With a variety of case examples and contributions from experienced clinicians, this book introduces Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) in practical, user-friendly language, and for the first time guides readers on how to use it with people with intellectual disabilities.CAT is increasingly recognised as an effective approach for working with people with intellectual disabilities. It focuses on observing and describing typical patterns of how the client relates to others, how they beh...

Zielgruppenanalyse, Sicherheit, internationale Entwicklungen - das sind nur einige Aspekte, mit denen sich die Erlebnispädagogik in Theorie und Praxis auseinandersetzen muss. Sie ist mittlerweile eine fest verankerte Disziplin in der Pädagogik, zu der auch an Universitäten zunehmend geforscht wird. Das "Handbuch Erlebnispädagogik" bündelt Wissen, Forschungsergebnisse und Erfahrungen systematisch. Es werden sowohl theoretische Grundlagen als auch konkrete Handlungsfelder wie z. B. City Boun...

Discusses latest research on sorghum structure, chemistry and physiologyReviews varied uses of sorghum as a feed and food grain, forage and energy cropIncludes case studies of key challenges facing sorghum cultivation in regions such as Asia, Africa and South America

Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's birth and with full cooperation of the Monroe estate, an investigation into the literary life of the Hollywood icon and actress, from the author of Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz and Dorothy Parker in Hollywood.Far from the spotlights of the Hollywood film sets and the flashbulbs of the press, Marilyn Monroe was a great reader and lover of books. Her association wit...

Journalism in Crisis addresses the concerns of scholars, activists, and journalists committed to Canadian journalism as a democratic institution and as a set of democratic practices. The authors look within Canada and abroad for solutions for balancing the Canadian media ecology.Public policies have been central to the creation and shaping of Canada’s media system and, rather than wait for new technologies or economic models, the contributors offer concrete recommendations...

**Named a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles TimesIn this vividly rendered and empathetic biography of two of the greatest poets of the 20th century—Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton—“the friendship and rivalry that the pair shared—not to mention the titular cocktails at a Boston hotel—is explored in fascinating detail” (Town & Country).**Introduced at a poetry workshop in Boston University, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton formed a friendship that would soon...

An expansive, illuminating, and “welcome addition to understand” (Shelf Awareness) the legendary writer Dorothy Parker, this unique biography explores her life and legacy in Hollywood—from the author of the “fascinating” (Town & Country) Three Martini Afternoons at the Ritz.The glamorous extravagances and devasting lows of her time in Hollywood are revealed as never before in this “ambitious, thoughtfully researched” (Kirkus Reviews