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Lectures on the Psychology of Women
by Joan C. Chrisler Carla Golden Patricia D. RozeeThis unique collection of previously unpublished essays by experienced teachers and leading experts in Psychology of Women is designed as a companion reader to any Psychology of Women textbook. The lectures included are written in an informal manner: the authors speak to students directly and address questions that students often ask.
Leefstijlpsychiatrie
by Cahn Jeroen Deenik Jentien VermeulenDit boek geeft een overzicht van wetenschappelijke kennis, ervaringsverhalen en best practices op het gebied van leefstijlpsychiatrie. Daarnaast biedt het praktische handvatten die direct toepasbaar zijn in het voorkomen en behandelen van psychiatrische aandoeningen. Het boek richt zich op alle professionals binnen de geestelijke gezondheidszorg die een bijdrage willen leveren aan verbetering van leefstijl binnen de psychiatrie. Leefstijlpsychiatrie is het eerste brede, Nederlandstalige overzicht van actuele wetenschappelijke kennis over de rol van leefstijl in de preventie en behandeling van psychiatrische aandoeningen. Het boek beschrijft eerst het belang van leefstijl en richt zich daarna op diagnostiek en behandeling. De belangrijkste leefstijlaspecten zoals beweging, voeding, verslaving en slaap passeren uiteraard de revue, net als ervaringsverhalen en de rol van de hulpverlener. Ook is er aandacht voor de praktische kant, met hoofdstukken over bijvoorbeeld communicatie, implementatie en ethische dilemma’s. In lijn met onder andere de versteviging van leefstijlgeneeskunde waarin de nadruk ligt op lichamelijke ziekten, neemt ook de aandacht voor de rol van leefstijl voor onze psychische gezondheid toe. Het verbeteren van leefstijlfactoren bij mensen met psychische klachten kan het herstel bespoedigen en verergering van klachten en terugval voorkomen. Prof. dr. Wiepke Cahn is psychiater en hoogleraar lichamelijke gezondheid bij psychiatrische aandoeningen bij het UMC Utrecht en Altrecht. Dr. Jeroen Deenik is onderzoeker en gezondheidspsycholoog bij GGz Centraal en assistant professor bij Maastricht University. Dr. Jentien Vermeulen is psychiater in opleiding en onderzoeker aan de Afdeling Psychiatrie van Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC.
Leer con niños
by Santiago Alba RicoUn libro puede cambiar el mundo. Freud convenció a la tradición literaria occidental de que todos los niños quieren matar a sus padres cuando lo que en realidad nos cuenta la historia de Edipo -como varias decenas de mitos y relatos populares- es, al revés, que son los padres, o al menos los reyes, los que quieren matar, devorar o abandonar a sus hijos. Este libro, que cabalga entre el ensayo y la ficción, parte de una experiencia singular: la lectura compartida de la literatura sin etiquetas: Homero, Dickens, Canetti, Dante, Salinger... A partir de ahí plantea y responde a dos preguntas inseparables: «¿Para qué sirven los niños?» y «¿Para qué sirven los libros?». En una sociedad dominada por «solteros sin imaginación», en la que la infancia, exaltada en un escaparate, se ha vuelto más vulnerable que nunca y en la que la discontinuidad del niño y la continuidad del relato están radicalmente amenazadas, Santiago AlbaRico reivindica una especie de nuevo compromiso «materno» que una, como en la experiencia de Sherezade, los Cuentos y los Niños. De ello depende la educación, no de Edipo, sino de Layo; es decir, la educación de los asesinos. La crítica ha dicho...«Leer con niños va de niños y de libros, pero mucho más del niño que los adultos llevamos dentro, sin que falte el adulto que los niños llevan dentro.»El Mundo «Habla de la gente que defiende su tiempo para leer, de la vida en una época bárbara que pretende acabar con los relatos de carne y hueso, de las nuevas formas virtuales de dominación, de la pobreza, de las prisas crueles de un capitalismo que nos impone hábitos de solteros y de huérfanos.»Luís García Montero «Un libro cautivador y excitante, repleto de destellos: un libro valientemente interpelador en el que destacan las observaciones muy delicadas sobre los niños, fruto de una atención apasionada y amorosa.»IgnacioEchevarría, El Mercurio «Un libro delicado y brutal sobre para qué sirven los niños y, por lo tanto, para qué sirve la diferencia entre lo bueno y lo malo, lo horrible y lo maravilloso. Un libro necesario cuando esas diferencias parecen confusas a tantas personas.»Belén Gopegui «Tras muchos años de haber combatido la escuela y la familia como aparatos de reproducción ideológica, este libro vuelve a reivindicarlas desde la izquierda como espacios de resistencia.»Rebelión.org «Este ensayo sobre el papel de la literatura y la educación en la jungla salvaje del capitalismo contiene pistas impagables y preguntas inquietantes.»Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País «Leer con niños [...] fluctúa entre el ensayo, la literatura, el periodismo y la autobiografía con una fluidez deslumbrante.»Darwin Palermo «Leer con niños es un tratado puro (y a veces duro) de ética y filosofía política, pero animado por un contagioso ritmo literario.»Alba Rico, Babelia, El País
Leer con niños
by Santiago Alba RicoUn libro puede cambiar el mundo. Freud convenció a la tradición literaria occidental de que todos los niños quieren matar a sus padres cuando lo que en realidad nos cuenta la historia de Edipo -como varias decenas de mitos y relatos populares- es, al revés, que son los padres, o al menos los reyes, los que quieren matar, devorar o abandonar a sus hijos. Este libro, que cabalga entre el ensayo y la ficción, parte de una experiencia singular: la lectura compartida de la literatura sin etiquetas: Homero, Dickens, Canetti, Dante, Salinger... A partir de ahí plantea y responde a dos preguntas inseparables: «¿Para qué sirven los niños?» y «¿Para qué sirven los libros?». En una sociedad dominada por «solteros sin imaginación», en la que la infancia, exaltada en un escaparate, se ha vuelto más vulnerable que nunca y en la que la discontinuidad del niño y la continuidad del relato están radicalmente amenazadas, Santiago Alba Rico reivindica una especie de nuevo compromiso «materno» que una, como en la experiencia de Sherezade, los Cuentos y los Niños. De ello depende la educación, no de Edipo, sino de Layo; es decir, la educación de los asesinos. La crítica ha dicho...«Leer con niños va de niños y de libros, pero mucho más del niño que los adultos llevamos dentro, sin que falte el adulto que los niños llevan dentro.»El Mundo«Habla de la gente que defiende su tiempo para leer, de la vida en una época bárbara que pretende acabar con los relatos de carne y hueso, de las nuevas formas virtuales de dominación, de la pobreza, de las prisas crueles de un capitalismo que nos impone hábitos de solteros y de huérfanos.»Luís García Montero «Un libro cautivador y excitante, repleto de destellos: un libro valientemente interpelador en el que destacan las observaciones muy delicadas sobre los niños, fruto de una atención apasionada y amorosa.»Ignacio Echevarría, El Mercurio «Un libro delicado y brutal sobre para qué sirven los niños y, por lo tanto, para qué sirve la diferencia entre lo bueno y lo malo, lo horrible y lo maravilloso. Un libro necesario cuando esas diferencias parecen confusas a tantas personas.»Belén Gopegui «Tras muchos años de haber combatido la escuela y la familia como aparatos de reproducción ideológica, este libro vuelve a reivindicarlas desde la izquierda como espacios de resistencia.»Rebelión.org «Este ensayo sobre el papel de la literatura y la educación en la jungla salvaje del capitalismo contiene pistas impagables y preguntas inquietantes.»Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País«Leer con niños [...] fluctúa entre el ensayo, la literatura, el periodismo y la autobiografía con una fluidez deslumbrante.»Darwin Palermo «Leer con niños es un tratado puro (y a veces duro) de ética y filosofía política, pero animado por un contagioso ritmo literario.»Alba Rico, Babelia, El País
Left Brain - Right Brain Differences: Inquiries, Evidence, and New Approaches
by James F. IaccinoThis volume integrates past clinical findings with the latest research on cerebral asymmetry in order to identify why humans process information in different ways. A must for anyone who wants to understand human cognitive nature further, specifically the reasons why we are "wired" a certain way and whether these cortical circuits are flexible enough to be altered, this book presents the most up-to-date information on hemispheric differences within normal and clinical populations. Its focus on sex, handedness, and developmental differences is critical to the derivation of a better perspective on how future research should be conducted in this expanding science. Iaccino begins by explaining basic brain structures and types of cognitive styles assigned to each hemisphere. He then details studies involving various clinical populations -- psychophysiological, split-brain, dyslexic, and psychotic -- to support the claim that the two hemispheres are different, morphologically and functionally speaking. Applying this clinical research to the more normal population, the author uncovers striking cortical variations between the sexes and between the handedness groups, along with developmental changes which occur as a function of time. Finally, he provides a detailed summary of the previous chapters and highlights where asymmetrical research may be headed in the future.
Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream
by Julie M. AlbrightA sociologist explores the many ways that digital natives' interaction with technology has changed their relationship with people, places, jobs, and other stabilizing structures and created a new way of life that is at odds with the American Dream of past generations.Digital natives are hacking the American Dream. Young people brought up with the Internet, smartphones, and social media are quickly rendering old habits, values, behaviors, and norms a distant memory--creating the greatest generation gap in history. In this eye-opening book, digital sociologist Julie M. Albright looks at the many ways in which younger people, facilitated by technology, are coming "untethered" from traditional aspirations and ideals, and asks: What are the effects of being disconnected from traditional, stabilizing social structures like churches, marriage, political parties, and long-term employment? What does it mean to be human when one's ties to people, places, jobs, and societal institutions are weakened or broken, displaced by digital hyper-connectivity? Albright sees both positives and negatives. On the one hand, mobile connectivity has given digital nomads the unprecedented opportunity to work or live anywhere. But, new threats to well-being are emerging, including increased isolation, anxiety, and loneliness, decreased physical exercise, ephemeral relationships, fragmented attention spans, and detachment from the calm of nature.In this time of rapid, global, technologically driven change, this book offers fresh insights into the unintended societal and psychological implications of lives exclusively lived in a digital world.
Left-Handed in an Islamic World: An Anthropologist's Journey into the Middle East
by John P. MasonA social anthropologist recounts his time living and working in the Middle East.In Left-Handed in the Islamic World, the author, a social anthropologist, shares stories of Arabs he met and lived with, covering a period from 1968 to 2012. Lawrence of Arabia serves as an inspiration for the journey. Throughout the book the author calls upon a significant amount of history to give a background and to contextualize the stories.The stories describe the social lives of Arabs in a variety of places, those living in an oasis village, others in a mid-sized city, and yet others in a major metropolis. Some of the places are conflict or post-conflict zones. One is in a state of war. The countries include Libya and Egypt for longer periods and many other Arab countries for shorter visits. In most of the stories, the Arabs are Muslims, though in some they are Christians.The book presents Islam in its many shapes and different contexts. At its “best,” Islam will be seen as lived by Libyan Desert oasis villagers in creating a harmonious, well-lived life. In other cases, Islam will be glimpsed in ways not so favorable, especially in the treatment of non-Muslim Arabs living in Islamic societies. The author touches on a few theories as to why conflict is endemic to the Middle East. But none of these theories accounts fully for the recent emergence of the egregious behavior of such self-acclaimed groups as the Islamic State or ISIS, who pervert the religion to achieve their renewed Caliphate prophesies.Being left-handed in a right-handed Islamic World was for the author a metaphor for some of the complexities of living in that World as a development anthropologist, and also when developing programs as an international development consultant for firms tied to USAID and the World Bank. Stories of success and folly of such programs in the Middle East are instructive for development practitioners.The larger context raises questions about the Middle East and its perennial involvement in conflict, including the Arab-Israeli situation and the place of ISIS and al-Quaeda.“Dr. Mason’s book is just plain fun to read. It is interesting, amusing, and informative, without being annoyingly dense, complicated or tedious. It is written in a voice that is human and recognizable, candid and friendly, rather than technical and scientific. It is refreshingly accessible to a broad audience, while being equally interesting for the academic, anthropologist or students of social science, international development, or Middle Eastern studies. The book has just the right mix of personal story, situational context, cultural and historical description to paint a realistic and holistic picture of life in seemingly exotic lands, made more familiar through this narrative. It does a good job of humanizing people who may well be very different from the reader.” —Adam Koons, PhD, Applied Anthropologist, Overseas Humanitarian Assistance
Left-Handedness and Brain Asymmetries: An Introduction (essentials)
by Sebastian OcklenburgThis Springer essential provides an overview of current research on the topic of left-handedness and brain asymmetries. In addition to basics of assessing left-handedness and brain asymmetries, it also explores their evolution, development, and their study in the animal kingdom. Other focal points include research on the relationship between left-handedness and cognitive functions, as well as the topic of handedness and sports. The essential is rounded off with a discussion on the topic of relearning handedness and a discourse on altered asymmetries in various patient groups.
Legacy
by James KerrTHE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONChampions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards, day after day, week after week, year after year? How do you handle pressure? How do you train to win at the highest level? What do you leave behind you after you're gone? What will be your legacy?
Legacy and Future Impact of Gaming Simulation Pioneers: Essays in Memory of Richard de la Barre Duke and Cathy Stein Greenblat (Translational Systems Sciences #44)
by Heide Lukosch Willy Christian Kriz Toshiko Kikkawa Marieke de Wijse-Van HeeswijkThis book is a tribute to two pioneers in the field of gaming simulation: Richard de la Barre Duke and Cathy Stein Greenblat. Duke was a professor of urban planning at the University of Michigan who introduced gaming simulation into urban planning and policy making in the early 1970s. With his 1974 book Gaming: The future&’s language, he proposed simulation games as a multilogue language for bringing different disciplines and stakeholders&’ perspectives together. He was co-founder of the International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA). Cathy Stein Greenblat was a professor of sociology at Rutgers University, using gaming simulation education and health care beginning in the mid-1970s. She was editor in chief of the international journal Simulation & Gaming for many years. Duke and Greenblat worked together and authored several influential books, and both were honorary members of ISAGA until they passed away in 2022. The present book focuses on the past and actual scientific and practical impact of their work for design and development, facilitation and debriefing, evaluation, and research of simulation games. The book contains discussions and case examples of how their key concepts are still used and can be used in the future to have a social impact through gaming simulation. Furthermore, the book shows how their work and guiding simulation game design principles continue to inspire ongoing and future research in the context of dealing with complexity and to support social and environmental transition through gaming simulation- Included are interviews with the two pioneers and contributions of other outstanding experts about their work.
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life (Contemporary Security Studies)
by James KerrChampions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards, day after day, week after week, year after year? How do you handle pressure? How do you train to win at the highest level? What do you leave behind you after you're gone? What will be your legacy?
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life (Contemporary Security Studies)
by James KerrWhen the going gets tough, the tough start changing.Difficult times call for different solutions.In his global bestseller, Legacy, James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful team, the New Zealand All Blacks, to help understand what it takes to bounce back from adversity and still reach the top.It is a book about leading a team or an organisation - but, more importantly, about leading a life. The kind of life that you want to lead.In today's volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment, personal leadership has never been more relevant and Legacy goes to the heart of how great leaders - and we are all leaders - 'reboot' and reframe their future.It is a truly life-defining read that addresses the big questions - values, vision, mindset and purpose - that, when answered, build the foundation for resilience, excellence and sustained success.This book will change your life.Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds, follow the spearhead, and keep a blue head. They are good ancestors and plant trees they'll never see.
Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity
by Bridgit C. DimondThe Mental Capacity Act (2005) regulates decision making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, due to a loss in mental capacity (be that from birth, or due to an illness or injury at some point in their lives). Since the Act's original conception the new Court of Protection is now firmly established, and there have been significant Supreme Court cases, as well as further guidance on the 2005 Act and major developments in the use and assessment for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Thoroughly updated to take account of the many updates, developments and changes in legislation and guidance, the new edition of Dimond's authoritative guide will be warmly welcome by practitioners and students who need to understand and work within the Mental Capacity Act, and how it applies to their professional responsibilities. A highly practical guide to the Mental Capacity Act and its provisions since its conception in 2005 Relevant for a wide range of practitioners and students within health and social care Highly readable and easily accessible, even for those with no legal background Includes a range of learning features, including scenarios, questions and answers, key summary points, and applications for practice. Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity is an essential resource for all healthcare and social services professionals, students patient services managers and carers working with those who lack the capacity to make their own decisions.
Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics
by Gerben MeynenThis book examines core issues related to legal insanity, integrating perspectives from psychiatry, law, and ethics. Various criteria for insanity are analyzed and recommendations for forensic psychiatric and legal practice are offered. Many legal systems have an insanity defense, in one form or another. Still, it remains unclear exactly when and why mental disorders affect a person's moral or criminal responsibility. Questions addressed in this book include: Why should insanity be a component of our legal system? What should be the criteria for an insanity defense? What would be the reasons for abolishing it? Who should bear the burden of proof? Furthermore, the book discusses the impact neurosciences may have on psychiatric and psychological evaluations of defendants as well as on legal decisions about insanity.
Legal Issues Across Counselling & Psychotherapy Settings: A Guide for Practice (Legal Resources Counsellors & Psychotherapists)
by Tim Bond Barbara MitchelsThis fourth book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors & Psychotherapists series provides practical examples and applications of the law as it applies to therapists in the many different contexts of their work. Helping practitioners move between different practice settings, the book explores how the legal framework within which they work varies across contexts. It introduces practitioners to the statutory structure and obligations of different types of counselling and psychotherapy services, setting out implications for practice such as liability and accountability. Work settings covered include: o Private practice o Commercial organisations - Employee Assistance Programmes o Voluntary sector o Government Health settings (NHS): primary and secondary o Private Health settings: primary and secondary o Education / Schools /FE/HE o Social services o Police and Home Office For each setting, the book considers the statutory basis, how the legal framework impacts on services to clients, systemic issues such as bullying or prejudicial discrimination, responsibility for decision making, and the restrictions and empowerment of therapists and clients within the context of that setting. This book is an essential reference for counselling practitioners working across a range of practice settings, including those with portfolio careers. It is also important reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.
Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series #1)
by John E. MyersThis expanded and updated edition of Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice will familiarize professionals from medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and related disciplines with the innumerable legal implications in their day-to-day work. Offering a state-of-the-art exploration of the role that law can play in cases of child maltreatment, this edition closes the communication gap between legal and helping professionals that sometimes reduces efficacy and cooperation in achieving the common goal of improving the lives of victimized children. This new edition continues to provide vital information to non-lawyers regarding how the legal system works in child maltreatment cases. John E. B. Myers discusses the prevalence and effects of child maltreatment, and he outlines the child protection system with clarity. Other areas covered include the investigation and reporting laws, issues of confidentiality and disclosure, expert testimony, cross examination and impeachment, and the liability of professionals. Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice is a must-read for mental health and legal professionals, health care providers, educators, and child advocates. Advanced clinical and legal students as well as academics and researchers will also find this material essential.
Legal Issues in Counselling & Psychotherapy (Ethics in Practice Series)
by Peter Jenkins`This is an excellent book. It builds well on Peter Jenkins′ admirable earlier contribution to our knowledge of the many legal matters that are of vital concern to counsellors (Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law, SAGE 1997) It is mY intention, as a counsellor and lecturer to make Peter Jenkins′ new book required reading for all our students. Indeed I would go as far to say that all counsellors, not matter how experienced they consider themselves, should consider this book as essential reading. As the advert says, "don′t leave home without one!" - Norman Claringbull, Counselling at Work `This is good value for trainees and experienced practitioners alike, provoking reflection and providing a useful reference source′ - Sally Scott, Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal Counsellors and psychotherapists are increasingly seeing the impact of legal issues on their practice and yet many feel under-prepared for the challenges they have to face. Legal Issues in Counselling & Psychotherapy is a much-needed source of advice and reference which examines the rapidly growing range of situations in which therapists find themselves in contact with the law - in their everyday practice, in specialist work, or when facing a legal case against them. The first part covers the current legal context of therapeutic work including confidentiality, contracts, data protection and court reports. Chapters include: defining work by leading writers from the therapeutic and legal worlds, as well as an illuminating account by a client who brought a successful case against her therapist. Some areas of therapeutic work are particularly circumscribed by legal issues and the second part examines the specific implications for therapists in relation to: - working with survivors of sexual abuse -working in legal settings -false memory -the Human Rights Act. Looking to the future, the book also examines the implications of professional regulation for all counsellors and psychotherapists. The need for counsellors and psychotherapists to be well informed about the law is rapidly growing. Legal Issues in Counselling & Psychotherapy therefore provides access to essential information which will be of great value to trainees, practitioners and supervisors.
Legal Issues in Global Contexts: Perspectives on Technical Communication in an International Age (Baywood's Technical Communications)
by Kirk St. Amant Martine RifeToday, it has been said, the world is "flat," as online media allow information to move easily from point to point across the earth. International legal differences, however, are increasingly affecting the ease with which data and ideas can be shared across nations. Copyright law, for example, affects the international flow of materials by stipulating who has the right to replicate or to share certain kinds of content. Similarly, perspectives on privacy rights can differ from nation to nation and affect how personal information is shared globally. Moreover, national laws can affect the exchange of ideas by stipulating the language in which information must be presented in different geopolitical regions. Today's technical communicators need to understand how legal factors can affect communication practices if they wish to work effectively in global contexts. This collection provides an overview of different legal aspects that technical communicators might encounter when creating materials or sharing information in international environments. Through addressing topics ranging from privacy rights and information exchange to the legalities of business practices in virtual worlds and perspectives on authorship and ownership, the contributors to this volume examine a variety of communication-based legal issues that can cause problems or miscommunication in international interactions. Reviewing such topics from different perspectives, the authors collectively provide ideas that could serve as a foundation for creating best practices on or for engaging in future research in the area of legal issues in international settings.
Legal Issues in Social Work Practice and Research
by Sana LoueThis highly practical text surveys the myriad legal and ethical issues that social workers encounter both in daily practice and under special circumstances. Its initial section presents concepts in law and ethics that unite practitioners, researchers, and academics in the field, such as confidentiality, informed consent, and the interplay between social work and administrative and judicial systems. A selection of representative cases illustrates legal aspects involved in providing services to families, children, elders, and persons with disabilities. Also included are chapters on advocacy in social work, both in its potential to influence policy and on the global stage as part of the ongoing struggle for human rights and dignity.Among the topics covered:Confidentiality and the social worker-client relationshipLiability issues for social workers in the clinical contextLegal issues arising in the context of social work researchThe social worker and forensic social workSocial worker involvement in access to school and school servicesSocial work in the context of health careLegal issues working with immigrants, refugees, and asyleesThe interface between social work and human rightsLegal Issues in Social Work Practice and Research is an interdisciplinary text aimed at social work, mental health, and legal professionals. It enhances the power of social work as an integrative system to support clients’ rights and agency.
Legal Normativity in the Resolution of Internal Armed Conflict
by Philipp KastnerWith an estimated ninety-five percent of the world's armed conflicts occurring within individual states, resolution and prevention of internal conflicts represent a main driver of global peace. Peace negotiations stand outside the traditional formalism of lawmaking and represent a uniquely privileged moment to observe the rise or adjustment of the legal framework of a given state. Based in a socio-legal and pluralistic understanding of law, this book explores the normative dynamics of peace negotiations. It argues that the role of law in the peaceful resolution of internal armed conflicts has been greatly underestimated and that legal theory can and should contribute to a better comprehension of these processes. Including thematic case studies from Darfur, North-South Sudan, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Bosnia and Israel-Palestine, this volume will be of use to scholars, students and affiliates of international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Legal and Ethical Dimensions for Mental Health Professionals
by Patrick B. Malley Eileen Petty DeklewaThe legal system's impact and influence on the mental health profession has never been greater. Whether as a witness, plaintiff, or defendant, it is likely that a professional will have some kind of interaction with the law at least once in his/her career. More than ever, it is essential that psychologists, social workers, and counselors have a working knowledge of the legal and ethical mandates to which they will be held accountable.Legal and Ethical Dimensions for Mental Health Professionals is a complete guide to the law and ethics as they relate to clinical practice. These issues can often be very confusing as values and rules change based on clients and context. For example, a school counselor who works with children is bound by different rules of confidentiality than a psychologist who counsels adults. To simplify such issues, the authors divide information into the legal and ethical rules appropriate for various types of clients in a number of settings.The book opens with an explanation of the history of law related to mental health professionals, including a description of how and why laws related to clinicians are enacted. It then focuses on the therapist-client relationship and examines the many points at which legal and ethical considerations intersect with the practice of therapy.This comprehensive look at the standards of law and ethics is essential reading for not only graduate and doctoral level students in the mental health fields, but also practicing professionals.
Legal and Forensic Psychology: What Is It and What It Is Not
by Irena BoškovićThis book seeks to distinguish empirically-based knowledge from widespread misconceptions in the fields of legal and forensic psychology. Across ten chapters, leading scholars contribute different perspectives on their areas of expertise within the fields of legal and forensic psychology, providing a comprehensive overview of the historical context and defining characteristics of these two disciplines. The first section of the book is dedicated to legal psychology, exploring issues such as pseudoscience in lie detection, the use of polygraphs, and the reliability of eyewitness testimony and memory reports in legal settings. The second focuses on forensic psychology, addressing topics such as the relationship between criminal behavior and psychopathology, symptom validity assessment, risk assessment, and the treatment of forensic patients. As such, this vital book will serve as an excellent starting point for those seeking to educate themselves about these disciplines.
Legal and Healthcare Ethics for the Elderly
by George P. Smith IIIncreasingly, legislators at the state and federal levels of government are forced to evaluate and act upon the unique problems presented by an aging American public. A domino effect has occurred, evoking concern in educational circles to deal with the varied, complex issues associated with the "new" gerontology. This expanded focus brings in not only mental and public health delivery issues, but reaches and impacts on the social sciences, ethics, law and medicine as well as public policy. In response to these matters, Legal and Healthcare Ethics for the Elderly provides a balanced analytical presentation of the complicated socio-legal, medico-ethical and political perspectives which interact with gerontology as a field of study. In a straightforward and unambiguous style, it covers information on access and financing healthcare, the ethics of rationing healthcare and the inevitable link to the quality of life, guardianship issues in a nursing home setting, informed consent, living wills and durable powers of attorney, elder abuse, and death with dignity. The economics of care giving is charted and directed by the sometimes harsh realities of the marketplace. Thus, the various philosophical and ethical dilemmas which confront the process of aging are examined here both from a micro- and from a macro-economic perspective. This book exemplifies that it is vitally important to be educated now, to be prepared for the future and thereby make informed decisions - for both ourselves and our loved ones.
Lego-Based Therapy: Current Theory and Practice
by Daniel B. LeGoffThis book provides a description of the current theory and methodology of LEGO-based therapy (LBT) for social development. It is intended for all readers who have an interest in LBT and both how and why it works to improve the development of social commun
Lehrbuch Haptik: Grundlagen und Anwendung in Therapie, Pflege und Medizin
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