This is one volume of a two-volume work on neurocognitive development, focusing separately on normative and non-normative development. The disorders and disabilities volume focuses on disorders of intellectual abilities, language, learning memory as well as psychiatric developmental disorders. The developmental aspects of neurological diseases in children is also covered. Chapters discuss when and how these disorders develop, the genetics and neurophysiology of their operation, and their evaluation and assessment in clinical practice. Assessment, treatment, and long-term outcome are provided as well as advances in methods and tools for assessment. This book will serve as a comprehensive reference to researchers in cognitive development in neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, as well as to clinicians and allied health professionals focused on developmental disabilities (child neurologists, pediatric neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists.)

This is one of a two-volume work on neurocognitive development, focusing separately on normative and non-normative development. The normative volume focuses on neurology, biology, genetics, and psychology of normative cognitive development. It covers the development of intellectual abilities, visual perception, motor function, language, memory, attention, executive function, social cognition, learning abilities, and affect and behavior. The book identifies when and how these functions develop, the genetics and neurophysiology of their operation, and their evaluation and assessment in clinical practice. This book will serve as a comprehensive reference to researchers in cognitive development in neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, as well as to clinicians and allied health professionals focused on developmental disabilities (child neurologists, pediatric neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists.)

This accessible co-produced textbook presents essential knowledge, skills and values relevant to all undergraduate student nurses up to Masters’ level. The book is structured around seven pillars of learning, which were developed through extensive consultation with patients, practitioners and academics. Each chapter focuses on an engaging scenario from nursing practice or education, which serves as the focus for the application of the seven pillars. The text is designed to meet the requirements and standards of nurse regulators internationally, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It includes chapters on: • the fundamentals of nursing care • ethics and professionalism • evidence for practice • patient and public involvement • no health without mental health • global health • leadership and management The chapters include a range of features to help readers apply their learning, including the application of relevant international research and incorporating the voices of students, patients and nurse educators. It enables readers to gain confidence and competence in their practice and serves as an important introduction for student nurses.

This accessible co-produced textbook presents essential knowledge, skills and values relevant to all undergraduate student nurses up to Masters’ level. The book is structured around seven pillars of learning, which were developed through extensive consultation with patients, practitioners and academics. Each chapter focuses on an engaging scenario from nursing practice or education, which serves as the focus for the application of the seven pillars. The text is designed to meet the requirements and standards of nurse regulators internationally, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It includes chapters on: • the fundamentals of nursing care • ethics and professionalism • evidence for practice • patient and public involvement • no health without mental health • global health • leadership and management The chapters include a range of features to help readers apply their learning, including the application of relevant international research and incorporating the voices of students, patients and nurse educators. It enables readers to gain confidence and competence in their practice and serves as an important introduction for student nurses.

The path to good caregiving can be challenging. How can we respond ethically when there is pressure to meet targets, work faster and implement quick fixes? This book offers a solution in the form of slow ethics. Slow ethics counters the craving for short-term answers, restores balance and affirms the value of the art of care. The book features real-life stories from different care contexts, enticing readers to adopt an approach that enables humans, other species and the environment to flourish.

In response to a growing global awareness of human poverty and the increasing potential of human rights law as a tool that can be used by the poor to achieve their basic rights, the international body of law, policy and relevant standards on economic, social, and cultural rights has expanded markedly in recent years. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: A Legal Resource Guide provides, for the first time, a comprehensive, consolidated source of most major international agreements recognizing economic, social and cultural rights. Readers interested in workers' rights, trade union rights, the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to housing, the right to food, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to culture will find this book a vital source of information on the exact legal sources, definitions, and enforcement possibilities associated with these rights. The guide contains key treaties, declarations, general comments, interpretive texts, and charters. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: A Legal Resource Guide is an indispensable reference work for all those working in the field of international human rights law. Lawyers, researchers, governmental civil servants, ministerial officials, NGO staff, United Nations and other international officials, aid agencies, community-based organizations, students, and others will find this consolidated source of materials on economic, social, and cultural rights a useful addition to any reference library. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: A Legal Resource Guide is organized in an easy-to-use format and is accessible to both lawyers and nonlawyers. The inclusion of legal, policy, and explanatory standards on economic, social, and cultural rights will enable the reader to know not only the law on these rights but the actual meaning accorded these rights under the law.

Lady Violet Flowers has only one Season to find a husband. Raised in the Queen's household, Violet is elevated in rank, yet with no dowry, she will likely bring her mother disgrace, unable to find a good match, if any. The widowed Marquess of Haverlane needs the perfect nanny for his beloved daughter, Jane. Fortunately for Haverlane, when the plump, but very pretty Lady Violet rescues Jane from almost drowning, the solution to his problem stands before him. After negotiating with her mother, Violet is ensconced at his country estate with Jane, and Haverlane and Violet communicate through correspondence, leading to an amiable affection. Though unwilling to think of Violet as more than a nanny, a surprising Christmas kiss compels each to see the other in a new light. However, Parliamentary demands keep them a safe distance from temptation. As the Season begins, an old flame emerges from Haverlane's past and attempts to rekindle that fire. Bereft, Violet accepts an offer for her hand. By the time Haverlane comes to his senses, he must do what Violet has dreaded most - bring scandal to her mother's house to try to win her back.

When Gala begins her summer vacation she has no idea she is carrying a deadly infectious virus. Facing terrible consequences, she struggles to survive in a world changed in part by her own desperate choices.

In this Romantic Regency Collection, Anne Gallagher places the novellas you love together in one volume. A WIFE for WINSBARREN -- Rich, titled, and handsome, John Tremont, Viscount Winsbarren wanders through society searching for a wife. He doesn't understand why he can't find one. A friend takes up his cause, and places an ad in the newspaper. With over two hundred responses, Winsbarren winnows it down to five. After seeing two of the ladies, he soon realizes desperation does not a life partner make. A final meeting to call the whole thing off allows Winsbarren to see the woman he was looking for was right under his nose the whole time. LOVE FINDS LORD DAVINGDALE - Thomas Merrit, the Earl of Davingdale, wants nothing to do with Society. His fondest wish - to rebuild his dilapidated barn for his newly acquired collection of horses. Until he meets the enigmatic "Miss Ophelia Cummings" who is only in Town for three days. Their paths serendipitously cross twice, and Thomas is drawn to her like no one before. Fate deals a cruel blow on the third day when the chance to see the delightful Miss Cummings is thwarted by mere moments. Thomas will do whatever it takes to discover if what he feels for her is real, but it may be too late. ROMANCING LADY RYDER - The Earl of Greenleigh, longs for something "more" yet cannot define it. Until he meets the ravishing Lady Illora Ryder. Young, beautiful, and dangerous, Illora could expose Greenleigh's secret life as an undercover operative for the Foreign Office. Lady Ryder has secrets of her own and when Greenleigh finds he and Lady Ryder are merely pawns in the game played among the allies and Bonaparte for control of the Continent, Greenleigh must expose himself, not only to the enemy, but to Society as well. Can he save both their lives before it's too late? LADY CADORET'S LONGING - Lady Dorcas Cadoret, secretly engaged these five years to her childhood sweetheart, is overwhelmed with grief when Peter is killed in action two weeks before his commission is over. His brother, Daniel, is very kind, and rumors abound there is more to his attention than just being her guardian angel. As they share a forbidden kiss, Dorcas thinks it is Peter's lips upon hers and Daniel is overwrought by feelings he should not be having about his late brother's fiancee. Can Dorcas find a way to love Daniel for himself or will Peter's memory haunt Daniel and Dorcas forever?

The strangely intertwined lives of a widowed woman, and a charismatic bachelor come together in order to show that in life, there are no coincidences...only destiny.
Waterfront restaurant chef Madeline Young adores her job. If only her love and family's lives were as successful as her career. With a teenage son, who spends time in the emergency room for alcohol poisoning and a dementia-plagued mother, Madeline doesn't know how much more she could handle. Then her mother enlists the help of her deceased twin sister, Mary, to guide Madeline to find happiness. An early dawn visit from the spirit directs Madeline to volunteer at the local hospitals center for addiction recovery, where she comes alive for the first time in many years under the attention of Nat Griffin.
Nathaniel Griffin, a part-time counselor and contractor, fascinates his clients with his lectures. In keeping with his philosophy of professionalism, Nat prefers to keep his personal life private. When attraction tests his beliefs, Nat must confront his marred past. Is he willing to face his demons or take the easier path and remain isolated?
Can unworldly ghosts save this couple from their own self-destructive behavior? Will they be able to accept change and move forward, or allow secrets to stand in the way?

For intrepid explorers and armchair travellers alike, this inspirational book is a guide to fifty of the world's most spectacular locations, including places you have always dreamed of visiting and those that you never knew of. Each entry describes the special qualities that make that destination unmissable, from sheer physical beauty or grandeur to extraordinary wildlife or rich cultural heritage. At-a-glance files provide information on local climate and culture, plus on when to go, and what to see. Detailed maps set the places in context, and stunning photographs provide a taste of the region. As well as all-time favourites such as the Grand Canyon, the Himalayas, Egypt and Venice, this completely updated second edition includes amazing lesser-known destinations such as the bustling Red River Delta in Vietnam, the captivating medieval city of Dubrovnik, and the breathtaking wilds of Alaska.