by Leon H. Ginsberg (2008)
This compilation of information on the essentials of management and leadership presents insightful solutions that can help any social worker maximize his or her contributions to the profession. More than 30 widely acclaimed topic experts offer advice for various organizational settings--health, mental health, research, academic, all nonprofit sizes, and more. The book also offers general management and leadership concepts that enhance these environment-specific skills, including strategies for fundraising, finance, administration, human resources, and public relations. Editor Leon Ginsberg has served as educator, administrator, and editor-in-chief of the journal Administraion in Social Work. He is also the author of numerous books on social work. A multiaward winner, Dr. Ginsberg is well-known as an expert in the field of social work managment.
Joanna R. Adler and Jacqueline M. Gray
These papers provide an in-depth overview of forensic psychology, demonstrating the scope and techniques of forensic psychology in key areas of research, policy and practice. They raise questions for research, and show ways in which research can aid the practice of criminal justice.
David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG
"In this herbal guide to healthy aging, medical herbalist David Hoffmann discusses how to maintain the body's vitality as we age and how to treat and prevent the health concerns brought about by aging. He provides herbal treatments to restore and protect each of the body's major systems--from the muscles, bones, and digestive system to the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and reproductive organs - as well as herbal remedies for specific ailments such as prostate enlargement, hot flashes, hypertension, insomnia, bronchitis, varicose veins, and arthritis. He shows how herbs can help minimize dependence on conventional medical treatments and provide a safe and welcome alternative to the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous side effects of synthetic drugs. In the materia medica, Hoffmann details more than 150 health-promoting herbs and their actions on the body and mind, preparation methods, and recommended dosages. This authoritative guide to herbal preventive medicine offers holistic treatments designed not only to promote vibrant health but also to provide a way to age with grace."--Backcover.
Thomas Bossert ... [et al
This book contains a method for assessing the financial, educational and management systems and policy context, essential for strategic planning and policy-development for human resources for health. This tool has been developed as an evidence-based comprehensive diagnostic aid to inform policy-making in low and middle income countries in regards to human resources for health. It does so in three stages by assessing the current status of the health workforce and capacities for health workforce policy implementation with a particular focus on four aspects--finance, education, management, and policy-making; by identifying priority requirements and actions based on the current status of the health workforce and by showing how to sequence policies and draw up a prioritized action plan for human resources for health. This tool is designed as an initial diagnostic instrument to be used in a process of developing a national strategic plan on human resources for health. It helps to provide a rapid initial assessment and a preliminary strategic plan as part of a longer-term and sustained process of human resources planning. It is not intended to assess the appropriateness of a workforce's skills mix or the technical quality of pre-service curricula, which are the subjects of several other assessment tools . Rather, it focuses on determining--and providing sequenced recommendations to improve upon--system capacities to increase the effectiveness of the health workforce.--Publisher's description.
Fred Cohen with James L. Knoll ... [et al
From the publisher: Provides hands-on guidance to correctional professionals and health care professionals who serve correctional populations, attorneys and policymaker, and students. It is a condensed and updated version of the author's two-volume treatise, The Mentally Disordersed Inmate and the Law.