Human Behavior and Social Environments
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— Journal of Social Work Education
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Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals
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We live in an age of constantly shifting populations, as immigrants and Refugees seek a safe haven from war, famine and poverty. The healthcare of these dispossessed people is now a stark challenge not only in zones of conflict but in those wealthier countries that have offered sanctuary. The book is based on the authors’ combined forty-plus years of work as clinicians and teachers in Refugee and immigrant health. It is written with clinicians and students in mind and is thus practical, yet theory-based, so it can be used in the field and as a teaching text. It bridges physical health (highlighting infectious disease risks), mental health, and spiritual issues; and encompasses population-specific information on history of immigration, culture and social relations, communications, religions, pregnancy and childbirth, end-of-life issues, and health screening. It also details health beliefs and practices of 30 cultures from more than 40 countries.
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Effective Reading Strategies: Teaching Children Who Find Reading Difficult (3rd Edition)
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With its clear focus on intervention, this informal yet scholarly book offers prospective teachers tried-and-true instructional strategies and interesting activities to develop and strengthen the reading skills of children who find reading difficult, whatever the reason. The authors have grouped strategies around key reading instruction areas: phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. They show students how to generalize strategies for use in a variety of settings with diverse pupil populations, how to combine and modify strategies to fit specific needs and particular curriculums, and how to create entirely new instructional packages to meet desired goals. For special education teachers of reading, and for assessment and diagnosis.
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