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Social Work and Science in the 21st Century enhances the inclusion
of natural science concepts and knowledge into social work
education and practice. The book highlights basic scientific
theories and ideas in a broad array of natural science fields,
including chemistry, physics, astronomy, geometry, numbers, and big
data. A number of chapters focus on how knowledge from the natural
sciences can enhance social work practice in areas as diverse as
medicine, substance abuse, mental health, and intellectual and
developmental disabilities, while other chapters on water, human
geography, climate change, execution and the death penalty, and the
life cycle are designed to highlight the natural science behind
social issues. The information presented in the book is complex
enough to spark the reader's continued interest in knowing more
about the natural sciences, but basic enough to allow readers with
limited understanding of the natural sciences-at both the
bachelor's and master's levels-to feel comfortable exploring its
contents.
Indigenous Relapse Prevention: Sustaining Recovery in Native
American Communities combines the resilient strengths of Indigenous
cultural beliefs and practices with empirically supported methods
to help readers better understand and address relapse processes.
The text recognizes that mainstream relapse prevention programs
must be adapted to better serve American Indian and Alaska Native
clients. It leverages the Indigenist Relapse Prevention Model to
offer a strengths-based, culturally grounded treatment model that
assists individuals in overcoming threats to recovery. The model
addresses Indigenous-specific issues related to substance use and
recovery that are frequently not addressed in other programs, such
as triggers related to racism, lateral violence, and
intergenerational trauma. The program reflects an Indigenous
worldview, emphasizes the role of spirituality in wellness, and is
intended to restore balance and harmony in the lives of clients
through an appreciation of the sacredness of Creation and self.
Indigenous Relapse Prevention is part of the Cognella Series on
Advances in Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. The series, co-sponsored
by Division 45 of the American Psychological Association, addresses
critical and emerging issues within culture, race, and ethnic
studies, as well as specific topics among key ethnocultural groups.
Racialism, Drugs, and Migration: Contemporary Issues in Latin
America and the Caribbean provides students with a collection of
curated readings that focus on modern challenges within these
regions. The anthology is divided into three distinct sections.
Section I features a focus on ethnicity and racialism, with
readings that address the nationalization of ethnicity, Black
politics in Latin America, Mexico's indigenous resistance to
globalization, and the myth of racial democracy in Brazil. In
Section II, students read articles about the history, production,
and trade of drugs within Latin America, as well as the effects of
the War on Drugs on Latin American females and the environment.
Section III speaks to issues related to migration and
transnationalism, including the migration of indentured Indians
from India to the Caribbean, return migration to the Caribbean,
issues related to poverty and inequality in Mexico, and more.
Designed to encourage discussion, critical thinking, and
reflection, Racialism, Drugs, and Migration is an ideal resource
for courses in ethnic and cultural studies.
Drug problems have a profound impact on families. Mothers and
fathers, brothers, sisters and children are frequently caught in
the maelstrom that drug problems almost inevitably create. Within
the UK there is a serious lack of information on the experiences of
families attempting to live and cope with a family members' drug
problem. Drug Addiction and Families is an exploration of the
impact of drug use on families, and of the extent to which current
practice meets the needs of families as well as problem drug users.
Drawing on a substantial research study comprising interviews with
problem drug users and their extended family, Marina Barnard
examines the effects of drug use not only on drug users themselves,
but also the feelings of anger, sadness, anxiety, shame and loss
that are commonly experienced by their extended family. She records
the effects of drug use on family dynamics and relationships,
including possible social and emotional costs. Its impact on the
physical and mental health of family members is also discussed. The
author highlights the often overlooked role of grandparents in
protecting the children of drug users and considers the
perspectives of practitioners such as teachers, social workers and
health professionals. The conclusions drawn point to the fact that
current service provision, in treating the problem drug user in
isolation, fails to address the needs of drug-affected families,
and misses the opportunity to develop family-oriented support and
treatment. This accessible and insightful book is invaluable
reading for drug workers, social workers, health professionals and
all practitioners working with families affected by drug use.
This second edition of the successful Understanding Street Drugs is
a comprehensive and fully updated guide to modern drug culture and
substance abuse in general. of the key facts and core issues of
substance abuse, including: UNK] an updated history of drug use,
the present drug scene and current policy UNK] a quick reference
guide to all the most common drugs and substances misused -
including revised street prices UNK] detailed information about
each drug, including its effects, methods of use, the legal
position, availability, and slang associated with its use - with
newly included sections on Ketamine, 'date-rape' drugs, and new
prescription and over-the-counter opiate-based drugs UNK] the
current legal position on cannabis, new findings about long-term
effects and current research into the potential medicinal use UNK]
drug paraphernalia with illustrations for identification UNK]
guidance for managing drug-related incidents, with flow charts for
easy reference UNK] treatment options UNK] the legalization debate
UNK] national agencies and helplines This useful handbook equips
readers with the necessary information to recognize drug and
substance misuse and offer the right information, help and
guidance. residential home managers, policy makers and parents, and
any other adult who has a responsibility for others, especially for
young people.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Practice: A Casebook on
Co-occurring Disorders provides readers with illuminating, complex
cases that shed light on how experienced practitioners think about
practice, struggle to resolve practice dilemmas, and make clinical
decisions to meet the needs of clients with co-occurring disorders.
The opening chapter presents the Advanced Multiple Systems (AMS)
approach, gleaned from the editors' 80 years of combined
professional experience and providing readers with a series of
guiding practice principles to use while reading the evaluating
cases. In following chapters, cases are presented in the form of
in-depth narratives. Through an informative storytelling, readers
learn about individuals struggling with substance abuse, mental
health disorders, racial identity, trauma, and parental rights. In
additional chapters, readers are provided with standard assessment
forms and challenged to make clinical sense of clients' information
and their complex lives. The final chapter reviews best practice
methods in the field of co-occurring disorders. Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Practice is part of the Cognella Casebook Series for
the Human Services, a collection of textbooks that challenge
students to learn through example, build critical competencies, and
prepare for effective, vibrant practice.
Organised crime puts on a smiley face. When the Summer of Love hit
Britain in '88, Wayne embraced the bright new world of dance music,
MDMA and all-night celebrations. But alongside the ecstasy, his
natural East End entrepreneurial instincts kicked in, and he began
to organise the infamous Genesis dance parties for thousands of
kids. Wayne soon became a key figure in the high octane,
technicolour rave scene. But beneath the shiny, smiley surfaces, he
quickly found himself in a vicious world of violence, police
harassment and organised crime, for which he was totally unsuited
and unprepared. He was beaten by ex-paratroopers, menaced by
gangsters, kidnapped, confronted with sawn off shotguns and
threatened with murder, all so Britain could party like never
before. When Class of '88 was first published, it was so popular
that Foyles dedicated an entire window to the book for a month.
Now, re-issued for the 30th anniversary, this is Wayne's very
lively, highly individual account of the two years he spent as an
illegal party promoter, leading the rave revolution which was
sweeping the UK, changing lives, music and popular culture forever.
This directory lists competent national authorities empowered to
issue certificates and authorization for the import and export of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; and competent national
authorities empowered to regulate or enforce national controls over
precursors and essential chemicals; International bodies that might
assist national competent authorities in case no authority is
listed for a given country or region, or in case contact cannot be
established with the listed authorities. The directory also
includes contact details of national competent authorities or
international bodies and is issued annually. Introductory texts in
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
America is in the middle of an epidemic it has never seen before.
The opioid crisis knows no bounds. It is affecting individuals and
families in every congressional district. Its consequences, ranging
from personal health to the economy, are devastating. The opioid
epidemic represents the convergence of the abuses of opioids,
heroin, and synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Chapter 1 is a hearing
before the committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives on challenges and solutions in the opioid abuse
crisis. Chapter 2 reports on the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations hearing on the DEAs role in combating the opioid
epidemic. Drug cartels operate out of countries in the western
hemisphere, and they do so by using sophisticated distribution
systems that move narcotics into and across the United States.
Heroin supplied by these cartels has created a public health
epidemic and fueled drug violence across the United States as
reported in chapter 3. Chapter 4 provides an overview of heroin
trafficking into and within the United States. It includes a
discussion of links between the trafficking of heroin and the
illicit movement of related substances such as controlled
prescription opioids and synthetic substances like fentanyl. The
chapter also outlines existing U.S. efforts to counter heroin
trafficking and possible congressional considerations going
forward. Chapter 5 evaluates the extent to which DOD has strategy
and implementing guidance for the National Guard counterdrug
program, and assesses DODs processes to approve states counterdrug
plans and distribute funding to the program, among other things.
Designed to support students entering the helping professions,
Addiction: A Human Experience fosters greater awareness of those
who develop substance abuse problems and the experience of treating
individuals with addiction issues. The book provides a basic
overview of the addiction process with special emphasis on what the
experience is like for individuals suffering from addiction. The
book examines why people form addictions, the counselor's role in
helping, how addiction affects thinking, the family's role when a
member becomes addicted, the typical recovery process, and harm
reduction and relapse prevention. Numerous case examples serve to
illustrate real-world experiences with addiction and the recovery
process. Other topics covered include twelve-step and other sober
support groups, romantic relationships in early recovery, addiction
as a family disease, process addictions, co-occurring disorders,
and more. The third edition includes new information regarding
addiction to social media and smartphones, modern cognitive
approaches for addiction treatment, and fighting temptation and
increasing word power. Supporting articles and case studies have
been updated and the coverage of harm reduction has been
significantly expanded. Designed to supplement standard psychology
textbooks addressing substance abuse, Addiction: A Human Experience
gives readers a deeper understanding of-and compassion for-those
seeking treatment for addiction.
The 2018 World Drug Report will include an updated overview of
recent trends on production, trafficking and consumption of key
illicit drugs as well as highlighting a thematic area of concern.
The Report contains a global overview of the baseline data and
estimates on drug demand and supply and it provides the reference
point of information on the drug situation worldwide. The thematic
focus of the 2018 Report will present information and issues
related to drugs and women, youth and older people.
"You know just how serious a problem alcoholism has become for our
country. Frankly speaking, it has taken on the proportions of a
national disaster." So spoke Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in
2009 as the government launched its latest anti-alcohol campaign.
Challenging the standard narrative of top-down implementation of
policy, Anna Bailey's Politics under the Influence breaks new
ground in the analysis of Russian alcoholism and the politics of
the Putin regime. The state is supposed to make policy in the
national interest, to preserve the nation's health against the
ravages inflicted by widespread alcohol abuse. In fact, Bailey
shows, the Russian state is deeply divided, and policy is commonly
a result of the competitive interactions of stakeholders with
vested interests. Politics under the Influence turns a spotlight on
the powerful vodka industry whose ties to Putin's political elite
have grown in influence since 2009. She details how that lobby has
used the anti-alcohol campaign as a way to reduce the
competitiveness of its main rival-the multinational beer industry.
Drawing on a wide range of sources including fieldwork interviews,
government documents, media articles, and opinion polls, Bailey
reveals the many ambivalences, informal practices, and paradoxes in
contemporary Russian politics. Politics under the Influence
exhibits the kleptocratic nature of the Putin regime; as a result,
analysis of vested interests and informal sources of power is
essential to understanding public policy in contemporary Russia.
This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone working on
policy and corruption in Putin's Russia.
Nova Science Publishers now introduce an interesting book on
research to help reduce global tobacco-related diseases in four
volumes. Volume One describes general topics on nicotinism and the
emerging role of electronic cigarettes; Volume Two describes basic
molecular biology of nicotinism; Volume Three describes emerging
biotechnology in nicotinism; and Volume Four describes chronic
diseases associated with nicotinism and
disease-specific-spatiotemporal (DSST) charnolosomics and
charnolopharmacotherapeutics for the targeted, safe and effective
personalized theranostics of nicotinism. This book is written
primarily for readers interested in learning more about the basic
molecular biology, recent biotechnology, and molecular genetics for
diseases linked to nicotinism as well as their possible prevention
and cure. A novel disease-specific spatiotemporal charnolosomics
along with conventional omics (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics,
lipidomics, and metallomics) with correlative and combinatorial
bioinformatic analysis is proposed for the first time to accomplish
targeted, safe, and effective personalized theranostics of
nicotinism for a better quality of life. This book is written
primarily for the health and well-being of highly vulnerable
adolescents, who engage in drug seeking behavior (particularly
tobacco and alcohol), become victims of chronic addiction, and
suffer from poor quality of life, early morbidity, and mortality.
Moreover, nicotine exposure during intrauterine life can induce
diversified embryopathies (such as abortion, stillbirth, sudden
infant death syndrome, microcephaly, craniofacial abnormalities,
growth retardation, ADHD, autism, and craniofacial abnormalities)
in developing infants; likewise, asthma, COPD, cancer, and
infertility occurs in adults. The primary goal is to minimize
nicotine-induced early morbidity and mortality due to asthma,
emphysema, cancer, heart attack, diabetes, obesity, infertility,
major depressive disorders, schizophrenia, Alzheimers disease, and
several other neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, which
are elegantly described in this book. Volumes Three describes
emerging biotechnology in nicotinism in three sections: Section One
illustrates emerging biotechnology in nicotinism, consisting of
eight chapters: Chapter One Evaluation of Nicotinism by Flow
Cytometry and Other Emerging Biotechnology (Molecular
Neuroimaging); Chapter Two Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and
Immunophenotyping of Nicotinism (A Flow Cytometric Analysis of
Charnoly Body Dynamics in Nicotinism); Chapter Three Flow
Cytometric Analysis of Charnolophagy and Charnolosome
Exocytosis/Endocytosis in Nicotinism; Chapter Four Mass
Spectrometric Analysis of Nicotine and Nicotinism; Chapter Five Pet
Neuroimaging in Nicotinism (With Special Reference to Nicotinic
Acetyl Choline Receptor Imaging); Chapter Six Multimodality
Molecular Neuroimaging in Nicotinism; Chapter Seven Personalized
Theranostic Potential of Nanomedicine in Nicotinism; and Chapter
Eight Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Charnolopharmacotherapeutics
in Nicotinism. Section Two: Disease-Specific Personalized
Theranostics of Nicotinism highlights disease-specific personalized
theranostics of nicotinism in Chapter Nine, and Section Three:
Clinical Management of Nicotinism details harmful aspects and
therapeutic benefits of nicotine in Chapter Ten. While each volume
will serve as a textbook for biomedical students and as a reference
book for researchers, scientists, doctors, and professors, all four
of the volumes systematically will certainly enhance the existing
knowledge and wisdom regarding nicotinism and drug addiction in
general. It is envisaged that readers (researchers, doctors,
nurses, teachers, students (particularly high school and college
students) and the general public will enjoy learning the most
recent and novel personalized theranostic approaches currently
being implemented in this clinically-significant discipline by
carefully going through the most interesting and thought-provoking
contents of this book.
Nova Science Publishers now introduce an interesting book on
research to help reduce global tobacco-related diseases in four
volumes. Volume One describes general topics on nicotinism and the
emerging role of electronic cigarettes; Volume Two describes basic
molecular biology of nicotinism; Volume Three describes emerging
biotechnology in nicotinism; and Volume Four describes chronic
diseases associated with nicotinism and
disease-specific-spatiotemporal (DSST) charnolosomics and
charnolopharmacotherapeutics for the targeted, safe and effective
personalized theranostics of nicotinism. This book is written
primarily for readers interested in learning more about the basic
molecular biology, recent biotechnology, and molecular genetics for
diseases linked to nicotinism as well as their possible prevention
and cure. A novel disease-specific spatiotemporal charnolosomics
along with conventional omics (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics,
lipidomics, and metallomics) with correlative and combinatorial
bioinformatic analysis is proposed for the first time to accomplish
targeted, safe, and effective personalized theranostics of
nicotinism for a better quality of life. This book is written
primarily for the health and well-being of highly vulnerable
adolescents, who engage in drug seeking behavior (particularly
tobacco and alcohol), become victims of chronic addiction, and
suffer from poor quality of life, early morbidity, and mortality.
Moreover, nicotine exposure during intrauterine life can induce
diversified embryopathies (such as abortion, stillbirth, sudden
infant death syndrome, microcephaly, craniofacial abnormalities,
growth retardation, ADHD, autism, and craniofacial abnormalities)
in developing infants; likewise, asthma, COPD, cancer, and
infertility occurs in adults. The primary goal is to minimize
nicotine-induced early morbidity and mortality due to asthma,
emphysema, cancer, heart attack, diabetes, obesity, infertility,
major depressive disorders, schizophrenia, Alzheimers disease, and
several other neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, which
are elegantly described in this book. Volume Two describes the
basic molecular biology of nicotinism in two sections. Section One
(Concepts & Mechanism) consists of seven chapters, while
Section Two (Clinical Management of Nicotinism) consists of two
chapters. While each volume will serve as a textbook for biomedical
students and as a reference book for researchers, scientists,
doctors, and professors, all four of the volumes systematically
will certainly enhance the existing knowledge and wisdom regarding
nicotinism and drug addiction in general. It is envisaged that
readers (researchers, doctors, nurses, teachers, students
(particularly high school and college students) and the general
public will enjoy learning the most recent and novel personalized
theranostic approaches currently being implemented in this
clinically-significant discipline by carefully going through the
most interesting and thought-provoking contents of this book.
Tobacco addiction (also known as nicotinism) remains a preventable
healthcare challenge in the entire world and is the most
significant cause of loss pertaining to national and international
economy and productivity. Nicotinism poses a significant challenge
to the general health and well-being of adolescents, pregnant
women, and developing infants. Adolescents are highly vulnerable to
nicotine addiction and suffer from poor quality of life, early
morbidity, and mortality. Nicotine exposure during intrauterine
life can induce diversified embryopathies (such as abortion,
stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome, microcephaly,
craniofacial abnormalities, growth retardation, ADHD, autism, and
craniofacial abnormalities) in developing infants; likewise,
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), cancer, and
infertility can develop in adults. Tobacco smoking kills nearly six
million people each year, and almost five million of these deaths
are the result of direct tobacco use, while nearly 600,000 are the
result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Nearly
80% of the world's one billion smokers live in low- and
middle-income countries. Some tobacco smoking-related health risks
include: lung cancer, COPD, cardiovascular diseases, stroke,
asthma, reproductive anomalies, premature low birth weight infants,
diabetes, blindness, cataracts, macular degeneration, and nearly
ten types of cancer, including colon, cervix, liver, stomach and
pancreatic cancer. There are roughly 7,000 toxic chemicals in
tobacco which can directly or indirectly cause cancer, stroke, and
heart attack to induce early morbidity and mortality. At least
seventy chemicals have been implicated in inducing cancer. A
persons life span is reduced at least ten years when smoking
tobacco. Nicotine is the primary ingredient in tobacco, possessing
a highly addictive potential which causes physical tolerance and
psychological dependence, with severe withdrawal symptoms and
potential for relapse. Chronic smokers find it extremely difficult
to quit smoking as the success rate is only 33%. Although several
preventive as well as therapeutic measures have been implemented to
minimize the risks of numerous illnesses associated with tobacco
smoking, a considerable amount of research is needed to further
minimize this devastating, yet preventable addiction from the
entire world. Recent trends in the reduction of smoking in several
countries including the US, Canada, and Australia seems quite
encouraging; yet smoking in several other countries such as Serbia,
Slovenia, Russia, China, and India remains a significant challenge.
Recently, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) emerged as the next
generation of nicotine products with different brand names in the
market. Although their popularity has increased particularly among
adolescents in the Western world, the extent of psychiatric
comorbidity with e-cigarettes use and dual use of conventional
(combustible) vs e-cigarettes remains uncertain. As many as 460 new
brands of e-cigarettes have been introduced. Older brands tend to
highlight their merits over conventional (incinerating) cigarettes
while newer brands emphasize consumer choice in multiple flavors
and product versatility. Public awareness and proper education
(particularly for young adolescents) will go a long way in early
prevention and successful clinical management of nicotinism. Nova
Science Publishers have now released an interesting book in four
volumes for learning more about the basic molecular biology,
molecular genetics, emerging biotechnology, diseases linked to
nicotinism and their possible prevention and cure. The primary
objective is to minimize nicotine-induced early morbidity and
mortality due to asthma, emphysema, cancer, heart attack, diabetes,
obesity, infertility, major depressive disorders, schizophrenia,
Alzheimers disease, and several other neurological and
neuropsychiatric disorders, which are systematically described in
this book. This book presents recent knowledge and wisdom regarding
the harmful and therapeutic benefits of tobacco smoking by
incineration or by vaping through e-cigarettes. Volume One
describes general topics on nicotinism and the emerging role of
electronic cigarettes; Volume Two describes the basic molecular
biology of nicotinism; Volume Three describes emerging
biotechnology in nicotinism; and Volume Four describes chronic
diseases associated with nicotinism and
charnolopharmacotherapeutics. A novel disease-specific
spatiotemporal charnolosomics and conventional omics (genomics,
proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, and metallomics) with
correlative and combinatorial bioinformatics is proposed for the
first time to accomplish targeted, safe, and effective personalized
theranostics of nicotinism for a better quality of life. In Volume
One, the author presents general topics on nicotinism and the
emerging role of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in nine
chapters. Chapter One describes historical and general aspects of
tobacco smoking and nicotinism; Chapter Two describes the
epidemiology of adolescent smoking; Chapter Three describes the
global prevalence of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence;
Chapter Four describes the global cost of smoking and loss of
economy and productivity; Chapter Five describes chemical
constituents of tobacco and tobacco product ingredients; Chapter
Six describes physiological and pharmacological properties of
nicotine; Chapter Seven describes nicotinism relapse; Chapter Eight
describes a recent update on smoking and health-related issues, and
Chapter Nine describes the genetics of nicotinism.
This book was reprinted from a public document and records from the
US Government. It is a collection of hearings that took place in
Washington DC by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S.
House of Representatives on September 30th 2003. This book examines
how drinking in youth affects short and long-term thinking and
memory skills as well as causes problems such as unwanted sex,
health consequences such as accidents, injuries, or overdoses. This
book also discusses the withdrawal effects, gender differences and
the implications of drinking, such as altered brain development,
and the higher likelihood of alcohol problems as an adult. It also
explores the co-dependency that many teenage drinkers have with
marijuana and provides suggestions on how to reduce the number of
underage, teenage drinkers.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United
States. A growing number of Americans now perceive marijuana as
relatively harmless and the notion that the drug should be
legalized it is becoming increasingly popular. As policy in this
area remains dynamic, resulting health issues, including the harm
to adolescents and the potential for compounds to have therapeutic
value, become more salient. Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana
is a balanced, empirically driven volume that highlights new and
meaningful theory and evidence pertaining to marijuana use.
Authored by a multidisciplinary group of experts from the fields of
psychology, epidemiology, medicine, and criminal justice, chapters
comprehensively review numerous research domains of public health
interest with respect to marijuana use, including the drug's impact
on cognitive and neurological functioning, its medical effects,
treatment approaches for cannabis use disorders, the effects of
marijuana smoking on lung function, and marijuana-impaired driving.
The book concludes with a chapter on policy implications, taking
stock of current trends and anticipating prevalence rates and
resulting health consequences that will only continue to grow.
Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana is a resource of great
clinical, scientific, and public policy value that will be a
must-have for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
Emerging Adults in Substance Use Disorder Treatment addresses how a
societal shift in the timing of developmental tasks affects
treatment outcomes for substance use disorders, which are among the
most highly prevalent and costly mental health problems in the
United States. It presents readers with a summary of the
developmental period of emerging adulthood as well as a
comprehensive review of state-of-the-art substance use disorder
treatments for this group. There are an estimated 30.6 million
emerging adults living in the US, and as many as 34.5% of them have
serious problems with substances that often require clinical
treatments. That equates to 10.5 million emerging adults ages 18-25
in the United States with a substance use disorder. However,
research on substance use disorder treatments for emerging adults
lags behind that for adolescents and older adults. This book fills
a gap for academic audiences on this important and up-and-coming
area of research. The first half of this volume address
developmental issues associated with emerging adulthood, paying
specific attention to how developmental features influence
diagnosis and treatment. The second half of the book presents the
state-of-the-science on interventions for emerging adults, with
each chapter summarizing either a body of work on a particular type
of intervention or a special topic affecting intervention delivery
to emerging adults.
Bob Turney must be the first 'dunce'-and from the wrong side of the
tracks-to win a debate at the Oxford Union, to have addressed
assembly at Eton College, been welcomed as a guest at No. 10
Downing Street, dined at the House of Lords and whose existing
writings are in regular use at universities in the UK and abroad.
In this captivating and very readable book Bob tells how he
overcame multiple disadvantages: dyslexia, being wrongly
categorised as educationally subnormal, drug and alcohol misuse and
20 years on-and-off as a guest of Her Majesty. It is a compelling
true story of how against all the odds he survived trauma,
misfortune and life 'in the gutter' to become a much respected
family man, community leader, friend of the great and the good,
commentator and public speaker: a prisoner reborn as a probation
officer whose new world took on a fresh and unique life of its
own.'I know Bob Turney, and I know his work, I have witnessed him
hold an audience, spellbound': Dr Deborah Cheney. 'Bob Turney is a
true champion of human rights in the penal system': Baroness Helena
Kennedy QC.'A remarkable man who made a great recovery from the
depths': Lord Longford
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