Five women go missing on millennium New Year's Eve in the small town of Clifden, Ontario. With no evidence and no witnesses, Chief Superintendent Amanda Maxwell struggles with a case that edges forward on an icy landscape. Personal demons emerge from the past, and secrets buried in a community with deeply held grudges cloud an investigation fraught with dead ends and lies. When two potential suspects surface, solving the creepy puzzle becomes exhausting and crucial. Finally, the police mak...

"There is not available a more comprehensive book in the area of self-determination."—Melinda Pierson, Department of Special EducationCalifornia State University, Fullerton"Unique because it provides direction for teaching and supporting self-determined behavior across all age groups and also within the general education classroom and curricula."—Marianne Mooney, Senior Research AssociateTransCen, Inc., Post-Secondary Learning and Caree...

If you are committed to helping young adolescents become successful, responsible, global citizens, the Association for Middle Level Education, formerly National Middle School Association, invites you to read and implement This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents. This book describes the 16 vital characteristics of successful middle grades schools, and is a critical resource for everyone involved in the education, health, and well being of today’s young adolescents. Now in its f...

"Nurse Educators can no longer be just experts in their specific fields; they need to be able to teach a variety of students in a variety of settings. This book encompasses all topics necessary to assist nurses to become educators. I am not aware any other books that address this area so thoroughly." Score: 98, 5 stars--Doody'sìI truly believe that your book made it possible for me to successfully complete the CNE exam! It truly is the only book yo...

This book concentrates on the last twenty years of research in the area of goal setting and performance at work. The editors and contributors believe goals affect action, and this volume has a lineup of international contributors who look at the recent theories and implications in this area for IO psychologists and human resource management academics and graduate students.

"For many counseling students, the first experience with a counseling practicum or internship can be daunting. With this manual, students in practicum and internship settings receive the orientation and guidance they need to successfully navigate field placement.In this book, author Shannon Hodges shares over 16 years of expertise in counseling and clinical training. He discusses everything students need to know to fully understand all aspects of the practicum/internship pr...

Field education is considered by social workers to be the most crucial part of their professional preparation, as it allows students to engage with communities, apply theoretical concepts, and develop their skill sets. In Achieving Competence in Social Work Through Field Education, Marion Bogo synthesizes current and emerging knowledge on field education with the latest findings in the empirical literature.Bogo, an international leader in social work field education, has p...

As the bridge connecting new practitioners to the mastery of competent practice, clinical supervision is essential to continuity within clinical social work and to the overall health of the profession. This publication is intended to be definitive in describing clinical supervision in clinical social work—its purposes, nature, domains, and approaches—and the characteristics of practice by which a clinical supervisor may be recognized and rewarded.

*"Gilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on virtually every page of her book showing the benefits of having students study together."—Ted Wohlfarth, PSYCCRITIQUES*"This text′s greatest strengths are bringing together a range of powerful teaching strat...

“Kudos! Susan Craig has done it again. After Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt, she has written a book that will help administrators and educators truly make schoolwide trauma sensitivity a regular part of the way their schools are run. A major contribution to education reform.”—Susan Cole, director, Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative, Massachusetts Advocates for Children, and Harvard Law School.“Dr. Craig’s message is clear that promoting ...

Measure the difference you make in students′ academic, career, and personal/social development!Today′s school counselors are under enormous pressure to document their effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports—whether or not they′ve had the appropriate training. This authoritative guide from highly respected counselor educators and trainers gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to knowledgeably identi...

"This excellent career guide will be valuable for students, young professionals, and those interested in a second career in counseling."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic LibrariesìIn these challenging times, this book is an essential resource that provides reference material, insights, encouragement and open doors. It may also serve well to remind readers of what their profession is really all about.î--Illness, Crisis and LossT...