Careers in Focus: Social Work, Third Edition profiles 20 careers for students interested in a rewarding job in this profession.

New and updated job profiles include:

Adult day care coordinators

Career and employment counselors and technicians

Child life specialists

Grief therapists

Hospice workers

Nonprofit social service directors

Orientation and mobility specialists

Psychiatrists

Recreational therapists

Social workers

and more.

Understanding the role of a leader in the work environment can make the work experience more rewarding and satisfying. By establishing the importance of leaders in almost any group dynamic, ""Leadership Skills, Third Edition"" helps students understand the qualities of all successful leaders, such as courteousness, compassion, decisiveness, and willingness to give and receive criticism. This new edition distills the essence of what leadership is into points that are easy to learn and cultivate, providing practical advice that may be useful in many settings. In addition to outlining how to lead a project through to successful completion, this accessible resource offers true-or-false quizzes as well as a new appendix of helpful Web sites. The chapters include: Leadership - What It Is and Why It Matters; Working with Others; Organizing a Project; Completing a Project; and, Learning to Lead.

The ability to work well with others is an absolute necessity in most workplaces, and ""Teamwork Skills, Third Edition"" is a useful guide to developing these fundamental skills. Teams have become the basic unit of productivity in today's businesses. With that in mind, this new book helps students understand the need for teams and how to achieve and encourage healthy team dynamics. Topics covered include developing people skills, effectively setting goals and negotiating, appreciating diversity among team members, and resolving team conflicts. New to this edition are true-or-false quizzes in every chapter as well as a new appendix of helpful Web sites. Chapters include: The Corporate Dream Team; Become People Smart; Understanding Team Culture; World Cup Teams; Team Conflicts and Other Concerns; Team Goal Setting and Negotiating; and, Avoiding Team-Killing Behaviors.

Each article includes:
- Quick Facts: summarizes important facts
- Overview: briefly introduces duties and responsibilities
- History: describes the history of the job in relation to the industry or field
- The Job: describes primary and secondary duties
- Requirements: discusses high school and post-secondary education and training as well as any necessary certification or licensing and personal requirements for success
- Exploring: offers suggestions on how to gain experience and knowledge in a field before making firm educational and financial commitments
- Employers: gives an overview of typical places of employment
- Starting Out: suggests the best ways to land a first job
- Advancement: presents an expected career path and how to get on it
- Earnings: lists salary ranges and typical fringe benefits
- Work Environment: looks at the work conditions and surroundings associated with a certain job
- Outlook: summarizes the job's potential growth or decline in terms of the general economy and industry projections
- For More Information: lists organizations that provide career information.

Descriptions of various jobs in the energy supply industry.

Careers in Focus: Physicians, Third Edition profiles 30 careers for students interested in this field.

New and updated job profiles include:

Anesthesiologists

Cardiologists

Dermatologists

Emergency room physicians

Epidemiologists

Hematologists

Neurologists

Oncologists

Pediatricians

Surgeons

and more.