Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists is an essential guide to key areas of neuroscience that inform the theory underlying psychotherapy, and how they can be applied to practice. Laying out the science clearly and accessibly, it outlines what therapists need to know about the human nervous system in order to be able to engage with the subject.Chapters cover the neuroscience underlying key aspects of therapy such as relationships, emotio...

This comprehensive introduction to Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy lays out the background and fundamentals of the approach covering theory and practice.Gendlin, after many articles on Focusing-oriented psychotherapy, finally published the text Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy in 1996, making these ideas more widely available to the world. With contributions from some of the world's most influential contemporary Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapists and a foreword by Gendlin, this book...

Developing life-changing drugs is risky and expensive—but that's not what makes them unaffordable.Drug pricing is a staple of every news cycle and political debate. And while we've struggled for decades to agree on solutions that serve all patients without jeopardizing the invention of new medicines, many Americans suffer because they can't afford the drugs they need.Do we really have to choose between affordability and innovation?In The Great A...

Presenting a comprehensive examination of China’s medical care system, this book tackles issues of policymaking, organization, management and financing in the context of the provision of affordable care in China.Making use of extensive field investigations, interviews and a thorough analysis of documents, this book examines the re-structuring of the medical care system, spanning more than three and half decades from 1979 to the present day. Assessing the difficulties of regulatory ...

Bridging the disciplinary divide between writing and literature, Rhetor Response introduces the concept and pedagogical applications of “literary affordances”—the ways in which readers “use” and integrate literature into their own writing or lives. Unconcerned with authorial intent, interpretive meaning, or critical reception, “affordance” signifies a shift in focus from what literary texts mean and do to what one can do with them.This book presents both opportunities and ...

SparxSystems Enterprise Architect (EA) is a logical choice for many companies and organizations: it combines a broad feature set with an affordable price. However, the robust range of features makes starting to use this fantastic tool a bit intimidating.Enter Michael, a fictional consultant and experienced enterprise architect featured throughout the book to show you how to populate a model with elements and connectors, and how to create diagrams that speak to the audience: managem...

Teacher Learning and Informal Science Education chronicles Jennifer D. Adams’ teaching and research journey in informal science education. While the primary focus of the book is research on teacher learning and identity in informal science education, it contains bursts of reflections of Adams’ navigation of learning spaces from childhood visits to the museum, class trips as a high school teacher, designing and facilitating learning as a museum and teacher educator, and researcher. These le...

When it comes to planning a wedding unless you have an unlimited budget, it can be a frustrating and overwhelming task.Weddings are incredibly expensive if you go the traditional route without knowing how to deal with vendors or negotiate on costs.With this "Planning Your Wedding On A Budget Guide", the Author reveals some frugal strategies for saving money on all aspects of your wedding planning - as well as how to ensure that your day goes smoothly with as little stress a...

Bilingualer Sachfachunterricht ist bereits seit einiger Zeit in Deutschland etabliert. Schülerlabore beginnen diesen Trend zu übernehmen und ebenfalls bilinguale Projekte anzubieten. Die Projekte sollen sich durch ihre Forschungsnähe auszeichnen und so Schüler*innen ein authentisches Lernsetting zum eigenständigen Arbeiten und fremdsprachigen Handeln bieten. Dabei ist bislang unerforscht, welche fremdsprachigen Handlungsoptionen (affordances) bilinguale Schülerlabore Lernenden bie...

This volume reflects the discussion that emerged around the controversial concepts «communication form», «communicative practice», «medium» and «genre». It provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current state-of-affairs of these concepts, and combines theoretical contributions from various perspectives with thorough empirical studies of current communication forms, media, and practices. The contributions deal with fields ranging from public signage in cities, video games and ...