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Professional Crocodile
by Giovanna Zoboli Mariachiara Di GiorgioMr. Crocodile loves his job. Every morning he gets up with an alarm. He brushes his teeth. He chooses the right tie to match his outfit, eats a quick slice of toast, and heads off to work on a crowded train. But what exactly is his job? The answer may surprise you! Readers will want to pore over this witty, wordless book again and again, finding new details and fresh stories with every reading. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.
Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding Adults
by Bridget Penhale Ann Anka Helen Thacker Walter Lloyd-Smith Becky BoothThis is an essential text for students at all levels studying social work, nursing and allied health and social care, focusing on the need for professional curiosity and partnership work in safeguarding adults. Professional curiosity is a vital element of professional health and social care practice, yet information and guidance are scarce. Considering the post-pandemic landscape and the legal policy context of partnership work, this text provides a detailed examination around definitions of professional curiosity and what those mean in practice in relation to vulnerable adults. Real life examples are woven throughout based on serious case reviews, safeguarding adults’ reviews, domestic homicide reviews and extensive research, and there are numerous opportunities for readers to test their knowledge and skills.
Professional Food Manager Certification Training Coursebook (NSF HealthGuard Training Series)
by Nsf HealthGuard<p>NSF International provides a wide range of comprehensive food safety solutions in a customer-focused and professional manner. NSF Food Safety offerings deliver value-added assistance to companies in meeting Federal requirements and improving their food safety systems beyond regulation. Companies may select from training and education, consulting, audit, certificate, product approval, and registration services as needed. <p>After successfully completing this training course, you will have a good foundation to take any one of the 2009 U.S. Food Code compliant, ANSI accredited professional food manager exams, as recognized by the U.S. Conference on Food Protection.</p>
Professional Issues in Therapeutic Recreation: On Competencies and Outcomes
by Norma J. Stumbo Brent D. Wolfe Shane PeggThe latest edition of Professional Issues in Therapeutic Recreation On Competence and Outcomes recognizes that the profession must continue to challenge the status quo and one another. Issues and ideas are not stagnant; they are forever changing, and the various sections and chapters of this edition will challenge the reader to conceptualize ideas from new perspectives and in a new light. Readers are encouraged to wrestle with the ideas presented. Do not simply read them and file the information away. Interact with the ideas. Discuss the ideas. Argue about the ideas. Whatever you do, do not simply disregard an idea because it represents a viewpoint or perspective that is different from your personal philosophy related to the profession. We challenge all readers to be drawn into the variety of topics, concepts, and perspectives presented in this volume so each can continue to personally grow and enable the profession to continue to grow. Like the first two editions, this effort has four major sections: Introduction, Education, Practice, and Research. It is clear that these divisions are largely arbitrary, as every practice issue affects every research issue, every education issue affects every practice issue, and on and on. However, books require an organizational layout, and these divisions appear to make sense. Each section begins with a Keynote chapter aimed at setting the stage for that particular section. Each section also ends with a Perspective chapter, largely an opinion or viewpoint piece to encourage readers to continue discussion on related issues.
Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by Ethan B Russo Fernando Ania John CrellinGain a better understanding of the complex issues that will decide the future of health care!This is the first book of its kind in the rapidly growing field of complementary and alternative medicine. It addresses quality-of-care concerns and also focuses on the goals of many practitioners: to secure a firm place for their practice in health care systems and to establish levels of integration. Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a unique textbook, but is also an essential resource for practitioners of complementary, alternative, and conventional medicine as well as the general public.This volume is divided into three parts. The first looks at a range of current concerns over complementary and alternative medicine, many of which raise ethical issues relating to quality of care. The next section, focusing on professionalism, indicates how practitioners must respond to the public’s concerns, especially in light of the public’s rising expectations of standards of care among all practitioners. The third part is comprised of case histories plus commentaries suitable for private study or classroom discussion.In this valuable book you will find: an examination of current issues in complementary/alternative medicine and bioethics explorations of other approaches to ethical dilemmas including “bottom-up” ethics such as consequentialism and social utilitarianism plus feminist ethics, virtue ethics, and more informed discussion of public expectations of professional roles and responsibilities case histories that illustrate ethical issues explanations of the Hippocratic Oath and complementary and alternative medicine codes an examination of the power structure within health care systems and much, much more!Growing from a course on ethics and law at the Homeopathic College of Canada in Toronto, Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine will benefit everyone who is concerned with quality care and integrated medicine.
Professionalism in Mental Healthcare
by Dinesh Bhugra Amit MalikIn mental health, as in other medical disciplines, the role of the professional is changing. The availability of information, enhanced roles of other healthcare professionals and changes in training have altered the doctor-patient relationship and left professionals accountable to the needs of clients, politicians, policy makers and funding agencies. This book seeks to redefine the professional role of the specialist mental health worker by bringing perspectives from leading experts from both developed and developing countries, and also from a wide range of professionals in the field of law, medical ethics, education and medical leadership. Uniquely, it also looks at the views of patients and next-generation psychiatrists. It will be of interest to those involved in providing mental healthcare as well as those responsible for health policy initiatives and training.
Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured: "A Lifetime Price to Pay" (Children’s Health Defense)
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Children's Health DefenseAre vaccine injuries really &“one in a million,&” as governments and public health experts constantly tell us? This comprehensive look at the evidence by Children&’s Health Defense, illustrated by nine real-life stories of serious vaccine injury, exposes health agencies&’ soft-pedaling of vaccine risks as a dangerous lie. For most people, the potential risks of vaccination, which include life-changing illness, family bankruptcy, and even death, are invisible and almost inconceivable—until a vaccine injury happens to them. Through the poignant and riveting stories of nine injured children and adults, Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured by Children&’s Health Defense communicates the devastating impacts of vaccine damage on health, family finances, relationships, and more. As the book&’s introductory chapters show, vaccine injuries—whether from a routine childhood injection—or a travel vaccine—or a COVID-19 shot—are common, not rare. Discussing US children&’s poor showing in global health rankings, the book assembles compelling evidence pointing to childhood vaccination as a key &“elephant in the room.&” The heart of the book resides in the vaccine injury stories told by mothers of injured children and injured adults. Conveying in vivid detail what it&’s like to live with conditions such as severe autism, chronic pain, and immune systems gone haywire, the nine individuals also attest to the disturbing fact that &“when it comes to vaccine injuries, there&’s no help legally or financially—you&’re on your own.&” In addition, they share affecting accounts of gaslighting, a lack of answers or solutions and outright hostility from the medical community, social isolation, heavy financial burdens, and interrupted careers and lives. Exposing the truth behind the vaccine safety myth, Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured makes vaccine injury personal and demonstrates that we ignore vaccine risks at our peril.
Profit Is Not the Cure
by Maude BarlowOn July 12, 1966, the Medical Care Insurance Act was passed by the federal House of Commons after a ferocious public debate that pitted the vast majority of Canadians against a powerful alliance of business, insurance companies, and doctors.More than thirty years later, the same battle is being fought all over again. Only now, the forces opposed to medicare are more ideologically unified, more richly endowed, and tied to transnational corporations whose power exceeds that of entire countries.In Profit Is Not the Cure, Maude Barlow traces the history of medicare in Canada. She compares it with both public and private systems in other parts of the world. And she contrasts it with the brutally divisive system that exists in the United States, where forty-four million people have no medical insurance, and millions more get minimal care through profit-driven health maintenance organizations. From the point of view of most patients, the United States health-care model is a disaster. But the proponents of privatization in Canada, supported by the right-wing media and corporate lobbyists, are determined to impose American-style "reforms" on the Canadian public. Three provinces - British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario - are moving ahead rapidly to enlarge the role of commerce in the provision of health-care services. They are introducing user fees, delisting procedures that previously were covered, and encouraging private corporations to move into areas that used to be the exclusive domain of the public system.While the prime minister and federal cabinet have paid lipservice to the principles of medicare, they have made it clear by their actions that they will do nothing to impede the destruction of those principles by the provinces. In fact, their enthusiastic support of NAFTA, and the impending Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) and General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), has made the defence of medicare increasingly difficult. Canadians overwhelmingly support medicare. Many, however, have been persuaded that it is a luxury we can no longer afford. Maude Barlow argues that this proposition is wrong. An earlier generation fought a bitter battle to bring medicare into existence. Another battle must be fought now to save it. But we owe it to the founders of the system, as well as to future generations, to take up the cause again. This important book shows the way.From the Hardcover edition.
Profound Healing: The Power of Acceptance on the Path to Wellness
by Joseph Chilton Pearce Cheryl CanfieldA woman faced with advanced cancer shares the story of how preparing to die led her to experience a profound healing on all levels--physical, emotional, and spiritual. • Explores the practical and spiritual aspects of confronting a life challenge as a springboard for spiritual growth. • Includes accounts of dreams, exercises, and visualizations that inspire profound healing. • Outlines 12 self-help practices of wellness--emotional clearing, meditations, and lifestyle changes--through the living example of a cancer survivor. • By the co-compiler of the spiritual classic Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. At the age of 41 Cheryl Canfield was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. Going against warnings from doctors, she rejected proposed surgeries that would involve removing her uterus, cervix, lymph nodes, and surrounding nerves. Instead, she decided to accept death and focused her energy on attempting to die well. In the process, she cured herself. Profound Healing is Canfield's down-to-earth account of her journey as she inadvertently experiences a modern-day miracle, and her subsequent reflections on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing. More than a biography, Canfield's story contains exercises, dreams, visualizations, and experiences--from encounters with the modern mystic Peace Pilgrim to her own acceptance of cancer--that assisted her healing process. Others can use her hard-earned insights as a source of hope, inspiration, and practical advice. Relevant to anyone seeking personal growth and life wisdom, Profound Healing is not merely about dying or living. It is about discovering one's life and living it fully while here.
Profundizar Más
by David HoffmeisterLa libertad de la mente se logra por medio del reconocimiento de que solo hay un problema y una solución.&“Permítaseme reconocer el problema para que pueda ser resuelto&”. Un curso de milagros, E-79Profundizar más es una conversación en profundidad que ofrece indicaciones claras de cómo trascender la dualidad. David Hoffmeister guía al lector a través de la aplicación de los principios centrales de Un curso de milagros, poniendo al descubierto la división sujeto/objeto que es la raíz de todo problema aparente. Se iluminan y aclaran los pasos prácticos necesarios para llegar a ver sólo un problema y una solución.David Hoffmeister ha influido en la vida de miles de personas mediante su estado constante de paz mental, su alegría radiante y su dedicación a la Verdad. Su camino espiritual incluyó el estudio de muchos senderos, que culminó en una aplicación práctica profundamente comprometida de Un curso de milagros. La vida de David es una demostración viva de la mente despierta.Permite que Profundizar más te lleve de la mano y te acompañe a través de la división en la mente que impregna todos los aspectos de la existencia humana, la división que literalmente inventa tu mundo.
Progestins and the Mammary Gland
by Orla M. Conneely Christiane OttoProgestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy. To further our understanding of progestin action in the mammary gland, an international symposium, attended by leading researchers from academia and industry, was held in Berlin, 21-23 March 2007. Genetic mouse models helped to elucidate the role of progestins, both in normal breast development and in disease. Mechanistic molecular studies inspired the design of new progestins with improved tissue selectivity. In addition, the clinical impact of progesterone receptor agonists and antagonists for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer was discussed.
Progestogens in Obstetrics and Gynecology
by Howard J. A. CarpThis book brings together the most up-to-date information about the physiology of progestogens. Addressing the bidirectional communication between hormones, fertility, tumors, and autoimmunity, it provides the basic science and clinical perspectives of progestogens which have not been previously available in one volume. In addition to estrogens, androgens, mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids, progestogens are a major class of steroid hormone. While present in certain phases of estrous and menstrual cycles, progestogens are named for their function in maintaining pregnancy. This book is essentially practical in orientation, addressing the specific issues that confront the practitioner, and provides information to Obstetricians, Gynecologists, Reproductive endocrinologists, as well as Gynecological Oncologists and Rheumatologists. Contributions are from an international team of experts in the field, now completely updated in this new edition with new developments in primary dysmenorrhea and contraception.
Program Your Baby's Health: The Pregnancy Diet for Your Child's Lifelong Well-Being
by Tamara Eberlein Barbara LukeThe most important period of your child's health is the nine months before birth. Cutting edge research in a new field known as "metabolic programming" reveals a startling new fact: what a mother eats during pregnancy has a far greater effect on her child's future development, overall health, and resistance to disease than was previously thought. In fact, adult chronic illnesses long blamed on an unhealthy lifestyle or genetic influences are now believed to be a direct result of the uterine environment during pregnancy. Now, thanks to this pioneering new book, you can "program" your baby's future health by eating right, gaining the appropriate amount of weight, and avoiding toxins--starting even before conceiving. Dr. Barbara Luke, a nationally recognized expert in the field of public-health nutrition, provides a complete, practical nutrition and lifestyle program that covers your entire pregnancy, month by month--and the first two years of your baby's life. Here is everything you need to know to raise the healthiest baby possible, including: - What to eat when you're trying to conceive and when you are pregnant - Practical strategies that protect your child against hypertension, diabetes, and obesity - Special dietary needs for women in every age group, from under 25 to over 40 - Quick, easy menus, helpful charts, and checklists - Replenishing fluids: how much do you need to drink? - The nutritional needs of mothers carrying twins or "super-twins" - New strategies for overcoming morning sickness - Helping your growing child eat right and stay healthy Pregnancy is your window of opportunity to boost your baby's health at birth, through childhood, and beyond. Let this book help you take the most advanced, scientific approach to preventing disease and optimizing health! From the Trade Paperback edition.
Programma di stretching: semplici esercizi per migliorare la qualità della vita
by Piera Biffardi Dale L. RobertsAlleviate le tensioni, riducete il dolore, muovetevi e sentitevi meglio con questi esercizi di stretching. E se pochi e semplici esercizi potessero drasticamente migliorare il modo in cui vi sentite, vi muovete e lavorate in tutti gli aspetti della vostra vita? E se poteste fare più di quanto abbiate mai fatto semplicemente aggiungendo pochi e semplici esercizi di allungamento alla vostra routine quotidiana? Il vostro corpo paga un prezzo per tutto lo stress della vita, che sia dovuto ad attività sportiva eccessiva, troppo lavoro o utilizzo smodato della tecnologia. I sintomi vanno da un indolenzimento a un dolore estremo. Autore di successo su Amazon, Dale L. Roberts presenta i notevoli risultati del suo studio sullo stretching. Basato sulla sua esperienza di personal trainer, attraverso ricerca ed evidenza clinica, Roberts risponde alla domanda: quali sono i segreti per migliorare la qualità della vita? Il libro inizia con una descrizione chiara e dettagliata dei benefici dello stretching, dei vari tipi e del modo corretto di eseguire gli esercizi. Si focalizza inoltre sui tipi di stretching più utili per alleviare le tensioni e trovare sollievo dagli allenamenti e stress quotidiani. Organizzato in base alle principali aree del corpo e requisiti specifici, "Programma di stretching" presenta dei programmi di stretching accompagnati da istruzioni semplici ed eseguibili da chiunque. "Programma di stretching" comprende: · Dozzine di esercizi di allungamento adatti quasi a chiunque · Istruzioni essenziali e semplici per ogni esercizio · Piani di stretching per decine di problemi di flessibilità comuni · Linee guida e suggerimenti utili per ottenere il massimo dal proprio allenamento · Collegamenti rapidi per navigare facilmente tra i programmi e le descrizioni degli esercizi · Suggerimenti utili
Programming Your Lucid Dreams
by Von BraschlerLucid dreams stand out from ordinary dreams in the meaning and clarity that they can bring us. Learn to control these dreams and access times, places, and information usually hidden from our senses. In Programming Your Lucid Dreams, discover accessible exercises and insights that will enable you to self-direct your lucid dreams to their fullest potential. Learn how to • Understand spontaneous lucid dreams, • Analyze your dreams and keep a dream journal, • Cultivate body and mind to prepare for lucid dreaming, • Map your dream destination and create dream guides through visualization, • Use lucid dreams to transcend space and time, • Ensure your safety while lucid dreaming, • Understand lucid dreams through the arc of the hero&’s journey, • Use lucid dreams to achieve goals, and • Share thought forms with others and join others in the dreamscape.Learn what to expect in the lucid dreamscape and how to use this liminal state of consciousness for transformative change and profound insight.
Progressive Sexuality Education: The Conceits of Secularism (Routledge Research in Education)
by Mary Lou RasmussenThis book engages contemporary debates about the notion of secularism outside of the field of education in order to consider how secularism shapes the formation of progressive sexuality education. Focusing on the US, Canada, Ireland, Aotearoa-New Zealand and Australia, this text considers the affinities, prejudices, and attachments of scholars who advocate secular worldviews in the context of sexuality education, and some of the consequences that ensue from these ways of seeing. This study identifies and interrogates how secularism infuses progressive sexuality education. It asks readers to consider their own investments in particular ways of thinking and researching in the field of sexuality education, and to think about how these investments have developed and how they shape existing discourses within the field of sexuality education. It hones in on how progressive sexuality education has come to develop in the way that it has, and how this relates to conceits of secularism. This book prompts a consideration of how "progressive" scholarship and practice might get in the way of meaningful conversations with students, teachers, and peers who think differently about the field of sexuality education.
Progressive Tinnitus Management: Clinical Handbook for Audiologists
by James A. Henry Tara L. Zaugg Paula J. Myers Caroline J. KendallThis textbook describes PTM in detail. Minimal background information is provided with the focus on describing the clinical procedures for conducting PTM. The handbook includes 25 separate appendices to facilitate the clinical implementation of PTM with the appropriate flowcharts, procedural guides, questionnaires, patient handouts, and forms.
Prohibitted Knowledge: They don't want you to know the Truth (Hidden History #10)
by Miguel PedreroThere is a "forbidden knowledge" or "cursed" that is elbowing its way. Although large academic institutions and political and financial power try to stop it, committed, prepared and enlightened women and men are bringing it to light in schools, laboratories, archaeological campaigns or historical studies. In this book the reader will discover, among many other destabilizing issues, that: –Eminent microbiologists and astrophysicists defend that our DNA is artificial and we are probably the creation of an alien civilization. –There is remarkable evidence that beings from other worlds visited us in the remote past, being taken by gods. –The traditions and sacred books of various religions –including the Judeo-Christian– describe contacts with extraterrestrials. –On Earth, other humanities lived in a remote past. –On the face of our planet there were disappeared civilizations with enormous technological development, long before the Egyptian and the Sumerian. –Scientists already have proof that life exists after life. - It is fully accepted that there are countless parallel universes where life forms can exist. –The UFO phenomenon constitutes proof that these dimensional intelligences have been with us since the beginning of time.
Project Beta: The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth
by Greg BishopTHE HORRIFYING TRUE STORY OF A GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION THAT DEFINED AN ERA OF ALIEN PARANOIA AND DESTROYED ONE MAN'S LIFE. In 1978, Paul Bennewitz, an electrical physicist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, engaged in some aggressive radio monitoring of the nearby Sandia Labs, then managed by the Department of Defense. When he became convinced that the strange lights hovering over the labs and Kirtland Air Force Base signaled the vanguard of an extraterrestrial alien invasion, he began writing TV stations, newspapers, senators -- and even President Reagan -- to alert them. For the most part Bennewitz received form-letter replies, but Air Force investigators paid him a visit, as did Bill Moore, author of the first book on the Roswell incident. Before long Moore -- then a new force in civilian UFO research -- was tapped by a group of intelligence agents and a deal was struck: Moore was to keep tabs on Bennewitz while the Air Force ran a psychological profile and disinformation campaign on the unsuspecting physicist. In return, Air Force Intelligence would let Moore in on classified UFO material. This is Bennewitz's harrowing tale, told by fringe-culture historian Greg Bishop. It is the troubling account of the custom-made hall of smoke and mirrors that eventually drove Bennewitz to a mental institution, as well as the story of the explosive propagation of disinformation that began in 1979 and reverberates through the UFO community and pop culture to this day.
Project Blue Book: The Top Secret UFO Files that Revealed a Government Cover-Up
by Brad SteigerA new edition of the blockbuster book that revealed the top-secret findings of the US government about UFOs.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, while publicly dismissing the existence of UFOs, the United States Air Force was engaged in a secret program for evaluating every report of unidentified flying objects. Under the code name, Project Blue Book, the Air Force analyzed over 13,000 incidents. The goal of this enterprise was threefold: To determine the cause for each UFO sighting, to assess the security threat for each incident, and to determine how the United States could obtain or create the technology used by UFOs.This book, based on secret files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, includes accounts of seven of the most important USAF enquiries-- among them the story of the nights the White House was buzzed by UFOs, the mystery of the Lubbock Lights, the full story of Captain Mantell--Ufology's first martyr, and the startling conversion of the prominent astronomer, J. Alan Hynek from UFO skeptic to believer.This is startling and fascinating book that uncovers not only the anatomy of a government cover-up, but also provides stark and chilling evidence that we are not alone. It is all here, government documents, the testimony of scientists, the military, pilots and citizens all over the country who have witnessed UFOS.
Project Happiness: 273 Little Tips and Big Ideas for Finding Joy
by Sophie GoldingPacked with creative ideas and uplifting quotes, this little volume is your road-map to changing your routine and feeling happy. Whether you want a lift to your day, a long-term project to engage your attention or a fresh perspective on life, dip into Project Happiness for your next step towards joy.
Project Happiness: 273 Little Tips and Big Ideas for Finding Joy
by Sophie GoldingPacked with creative ideas and uplifting quotes, this little volume is your road-map to changing your routine and feeling happy. Whether you want a lift to your day, a long-term project to engage your attention or a fresh perspective on life, dip into Project Happiness for your next step towards joy.
Project Rebirth: Survival and the Strength of the Human Spirit from 9/11 Survivors
by Courtney E. Martin Robin SternEach year, every year, on the anniversary of the attacks, Jim Whitaker and his film crew interviewed eight people who were directly affected by the events of 9/11. They used five of these subjects and their words as the basis for the documentary Rebirth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. Based on the film, the book Project Rebirth allows the powerful rediscovery stories of all these individuals - both those featured in the film and those whose stories did not make it onto celluloid - to be shared with the world. Book jacket.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD
by Edna B. Foa Barbara Olasov Rothbaum Elizabeth A. HembreeAn estimated 70% of adults in the United States have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. Though most recover on their own, up to 20% develop chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. For these people, overcoming PTSD requires the help of a professional. This guide gives clinicians the information they need to treat clients who exhibit the symptoms of PTSD. It is based on the principles of Prolonged Exposure Therapy, the most scientifically-tested and proven treatment that has been used to effectively treat victims of all types of trauma. Whether your client is a veteran of combat, a victim of a physical or sexual assault, or a casualty of a motor vehicle accident, the techniques and strategies outlined in this book will help. In this treatment clients are exposed to imagery of their traumatic memories, as well as real-life situations related to the traumatic event in a step-by-step, controllable way. Through these exposures, your client will learn to confront the trauma and begin to think differently about it, leading to a marked decrease in levels of anxiety and other PTSD symptoms. Clients are provided education about PTSD and other common reactions to traumatic events. Breathing retraining is taught as a method for helping the client manage anxiety in daily life. Designed to be used in conjunction with the corresponding client workbook, this therapist guide includes all the tools necessary to effectively implement the prolonged exposure program including assessment measures, session outlines, case studies, sample dialogues, and homework assignments. This comprehensive resource is an exceptional treatment manual that is sure to help you help your clients reclaim their lives from PTSD. Treatments That Work TM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available Our corresponding workbooks contain psycho educational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with Psycho Educational Resources, Inc. (PER)
Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
by Nancy G. BrinkerSuzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinois, by parents who believed that small acts of charity could change the world. Suzy was the big sister--the homecoming queen with an infectious enthusiasm and a generous heart. Nancy was the little sister--the tomboy with an outsized sense of justice who wanted to right all wrongs. The sisters shared makeup tips, dating secrets, plans for glamorous fantasy careers. They spent one memorable summer in Europe discovering a big world far from Peoria. They imagined a long life together--one in which they'd grow old together surrounded by children and grandchildren. Suzy's diagnosis shattered that dream. In 1977, breast cancer was still shrouded in stigma and shame. Nobody talked about early detection and mammograms. Nobody could even say the words "breast" and "cancer" together in polite company, let alone on television news broadcasts. With Nancy at her side, Suzy endured the many indignities of cancer treatment, from the grim, soul-killing waiting rooms to the mistakes of well-meaning but misinformed doctors. That's when Suzy began to ask Nancy to promise. To promise to end the silence. To promise to raise money for scientific research. To promise to one day cure breast cancer for good. Big, shoot-for-the-moon promises that Nancy never dreamed she could fulfill. But she promised because this was her beloved sister. I promise, Suzy. Even if it takes the rest of my life. Suzy's death--both shocking and senseless--created a deep pain in Nancy that never fully went away. But she soon found a useful outlet for her grief and outrage. Armed only with a shoebox filled with the names of potential donors, Nancy put her formidable fund-raising talents to work and quickly discovered a groundswell of grassroots support. She was aided in her mission by the loving tutelage of her husband, restaurant magnate Norman Brinker, whose dynamic approach to entrepreneurship became Nancy's model for running her foundation. Her account of how she and Norman met, fell in love, and managed to achieve the elusive "true marriage of equals" is one of the great grown-up love stories among recent memoirs. Nancy's mission to change the way the world talked about and treated breast cancer took on added urgency when she was herself diagnosed with the disease in 1984, a terrifying chapter in her life that she had long feared. Unlike her sister, Nancy survived and went on to make Susan G. Komen for the Cure into the most influential health charity in the country and arguably the world. A pioneering force in cause-related marketing, SGK turned the pink ribbon into a symbol of hope everywhere. Each year, millions of people worldwide take part in SGK Race for the Cure events. And thanks to the more than $1. 5 billion spent by SGK for cutting-edge research and community programs, a breast cancer diagnosis today is no longer a death sentence. In fact, in the time since Suzy's death, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer has risen from 74 percent to 98 percent. Promise Me is a deeply moving story of family and sisterhood, the dramatic "30,000-foot view" of the democratization of a disease, and a soaring affirmative to the question: Can one person truly make a difference?