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Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma
By Barbara Sorrels. 2015
What does a harmed child look like? It's the little girl on the playground who has mysterious bruises on her…
legs. It's the three-month-old baby boy who arches his back when you try to hold him. It's the four-year-old who bites and hits when asked to clean up. These are the faces of traumatized children. As an early childhood professional, you play a key role in the early identification of maltreatment and unhealthy patterns of development. You are also the gateway to healing. In Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma, you will find the tools and strategies to connect with harmed children and start them on the path to healing.Innovations in the Treatment of Substance Addiction
By Denise Micheli, André Luiz Monezi Andrade. 2016
Emerging approaches to treating addictions and minimizing relapse are spotlighted in this idea-packed volume, as alternatives or adjuncts to standard…
psychological and pharmacological therapies. Its biopsychosocial perspective delves into the causes and processes of chemical dependence, and the clinical characteristics it shares with other addictions (e. g. , food, sex, gambling, online activities), to identify client needs that substance abuse may fulfill. Accordingly, the diverse modalities featured here address substance addiction on multiple levels, offering clients physical or mental stimulation and/or emotional relief as well as affording different degrees of autonomy. Methods can be mixed and matched to reinforce treatment goals, and clinicians can tailor treatment to individual issues and interests to assure clients nuanced and meaningful care. Included in the coverage: #65533; Use of herbal medicine to treat drug addiction. #65533; EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction. #65533; Evaluating the change processes in drug users' interventions. #65533; Web-based interventions for substance abuse. #65533; Physical exercise and treatment of addiction. #65533; Mindfulness to reduce the anxiety during the abstinence #65533; Neurofeedback to deal with craving and anxiety symptoms Psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and addiction counselors and educators will find Innovations in the Treatment of Substance Addiction a valuable sourcebook for understanding addiction--and intervention--in its wider context.Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military
By Andrew R. Morral, Terry L. Schell, Kristie L. Gore. 2016
The Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office asked the RAND Corporation to independently assess rates of sexual…
assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the military. This volume presents the results of methodological investigations into sources of potential bias in estimates produced from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study for active- and reserve-component members in the U.S. military.Habits: Remaking Addiction
By David Moore, Suzanne Fraser, Helen Keane. 2014
What is 'addiction'? What does it say about us, our social arrangements and our political preoccupations? Where is it going…
as an idea and what is at stake in its ongoing production? Drawing on ethnographic research, interviews and media and policy texts, this book traces the remaking of addiction in contemporary Western societies.My Confection
By Lisa Kotin. 2016
A funny, candid, and original coming-of-age story told through sugar addictionShe doesn't drink or do drugs, but like millions of…
other Americans, Lisa Kotin has a substance abuse problem. Kotin is addicted to sugar. My Confection is a darkly funny and candid memoir of where sugar took this teenage mime when she left her San Francisco Bay Area home in pursuit of artistic greatness. From the strict macrobiotic house where she is kicked out for smuggling Snickers, to her early days of Overeaters Anonymous meetings where she is bewildered by the idea of submitting to a higher power, to the stylish shrink who suggests she figure out how many minutes of tennis equal the calories in one jelly donut, to the men she unwraps and consumes like cheap chocolate bars, Kotin careens from romantic disasters to caloric catastrophes. Original and surprisingly affecting, this portrait of a sugar addict has nothing to do with losing weight or getting fit but rather with coming out of the (sugar) closet, finding allies who understand, and learning how to live healthfully, in spite of her compulsion.From the Trade Paperback edition.The Politics of Trade and Tobacco Control
By Holly Jarman. 2015
Public health policies are increasingly the subject of global trade and investment disputes. What are the consequences of this trend…
for existing and future policies designed to protect the public interest? This book uses the concept of political conflict to examine the effects of globalization on tobacco control policies. Arguing that the scope of a political conflict - which voices can be heard in a particular debate, and which individuals or groups are excluded - has a significant effect on support for public health policies, the book examines how the global trading system has narrowed the scope of conflicts over tobacco control. Analyzing challenges to policies enacted by Australia, Canada, the United States, the European Union and Uruguay, this book offers a critical look at the exclusionary global trading system and outlines what can be done to fix it.Online Child Safety
By Joseph Savirimuthu. 2012
An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
By Adele D. Jones, Ena Trotman Jemmott, Priya E. Maharaj, Hazel Da Breo. 2014
This book sets out an integrated systems model which utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy for…
preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It guides those engaged in policy, practice and planning concerning gender based violence and child abuse towards a more systemic approach to tackling these problems.Five O'Clock Comes Early
By George Vecsey, Bob Welch. 1978
Bob Welch was twenty-three, a World Series star, and promising young pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers when he realized…
he was an alcoholic. He became one of the first prominent athletes to discuss his ongoing treatment for addiction. His description of his time at the rehab center and his daily struggle to stay sober has been a guiding light to more than a generation of people, young and old, who face addiction in themselves or their families.Bottled
By Dana Bowman. 2015
An unflinching and hilarious memoir about recovery as a mother of young kids, Bottled explains the perils moms face with…
drinking and chronicles the author's path to recovery, from hitting bottom to the months of early sobriety--a blur of pain and chaos--to her now (in)frequent moments of peace. It offers empathy, comic relief, and encouragement for moms everywhere.Dana Bowman is a long-time English teacher and part-time professor in the department of English at Bethany College, Kansas. Author of the popular mombsieblog.com, she leads and presents workshops on both writing and addiction, with a special emphasis on being a woman in recovery while parenting young children.Daily meditations that provide healing insight with a lighthearted touch into the common struggles that codependents and those in Al-Anon…
frequently face.“By the time I’d gotten to Al-Anon… people responded with ‘Thank God,’ or ‘It’s about time.’ I wasn’t a horrible person. It’s not like I had buried bodies under my floorboards. I was just a little dramatic and a tiny bit controlling.” –Misti B.Most people in the throes of codependency’s problematic behaviors typically don’t see their plight as a laughing matter. And yet, judging by the peals of laughter often heard coming out of Twelve Step meeting rooms, many eventually do find the humor in their self-defeating thoughts and actions.If You Leave Me, Can I Come with You? is full of refreshingly original meditations for each day of the year. Infusing her wisdom with self-revealing honesty and humor, Misti B. provides healing insight with a lighthearted touch into the common struggles that codependents and those in Al-Anon frequently face. Issues such as people pleasing, lack of boundaries, and perfectionism don’t have to overwhelm us if we work a solid Twelve Step program and learn not to take ourselves so seriously. Misti B. shows how to do both, delivering the right mix of support, inspiration, and healthy irreverence.Hour to Hour
By Shelly Marshall. 1999
The journey to recoverybegins in this moment. . . Let this powerful little book be your constant companion as you…
take the first steps toward abstinence from alcohol and drugs. Here are reflections forevery single hourof your first month in recovery -- messages of hope, understanding, and experience that point the way. Carry it with you, turn to it when you need guidance and insight, and know that one hour at a time leads to one day at a time. . . and a new life free from chemical dependency.Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment
By Lisa Schelbe, Jennifer M. Geiger. 2017
This accessible resource coordinates what we know about the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM), with a specific focus on…
prevention in context. Cutting through facile cause-and-effect constructs, the authors review and critique the recent literature on the complicated nature of the phenomenon and weigh different approaches to its conceptualization. The book identifies child and parental risk factors linked to ITCM as well as protective factors involved in its reduction, while examining complex relationships between family, parenting, and social contexts that can provide keys to understanding and healing traumatized families. This close attention to crucial yet often overlooked details will aid professionals in creating the next wave of salient research projects and effective interventions, and enhance current efforts to break longstanding patterns of abuse and neglect. Among the topics covered: * Theoretical frameworks conceptualizing intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment. * Empirical studies on intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment. * Risk factors associated with ITCM. * Protective factors associated with breaking the cycle of maltreatment. * Methodological challenges in studying ITCM. * Recommendations for evaluation of intervention and prevention strategies. Geared toward novices and veterans alike, Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment is a solution-focused reference of singular importance to practitioners and research professionals involved in improving children's well-being.The Social Dynamics of Family Violence
By Angela Hattery, Earl Smith. 1975
This compelling text explores family violence throughout the life course, with special attention to the social character and institutional causes…
of family violence. From child abuse and neglect to intimate partner violence and elder abuse, Hattery and Smith ask students to consider how social inequality, especially gender inequality, contributes to tensions and explosive tendencies in family settings. Students learn about individual preventative measures and are also invited to question the justice of our current social structure, with implications for social policy and reorganization. Hattery and Smith pepper the text with evocative case studies from their own research and illuminating stories published in mainstream media. Unique coverage of same-sex couples and multicultural couples, as well as of theory and methods, make this text an essential element of any course considering the sociology of family violence.Engage the Group, Engage the Brain
By Roxanna Erickson-Klein, Kay Colbert. 2015
A highly innovative collection of activities for use with groups and individuals in addiction treatment settings. Designed to creatively utilize…
the mind-body connection, these activities are engaging and fun, linked with evidence-based interventions and drawn on emerging brain research, providing a window into reaching clients who may be resistant to traditional talk therapy.Kay Colbert, LCSW, works in private practice in Dallas, Texas, specializing in adult addiction, mental health, trauma, pain management, anxiety, and women's issues.Roxanna Erickson-Klein, PhD, LPC, works in private practice in Dallas, Texas, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.Drug Use Trajectories Among Minority Youth
By Yonette F. Thomas, Leshawndra N. Price. 2016
This volume examines trajectories of drug use among ethnic minority youth in the United States with a focus on African…
Americans and Hispanics. It also highlights what research designs have been employed to address these differences as well as suggests strategies for moving this discourse forward by identifying potential targets for prevention and intervention with minority youth. This book features essays by leading experts in the field who have grappled with this issue for decades. Inside, readers will find an insightful dialogue that addresses such questions as: Why are African American and Hispanic youth more likely than their White peers to abstain from drug use during adolescence but are more likely to become problem users later in life? What impact does the stress caused by discrimination have on potential drug use? To what extent does religiosity protect minority youth from drug use as past research suggests that it protects White youth? What is the influence of neighborhood context on exposure to and use of substances among urban African American children? Taken together, the essays in this book identify underexplored risk and protective factors and gaps in the current state of knowledge that can be used to develop effective, culturally specific drug abuse prevention strategies. This book is for anyone with an interest in the initiation and escalation of drug use among African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos and factors that influence these patterns over the life course. It will also be an ideal resource for those interested in better understanding the mechanisms by which risk and protective factors are related to the development of drug use and addiction, particularly the ways in which such factors contribute to health differences and have disproportionately more negative consequences for ethnic minorities.The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology To Treatment
By Carlton K. Erickson. 2006
An updated and expanded edition on the roles that brain function and genetics play in addiction. Over the past 10…
years, neurobiologic and genetic research has provided an increased understanding of what causes drug addiction in the brain’s reward pathway. Knowing this leads to a better understanding of how it may be treated and even reversed in those who successfully overcome the disease. This is especially true with addiction’s possible precursors of mild to moderate substance use disorders. These latter disorders can usually be treated more easily by less intensive models of “treatment” that do not require actual brain chemistry re-regulation over time. In this new edition, there are updated scientific references to support addiction as a medical brain disease, using the prevailing neurobiology, genetics, and psychological scientific literature. We now have more psychosocial and medicinal methods for reversing abnormal brain chemistry during drug addiction. There are also more effective intervention, counseling, and motivating methods (SBIRT, motivational interviewing) for overcoming resistance to treatment and resistance to change than were able to be discussed when the first edition was published over a decade ago. Here, readers will find a fully-updated glossary of terms, additional abbreviations, and updated appendices. These will aid in clarifying the somewhat lengthy and science-based upgrades in our knowledge of neuroscience and genetics research that are so critical in understanding why addiction is such a serious and tough-to-treat disease. Utilizing the same easy-to-read language that was a hallmark of the earlier edition, Erickson keeps the science understandable yet comprehensive—appropriate for health professionals as well as lay readers who need and want this critical information.High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction
By Sam Skolnik. 2011
America is becoming hooked on gambling. From the millions of dens and dorm rooms lit by online poker games to…
the neighborhoods transformed by new casinos and slot machine parlors, legalized gambling has become an integral part of our lives. With a singular blend of investigative journalism and poignant narratives of gambling addiction, award-winning journalist Sam Skolnik provides an in-depth exploration of the consequences of this national phenomenon. The result is High Stakes, an unflinching look at the explosive growth of legalized gambling in our country, the concurrent rise of addicted gamblers, and what it all means. Thirty-five years ago, casinos were legal in just one state, Nevada. Today, legalized gambling has morphed into a $92 billion industry established in all but two states. As elected officials are urging voters to expand gambling's reach, the industry's supporters and their equally impassioned detractors are squaring off in prolonged state-by-state battles. Millions of Americans are being asked to decide: Are the benefits worth the costs? Industry officials and their political allies assert that gambling is an effective way to raise revenue and create jobs. But these rewards come at a steep price. Fast-rising numbers of addicted gamblers are causing higher indebtedness and bankruptcy rates, as well as increased divorces, suicides, and gambling-related crime. Skolnik shows how the gambling industry is targeting Asian Americans--and why this population, more than any other ethnic group, is likely to develop gambling problems. He also illustrates how gambling has helped turn Las Vegas into America's most dysfunctional community, and how the upsurge of poker and Internet gambling has created a new generation of gambling junkies. In High Stakes, we meet politicians eager to promote legalized gambling as an economic cure-all, scientists wrestling with the meaning of gambling addiction, and ensnared players so caught up in the chase that they've lost their livelihoods and their minds. Throughout it all, Skolnik--an avid poker player--never loses sight of the human side of these struggles.From the Hardcover edition.Genetic Influences on Addiction
By James Mackillop. 1970
Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial rolein an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction,…
specific genetic variables linked torisk or resilience remain elusive. Understanding how genetic factors contribute to addiction mayrequire focusing on intermediary mechanisms, or intermediate phenotypes, that connect geneticvariation and risk for addiction. This book offers a comprehensive review of thismechanistic-centered approach and the most promising intermediate phenotypes identified in empiricalresearch. The contributors first consider the most established findings in thefield, including variability in drug metabolism, brain electrophysiological profiles, and subjectivereactions to direct drug effects; they go on to review highly promising areas such as expectancies,attentional processing, and behavioral economic variables; and finally, they investigate moreexploratory approaches, including the differential susceptibility hypothesis and epigeneticmodifications. Taken together, the chapters offer a macro-level testing of the hypothesis that thesealternative, mechanistic phenotypes can advance the understanding of genetic influences onaddiction. The book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in a range of disciplines,including behavioral genetics, psychology, pharmacology, neuroscience, andsociology. Contributors: John Acker, Steven R. H. Beach, Gene H. Brody, Angela D. Bryan, Megan J. Chenoweth, Danielle M. Dick, Eske D. Derks, Mary-Anne Enoch, Meg Gerrard, FrederickX. Gibbons, Thomas E. Gladwin, Mark S. Goldman, Marcus Heilig, Kent E. Hutchison, Hollis C. Karoly,Steven M. Kogan, Man Kit Lei, Susan Luczak, James MacKillop, Renee E. Magnan, Leah M. Mayo, MarcusR. Munafò, Daria Orlowska, Abraham A. Palmer, Danielle Pandika, Clarissa C. Parker, Robert A. Philibert, Lara A. Ray, Richard R. Reich, Ronald L. Simons, Courtney J. Stevens, Rachel E. Thayer,Rachel F. Tyndale, Tamara L. Wall, Reinout W. Wiers, Michael Windle, Harriet de WitEasy Does It: A Book of Daily 12 Step Meditations (Hazelden Meditations)
By Anonymous. 1990
This book is for members of all 12 Step Fellowships dedicated to a sane and manageable way of life, free…
of addictions, compulsions, and dependencies.Let this wise little book ease you into the ways of recovery. Each day's meditation invites you to take a moment and learn to slow down, take life on its own terms, let each day bring you closer to the secret of serenity. Opening with quotations from figures as varied as Will Rogers, Paul Simon, Socrates, e. e. cummings, and Benjamin Disraeli, and concluding with daily affirmations, these meditations add up to a year's worth of inspiration, trust, and hope--one day at a time.