Personalised learning is an idea which puts the learner in the driving seat. Learners, whether individually or in groups, make informed choices about their learning programmes. This book addresses issues of key importance to all learners and educators: from schools to home-based settings to community and adult learning.

This book addresses potential avenues of criminal liability for public health crisis management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, under national and international criminal law, especially for causing death and bodily harm. The national case studies are geographically representative and follow a common research grid. Each national case study is prefaced by an overview of the detection and subsequent spread of the pandemic in the country concerned. The relevant legal and constitutional frameworks that governed the government and corporate conduct in the face of the pandemic are also discussed, followed by the consideration of forms of criminal liability. Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic differed vastly in terms of both the choice of strategies adopted (herd immunity, test-and-trace, lockdown, etc) and the quality and speed of government implementation of those strategies and associated interventions. Both factors impacted the number of infections and casualties. It is therefore appropriate to consider forms of criminal liability for failure of individual members of government, including specific public authorities, to act to the best of their abilities, as timely as possible, and in accordance with expert advice.

If you're a clinician, you know that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is extremely effective in helping clients who are "stuck" in unhealthy thought patterns by encouraging them align their values with their thoughts and actions. However, the ACT model is complex, and it's not always easy to use. Enter the ACT Matrix, a seamless fusion of the six core processes of the ACT hexaflex-cognitive defusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, observing the self, values, and committed action-into a simplified, easy-to-apply approach. From the editors of The ACT Matrix, The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix offers professionals a comprehensive guide to using the innovative Matrix model in-session. With this book, you'll learn how to help your clients break free from painful psychological traps and live more meaningful lives. You'll also learn how client actions and behavior should be viewed as workable or unworkable, rather than good or bad. Most importantly, you'll discover how this unique approach can be used to deliver ACT more effectively in a variety of settings and contexts, even when clients are resistant or unmotivated to participate. This book is essential for any ACT clinician looking to simplify their therapeutic approach in client sessions.

Dieses Fachbuch bietet einen praktischen Leitfaden fur den effektiven Einsatz der ACT-Matrix (als kondensierter Form der Akzeptanz- und Commitmenttherapie) in Psychotherapie, Coaching und Beratung. Praktikerinnen und Praktiker erhalten eine Schritt-fur-Schritt-Anleitung sowie zahlreiche nutzliche Werkzeuge fur die Matrixarbeit.Zahlreiche Beispieldialoge und FAQ-Abschnitte unterstutzen die klinische Praxis, wobei stets lebendige Prozesse in konkreten Kontexten, nicht schablonenhafte Loesungen, vermittelt werden. Optional lesbare Vertiefungen bieten theoretisch interessierten Praktikerinnen und Praktikern Gelegenheit, Bezuge zur Bezugsrahmentheorie herzustellen und neue abzuleiten.