Faith-Rooted Organizing
Faith-Rooted Organizing

Author: Rev. Alexia Salvatierra

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2013-12-06

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0830864695

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Since the 1930s, organizing movements for social justice in the U.S. have largely been built on secular assumptions. But what if Christians were to shape their organizing around the implications of the truth that God is real and Jesus is risen? Reverend Alexia Salvatierra and theologian Peter Heltzel propose a model of organizing that arises from their Christian convictions, with implications for all faiths.

Geriatric Psycho-Oncology
Geriatric Psycho-Oncology

Author: Jimmie C. Holland

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0199361487

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Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including screening tools and interventions, psychiatric emergencies and disorders, physical symptom management, communication issues, and issues specific to common cancer sites. A resource section is appended to provide information on national services and programs. This book features contributions from experts designed to help clinicians review, anticipate and respond to emotional issues that often arise in the context of treating older cancer patients. Numerous cross-references and succinct tables and figures make this concise reference easy to use. Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is an ideal resource for helping oncologists and nurses recognize when it may be best to refer patients to their mental health colleagues and for those who are establishing or adding psychosocial components to existing clinics.

Thwack
Thwack

Author: Barry Abrams

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9780977046362

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The concept of physician as patient is nothing new. What is unique about this story is how I handled the aftermath of a runaway defibrillator, and the hilarious events that subsequently occurred--when I treated posttraumatic stress with a magnet.