Download or read book America We Need to Talk written by Joel Berg and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest book by Joel Berg--an internationally recognized leader and media spokesman in the fields of hunger, poverty, food systems, and U.S. politics, and the director of Hunger Free America--America We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation is both a parody of relationship and self-help books and a serious analysis of the nation's political and economic dysfunction. Explaining that the most serious--and most broken--relationship is the one between us, as Americans, and our nation, the book explains how, no matter who becomes our next president, average Joes can channel their anger at our hobbled system into concrete actions that will fix our democracy, rebuild our middle class, and restore our stature in the world as a beacon of freedom and hope. Starting with the belief that it's irresponsible for Americans to blame the nation's problems solely on "the politicians" or "the system," Joel makes a case for how it's the personal responsibility of every resident of this country to fix it. The American people are in a relationship with their government and their society, and, as in all relationships, it's the responsibility of both sides to recognize and repair their problems.

Download or read book You Need Help written by Mark S Komrad and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you feel that a friend or loved one has a problem and needs professional help, this step-by-step guide will give you the tools to approach, engage, and support him or her. Just about everyone knows a relative, friend, or coworker who is exhibiting signs of emotional or behavioral turmoil. Yet figuring out how to reach out to that person can feel insurmountable. We know it is the right thing to do, yet many of us hesitate to take action out of fear of conflict, hurt feelings, or damaging the relationship. Through a rich combination of user-friendly tools and real-life stories, Mark S. Komrad, MD, offers step-by-step guidance and support as you take the courageous step of helping a friend who might not even recognize that he or she is in need. He guides you in developing a strong course of action, starting by determining when professional help is needed, then moves you through the steps of picking the right time, making the first approach, gathering allies, selecting the right professional, and supporting friends or relatives as they go through the necessary therapeutic process to resolve their problems. Included are scripts based on Komrad’s work with his own patients, designed to help you anticipate next steps and arm you with the tools to respond constructively and compassionately. You will also find the guidance and information needed to understand mental illness and get past the stigma still associated with it, so you can engage and support your loved one with insight and compassion in his or her journey toward emotional stability and health.

Download or read book Helping written by Edgar H. Schein and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Strategy+Business Best Leadership Book of the Year: An “uncommonly wise” analysis of the psychological and social dynamics of helping relationships (Warren Bennis, author of On Becoming a Leader). Helping is a fundamental human activity, but it can also be a frustrating one. All too often, to our bewilderment, our sincere offers of help are resented, resisted, or refused—and we often react the same way when people try to help us. Why is it so difficult to provide or accept help? How can we make the whole process easier? Many words are used for helping: assisting, aiding, advising, caregiving, coaching, consulting, counseling, guiding, mentoring, supporting, teaching, and more. In this seminal book on the topic, corporate culture and organizational development guru Ed Schein analyzes the social and psychological dynamics common to all types of helping relationships, explains why help is often not helpful, and shows what any would-be helpers must do to ensure that their assistance is both welcomed and genuinely useful. He shows how to navigate the delicate acts of asking for or offering help; avoid pitfalls; mitigate power imbalances; and establish a solid foundation of trust—and how these techniques can be applied to teamwork and organizational leadership. From the bestselling author of Organizational Culture and Leadership, and illustrated with examples from many types of relationships—husbands and wives, doctors and patients, consultants and clients—Helping is a concise, definitive analysis of what it takes to establish successful, mutually satisfying helping relationships.

Download or read book Building Successful Online Communities written by Robert E. Kraut and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How insights from the social sciences, including social psychology and economics, can improve the design of online communities. Online communities are among the most popular destinations on the Internet, but not all online communities are equally successful. For every flourishing Facebook, there is a moribund Friendster—not to mention the scores of smaller social networking sites that never attracted enough members to be viable. This book offers lessons from theory and empirical research in the social sciences that can help improve the design of online communities. The authors draw on the literature in psychology, economics, and other social sciences, as well as their own research, translating general findings into useful design claims. They explain, for example, how to encourage information contributions based on the theory of public goods, and how to build members' commitment based on theories of interpersonal bond formation. For each design claim, they offer supporting evidence from theory, experiments, or observational studies.

Download or read book Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety written by Fiona Zandt and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out therapeutic activities to help children aged 4-12 years and their families to better understand and manage anxiety. It explains how to work with anxious children, providing a framework for assessment and therapy that draws on CBT, ACT and narrative therapy approaches. Lots of practical tips for therapists are included and important developmental considerations are discussed, including adapting therapy for children with developmental difficulties, and working with families and schools. Over 50 playful therapeutic activities are included, which have been developed through the authors' extensive work with children, giving children an arsenal of coping strategies. They focus on key areas such as understanding anxiety, managing anxious thoughts, and building resilience and use readily available, inexpensive materials and downloadable templates which are provided in the book. This is the perfect tool for therapists looking for playful and purposeful ways to work with children with anxiety.

Download or read book Ways You Can Help written by Margaret Cooke and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on her own personal experience, Margaret Cooke offers sensitive, sensible advice to anyone who feels awkward or uncomfortable near people in emotional or physical pain.

Download or read book Creative Ways to Help Children Manage BIG Feelings written by Fiona Zandt and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help children to stay on top of "big" feelings like anger, sadness and anxiety with this ingeniously easy-to-use therapy toolkit. Focusing on making therapy for children both purposeful and playful, the book provides 47 activities to transform your sessions using everyday materials and a variety of tried-and-tested therapy models. The authors deliver sage advice on how to work with children, adapting your approach for different age groups and judging how and when to involve parents and teachers. The handy reference table allows you to quickly fish out the perfect activity for the moment, according to the emotion the child is experiencing, or the therapeutic method needed. With its winning mix of creative resources and clinical expertise, all wrapped up in a simple and practical format, this is the ideal companion for both new and experienced therapists working with children aged 4-12.

Download or read book 107 Ways to Help Others written by Luann Lee Brown and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grief is like ocean waves, hitting hard against the sand and receding, only to return. Waves of emotion crash, and people say, “I don’t know what to say or do to help.” This book is for them. It’s for you. We all have either lost someone or tried to comfort the bereaved and felt helpless. Every page gives a fresh idea for comforting during the hardest time in someone’s life—perhaps your own. Luann Lee Brown worked as an occupational therapist for twenty years, mostly in psychiatry, helping depressed people in crisis. She volunteered at a local police department helping give death notifications or supporting a family and friends when a loved one committed suicide, as well as other roles during horrific times. This book includes a section on helping those left behind after suicide or murder and sections on how to help children in the throes of grief. May the waves of grief soften and become less treacherous. May the sun shine and sparkle on the ocean of your or your loved ones’ lives. May you feel the joy of serving another while you heal from your near drowning in an ocean of your own loss.

Download or read book Four Ways We Can Help You Pay for Your Health Professions Education written by United States. Public Health Service. Bureau of Health Manpower and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book When My Plans Were Crushed He Helped Me Find The Way written by Jenn Mumma and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written after the better part of two years in bed from both physical and mental health problems. I'll get more into that in the book. Journaling was therapeutic for me, and little did I know it would become a book. In this book, I talk about my trials and how I, with God having my back, was able to conquer most of them. I felt, and still feel, like I woke from a coma; and trying to reintegrate into my life was a challenge and at times still is. I want you to walk away from reading this book feeling like with God, you can get through anything life throws at you-because you can! It may not look like what you planned, but it's exactly what God planned. I hope that this book is relatable and gives you inspiration and courage and that you can see where God has touched me throughout my life.

Download or read book Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way written by M. Gary Neuman and published by Random House. This book was released on 1999-07-27 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divorce is painful and confusing. Perhaps now more than ever, you want to give your child all the love, support, and guidance he or she needs, but everything seems harder and more complicated. Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way can help. Based on Gary Neuman's phenomenally successful Sandcastles program, which has helped more than fifty thousand children cope with divorce, this warm, empathetic guide shows you: How to build a co-parenting relationship--even when you think you can't When you or your child should see a therapist Age-appropriate scripts for addressing sensitive issues What to do when a parent moves away How to stop fighting with your ex-spouse How to navigate the emotional turmoil of custody and visitation How to help your child deal with change How to cope with kids' common fears about separation How to introduce significant others into the family and help your child cope with a new stepfamily More than a hundred pieces of artwork from children of divorce will help you appreciate how kids perceive the experience. Dozens of special activities and fun exercises will help you communicate and get closer to your child. This guide shows you that divorce need not be an inevitable blot on children's lives, but an opportunity for them to grow and strengthen the bonds with their parents.

Download or read book Goal Setting Practical Ways to Help You Achieve Goal Success written by Robert DeCrescentis and published by Robert DeCrescentis. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you need help setting goals? How about motivation? In this book, you are guided step-by-step on how to set goals and achieve them. You will find useful tools and resources which will guide you through your goal setting journey. You are not alone and will be guided every step of the way. Go ahead, dive in and start setting goals today!

Download or read book 101 Ways You Can Help Save the Planet Before You re 12 written by Joanne O'Sullivan and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents ideas to protect the planet by doing simple things such as cutting down on water use, starting a compost bin, and creating litter-free lunches.

Download or read book Creative Ways to Help Children Regulate and Manage Anger written by Fiona Zandt and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Support children to better understand and manage their anger with this practical guide of therapeutic activities. From exploring a child's first steps in therapy to helping parents and carers with their responses, this book provides practical advice for working with children aged 4-12 and families navigating issues of anger and emotional regulation. The book includes over fifty playful, practical, and purposeful activities to use in therapy. Grounded in theory and research around anger in children, the activities include clear therapeutic rationales for practitioners, considerations for older and younger children, suggestions for the inclusion of parents and carers, and adaptations for online practice. This is the ultimate tool for therapists looking to develop their clinical practice with creative ways to help children manage their anger.

Download or read book Ways to Help in Conquering Delusional People written by Ella Jacobs and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written to comfort the lonely souls who are facing fears from those they love. This book teaches us to act with caution and be compassionate when it comes to emotional situations. In this book, you will discover the importance of love and patience because of human need. A parent gives all they know to nurture a child as he becomes an adult. But now, in our later years of life, we travel a pathway of loneliness because our society has become distracted by greed. In this book, you will learn that patience will help you smile to hide the tears so you can pass by the negative attitudes. This book will remind you of the forefathers who spoke about a prepared people for a prepared place. This book informs us about the purpose of life, and it gives the reader information as to why his patient is aggressive and refuses to let go of small priceless items. You will notice that aggressive behavior represented fear, and your patient believes he is going home to meet God with his bag of precious stones. This book teaches the caretaker compassion, patience, and it gives rise to embrace and comfort a patient who is stressed for lack of compassion and communication.

Download or read book 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth Revised Edition written by Rebecca Barnes and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Barnes outlines fifty ways in which you, your congregation, and your local community can help fight global warming and enjoy participation in a vital part of Christian discipleship. In 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth, Revised Edition, she makes a clear connection, in a practical and unintimidating way, between stewardship of the earth and living one's faith. This easy-to-follow book consists of seven chapters on topics related to global climate change: "Energy," "Food and Agriculture," "Transportation," "Water," "People," "Other Species," and "Wilderness and Land." Each chapter begins with a statement on how the content relates to global warming, followed by action items ranging from individual efforts to activities that encourage the involvement of the congregation and wider communities.

Download or read book Help Them Grow Or Watch Them Go written by Beverly Kaye and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaye and Giulioni identify three broad types of conversations that have the power to motivate employees more deeply than any well-intentioned development event or process to help with career development.