Reflective practice is at the heart of probation training and the continuing professional development of practitioners. This edited collection provides practitioners with an opportunity to explore and develop their own reflective practice, considering diversity and organisational challenges, with real-world examples of reflection in the probation context.In addition to probation specialists, its contributors include those from prison, third-sector organisations and mental health pe...

Lifestyle, whether apparent or spiritual, is one of those factors! And this is something I am going to focus in this EBook. We will see how lifestyle choices can affect our perception regarding life and how can we envision it for better, so as to make it more positive and facilitating to deal with all aspects of life.

For many men, skincare sits at an uncomfortable intersection—between practicality and vulnerability, between self-care and self-consciousness. This book explores what it means to start paying attention to your skin, not as a vanity project, but as a genuine act of self-respect. It examines the subtle resistance men often feel when beginning a grooming routine: the voice that says it's unnecessary, indulgent, or somehow not masculine. It reframes that resistance as something worth understan...

A practical guide for new dads, from your baby's birth to their first birthdayNewborns don't come with a manual, but We're Parents! is the next best thing. Adrian Kulp (a four-time dad himself) offers fast, fun, and easy-to-digest advice that makes it simple for you to step up and do your part as a brand-new dad.Wondering how to burp your newborn? Not sure how to get them to try solids? Desperate to get them to sleep? This comprehensive guide break...

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Adrian Furnham introduces and explains key theories around clinical and developmental psychology, behaviourism, society and personality, cognitive psychology and individual differences.From understanding emotions to detecting perception; Freud's psychosexual stages to the placebo effect, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important psychological concepts in history.

A new dad’s guide, from birth day to birthday.The pregnancy’s over and the baby’s here … what’s a dad supposed to do? Put your other new dad books away―We’re Parents! is going to help you be the best dad (and partner) you can be.Wondering how to burp your newborn? Not sure how to get them to try solids? Desperate to get them to sleep? Adrian Kulp (a four-time dad himself) offers fast, fun, and easy-to-digest advice that other new dad books don’t, making it simple f...

Dive into the world of Public Relations with All You Need To Know About Public Relations: An Entrant’s Guide to the PR and Communications Industry. Written by industry veteran Adrian Wheeler, this guide dispels common misconceptions and provides a comprehensive introduction for career starters in this exciting profession.Discover the key skills for success:• Interpersonal Skills: Build and maintain strong relationships• Creativity and Imagination: Innovate an...

What is a blessing? Do you have to believe to receive one? Can you doubt while you pray? And can you extend grace to others while still desperately in need of it yourself?Once a week Episcopal priest Adrian Dannhauser stands outside her Manhattan church beside a chalkboard sign that reads "Ask me for a blessing (because God knows you need one)." Passersby stop, chat, and ask for prayer: for a sick friend, an addicted son, an upcoming job interview, the state of our...

This book explores the underlying dynamics of building a profitable business without external capital—examining how the constraints of bootstrapping, rather than limiting growth, can sharpen strategic thinking, accelerate operational discipline, and cultivate a more sustainable foundation than investor-funded alternatives often permit. The book reveals the tensions between the cultural glorification of venture capital and the quieter, more deliberate path of self-funded entrepreneurship—re...

A humorous guide to seducing, satisfying, and loving the only man you'll ever needIn an act of generosity, Adrian Colesberry has written an exquisitely detailed guidebook to ensure that every reader knows precisely how to please him-in bed and beyond. Brimming with self-indulgent and incredibly bawdy humor, How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry is a humorous sexual memoir disguised as a manual on Colesberry's pet peeves, favorite positions, and surefire wa...

First published in 1985. Despite the vast number of books available on mental handicap, there had been little published about moral, philosophical or ethical issues. Yet such issues must be faced and indeed answered, either explicitly or implicitly, before any system of education or care for mentally handicapped people can be put into practice.This book reviews a number of issues in this field. Key topics addressed include: respect for retarded people; the notion of equal rights; t...

Medicare has been a crucial part of Canadian identity for nearly fifty years, and it stands in marked contrast to the US health system. But these facts alone do not protect it from dismissive swipes and criticisms, claims that the system is unsustainable, and even proposals to change medicare’s fundamentals. In Canadian Medicare, Stephen Duckett and Adrian Peetoom show that the shared values underpinning medicare still provide a sound basis for the system’s design.While me...