Published December, 2009
By Steven M. Albert, Vicki A. Freedman and Steven Albert
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How do public health policy, programs and ethics respond to the aging population? This title introduces key topics central to this discussion. It includes chapters that focus on financing preventive care, on long-term care, chronic disease in older adults, and ethical issues.

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Published November, 2009
By Anne Neufeld and Margaret Harrison
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Presents a framework for nurse practitioners and researchers concerned with mobilizing support for individuals caring for an adult or child family member in varied caregiving situations. This book suggests strategies for men and women to become advocates in response to nonsupportive interactions and provides a qualitative research paradigm.

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Published November, 2009
By Suzanne Bushfield, Brad DeFord and Suzanne Young Bushfield
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With a growing population comes an increased need to recognize the medical and psychological needs of older adults and their families, particularly towards the end of life. This guide describes the challenges such persons and families present to those providing end of life care.

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Published November, 2009
By Michael J. Taleff
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Helps addiction professionals revise their ethical practice and their ethical thinking. This book presents common ethical dilemmas that addiction professionals face in their daily work. It lets readers to consider their own responses to common dilemmas, and how to apply various models and modes of thinking to their practice.

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Published November, 2009
By James Jackson, Toni C. Antonucci, James S. Jackson, Harvey L. Sterns and Harvey Sterns
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It is recognized that an individual's experience of old age is fundamentally influenced by their earlier life experiences. This title presents an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the Life Span and the Life Course perspectives on health disparities in aging populations, examining them in the context of a changing structure of society.

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Published October, 2009
By Marion Anema and Jan McCoy
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The need for competency based education (CBE) has been recognized for years. The CBE provides a way to help assure that learners are competent at the end of educational endeavors. This book brings together the elements of CBE and provides a road map to develop, implement, and evaluate competency based approaches to education.

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Published October, 2009
By Kim M. Anderson
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Offers conceptual frameworks and clinical strategies for integrating resilience-oriented and strengths-based treatment with survivors of family violence. This book discusses resilience in survivors of childhood incest, children of battered women, and individuals formerly in violent domestic relationships.

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Published October, 2009
By Barbara Nichols and Catherine R. Davis
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Suitable for health care workers interested in immigrating to US, foreign educated health care professionals in US, and those interested in coming to the US to study, this book presents an overview of US health care delivery system. It offers information on how to secure employment, including tips on the application process and interviewing.

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Published September, 2009
By Dale L. Johnson
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Suitable for outcome assessment, environmental assessment, and treatment planning assessment, this research-based compendium discusses assessment instruments in terms of both their psychometric properties and with respect to their real life applications in the lives of patients.

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Published August, 2009
By Thomas Oakland and Elias Mpofu
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A guide to the 2001 ICF classification, designed for use by a wide variety of rehabilitation professionals in their daily professional practice. It places emphasis on using the ICF guidelines to measure and assess rehabilitation interventions and outcomes.

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