and resilience. Students are provided sound guidance in cultivating spiritual resilience, shaping their personal environments, and safeguarding and building their physical wellness. Throughout the book, chapter summaries, reflection questions, and insights support the learning experience and inspire critical thought.Written to help students achieve a happier and healthier way of navigating the stresses and strains of college life and beyond, Student Resiliency is an exemplary resource for student success and first-year orientation courses and programs.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Advanced Public Speaking: Theory and Techniques Based on the Rhetorical Canons provides students with classical and contemporary theory, detailed guidance and techniques, and explorations of various aspects of argumentation related to the development and delivery of a variety of speeches.The book leads students through the five rhetorical canonsinvention, arrangement, style, memory, and deliveryoffering them a conceptual overview, followed by an operational framework, and ending with cautions on what to avoid in order to become stronger speakers. This structure provides students with a highly practical model they can use when constructing their own speeches.The text presents a myriad of rhetorical strategies, stylistic devices, and practical examples for students to draw upon, including vital insights for crafting informative, persuasive, argumentative, and storytelling speeches, as well as effective visual presentations. Two appendices feature outline templates for the various ways to organize a speech and a visual depiction of hand gestures to aid students in their delivery and performance.Advanced Public Speaking equips students with the information they need to develop into confident and capable public speakers. The book is an exemplary guide for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in public speaking.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Recognizing that communities and law enforcement professionals hold differing perceptions and beliefs, Searching for Common Ground: Seeking Justice and Understanding in Police and Community Relations illuminates not only how these two parties may disagree, but also what they might agree upon. The text underscores how greater levels of understanding between these groups can help them build trust, enjoy productive exchanges of ideas, and develop meaningful solutions to pressing societal problems.The text is designed to help readers learn about and constructively address key legal, policy, and practical topics and issues that define police-citizen relations, including the use of force by police, police discretion, search and seizure, and social issues related to racism, bias, and inequality. Over the course of 10 chapters, readers examine the history and development of modern policing in the U.S., constitutional limits on government, issues regarding the abuse of power, the militarization of the police, community policing practices, and more.Searching for Common Ground is an essential, timely resource designed to support and inspire constructive dialogue, understanding, and practices among the police and public communities. The text is ideal for use in courses on policing, law enforcement, and criminal justice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Brain, Mind, and Heart: A Psychologist's Perspective provides students with a collection of curated readings that guide them through a diverse range of mental phenomena, hard-to-explain behaviors, new perspectives on the meaning of love, and other intriguing areas of the psychology discipline.The anthology exposes readers to in-depth research to help them expand their knowledge and understanding of the human mental landscape, as well as psychological theories and how they apply within the real world. Dedicated chapters explore the structure of the psyche; addiction and altruism; optimism, emotional support, and depression among first-year university students; creative thinking and innovation; and more. Each chapter includes an introduction, pre-reading questions, and insightful, research-based articles.Designed to appeal to readers' sense of psychological curiosity, Brain, Mind, and Heart is an ideal resource for foundational courses in psychology, as well as any course that touches upon psychological concepts and explorations of the human mind.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Principles of Teaching and Learning provides preservice and inservice teachers with skillsets and knowledge base to become competent and effective teachers. Specifically, this book is intended to help teachers understand student learning, utilize effective teaching skills, develop sound curriculum, plan effective instruction, apply fair and effective assessment plans, and efficiently manage the classroom environment.Over the course of 12 chapters, readers will examine and consider educational philosophies; learning theories and instructional models; instructional activities; planning lessons; preparing and administering tests; student assessment and teacher evaluation; classroom management; and educational technology. Each chapter includes a brief introduction, learning outcomes, a list of key terms, people, and ideas, discussion questions, and references.Designed to encourage discussion, analysis, and debate, The Principles of Teaching and Learning is an ideal resource for courses and programs in education. It is also an exemplary text for preservice and inservice teachers at all levels.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Decolonizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Reader for an Anti-Oppressive Approach challenges the socialization of preservice social workers by examining the complex features of individuals, families, groups, and societies and how they present themselves within the context of the multiple and simultaneous influences on behavior, cognitions, and emotions.This text is divided into three distinct units. Unit I development at the individual level and the influences that shape human behavior, including adverse childhood experiences, identity development through social media, resilience, and chronic illness. Unit II focuses on interpersonal dynamics with articles that explore grief theories, the transgender experience, intergenerational trauma, privilege, and more. Unit III examines structural social systems such as institutional racism, religious-based prejudice, and structural violence.Written to help social work students and professionals begin the process of decolonizing their education and practice, Decolonizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment is an essential and timely reader for courses and programs in social work. It is also an exemplary resource for practitioners at all levels.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Engaged Persuasion in a Post-Truth World provides an innovative approach to inspire students' interest in persuasive communication in today's ever-evolving world. The book moves beyond theory and addresses new media, engaged citizenship, and deconstructing messages in a post-truth world to deepen students' exploration of persuasion.This multi-disciplinary, research-driven textbook highlights contemporary studies in persuasion. It covers the dynamics of persuasion, including important source, receiver, and message components while also exploring the effects of persuasive communication on receivers' attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors. Students examine the application of persuasive communication concepts and theories to their lives in multiple contemporary contexts, such as campus, residence, workplace, classroom, and online communities.Unique themes explored in the book include the application of contemporary persuasion theory and research to the post-truth era, the influence of new media on persuasive communication, and how students can use persuasion to become civically engaged and advance the common good.A highly relevant and wholly original approach, Engaged Persuasion in a Post-Truth World is an exemplary text for courses in persuasive communication.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understanding Epidemiology: Concepts, Skills, and Application teaches students the skills required to think critically about public health challenges. The text takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving epidemiological problems that mirrors epidemiology in practice. Students are exposed to the foundational principles of epidemiology and practice the application of these principles using multiple methods. Students learn to read and use public health and health science literature to design appropriate epidemiological studies, ultimately becoming intelligent consumers of health information.The third edition has been updated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching effects on the field of epidemiology. The text includes new coverage of the connection between clinical medicine, biomedical research, and epidemiology and public health. Modeling, interventions, mitigation, contract tracing, quarantine, isolation, social media and communication, spillover, coordination, public health education, and evaluation are covered.Written for undergraduate students, the book does not assume a working knowledge of biostatistics. Understanding Epidemiology can be used in introductory epidemiology courses, as well as public health study design and health sciences research methods courses.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Resistance, Rebellion, and Reason: An Anthology of Ancient Philosophy brings together writings from both ancient and modern political thinkers whose activism laid the foundation for our political and social understanding of justice.The volume emphasizes the ideas of the Greeks and demonstrates their timeliness and application in words from authors including Kant, Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historically relevant dissenters. Embedded in each writing is a strong sense of empathy, compassion, and a desire to imprint upon the next generation the important ideas of political and social justice. The writings encourage students to develop critical thought, challenge their own beliefs and ideas, and draw connections between the past and the present.The anthology features four units that cover the investigation of classic philosophical thought, ethical leadership, living the good life, and political excellence. Students read selections from Thomas Cahill, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles, Cicero, and others. Throughout, the readings are framed by introductions, philosopher biographies, post-reading questions, and reflection prompts to provide context and inspire discussion.Resistance, Rebellion, and Reason encourages readers to draw upon the wisdom of the past to better understand the present and shape the future. The anthology is ideal for courses in philosophy, politics, social justice, and psychology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Readings in Social Justice: Power, Inequality, and Action provides students with a carefully curated selection of articles that explore the concept of social justice within social systems of power, inequality, and resistance. The anthology is grounded in literature on social change, liberation, ethics, and critical theory authored by prominent scholars, thinkers, practitioners, and activists in the field. It provides students with an interdisciplinary and introductory overview of the field of social justice studies.The book is divided into four distinct units. Unit 1 features readings that draw upon classical and foundational texts to introduce students to key concepts, vocabulary, and theories in social justice studies. Unit 2 includes contemporary texts with focus on the concepts of oppression, privilege, and intersectionality. In Unit 3, students learn about the various ways in which inequality and injustice manifest in our everyday lives and institutions. The final unit presents strategies for inciting and implementing social justice. Each unit includes a glossary of key terms, as well as post-reading questions to help readers comprehend and synthesize information across the anthology's featured texts.Developed to help students better understand social inequities, injustices, and opportunities for change, Readings in Social Justice is an exemplary resource for courses in sociology and social justice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Readings in Health, Medicine, and Society offers students carefully selected readings that provide them with a broad and well-rooted knowledge base in global and U.S. medical sociology.Unit I provides students with an overview of the field and examines select concepts and theoretical perspectives. Unit II illustrates the ways in which culture impacts health and health care systems. Unit III examines inequalities at the individual and societal levels. In Unit IV, students investigate how political and corporate structures impact people's health choices and behaviors. Unit V describes the key variables involved in the socialization of Western doctors, reviews the ways folk medicines differ from the Western paradigm, and illustrates an example of healing practices outside Western medicine. Unit VI provides a review of emerging medical technologies as they relate to sociology and offers a critical analysis of pharmaceutical technology. Unit VII critically examines the history of power building by U.S. doctors. The final unit offers a brief overview of the history of bioethics through a discussion of the Nuremburg Code, followed by an examination of patient autonomy and informed consent.Featuring a unique sociological perspective, Readings in Health, Medicine, and Society is an ideal resource for courses in medical sociology and public health.…