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Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice
Completely updated, the most widely used and critically acclaimed text on multicultural counseling, Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition offers students and professionals essential and thought-provoking material on the theory, research, and practice of multicultural counseling. Authors Derald Wing Sue and David Sue—pioneers in this field—define and analyze the meaning of diversity and multiculturalism and include coverage of racial/ethnic minority groups as well as multiracial individuals, women, gays and lesbians, the elderly, and those with disabilities. The Fifth Edition of this classic resource introduces new research and concepts, discusses future directions in the field, and includes updated references.
New and important highlights include: - Opening personal narratives in Chapter 1 that present poignant journeys in cultural competence
- Cutting-edge material related to the most recent research, theoretical formulations, and practice implications
- Discussion of unconscious and subtle manifestations of racial, gender, and sexual orientation bias and discriminationknown as microaggressions
- Coverage of social justice counseling
- Content on minority group therapists
- Attention to counseling and special circumstances involving racial/ethnic populations
With its unique conceptual framework for multicultural therapy, Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition remains the best source of real-world counseling preparation for students as well as the most enlightened, influential guide for professionals..
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Nursing: Scope and Standard of Practice (American Nurses Association)
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Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures (5th Edition)
Striking a unique balance between skills and theory, Intercultural Competence provides readers with the background and confidence to succeed in today's multicultural environment. Blending both the practical and theoretical, the concrete and abstract, this book is both enjoyable to read and thoroughly researched. By clearly explaining different theories and the significance of cultural patterns and having readers practice what they learn via examples in the book, Intercultural Competence better prepares readers to interact in intercultural relationships. The book also provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication. The authors cover U.S. cultures as well as global cultural issues..
Price: $60.00
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Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills
This market-leading, user-friendly textbook provides complete coverage of nearly 150 nursing skills in a streamlined, step-by-step, visual format. More than 860 full-color photos and drawings clarify key concepts, bringing important procedures and techniques to life. The nursing process framework helps put nursing skills in the context of care delivery and rationales for key steps help you understand why specific techniques are used. - The nursing process provides a consistent framework that helps you understand where skills fit into the broader context of patient care.
- A section on standard beginning and completion protocols is printed on the inside front cover so that routine steps are not repeated throughout the text.
- Similar skills are covered together, to reflect the way they are commonly taught.
- Easy-to-follow, 2-column format lists key steps for each skill with appropriate rationales to help you understand and remember why specific techniques are used.
- Over 860 full-color photographs and drawings clearly show how key procedures and specific steps are performed.
- Nurse Alerts bring important safety issues or critical steps to your attention.
- A Glove logo provides a visual reminder of when to apply clean gloves.
- Sterile Gloving instructions are highlighted in easy-to-spot, bright blue type.
- Delegation Considerations provide essential guidance for delegating a skill to unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Special considerations include age-related, home care, and long-term care issues.
- Communication Tips help you prepare and support clients for procedures.
- An Evidence-Based Practice section in each chapter summarizes a relevant nursing research study and its findings, explaining its application to best practice.
- New skills cover Neurological Assessment; Application of Antiembolism Stockings and Sequential Compression Device; Obtaining Blood Pressure from Lower Extremity by Auscultation; Electronic Blood Pressure Measurement; Urine Screening for Glucose, Ketones, Proteins, Blood, and pH; and Teaching Clients Self-Injection, Breast and Testicular Self-Examinations.
- NCLEX® examination-style review questions for each chapter prepare you for the exam and include the new alternate-item format questions.
- Cross-references to Nursing Skills Online direct you to the appropriate module and lesson for skills included in the course.
- A View Video icon reminds you to watch more than 80 video-clips from Mosby's Nursing Skills Videos on the Evolve® website.
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Price: $62.32
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Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (2nd Edition)
This book offers prospective teachers all of the information they need in order to pass the written version of California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) examination This book offers a comprehensive review of all thirteen of the content areas that the RICA tests along with a sample test, with answers for practice. The introduction includes an overview of the test, plus tips and clues for pre-test study, pointers for how to structure essay answers, hints for how to “think like the test preparers,” and more. For prospective educators working to pass California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) examination. .
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5 Steps To Professional Presence: How to Project Confidence, Competence, and Credibility at Work
You don't get a second chance to make a good first impression, especially in today's hypercompetitive business world. That's why it's critical to project an image of confidence, ability, and integrity to everyone you deal with. In 5 Steps to Professional Presence, image consultants Susan Bixler and Lisa Scherrer Dugan show readers how to create a successful "professional presence" by paying attention to key areas such as: -- Virtual presence -- using high-tech communication tools like e-mail, video conferencing, and voice mail to project a winning image -- Nonverbal communication -- building rapport with colleagues and clients by developing strong nonverbal skills -- Social situations -- projecting a comfortable, professional image at business meals, conferences, and sales meetings With specific advice on how to develop a topnotch professional image, along with scores of examples from specific business situations, this book is a great resource for readers who feel the need to make a better impression at work..
Price: $8.87
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Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working With Children and Their Families (Developing Cross-Cultural Competence (Lynch))
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence highlights the cultural and ethnic diversity of families in the US The book is designed for a broad audience of pre-service professionals and interventionists who work with families and children with disabilities from diverse backgrounds, whose customs, beliefs, and values may differ from their own. This third edition has been thoroughly updated and includes a new chapter on South Asian roots. Also, each Roots chapter now includes an openended case example focused on ethical dilemma..
Price: $30.99
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Cultural Competence: A Primer for Educators (with InfoTrac®)
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Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth from Conflicting Values
Focuses on the dilemmas of managers striving for cross-cultural competence in the global work environment. Based on 14 years of research comparing American cultural values to those of forty other nations, with humor, cartoons, and a full array of examples. DLC: International business enterprises--Management. .
Price: $31.24
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Content Literacy for Today's Adolescents: Honoring Diversity and Building Competence (5th Edition)
Content Literacy for Today’s Adolescents, Fifth Edition, provides fresh, contemporary insights to help teachers develop adolescents' literacy skills within their respective content disciplines. Based on clearly defined, principled practice, the book discusses strategies for expanding comprehension, creating motivating learning contexts, developing vocabulary knowledge, using writing as a form of active learning, and more! Filled with tested-strategies from practicing teachers, the book includes teaching scenarios that address numerous techniques and a variety of learners. This edition features expanded coverage of technology, more on professional learning communities, and current resources ideal for fostering literacy in the middle and upper grades. .
Price: $58.70
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