The remarkable story of the global movement championing the idea that evidence, not opinions, should guide our decisionsToday, more and more people around the globe are using scientific evidence to figure out what works—in health, government and business as well as conservation, schools and parenting. This wasn’t always the case. This book tells the story of the evidence revolution—a worldwide movement that promotes evidence-based thinking—and shows how it can help...

A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked 5 generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development.The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human developme...

A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked five generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development. The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, grow...

This practical guide to Expressive Therapies tools – a multi-modal, emotion-focused application of creative arts therapies – explains how expressive, creative and collaborative counselling methods can be offered to young people who experience emotional, behavioural, cognitive or existential difficulties.The authors share insights, principles and practical activities that they have developed, applied clinically and subsequently researched and taught for over 35 years. Chapters detai...

Diving into this beloved practice, Creative Writing explores how the written word can be used as a therapeutic tool in pursuit of improved mental health and wellbeing.Exploring a variety of settings, including group writing, writing alone, and even workshopping online, pracademic duo Mark Pearson and Helen Foster design and deliver a series of contemporary case studies related to mental health, menopause, mindfulness and psychosis.Imagining new, introspective outle...

Presents archaeological and scientific studies of materials from Cladh Hallan, revealing insights into Bronze and Iron Age life and death in Scotland.This second of two volumes presents archaeological and scientific studies of a wide range of materials from the unusually long-occupied Bronze Age and Iron Age site of Cladh Hallan on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. These include metalworking debris, copper-alloy, gold and iron artefacts, bone and antler ...

Cille Pheadair is one of more than 20 Viking Age and Late Norse settlements discovered on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), off the west coast of Scotland. Its unusually well-preserved stratigraphic sequence of nine phases of occupation, including five longhouses and many smaller buildings, provides a remarkable insight into daily life on a Norse farmstead during two centuries of near-continuous occupation c. AD 1000 –1200. Although the excavation at Cille Phe...

Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions combines theory, research and activities to produce practical suggestions for enhancing client participation in the therapy process. It surveys the literature on art therapy; somatic approaches; emotion-activating models; use of music, writing and dreamwork; and the implications of the new findings in neuroscience.The book includes step-by-step instructions for implementing expressive therapies techniques, and contains a wi...

Hannah O'Kelly ist erleichtert darüber, ihrer Heimatstadt den Rücken kehren zu können. Dennoch fällt es ihr schwer, ihren kleinen Bruder und Vater alleine zu lassen. Sie ist an einem Punkt in ihrem Leben angekommen, an dem es ihr unmöglich erscheint, noch weitere seelische Verletzungen aushalten zu können. Umso schlimmer trifft es sie, als ihr Neuanfang in Manchester anders als erhofft verläuft. Die Probezeit im etablierten Verlag Rodriguez Publishings lässt Zweifel in ihr aufkommen, da ih...

This first of two volumes presents the archaeological evidence of a long sequence of settlement and funerary activity from the Beaker period (Early Bronze Age c. 2000 BC) to the Early Iron Age (c. 500 BC) at the unusually long-occupied site of Cladh Hallan on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. Particular highlights of its sequence are a cremation burial ground and pyre site of the 18th–16th centuries BC and a row of three Late Bronze Age sunken-floored roundhouses constructed in ...

‘Retail Marketing Management covers all the essential theories needed to understand the complicated business of retail: from understanding the consumer and purchasing of the product through to store layout and communications. The writing style is easy to follow, and the text is supported by diagrams and case studies which enhance understanding and learning. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the retail business.’Nicole Dunlop, Course Direct...

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) isn’t just an HR exercise – it can make a real different to your team performance too. By making everyone in your team feel like they belong, you’ll be able to boost motivation and productivity.***Everyone Included***helps you make inclusion, belonging and wellbeing central to your team. By helping everyone feel that they belong, your team will foster genuine inclusion and be ready to adapt and evolve in the future.With a step-by-step plan to d...