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The Illusion of Control
"Recommended for readers interested in gaining tools to improve their behavior and the tendency to want control of everything and everyone.” -Library Journal Describes how people grossly overestimate the power they have over others while simultaneously missing opportunities to enjoy and use the power they have over themselves. Based on scientific evidence (and lots of real-life experience), The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles makes a well-justified case that people grossly overestimate how much power they have over others and simultaneously miss out on opportunities to enjoy and exploit the power they have over themselves. Readers learn how to reduce stress...
Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy in an International Context
Many factors in the world today, such as globalization and a rise in immigration, are increasing the need for mental health practitioners to acquire the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. This text will be the most comprehensive volume to address this need to date, exploring the history, philosophy, processes, and trends in counseling and psychotherapy in countries from all regions of the globe. Organized by continent and country, each chapter is written by esteemed scholars drawing on intimate knowledge of their homelands. They explore such topics as their countries’ demographics, counselor education programs, current counseling theories and trends, and significant traditional and indigenous treatment and healing methods. This consistent structure facilitates quick and easy comparisons and contrasts across cultures, offering an enhanced understanding of diversity and multicultural competencies. Overall, this text is an invaluable resource for practitioners, researchers, students, and faculty, showing them how to look beyond their own borders and cultures to enhance their counseling practices.
Surviving Mass Victim Attacks
We have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife, or vehicle, the attacker strikes quickly and without mercy. Victims may have been dining in a restaurant, relaxing at a bar, participating in school classes, attending a workplace activity, or simply walking on the street. Because of the horrific and effective nature of such attacks, we are often left fearing that little to nothing can be done if the unthinkable happens, and we are caught in such a merciles...
Handbook on the State of the Art in Applied Psychology
Learn the most up-to-date developments in applied psychology with one authoritative collection The Handbook on the State of the Art in Applied Psychology delivers 19 state-of-the-art addresses on a selected topic in applied psychology. Together, they constitute an up-to-date and authoritative reference that describes the most cutting-edge material in the most prominent domains of applied psychology. The accomplished academics and editors Dr. Peter Graf and Dr. David Dozois put the focus on areas where the most profound recent progress has been made. They also emphasize the link between science and practice, showcasing basic science research that has practical implications for real world prob...
Issues and Challenges of Immigration in Early Childhood in the USA
Based on new research, this book offers insights into the reality of immigration and its sociocultural impact with a focus on the experience of young children and their families coming to the USA. Wilma Robles-Melendez and Wayne Driscoll discuss immigration realities and their social and educational implications and review the current literature on studies and reports about immigration. They also provide insights and experiences of young immigrant children and their families with a focus on the USA and offer recommendations for early childhood practice for programs serving young immigrant children. The key subjects addressed include socially just practices, developmentally based programs, services for young children and families with diverse and cultural backgrounds. Immigration in the USA is discussed here as part of the global crisis in immigration and the lessons learned will be vital for educators, researchers and policy makers around the world.
Experiencias de movilidad en la Universidad de Murcia (2009)
Este libro recoge el resultado de todas las experiencias de movilidad, realizadas por miembros de la Universidad de Murcia en el año 2008-2009. Todos los materiales, trabajos y conclusiones obtenidas, han contribuido eficazmente al desarrollo y puesta en práctica de diversas acciones metodológicas de innovación, fruto de esta interacción a nivel europeo, así como también ha influido decisivamente en e proceso de implantación del sistema de Grado y Postgrados en la Universidad de Murcia.
Políticas Públicas na Educação e a Construção do Pacto Social e da Sociabilidade Humana 3: A Realidade Discente e Docente
As Ciências da Educação se tornaram em um proeminente campo científico de estudos com ampla importância acadêmica na área humanística e crescente reverberação social de suas discussões em função dos desdobramentos em um novo paradigma técnico-científico-informacional de uma caracterizada Sociedade da Informação ou do Conhecimento. Tomando a premissa de se olhar os fatos da realidade concreta para se projetar discussões teóricas, a presente obra indica o uso das Ciências da Educação e de uma abordagem multidisciplinar como estratégia teórico- metodológica funcional para uma imersão profunda na complexa tessitura social, permitindo assim a construção de rum rico deb...
