A high school girl learns to make choices for herself regardless of what
others think. This DVD addresses gender, stereotypes, peer pressure and
self-confidence. Me, myself, and I was written by a 17 year old from
Brownsville, TX. It includes interviews with the director, writer, and
actors. 12:30minutes/sec
TOOTHPASTE
"I trust him, I don't know what else there is?" Best friends Jennifer
and Christina discuss their ideas on what constitutes a relationship
that is healthy enough for sex and its corresponding responsibilities.
Both have boyfriends and both believe they're ready. Jennifer and Carlos
have been together for a year and Christina and Bobby's relationship is
only three weeks old. The two girls show they are responsible enough to
use protection but their respective sexual encounters lead to decidedly
different results.
16 minutes
ORAL SEX: FAIR GAME?
Latest studies reveal teens are engaging in oral sex at an alarming
rate. Many teens are accepting the message abstinence and trading in
intercourse for oral sex. Most however, believe oral sex is risk free.
This DVD explains the risks involved in oral sex. The program is shot on
location at a fair/carnival and includes interviews with racially mixed
teens, medical experts, and school counselors. audience: High
School/Early College
22 minutes
PUBERTY: THE GREAT ADVENTURE FOR GUYS
This attention grabbing MTV style DVD, grabs the attention of students
as they learn about the great adventure they are now facing during
puberty. this DVD is shot on location at a racially mixed Junior/senior
high school with puberty aged teens as they struggle with problems and
concerns they face during this time. experts clearly explain the changes
from physical body changes, hygiene, and emotion myths. This program
contains NO reference to intercourse or STD's due to the target age
group of 5th-8th graders. 32 minutes
PUBERTY: THE GREAT ADVENTURE FOR GIRLS
This attention grabbing MTV style DVD, grabs the attention of students as
they learn about the great adventure they are now facing during puberty.
this DVD is shot on location at a racially mixed Junior/senior high
school with puberty aged teens as they struggle with problems and
concerns they face during this time. experts clearly explain the changes
from physical body changes, hygiene, and emotion myths. This program
contains NO reference to intercourse or STD's due to the target age
group of 5th-8th graders.
32 minutes
PUBERTY: THE GREAT ADVENTUREFOR GUYS &
GIRLS
This attention grabbing MTV style DVD, grabs the attention of students as
they learn about the great adventure they are now facing during puberty.
this DVD is shot on location at a racially mixed Junior/senior high
school with puberty aged teens as they struggle with problems and
concerns they face during this time. experts clearly explain the changes
from physical body changes, hygiene, and emotion myths. This program
contains NO reference to intercourse or STD's due to the target age
group of 5th-8th graders. 32 minutes
STRAIGHT TALK: THE TRUTH ABOUT STD'S
The video will help your students become more aware of facts, risks, and
consequences of sexually transmitted diseases. The DVD come with a
Teacher's Resource manual which contains activities, tests, and
exercises designed to give your students the most current information
about STD'S, and to encourage and promote discussion and awareness.
18 minutes
INTERVIEWING FOR SOLUTIONS
Offering video clips from six interviews sequenced according to the
presentation of skills and type of interviewing situations addressed,
this program illustrates basic interviewing skills; presents skills for
working with involuntary situations involving children, adolescents,
dyads, and mandated clients; and shows how to interview in crisis
situations. The DVD includes recorded interviews that enable
students to listen, absorb client perceptions and language, and
formulate responses and follow-up questions.
CARL ROGERS: FACILITATING A GROUP
In this program, Carl Rogers discusses the factors he feels are important
when facilitating a group. Rogers addresses the role of the group leader
of facilitator, analyzes the levels on which a group should operate,
emphasizes the importance of honest expression of feelings by both
facilitator and group members, and considers the benefits of physical
contact in the group. 30 min.
CRISIS COUNSELING: THE ABC MODEL
In this program, Kristi Kanal reviews the history of crisis counseling
and examines crisis theory. The DVD show Kanal working with a client in
a counseling session in which she demonstrates the ABC Model of Crisis
Intervention: developing and maintaining rapport, identifying the nature
of the crisis, altering cognitions, and coping. 60
minutes.
CRISIS INTERVENTION IN ACTION
Offering role-play scenarios between Richard K. James and his students,
this program examines crisis intervention and show how students learn crisis intervention techniques as
they apply to particular types of crisis scenarios. It covers such
topics as job loss, complicated grief domestic violence, psychological
autopsy, critical incident stress debriefing, posttraumatic stress
disorder, rape violence, and suicide. The DVD features an interview with
a crisis worker who worked with Katrina evacuees and includes scenario
introductions and post- intervention critiques by James.
20 minutes
THE GRIEVING PROCESS
This program describes the stages of the Kubler-Ross grieving process
(denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) and considers
the roles of caregivers in the grieving process. It also identifies ways
to prevent personal burnout while assisting others through the grieving
process. 27 minutes.
TELLING YOUR GRIEF STORY: PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH EXPRESSION OF LOVE
This DVD shows students how to work with and understand their personal
grief journey and the journeys of others. It considers such issues
as the meaning of loss, the role of storytelling in the process of
grieving, and the surprises that grief brings. The DVD also teaches how
to understand the process of grief and cope more effectively.
NOT TOO YOUNG TO GRIEVE
This DVD uses animated scenarios to show how young children respond to
grief and considers what adults can do to help children through the
grieving process. Emphasizing the importance of talking honestly and
simply to children about death, it offers practical advice for
comforting and supporting bereaved children. 15
minutes
INTRO TO LEADERSHIP: KEY SKILLS TO BEING A LEADER
This DVD teaches how to tap into one's leadership
potential by learning and practicing the key skills of leadership:
communication, organization, self-awareness, vision, and
trustworthiness. 20 minutes
THE WHY OF DOING: THEORIES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
This set explains the rationale for direct social service practice with
larger systems and considers the connection between social work theory
and actual intervention. It features practitioners who operate from a
range of theoretical bases discussing their styles of practice.
3 DVD 277 minutes
ETHICS IN ACTION
Featuring insightful video clips and workbook
exercises, this CD - ROM helps users develop the skills and knowledge
necessary for coping with a variety of ethical dilemmas. It offers
reflective questions that users can apply to presented ethical dilemmas,
features classroom discussion regarding pertinent points in each
dilemma, and examines the approach taken by the counselor in the
situation.
REVIEW OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND SITUATIONS
Featuring illustrative vignettes, this seminar with
Tom Rochat explores ethical dilemmas in counseling and teaches how to
approach common situations. 108 minutes
ETHICS AND THE DIFFICULT CLIENT
Featuring six real-life vignettes, this program examines ethical
situations encountered by mental health professionals. It discusses
difficult clients and considers malpractice. 84
minutes
HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE: UNDERSTANDING TEAM DYNAMICS
This program describes the basic social styles of human
interaction and teaches how to appropriately employ
each of them. It offers self-assessment guidelines.
60 minutes
VIGNETTES OF CUTURALLY DIFFERENT COUNSELING: WORKING WITH CLIENT
DIFFERENT THAN YOU
This DVD features demonstrations of multicultural counseling and
therapy, exploring issues associated with religion,
physical challenge, gender, age, and language. It considers the internal
self-talk used by interviewers as they engage in multicultural dialogue
and presents vignettes. 49 minutes.
TURNING IN: INITIATING CONTACT IN A CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT.
This program depicts an actual initial session between an
African-American child-protection worker and her Latino client. It
demonstrates an empathic introduction to roles and expectations and
shows how to address racial and cultural differences.
28 minutes
MIXED RACE IDENTITIES
In this program, Maria P.P. Root demonstrates her approach to working
with clients experiencing conflicts or distress due to mixed-race
identities. She presents a culturally sensitive approach that helps
clients discover and strengthen their voices and shows how to validate
clients' experiences. 100 minutes
WORKING WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLIENTS
This DVD features Thomas Parham of the University of California at
Irvine in a therapy session with a client. It
demonstrates specific treatment strategies for use with African-American
clients and features a question-and-answer session.
100 minutes
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE? THE INVISIBLE WHITENESS OF BEING.
In this program, Derald Wing Sue asks whites and non-whites what it
means to be white. The reactions reveal the extent to which many white
people are unaware of their ethnicity and how uncomfortable they are
with such a question. Sue defines white privilege and explains that it
keeps whites relatively oblivious to non-white oppression.
60 minutes
BLACK IS ... BLACK AIN'T
Considering issues associated with cross-racial and
intra-racial stereotyping, this film by Marlon Riggs explores the
explosive debates that exist in contemporary America over black
identity. It explores such issues as sexism, patriarchy, homophobia,
colorism, and cultural nationalism in African-American.
87 minutes
METH INSIDE OUT: THE COMPLETE PICTURE - THE HUMAN IMPACT
Providing an introduction to methamphetamine, this
program examines the reasons people use meth and considers the
consequences and magnitude of its use. The DVD covers such topics as the
chemical make-up of methamphetamine; the history of its development and
use' trafficking patterns' and the impacts of meth use on individuals,
families, and communities. It also presents strategies for prevention
and treatment. 34 minutes
METH INSIDE OUT: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR New
This program shows how methamphetamine changes the brain and the
behavior of users. It features three-dimensional animations, accessible
explanations, and personal accounts to explore the science of meth use
and addiction. The DVD teaches how to and emphasizes the importance of
understanding the biology of the addiction.
34 minutes
METH INSIDE OUT: WINDOWS TO RECOVERY
This program explores treatment for methamphetamine addiction. It offers
tools for recovery, including creating structure,
participating in sober activities, avoiding high risk situations, and
coping with cravings. The DVD emphasizes that treatment is not a quick
fix, but is a set of activities that leads to changes in lifestyle,
thinking, and behavior. 42 minutes
THEM AND US: CULTURAL AWARENESS
Explaining that prejudice is rooted in a need to
distinguish between "us" and "them," this program explores the mental
processes that people use to evaluate other cultures. It shows how
common thinking habits can easily lead to hidden assumptions, biases,
and prejudices. 25 minutes
EMPATHY TRAINING FOR ETHNIC AND CULTURAL AWARENESS
This DVD features 36 vignettes role-play by diverse students based on
their personal experiences with marginalization on college campuses. It
features insights into the challenges facing
African-American, Asian, Asian-American, Caribbean, gay and lesbian,
Hispanic, Native-American, and international college students.
60 minutes
VOICES OF PAIN, VOICES OF HOPE
This DVD features ethnically and culturally diverse students confronting
attitudes toward and experiences with prejudice. It shows how to create
a dialogue about issues while encouraging participants to question
personal prejudices. 43 minutes
CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HELPING PROFESSION
Featuring Derald Wing Sue, this DVD defines cultural competence and
examines multicultural counseling. Considering differences in
counseling clients of different races and from diverse sociodemographic
groups, the DVD teaches important elements of practice and
explores identity development. 60 minutes
TEENAGE GRIEF
Presenting six animated episodes, this program examines the ways in
which adolescents deal with such different kinds of bereavement and
grief as loss of a grandparent, parent, sibling, or friend and explores
the effects of sudden versus expected losses.
13 minutes
SUICIDE: A GUIDE FOR PREVENTION
This program identifies individuals and groups at risk for suicide. It
details warning signs and triggers and teaches intervention techniques.
The DVD emphasizes the need for medical staff to engage in a
compassionate dialogue with parasuicides. 30
minutes
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE: STOPPING TEEN SUICIDE
This program teaches how to recognize and respond to the warning signs
of teenage suicide. It outlines the symptoms of severe depression,
covers available treatments and therapies, and presents common
misconceptions. 28 minutes
DRUG ADDICTION
This set discusses the psychological and physical reasons people start
and continue to use drugs and offers practical guidelines for
treatment. It covers physical and psychological treatments, discuss the
legal aspects of prescription writing, addresses the role of drug
screening and reviews public health issues. 29
minutes
STRESSED OUT: STRESS MANAGMENT 101
this DVD differentiates among acute, episodic, and chronic forms of
stress and illustrates physiological and emotional
responses to stress. It discusses methods for easing stress.
23 minutes
This CD-ROM shows how to explore a patient's relationship with
substances in combination with mental health
disorders. It also teaches how to use motivational enhancement therapy,
cognitive-behavioral therapy, and twelve-step facilitation to engage,
assist, and sustain change in patients.
SKILLS IN YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION: RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO TEEN
DISTRESS
Emphasizing the role of schools in suicide prevention, this set teaches
how to recognize and respond to early and late warning signs of teenage
distress. 20 minutes
VOL. 1 Learn how to read with purpose, strategy and flexibility. You'll
also learn why you read the way you do and how to learn more efficient
habits. 45 minutes
VOL. 2 Learn the physical mechanics of dynamic reading, as well as how
to develop greater comprehension and memory of what you've read. 55
minutes
Tape 3 “Putting It All Together”
VOL. 3 You'll learn the multiple reading process, blending all o f the
techniques you've learned into one habitual process. 33 minutes
(PRE AND POST TEST)
9 Traits of Highly
Successful Work Teams
Tape 1 consists of Traits 1-3
Trait 1: “Finding A Common Purpose”
"Finding a Common Purpose" Learn what special qualities it takes to
make a team work, the best ways to set and reach meaningful goals and
how to profit from real-world team success stories. 35 minutes
Trait 2: “Forging Shared Operational Values”
Trait 3: “Clarifying Teen Roles and Procedures”
Trait 2 "Forging Shared Operational Values" and Trait "Clarifying Team
Roles and Procedures" shows work groups how to recognize the character
traits that can help or hinder teamwork, offers ways to resolve
conflicting team roles and values and demonstrate techniques for
improving intra-team communication. 22 minutes
Tape 2
Trait 4: “Conducting Productive Meetings”
In this volume you'll find out to make every meeting count. You'll
learn ways to keep your team members, group goals and meeting agendas on
track and moving forward. 24 minutes
Trait 5: “Making Effective Decisions”
In this volume you and your teammates will learn practical ways to avoid
the potential gridlock of group decisions, see how to master the art of
compromise agreement and gain proven techniques ton help your team reach
consensus. 33 minutes
Trait 6: “Confronting and Resolving Conflict
Learn what causes conflict and learn why it's actually healthy. Discover
new ways to keep festering problems from undermining your team. 25
minutes
Trait 7: “Conducting Self-Assessments and Correcting Problems
Discover the best ways to monitor your team, how to develop new skills
to promote your group's success and practical tips to help improve each
member's contribution and correct performance problems. 23 minutes
Trait 8: “Building Bridges within the Organization”
The volume shows you how to stay in the loop by keeping your team goals,
group progress and bottom line performance always within easy view of
peers and top management. 23 minutes
Trait 9: “Celebrating and Sharing Rewards
This concluding video highlights the importance of celebrating together,
ways to reward group accomplishments and how recognition and
appreciation encourage team performances. 30 minutes
Developing Group
Support for Foster & Adoptive Parents
One Voice: Domestic Violence
Tape 1 “A Social Reality”
Tape 2 “Identifying Victims and Batterers”
Identifies
the helping profession's standards of care on approaches, tools, and
assessment strategies used to identify physical, emotional, and social
injuries that occur with domestic violence. 30 minutes.
Tape 3 “Institutionalized Interventions
Defines
community standards of care for individuals affected by domestic
violence and presents as organized approach for mobilizing communities
and helping them to intervene with couples who are in abusive
relationships. 30 minutes
Ending Family Violence
A four (4)
part video series on the dynamics of domestic violence. Nick Nick
Nickle, MSW, lectures on the specifics of family violence. A broad topic
outlined into segments where the viewer will be educated on recognizing
specifics on this ever growing trauma within families.
Tape 1 “The Truth about Domestic Violence”
Norm Nickle
openly discusses the myths and stereotypes we have created to deny the
extent and seriousness of abuse in our culture. By breaking the myths,
we gain as accurate picture of family violence and place the
responsibility where it belongs in the hands of the offender. 49
minutes
Tape 2 “Dynamics of Abuse”
Norm Nickel
discusses the complex dynamics of abuse. He demonstrates that abuse is
not caused by stress, anger, or domestic disagreements, but by an
offender's choice to control, intimidate, or dominate another human
being. 59 minutes
Tape 3 “Choosing to End the Violence”
Norm Nickel
discusses the importance of long-term, in - depth counseling for
domestic violence offenders. He also presents basic techniques offenders
can begin to use to stop abusing their families and the people the love.
54 minutes
Attachment Disorder: What it is and what can be done?
A therapist,
from Centers in Little Rock, explain attachment disorder in children.
She also explains how abuse in early life often leads to an unattached
child. 45 minutes
10 Skills for Better Telephone Communication
This video
demonstrates 10 skills that can improve and extend your telephone
skills. It will also improve your communication with your internal and
external customers. 26 minutes
The World of Abnormal Psychology
This video visits
the life of a substance abuse user. Doctors discuss how the use of
drugs and alcohol affect the body and the family. Substance abuse users
discuss using drugs and the feelings associated with the use. Doctors
also discuss the treatment, relapse and future actions of users. 58
minutes
ADHD: What Can We Do?
This 1992
video defines ADHD. It gives detailed information concerning the
symptoms and treatment of children who have been diagnosed with this
developmental deficit. Treatments are discussed in detail. Examples of
children exhibiting ADHD behaviors are shown. Parents & treatment
specialists speak on this topic. 35 minutes
African American Gender Roles
Dr. Polly
Radosh, Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work lectures on
the history of the African slave and the impact that slavery had on
gender roles of the African American. A class room setting is used as
the Professor lectures on the topic. 60 minutes
Are Ethics and Contemporary Social Work Practice Compatible?
“Are We There Yet?” Traveling Safely with Children
This video
shares the federal safety standards for child safety seats, and the
proper use is presented as well as what happens when the equipment is
improperly stationed in vehicles. 15 minutes
Arkansas Juvenile Courts
This video
gives juveniles information about the juvenile court system. It gives
information about what happens when you get arrested, what happens in
court and who are all the participants in a court hearing. Judges speak
and give information about characteristics of juveniles that end up in
the juvenile courts. 11 minutes PRE & POST TEST
Child Abuse
and Neglect: The Hidden Hurt
This video
discusses child abuse and neglect. Physical, mental, sexual, and
emotional abuse are defined and discussed. 38 minutes
Children in Crashes
Dramatic
crash test footage shows how unrestrained infants and children are
injured in crashes and how children restrained properly are protected.
The importance of using child restraints properly is illustrated. 8
minutes
Conflict Prevention Skills
Early Book Stages (0-5yrs.)
Seasons of Life: “Children and Adolescence”
Families Matter
On Values
On The Front: “The Influence of the Family”
This video
shows how parents affect their children through their interactions. Moms
and Dads spend time with children differently. The parental character
that affects the growth of children is parental warmth and acceptance.
30 minutes
Gay Bashing
This video
is of a 48 hours show that visits the American men and women who are
under attack for who they are. These men and women are gay and
lesbians. Lou Shelton discusses gay and lesbians and lobby against
homosexuality. Project - 10, a safe haven for teen gays and lesbians in
California offers role models for the teens. Lifestyles of gay and
lesbians are also visited during this video. 48 minutes
Expert Witnessing (Part 1&2)
Part I- Paul
Stern with the National Children's Advocacy Center discusses who is an
expert witness, preparing to testify as an expert witness and dealing
with cross examinations.
1 Hr 12 minutes
Part II- Attorneys explain what an Expert Witness is, how they should
really information and the basic rules of cross examination. 1 Hr 41
minutes
Factors in parenting that lead to Abuse
This video
presentation focuses on the reasons why parents exhibit behavior toward
their children. It also explores the options available for preventing or
correcting these behavior patterns. 8 minutes 45 sec
Ending Family
Violence
Is My Baby OK?
This video empowers parents to recognize potential warning signs that
could be indicators of a movement disorder.
27 minutes
Hug-N-Kids
“Parenting Your Preschooler"
This video shows 13 situations of parenting a preschooler using three
different illustrations. This video shows how giving the preschooler
choices and alternatives help in dealing with situations.
47 minutes
How to Talk:
“Secrets of the Great Communication"
Brain Tracy provides his expertise and insight on techniques to ensure
peak performance in communication. Mr. Tracy states that the quality of
your life is determined by the quality of your communication.
English 22 minutes
Heart to Heart
Parents of disabled children express the frustrations of the extreme
demands of caring for them. They also discuss the how the expectations
of the many different providers.
30 minutes
Importance of
Fatherhood
Tape 1 “Life without Father”
Addresses the emotional effects of fatherlessness and the difficulty of
separating these from the trauma of family disruption such as divorce.
Then discusses some of the destabilizing events in a child's life
resulting from a marital breakup. Cites Judith Wallerstein's long term
study of divorced families, particularly focusing on the father/child
relationship. Describes the effects of fatherlessness on children's
school performance and behavior, and later development. Concludes by
discussing strategies to counter the flight of father's from their
families. 25 minutes
Tape 2
“Disappearance of the Father”
Cites figures which indicate that America is increasingly becoming a
fatherless nation and the societal factors that are contributing to this
phenomenon. Focuses on reasons many non-custodial fathers gradually drop
out of their children's lives and the detrimental effects of this on
this on the children and on society as a whole. The role of the
stepfather is also examined. 25 minutes
Tape 3 “Life with
Father”
Initially discusses the role of the father from the time of conception
and compares parenting behaviors of mothers and fathers. Surveys the
historical roles of fathers and then discusses particular aspects of the
contemporary roles. Examines in some depth the unique contribution of
fathers to their children's development. David Blankenhorn, author of
Fatherless America, comments on issues such as protections, sponsorship,
and breadwinning. 28 minutes
Guidance Club for
Teens
“10
Ways to Boost Low Self-Esteem” (E-10)
This video speaks of ways to boost self esteem and how low self esteem
can prevent you from reaching your goals. The video also identifies 10
ways to boost self esteem. 20 minutes 10 secs
“Resisting
Pressure to Join Gangs” (E-8)
This video discusses what makes a gang and why one will join a gang. It
also defines ways to avoid gangs, the dangers of gangs and the
consequences of joining a gang. 17 minutes 30 secs
“Disrespect,
Rudeness, and Teasing” (E-5)
This video addresses how teenagers feel about fighters, bullies and
troublemakers. It also discusses the common factor in these teenagers
lives that may be causing them to be disrespectful and rude.
18 minutes 45 secs
“How to Cope with
School Violence” (E-6)
This video addresses how school violence affects the victims, why people
resort to anger or violence and how anger can express itself in many
different wants...mostly in unhealthy ways.
20 minutes 15 secs
“Coping with a
Substance Abuse Parent” (E-4)
This video addresses how teenagers can acquire skills to cope when they
have a parent who is a substance abuser. 16
minutes 25 secs
“Classroom
Conflicts: The Teen Guide to Resolving Disputes and Arguments” (E-2)
This video is about how conflicts occur and what one can do to avoid
them. Some of the skills include arguing fairly, knowing exactly what it
is you are arguing about, being honest and listening to what the other
person is saying. 18 minutes 10 secs
School of Social
Work “Making Connections”
“Mountains to Climb”
This video tells the story of two youth treated at
Shriner's Hospital for children in Galveston, Texas. This tape depicts
the story of a nine year old boy's recovery from a freak burn accident
that almost claimed his life. The success that he achieves is exemplary
and an example for all that face tragedy.
The second success story involves a young girl who was born missing
limbs. Her story is an inspiration to all that face any handicaps that
life may hurl. PRE TEST AVAILABLE
Making Courts Safe
for Children (Part 1 & 2)
“I thought I’d be a
Kid a lot Longer”
Academy for Family
Education & Training: “It’s in every one of us”
Parents as Teachers
NBC Nightly News
ABC News
Street Watch
Born to Learn
Working Together to
Serve Teen Parents
“The Substance Abuse
Counseling Field”
“SOS! Help For
Parents”
Recognizing Children
with Special Needs
Quiet Rage
Parent to Parent
Parenting for Safe & Drug Free Youth
The Me Within
Put Yourself in
the Way
Awareness is
Your Best Friend
Remember the
Difference
Expect and
Inspect
Never Cry Alone
Take Time for
Yourself
When All Else Fails
Professional
Choices: Ethics At Work
Shaking, Hitting,
Spanking: What to Do Instead
Social
Stratification
Social Interaction,
Conflict, and Change
Kid's Rights:
Shaking, Hitting, and Spanking
The Stress Mess
Teen Depression:
You Are Not Alone
48 Hours: Stuck on
Welfare
How Relationships
are formed
Texas Dept. of PRS
Youth Violence,
Guns, and Illicit Drug Markers
Working Solutions:
Work vs. the Family
Take a look at the major problems working parents face. Also take a look
at where working solution are emerging. 25 min
Using Public Law to
Gain Permanent Families for Children
Kids Rights:
Treatment of the Ritually Abused Child
Understanding
Cultural Differences
Self-Discipline and
Emotional Control
Volume I- Tom Miller PhD., gives you a system
to be able to control your emotions and change your behavior patterns in
order to perform your job even better than you do now.
(36 min)
Volume II- Tom Miller, PhD, explains how to
measure negativity in our lives using the Johnny Carson scale.
(33 min)
Volume III-How self esteem is a system that
attempts to measure your values as a person or your self worth.
(36 min)
Volume IV- Tom Miller PhD, teaches us that
the essence of self discipline and emotional control is learning to
relearn by following the yellow brick road. (26 min)
PRE -TEST
“How to Stay Calm
and Productive Under Pressure” Vols. 1-4
Back in the Hood:
“Gang War 2” (America Undercover in Little Rock, AR)
Act of War: The
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
This
video is a documentary on how the Hawaiian Nation was invaded by
outside forces and changed their traditional way of living.
Chronologically put together to provide a visual of what events
transpired that caused this population to significantly decline.
(55 min)
Grammar for Business
Professionals
“Sentence and
Paragraph Structure”
“Punctuation”
“Spelling and Usage”
Remember Forever:
The Lessons of Littleton (Part I and II)
Recovery form Sexual
Abuse
Rape: The Savage
Crime
Five Women share their terrible experiences of forcible rape.
(27min)
Racial & Sexual
Stereo Typing
The Phil Donahue Show
A panel of teenagers from different nationalities, religious beliefs and
sexual preferences discuss racial and sexual stereotyping. An 8th grade
teacher is also present to demonstrate how group sessions are used to
remedy racial and sexual stereotyping. This teacher believes that when
the negatives are brought out in discussion solutions are easier to be
made. (29
minutes)
Reaching the Family,
Cultural Competence for Programs
This video focuses on how the state of California is dealing with the
Special Education Division of its school system and state. This is not
just an educational issue, it's a cultural issue. 23 minutes
Psychological
Reports for Non-Psychologists
Tape 1 & 2
Permanency for
Children: How to Start a Support Group for Foster & Adoptive Parents
2 Tapes
“Preserving the
Child”
This is a 1990
documentary based on children’s life events on an international level.
Interviews were conducted by Street Kids International spokespersons.
Topics include education/culture among children in Sudan, Africa, and
New York’s Harlem. Global Television for children discusses the
pros/cons of quality television for children. Children and the Arts are
discussed and how art has been incorporated into the classroom. An
epilogue concerning the minds of children is also included.
(50 minutes)
Preventing
Violence: “Working w/schools and Communities”
One Child at a Time
On the Home Front:
The Influence of the Family
City of Promise
Pat Beckler provides an overview of how to prepare
for a group. She also provides an understanding of group dynamic, skills
for writing a proposal for a group and an introduction to group
management. (50 min) PRE & POST TEST
National Guard:
Ganging Up on Gangs
Peace Talks
Tape 1 #1-3
Peace Talks #1,2,3 ( Preventing Violence, Resolving Conflict, Managing
Your Anger) Preventing Violence presents a powerful profile of the types
violence teenagers face today and the emotional toll it is taking on
their lives. Personal stories are intercut with lively discussion on
violence prevention. Practical strategies for avoiding and reducing
violence emerge as students learn the importance of predicting
consequences, cooling down, and walking away.
Resolving Conflicts examines the reasons why so many teen disagreements
turn into conflicts and fights. Teens learn the importance of good
communication skills in resolving conflicts, and how to cool out
conflicts before they become violent. Real life confrontations are
de-escalated when teens respect each other's feelings and learn to
assert themselves in non threatening ways.
Controlling one's anger is a critical life skill and Managing Your Anger
explores the difficulties teens face learning to control theirs while
dealing with raging hormones, the pressures of grown-up responsibilities
and the generalized anger of mass culture. Teens humorously outline
their biggest pet peeves, and learn to deal with some of life's most
common aggravating situations without blowing up. Kids learn to express
anger in non hurtful ways and to let go pent-up resentments through
forgiveness and self-control.
Tape 2 #4-7
Peace Talks #4,5,6,7 Bullies, Respecting Yourself and Others, Handling
Dating Pressures and Harassments, Bridging Racial Divisions Bullies are on longer the big loud kids who like to intimidate and push
other kids around on the playground. Now bullies travel in gangs and
often pack deadly weapons. The rules for engagement have changed and
this program explores how to best handle bullies and protect victims
without getting hurt. Teens learn how to recognize potentially dangerous
situation and avoid violence by reasonably predicting the consequences
of their actions.
Whether you call it dissing, busting, capping or snapping, showing
disrespect is probably the most common source of conflict and violence
in the teen years. Respecting Yourself and Others examines both the
humor and pain inherent in the put-downs and status games that typify so
many teenage relationships, and reveals how they can easily move from
innocent fun to hurtful attacks-particularly when used against different
social, racial or ethnic groups. Discussion centers on how to handle
perceived disrespect in potential violent situations and how a positive
self image can provide the confidence and composure to ignore insults
and walk away from threatened violence.
Handling Dating Pressure and Harassment deals with the difficult issues
and sexual harassment, sexual coercion, and date rape, which are
occurring with surprising frequency in the nation's schools. Discussion
outlines typical types of harassment and abuse which occur in the teen
years, and successful strategies for dealing with verbal and physical
attacks. Teens learn how to say no to abuse and the importance of
building healthy positive relationships.
Nothing can fan the flames of teen violence like the mistrust and
conflicts which result from racial divisions. Bridging Racial Divisions
explores the painful personal consequence of racial conflicts as
teenagers from different racial groups come together to discuss the
stereotypes and prejudice that divide them. Triggers to violence such as
racial slurs and graffiti are examined, and teenagers are encouraged to
value diversity and build communication across racial and ethnic lines.
Tape 3 #8-10
Peace Talks #8,9,10 Handling Peer Pressure and Gangs, Alcohol, and Guns,
Stepping Up to Peace
Handling Peer Pressure and Gangs deals with a variety of issues
concerning peer pressure, values and friendship, by examining why kids
join cliques, groups and gangs. Teenagers are challenged to decide what
they would do if a close friend wanted them to do something wrong,
illegal, or dangerous, and are asked to examine the types of friendship
they are making. The meaning of true friendship and the value of
positive peer pressure are highlighted as ways to make good friends and
stay out of trouble.
This critical program examines the shocking prevalence of guns at teen
parties and clubs and the predictably dangerous consequences of this
casual mix of drugs, alcohol and weapons. Adults will learn of a brave
new world where are omnipresent and kids think prevention means planning
an escape route when they start to go off. Teens recount frightening
personal stories of explosive violence when minor offense on the dance
floor turn deadly. Notions of adolescent immortality are
challenged as teens come to realize that going to parties with drugs,
alcohol and guns is simply not worth the risk.
Stepping Up To Peace focuses on the role of community teenagers' lives
and how developing a strong sense of community can be a powerful way to
reduce violence the ethical basis of community spirit is explored as
teens decide whether or not help a stranger in need. Teens learn that
compassion, tolerance and respect are the cornerstones of any community
and discover ways to use these values to create stronger communities in
their school and neighborhood.
Working Solutions:
Work Vs. the Family
Take a look at the major problems working parents face. Also take a look
at where working solution are emerging (25 min)
Youth Gangs in
America: An Overview of Suppression, Intervention, and Prevention
programs
This
video is a satellite teleconference addressing promising approaches to
reduce gang violence in America. A panel of experts discusses three
innovative programs to address suppression, intervention & prevention
programs. The aim is to give hope in deescalating gang violence.
PRE & POST TEST
“Who You Are and
What You Are: “Understanding Sex Roles”
This video is comprised
of four segments concerning first, the sex role of males and then
women. It speaks about the age that gender becomes known to a human
child. The video then moves on to educate the listener about historical
and cultural concepts of the masculine and feminine roles of our species
in the society we live in. PRE & POST TEST
What Do Social
Workers Do?
This video is a
1991 documentary conducted by Charles Kuralt form UNC-CH School of
Social Work. The content speaks about the personal history of Kuralt’s
father’s 1930’s social work experiences in North Carolina. Interviews
with professionals addressed funds for expanding programs for the
poor/disadvantaged, daycare, the value of children in society, helping
the elderly and the overall hope/prosperity of mankind.
(50
minutes)
“We Can Make a
Difference”
Wasting Away:
Understanding Anorexia, Nervosa, and Bulimia
Variations on a
Theme
Understanding &
Preventing Violence: A Public Health Perspective
“Transdisciplinary
Arena Assessment Process: A Resource for Teams”
The Suicidal Patient
The Williamson Case
Part I
The Why of Doing
The Why of Theory
and Doing
The New Immigrants
This is a 1990 documentary on the images of
America changing from an Anglo Saxon nation to a country opening its
ports to Asians, Muslims, Latinos and Hispanics. It gives details about
the transition, and the percentages during the 1990’s era. Economics of
the immigration into America are discussed in detail.
(60 minutes)
The Psychological
Development of the Child
“Rights & Wrongs in
America”
Video 1 (Building
Tolerance)
Video 2
(Combating Childhood Poverty)
Video 3 (Creating
Peace)
Video 2- This video is a documentary about
intervention programs for youth living in poverty, and crime ridden
communities. The information contained within this video provides
information on how to help these disadvantaged youth.
Symptoms/Dynamics of
Borderline Personality Disorders
“Speech & Language
Delays” What Do They Mean for Your Child
“Southeast Asia"
Society’s Problems
in Children’s Lives
SIDS
“Sharing the Light”
“Serving the
Family,” Special Education: Cultural Competence Training
Michael Eastman and Dr. Sam Chan discusses basic skills to develop
cultural competence. They discuss the importance of looking at your own
culture and evaluate how it affects you. This factor is important before
one can respect someone else's culture. Dr. Chan also identifies
desirable characteristics of developing cultural competence.
40 minutes
Risk factors and
Successful Intervention for Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders
Summarization of the latest and most comprehensive research on serious
and violent juveniles and stimulate interest in the findings from the
research. This video identifies indicators or violent offenders,
successful interventions and programs that are put in practice to help
juvenile offenders. 2 hrs 6 minutes
Teaching about
Practice and Diversity
Tape 1- Contacting
and setting the stage w/ the client
This video is a discussion on contracting and setting the stage with the
client. The focus is on social work practice and social worker
skills in the beginning or engaging stage with the client with emphasis
on how diversity issues related to race, gender, class, ethnicity, etc.
impact on practice. (Tape 1-4 40 min)
Tape 2-
Intra-Ethnic Issues in Practice / Helping a Student and the Class to
take a Risk
This video is a continuation of the debriefing held after a student
workshop on diversity and practice. The video draws special attention to
helping a student and the class takes a risk in sharing their practice
dilemmas. (Tape 2 of 4 14 min)
Tape 3-
“Intra-Ethnic Issues in Practice / Encouraging a Classroom Climate for
Dealing with Difference”
Strategies for developing a classroom climate that encourages students
to share different attitudes and opinions that exist among them are
discussed by professors at University of Connecticut.
(Tape 3 of 4 47 min)
Tape 4-
“Inter-Ethnic Practice with other Professionals / Teaching Dilemmas:
Managing Time Content, Process and Affect
The video is a discussion centered on teaching the limits related to
managing time, content, process and affect among the students in the
class. (Tape 4 of 4 14 min)
TEA Conference
The new welfare reform is discussed among those that are involved
in implementing the change. Panelists identify consequences of welfare
reform, barriers to work and solutions that are a part of child welfare.
The greatest need of child welfare reform is presumed to be the
need to dispel myths. This is discussed among panelists and participants
during a conference in Monticello, Ar. (Two Tapes -
1hr 40 minutes)
Team Building Skills
Tape 1 - Fred Pryor presents the Values of Team Building and the key
ingredients of a team. Mr. Pryor believes that the most important step
in developing a winning team has to do with attitude. He also
believes that great team leaders don't know all the answers but they
know where to get them. 29 minutes
Tape 2 -
Fred Pryor talks about team values and how every team should have a code
of ethics. He discusses the guidelines for having a code of ethics.
Mr. Pryor believes that communication should always be a part of a team
code of ethics and indentifies the elements of praise.
29 minutes
Tape 3 - Fred Pryor discusses the importance of team evaluations.
Feedback should be formal and conducted on a regular basis. He
also states that criteria for the feedback should be established.
He identifies 10 items that are recommended for the feedback. Mr. Pryor
also speaks of criticism and criticism should be a part of each code of
ethics. 30 minutes
Stop in Your Tracks:
Alternatives to Violence
Tape 1- Chilling Out
Tape 2- Losing It
Tape 3- Ticked
Off
Tape
1-Chilling Out- Presented by
Orange County Human relations Commission. The Commission talks about
alternative violence such as martial arts as a sense of balance.
(18 min)
Tape 2-Losing It-Alternatives to
fighting such as taking a time out and consequences of fighting and
other violence. (24 min)
Tape 3-Ticked Off-It's Normal
to Feel Normal!
2 Sets
Successful
Intervention with Substance Abusers
Dr. Robert Ackerman believes that the reason for the increase in
substance abuse program for children is adults not taking on
responsibilities. Dr. Ackerman reflects on prevention and treatment
models that were used in the 70's and 80's. He discusses the models used
in the 90's and compares those used previously. 1 hour 15 minutes
Stress: “The Time
Bomb Within”
Street Life: The
Invisible Family
The homeless in Utah are visited. Many of the homeless in Utah are
transients. Families discuss how they became homeless in Utah. They also
discuss living in crowded shelters. Although the shelters are temporary,
this shelters has a life center that educates the homeless children.
1 hour
Gangs No Thanks
This video provide frameworks for communities now
seeing street gangs. It identifies strategies that have worked in some
communities and schools, early gang detection and legal issues involving
gangs. (1 Hour 57 min) PRE TEST
Assignment: China
This is a 1992 documentary on Chinese
culture & their society. Topics discussed include: The Neighborhood
Committee, Family Planning, Religion, Economy, & Rural Industry.
Geographical areas explored include the Tiananmen Square, Guangdon,
Qimyang, Shanghai, & Beijing. (55 min)
2 Copies
Basic Counseling
Responses
This video is comprised of seven (7) staged
counseling sessions using actors in an unscripted dialog setting. These
counseling exercises are comprised of fifteen (15) counseling responses,
three (3) areas of intent, and five (5) areas of focus. This series of
counseling exercises were created to be used in conjunction with a
workbook which will allow the viewer to match what is said during the
script with suggested responses, intent and focus.
(1999, Brooks and Cole Publishing, Pre/Post
Test Available.)
Assignment: India
This is a documentary on India’s culture and
society practices. Topics included: Ganges River and the Hindu
Religion; Gandi, Silk Weavers, Stonebreakers, Muslim/Hindu conflicts,
Trinigar, Pakistan and India at War, Golden Temple, & Women of India.
(60 min)
Assertive
Communication Skills for Professionals
What is
Assertive Behavior?
Building Your
Foundation
Your
Assertiveness Toolbox
Putting
Assertiveness to Work
Are We There Yet
The Annual State of American
Education Address
This video is comprised of the 2000 Secretary of
State, Richard Riley presenting the "7" annual state of the American
Address at Southern High School in Durham, NC (70
minutes)
Applying
Professional Ethnics
Tape 1:
Robert “Bob” Marlin,
Licensed Associate Counselor— Memorial Hospital, Fayetteville, AR
Mr. Marlin speaks
of basic background information on ethics. According to Mr. Marlin,
ethics is the discipline that allows us to think about what our social
responsibilities are.
(1hour 53 min)
Tape 2:
Robert “Bob” Marlin, Licensed Associate
Counselor—Memorial Hospital, Fayetteville, AR Mr. Marlin speaks of
basic background information on ethics. According to Mr. Marlin, ethics
is the discipline that allows us to think about what our social
responsibilities are. (17 min)
PRE - TEST
P2 Copies
Adoption and Safe
Families Act
Tape 1:
This
act was designed to promote adoption and support families. Some of the
adoption provisions are as follows:
Expansion of Health Care Coverage to Non-IV-E Eligible
Children with Special Health Care Needs. The new act requires states to
provide health insurance coverage for more children with special needs
who are receiving state subsidies
Adoption Incentive Payments to States.
Continuation of Eligibility for the Federal Title IV-E
Adoption Assistance Subsidy for Children Whose Adoption is Disrupted.
Any child who was receiving a federal adoption subsidy on or after
October 1, 1997, shall continue to remain eligible for the subsidy if
the adoption is disrupted or if the adoptive parents die.
(2 hours)
Tape 2:
This
act was designed to promote adoption and support families. Some of the
adoption provision are as follows:
Expansion of Health Care Coverage to Non-IV-E Eligible Children with
Special Health Care Needs. The new act requires states to provide health
insurance coverage for more children with special needs who are
receiving state subsidies.
Adoption Incentive Payments to States.
Continuation of Eligibility for the Federal Title IV-E Adoption
Assistance Subsidy for Children Whose Adoption is Disrupted. Any child
who was receiving a federal adoption subsidy on or after October 1,
1997, shall continue to remain eligible for the subsidy if the adoption
is disrupted or if the adoptive parents die. (5 min)
2 copies
PRE
- TEST
10 Skills for Better
Telephone Communication
This video is comprised of ten techniques to enhance
telephone communication. each technique is listed and broken down into
examples of how to and how not to conduct business over the telephone.
(25 min)
7th Annual State of
American Education
ADHD: What Can We
Do?
African-American
Gender Roles
Children’s Advocacy
Centers
This video explains child advocacy centers and how
they help in time of crisis. Child Advocacy Centers are child friendly
environments created where counselors, attorneys, child protective
service agencies, parents, doctors, victims and others meet to address
abuse of children. CAC's alleviate having victims repeat their stories
over and over again. CAC's also ensure that everyone has the same
information. (7 min)
“Children in Peril”
"Children Can’t
Wait”
Clinical Psychology
This video is comprised of information
dealing with the duties of the clinical psychologist. The recovery of
an individual suffering from brain trauma is used to teach the
clinicians standard treatment. After viewing, the viewer should have a
better understanding of the duties within the field of the clinical
psychologist. (35 min)
Clarifying Your
Voices
Care and Nurturing
Child Maltreatment
Part 1: Neglect and Sexual Abuse
Child
Maltreatment
Part 2: Psychological and Physical Abuse
Child Maltreatment
Part 1:
In this video, child neglect and sexual
abuse are defined. Graphic images are used to expose the viewer to
visual signs of neglect/sexual abuse. Scenarios are included to
emphasize characteristics of the abuser/victim during neglect and/or
sexual abuse. Varying degrees of neglect are listed and defined.
Varying degrees of sexual abuse are listed and defined as well. The
viewer is guaranteed to walk away with a deeper understanding of the
dynamics of neglect and sexual abuse. (28 min)
2000, copyright Concept Media/pre/post test available)
Child Maltreatment Part 2:
This video is comprised
of information related to defining and recognizing psychological and
physical abuse in vulnerable young children. Physical and behavioral
indicators are described and discussed. This video is an excellent
resource for those who work for child welfare.
Child Abuse and
Neglect
This
video is comprised of a detailed description/definition of what child
abuse and neglect is. It is broken down into five segments: 1)
Children in Crisis: Gives the definition of neglect and abuse. (Some
of the statistics/percentages have been superseded by more recent
laws/studies.) This segment also gives insight into why some
parents/caretakers abuse/neglect children. 2) Discipline verses Abuse.
This segment defines what effective discipline is and why it is
necessary. Explains the ill effects of unreasonable and cruel discipline
practices of child rearing. 3) Who is the Abuser…Who, the Abused:
Gives insight into characteristics of abused/neglected children and
their abusers. Touches on different circumstances that may lead a
parent/caretaker to maltreat a child or children). 4) How Can We
Tell. Talks about society sharing the responsibility of recognizing
and reporting suspected child abuse/neglect. Gives specific indicators
to look for in children/parents that identify possible child
abuse/neglect. 5) Treatment/Prevention. Places emphasis on
different programs available for the prevention and treatment of
children and families exposed to child abuse and neglect. (40
min./pre/post test available)
“Characteristics of
Children of Alcoholics”
Stephanie Covington with SKY Schools explores
families that has members with dependencies. She discusses how the
dependency in the family affects the children and how these issues
should be addressed. 1 hour 46 min PRE - TEST
Building Nurturing
and Communication Skills in At Risk Families
Mid-South features Dr. Patricia O’Gorman in lecturing on the definition
of case management. She gives great detail concerning case management
components. Dr. O’Gorman lectures on the stages of the alcoholic
family, and how to identify strengths within, rather than dwell on the
weaknesses. Dr. O’Gorman also gives a brief description of outcomes and
measurements and the importance of utilizing significant data concerning
case management. (3 hours)
Pre & Post Tests
are available
Bridging the
Distance
This video is an instructional tape for
facilitators of satellite learning. The information contained provides
instruction for the role of facilitators. Topics discussed: Site
location and preparation, Promotion, Technical responsibilities,
Pre-check, & prep work, and Follow-up. (15
min)
Act of War: The
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
This video is a documentary on how the
Hawaiian Nation was invaded by outside forces and changed their
traditional way of living. Chronologically put together to provide a
visual of what events transpired that caused this population to
significantly decline.
“The Biology of
Human Sexuality: Reproduction, Birth Control, and Development.”
This video is a three
part series on the reproductive anatomy of the human male and female.
Detailed information is given in each section of this informational
video on reproduction, development & birth control. Graphics are
utilized to provide a visual understanding of how the male/female
reproductive system works. This video is very informative.
(70 min)
Coaching Skills for
Managers and Supervisors
Tapes 1-3
Tape 1-How to Coach Your Team-
Darlene Bonnewell share secrets of some to the world's greatest coaches,
why people want to be part of a team, your role as the coach and four
tools to develop winning teams. (30 min)
Tape 2-Team Values and Team
Communications- David Rabiner talks
about team values and team communications. He also talks about the steps
necessary to make your team as effective as possible.
(30 min)
Tape 3-The Manager and Mentor-Darlene Bonnewell discuss the roles we play as the manager and coach and the
mentor. She also discusses the four stages of employee development.
(30 min)
Conflict Resolution
for Youth
Part 1- This video is a continuance of
teleconference discussions concerning conflict resolution for youth.
Basic elements of conflict resolution are discussed. Discussions are
centered on school approaches as well as community and parental
approaches. (60 min)
Part 2-This
video is a continuance of teleconference discussions concerning conflict
resolution for youth. Basic elements of conflict resolution are
discussed. Discussions are centered on school approaches as well as
community and parental approaches. (60 min)
Confronting Child
Sexual Abuse
This is a video
handbook for CPS workers that provide interviewing instructions from a
family systems approach. Areas examined in this video include the actual
practice involving investigations, foster care, and reunification.
There are examinations of real cases, & dramatized case studies. The
third segment involves a series of juvenile court proceedings. This
video will provide a healthy dose of reality on the subject of child
sexual abuse. (1992, 60
min)
Dancing in
Moccasins: Keeping Native American Traditions Alive
This video is a documentary on the history of Native
Americans. The documentary covers the history of how the Indians lived
before their lands were taken from them, and they were forced to live on
reservations. Included are the Osage Nation, OK, Seminole Nations, FL,
Mesquake Nation, Iowa. (48
min)
Community Oriented
Policing
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2:
Partnership
Part 3: Problem
Solving
Part 4:
Organizational Change
Part 1-
This video defines how the police and community come together to
identify problems and come up with solutions to improve the communities
way of life. (15 min)
Part 2-
Factors in Parenting
the Lead to Abuse
Fear of Change
Former foster children, who are now adults, discuss
the experiences of foster care. The Adolescent initiative Program helps
prepare foster children for independent living.
(20 min)
Failure to Thrive
Academy
Staff with the Growth and Development Clinic explains
Failure to Thrive. They explain how FTT is diagnosed, what medical
conditions can cause it and how the DCFS worker worker can assist the
family in insuring that the child begins and continues to thrive.
(1 hr 27 min)
Getting Acquainted
with Compressed Interactive Video
Danny Stewart with SAU in Magnolia tells about
compressed interactive Video (CIV). A work group situated in different
parts of the state come together by CIV works and the share the benefits
of using CIV.
(19 min)
Everything I ever
wanted: An HIV/AIDS Prevention Resource
Frontline: What
Jennifer Saw
Jennifer Thompson, a victim of a brutal attack shares
what she saw during her attack. Jennifer describes the attacker and he
is sentenced to prison. After 11 years of declaring that he is innocent,
DNA is introduced and the attacker is cleared of the charges.
(52 min)
Expert Witnessing
Expert Witnessing
“Early Infant
Assessment Redefined”
Enhance the ability of health professionals to assess
motor development during infancy and when necessary recommend the
earliest possible intervention by sharing insights of parents and
professionals experienced with infants with motor skills disorders and
by demonstrating methods of assessing abnormal patterns of motor
developments.(30 min)
DSM-IV Videos taped
Clinical Vignettes
Vol. I-Dr. William Reed
and Dr. Michael Wise interview patients to illustrate DSM disorders and
diagnosis.(58 min)
Vol.
II- Dr.
William Reed and Dr. Michael Wise interview patients to illustrate DSM
disorders and diagnosis.(58 min)
Down for the Hood
Former gang members who have become victims talk
about their injuries and how it has affected their lives.
(45 min)
Domestic Violence
and How it Affects Children
Developing Group
Support for Foster & Adoptive Parents
Tape 1 - This video discuss skills involved in working with foster
parent and adoptive parent groups to help make them work effectively.
It also discuss what the group leader can do to help people each other.
1 hr 20 minutes
Hug-n-Kids
Grandparents
This a short video presentation on the impact that grandparents can have
on the development of their grandchildren. This video explains how
the parents are the hunters and gatherers and the grandparents are the
heritage and the history of the family. 30 minutes
“Given a Chance”
Is My Baby OK?
In this Affluent
Society
This is a raw account of the real victims of the distinction of the
classes in America. It transcends race, gender, ethnicity, and
location. There are scenes of different politicians and their promises
to end poverty in America. 57 minutes
Intervening with
High Risk Youth
Dr. Adele Harrell, with NU Research in Progress, discusses research on
children at risk research completed in several target areas. The process
of identifying eligible participants is discussed. Services
offered and provided are discussed as well as the responsibilities of
all involved such as police, teachers, the courts, and case - managers.
1hr 25 minutes
In Services to
America
I’d Hear Laughter
Dr. Insoo Kim Burg, with Brief Family Therapy, presents finding
solutions for the family. She conducts family sessions with a family of
three (mom, dad, and daughter). The solutions to the family problems are
addressed using the solution focus therapy model. This model is
concerned with building solutions, not problem solving. The therapist is
concerned with the nature of the solution, not the problem.
1hr. 45
minutes
Human Relationship:
Why they succeed or fail
We must accept people the way they are! No one can always live up to
our expectations. Sometimes relationship succeed and sometimes they
fail. You can love someone although they fail you. The fear of being
rejected sometimes makes us not make relationship.
14 minutes
Human Development:
The Context of Vulnerability
This video discusses how young children are often very vulnerable.
Depression in a parent often causes a child to be vulnerable. Other
stressors that parents feel often cause kids to be victimized by the
parent. It also causes that parents not to have time for the children.
Sometimes children are so traumatized that behavior problems begin.
This video discuss characteristics of vulnerable children,
characteristics of families that place children at risk, characteristics
and values of culture and the roles of helpers with the families.
(29 minutes) PRE & POST TEST
Human Development:
Cognitive Delay
1 in 10
families are directly affected by cognitive delay. Cognitive Delay,
most commonly known as mental retardation, can occur before or during
birth or childbirth. Level of income, education, substance abuse and
environmental health hazards all contribute to cognitive delay. Mental
retardation is usually recognized before a child is 18 years old. The
most consistent sign of cognitive delay is that a person learns slower,
it takes longer to process and it takes more time for them to respond.
This video discusses how families work with a child with cognitive delay
and strategies to help children achieve milestones in their lives.
(29 minutes) PRE - TEST
Identifying and
Understanding Child Sexual Exploitation and its Investigation
Interdisciplinary
Teamwork
This is one video
comprised of two parts. the first part is how an interdisciplinary team
is not to conduct itself. There are professionals that play out the
roles of team members that do not work effectively together. Part two of
the video portrays the effective way that team members work together to
review a case. The viewer will be enlightened on the pros and cons of
being an effective interdisciplinary team member.
(45 min)
Only part 1 of 2
tapes
“I thought I’d be a kid a lot longer”
A panel
including foster parents, foster children, former foster children,
social workers and a moderator discuss foster care experiences. It
is discussed that foster parents need to help in encouraging self
suffienciency and the best way to help is to let the foster
children help themselves. Social workers speak of expectations from the
youth and strategies used to help teenagers express their feelings about
past abuse in the family. Social workers feel that foster parenting
requires a partnership with the caseworker.(27 minutes)
It’s in every one of
us
Living with Grief
The Hospice Foundation of America talks about Grief. They discuss the
definition of grief, how we grieve, the grieving process and how society
makes a difference in how we grieve. They also talk about how important
communication is in the grieving process. 1hr 12 minutes
Mental Illness
Severe anxiety, depression and schizophrenia are forms of mental
illness. Panic anxieties are believed to be hereditary and stem from
the brain. Factors that contribute to depression are temporary changes
in the way the brain functions. Schizophrenia is the most feared from
of mental illness. It attacks the foundation of the personality and
systems usually occur during adolescence or early adulthood.
PRE & POST TEST
Making Courts Safe
for Children
Mentoring for Youth
and Families
This
video explores three youth mentoring programs offered in various
communities. The content of the discussion is in tele-conference
format. There is a panel discussion after the components of the
mentoring programs are discussed. Statistical data is given comparing
youth successes of those who have participated in some type of youth
mentoring program vs. those who have not. The results proved to be
significant. (2 hours) Pre/post test are
available.)
Mentoring Youth and
Community
U.A.L.R. Sky School presents Jerry Moe, Therapist presenting information
concerning the impact of alcohol and drug addiction on the development
of children. Special emphasis is given on dynamics of how the process of
child development is stifled when parents are enslaved by their
addictions. The lecturer also gives detailed information on how to
intervene and provide coping skills for victims of this crippling and
induced disease. (1 hour
video, 1997/pre/post test available
My Brother’s Keeper
Citizens express feelings of welfare in the 1960's. Citizens affected by
welfare felt that they always mistreated. Families struggled with the
bureaucracy. The NWRO was formed to represent welfare recipients in
getting the things that they needed such as adequate training and jobs.
(55 min)
Mentoring
Robin Pringle, VP for the National mentoring
Partnership along with others, discuss how important mentoring is and
how you and your community can become part of the mentoring movement. PSA's are shown in the community to help promote mentoring.
PRE & POST TEST
Micro Counseling
“Introduction, Attending, Questioning, and Client Observation"
Dr. Harold Engen and Marilyn Albert demonstrate and define counseling
skills. They also demonstrate good and bad counseling skills. Interview
stages are identified. 40 minutes
Medicare: The Road
Home
Medicare is a federal insurance program for those 65 years old and
older. Medicare and its services are explained to a family member that
is affected by Medicare. She also explains time frames for services as
well as responsibilities of all parties involved. 12 minutes
Marriage and the
Family Therapy
Faculty, Staff and students discuss the degrees, resources and many
opportunities offered at Loma Linda University. 6
minutes
Monette Parks –
Columbine Massacre
Monnette Parks, social worker at Columbine High Scholl, share with the
citizens of Monticello, Ar. the tragic attack at Columbine High on April
20th.
Cultural Diversity-Brenda White-Wright
This is a video of a
lecture on cultural diversity delivered by Brenda White-Wright. It
includes personal reflections of her life, and is religiously toned.
She emphasizes on her spirituality as well as co-existing in the
workplace with people of different cultures and religions. She states
that to understand cultural diversity, you must understand that it
begins within. (73 min)
Death: A Personal Understanding
Part 1 – What is Death?
Part 1-What is Death?: Discusses the definition of death. Perspective
within being derived from a scientific/historical/social approach.
(25 min)
Part 2 – The Dying Person
Part 2-The Dying Person: This is the testimony of three terminally ill
women. learning to address the questions of how to behave how to make
decisions, and how to approach loved ones when confronted with a
terminal illness. (25 min)
Part 3 – Facing Mortality
Part 3- Facing Mortality: Personal thoughts of human mortality.
Perspectives taken from a child's view; holocaust survivor's and the
terminally ill. trying to answer the question on what separates the
living from the dead. (25 min)
Part 4 – The
Death Bed
Part 4- The Death Bed: Discussions on the meaning of the death bed.
Traditional gatherings versus the scientific version of this present
day. (25 min)
Part 5 - Fear of Death and Dying
Part 5 Fear of Death and Dying-A holistic view of the perspectives of
fear surrounding death. Commentary on this subject is derived from the
genealogist, the historian, the religious/spiritual scholar, the
gerontologist, and the terminally ill. (25 min)
Part 6 – Sudden Death
Part 6 Sudden Death-Discussions on dealing with sudden death.
Commentaries gathered from mourners and views from the psychologist,
historian, and medical personnel. (25 min)
Part 7 – A Child’s View of Death
Part 7 A Child's View of Death
Part 8 – Grief and Bereavement
Part 8 Grief and Bereavement- Personal reflections on individuals who
have lost loved ones to death. Perspectives of adults/children who have
experienced losing a loved one. describing what grief and bereavement is
from a clinical as well as a social view. (25 min)
Part 9 – Death Rituals
Part 9: Death Rituals- Describing the death rituals within societies as
well as within different cultures. Traditional rituals versus
personalized rituals. Discussion on the need for rituals/mourning
process. Personal revelations dealing with the funeral/grieving process.
(25 min)
Part10- The Good
Death
Part 10 The Good Death-Discussions on
personal perceptions of the definition of a good death. Social medical
perspectives of death/dying. Steps to possibly take toward preparing to die.
(25 min) Pre and Post Tests available
PRE & POST TEST
The Forrester Family
Featuring a case study of the Forrester family this video demonstrates
the step-by-step processes involved in casework for s situation
involving child abuse. It details each stage from intake and development
of a case plan to reunification.
99 min
Introductory Counseling Skills
This video introduces the basic skills necessary for quality counseling.
It illustrates proper and improper uses of attending behaviors, minimal
encourages, open invitation to talk, paraphrasing, reflection,
summarization, concreteness, role explanation, and thinking out loud.
82 min
Voices
This video shows how people can learn to relate to individuals from
different cultures. Featuring interviews with Caucasian, African
American, Native Americans, and Hispanic American men and women, people
of different sexual orientations, and the video probes role of prejudice
in the development of self. 35 min
Shaking, Hitting,
Spanking: What To Do
Styles of Parenting
Single Parenting
The Art of Listening
Late Adulthood:
Death, Dying & Bereavement
Basic Parenting
Skills
Valuing Diversity
This DVD shows how to overcome communication barriers between people
from different cultures, generations, skin color, and physical
abilities. 19 minutes
Disciplining Kids
This very practical DVD paints a dramatic picture of the wrong way to
discipline kids and shows clear, practical alternatives.
20 minutes
Difficult Behavior
This DVD shows how a parent need to learn how to get to the core of
their children's behavior by taking the time to talk straight and
rooting out any unresolved pain and issues.
17 minutes
A Home Safety Evaluation
The Home Visiting Video Library consists of 11 videos of actual
non-rehearsed home visits. They reflect a diversity of client situations
and visitor styles, clarifying issues that all visits have in common.
Trainers are able to present interactions, discuss them, and then have
them available for relay. (23 minutes)
Basic Interviewing Skills
This DVD presents illustrative vignettes that highlight techniques for
interviewing clients. The vignettes teach such skills as listening,
reflecting, questioning, expressing, and interpreting. The program also
shows how to integrate all of these skills in a clinical session.
(51 minutes)
Case Management: Linking Client with
Resources
Emphasizing the importance of effectively linking clients with
resources, this program demonstrates middle-phase case management skills
in the task-centered approach. It also discusses sensitive modeling of
empathic and effective confrontation. (31 minutes)
Dad's Make A Difference
Contents of this DVD include: Understanding the problem/father hunger,
The involved father: Impact on Child Development , The Importance of a
father's Approval: Building a Self Concept, Dad's and Discipline:
Teaching self control, Dad's as teacher's and role Models, How dad's
benefit from active parenting, Conclusion: Creating a Legacy
Death and Dying
This Final video focuses on the end of late adulthood, which for human
beings is death. Dying and bereavement are experienced very differently
I different cultures. this socio-cultural context of dying is explored in
depth from a variety of perspectives. Finally, widowhood, a state
that will be experienced by half of al married people, is presented
focusing on the differences in adjustment to widowhood that exist for me
and for women. 29 minutes
Difficult Behavior
A child's behavior is the outward manifestation of inner emotions, both
good and bad. Acting out behavior in children occurs for various
reasons: to get attention, depression, unresolved anger, peer dynamics,
and often, a cry for help. Parents learn to get at the core of their
children's difficult behavior by taking the time to talk straight and
rooting out any unresolved pain and issues.
17 minutes
Disciplining KIDS (Without Screaming &
Scolding)
This VERY special video paints a dramatic picture of the wrong way to
discipline kids and shows clear, practical alternatives. Gold Award,
international film Festival. Includes study guide.
Letting Go of Stress
Do you feel that stress is getting the best of you? That you're almost
constantly tense and uncomfortable? Do you often feel tires, irritable,
and depleted, rather than happy and energetic? Is stress making you
sick? Well, it doesn't have to be that way. In just a few minutes, you
can take control of your tension and regain your lost serenity. The
simple, proven techniques in this video give you the power to quickly
and effectively release stress, freeing up your energy and helping
you to create a feeling of relaxed contentment.
26 minutes
Social Work Practice
PERSON AND CONTEXT VARIABLE....IDEAL FOR COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL
CLASSROOMS.
Working With Multiple Issues
Effective training for home visitation should ideally balance the
learning of principles and methods with practical experience in real
life situation where the unexpected frequently occurs. ideal for
training family educators, early prevention specialists, nurses, and
social service personnel at all professional levels.
22 minutes
Coping with Challenging
Behavior
This
film addresses the concept and implementation of positive guidance as a
technique to avoid and avert problematic behaviors. Teachers air their
concerns about balancing individual vs. group needs and discuss the
various ways to help children learn problematic solving techniques as an
alternative to challenging behavior. Time- out issues is also discussed
in this video. 29
minutes
Domestic Violence and
Childhood Trauma
The
connection between trauma in childhood and domestic violence later in
life is obvious to Jane Middleton-Moz, a relationship and trauma expert
featured in this program. She states that “Children who experience
domestic violence grow up learning to stuff feelings and emotions. This
program also features interviews Brenda, Tammy, and Jamie, all
recovering from trauma of domestic violence. Brenda tells the story of
the loss of her sister who was killed by her husband, leaving behind two
preschool children orphaned. 29
minutes
Rules Rituals and Routines
Kids. We
laugh at them are often amazed or exasperated by them, do our best to
raise them. It can be tough to be a parent these days, no matter whether
you are a single parent, part of a pair, fostering a child or in any
other situation where you are responsible for preparing the next
generation. How can you get these youngsters to listen to you, and to
sometimes just plain do what their told? Never fear, help is on the way!
Learn: 1) What a family should base their rules on and why 2) The two
most important things parents can provide for their children’s emotional
and mental well being 3) how you can get your children up and dressed
and out of the house in the morning without being late and get them back
to bed in the evening without going crazy. This video offers a series of
realistic live-action scenarios. 18
minutes
The Roots of
Violence Addiction, and Neglect
This film explores the lives of children brought up in families where
violence, addiction, and neglect were present. Individual stories about
memories of their childhood and how long their lives have been touched
by seeing violence as a young child, the ravages of addiction, and
lifelong effects of different types of neglect are shown. Family
specialist, john Bradshaw, explores the importance of our early
childhood years and how long they affect us as adults.
33 minutes
Shaking, Hitting,
Spanking: What to Do Instead
This DVD teaches alternatives to spanking. Four parent-child
interactions that often lead to shaking, hitting, and spanking are
presented. Alternative strategies are explained.
Identifying and Responding
to Trauma II
Older children suffering from the effects of emotional trauma are
frequently misdiagnosed as having Attention Deficit Disorder or Chronic
Depression Accurate assessment of the problem is critical to the success
of intervention. Common trauma- related problems for adolescents include
learning difficulties, test anxiety, difficulty with authority figures,
substance abuse, and violent behavior. This program specially targets
teachers to help them form positive attachments and offer concrete help
to their students. 29 minutes EACH
CHILD ABUSE 1: NEGLECT AND SEXUAL ABUSE
This DVD defines neglect and discusses characteristics of negligent
parents and guardians. It examines the effects of neglect on children of
different ages and describes failure-to-thrive syndrome. The program
also delineates activities that are deemed sexually abusive, discusses
characteristics of perpetrators and victims, and identifies physical and
behavioral signs of abuse. 30 min
Parents As Partners:
Bridging the Gaps in Child Welfare and Beyond
In
March 2006, eleven adults working as parent advocates for families who
are involved in the child welfare system came together for a workshop at
the center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, California. Over the
course of four days, they shared their stories in a group scripting
process; wrote and recorded short personal narratives; selected still
images, video clips, and music; and learned to edit these materials into
the digital videos presented here.
The stories will be used to educate communities about the importance of
peer support to ensure long term success in safety, permanency, and
well-being for children and parents involved with the child welfare
system.
CLOSE TO HOME
It
is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sex abuse
crimes in the U.S. and that 90 percent of the abusers are people that
children know. Close To Home, produced by the Mark McGwire Foundation
for Children, takes an unprecedented look at this crime and the
complexities surrounding its disclosure when the offenders are trusted
community members. 94 min
UNDERSTANDING SIX FORMS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE
In this video Oliver Tuthill takes viewers on a journey into the little
known world of emotional child abuse. We hear from two adult survivors
as well as two practicing clinicians on the subject of this common but
rarely understood form of maltreatment. Tuthill also utilizes actors to
demonstrate the six forms; exploitation, terrorizing, corruption,
ignoring, rejection, and isolation. 25
min
HOW
TO WORK WITH PEOPLE
In this video, noted educator and speaker Randall Wright shares his
insights on how to increase your ability to communicate and support
one another. Learn how to develop the verbal and people skills you
need to enhance team dynamics and increase productivity. Learn to
utilize the SELF profile to understand your own style and how best
to work with others of differing styles.
60 min You
will learn:
How
to understand the behavior of others
How to improve your ability to speak to others
How others judge you
The four personal styles and which one you have
How to work with team members with each personal
style.
ASSESSING AND USING FAMILY STRENGTHS
Based on family preservation and perspectives, this DVD describes the
strengths approach to working with families and teaches how to implement
it. 63 min
CHILD ABUSE
How to see it….
How
to stop it.
This gripping, often disturbing program explores the four types of child
abuse: neglect and physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. It describes
specific signs that suggest abuse and offers expert advice on how you
can recognize a child who may be abused. Recognizing abuse is an
important first step; reporting it is the next step. This DVD provides
simple but sound advice on what to do if you suspect child abuse. Among
the many reasons it offers to get involved, one reason is most
compelling: children’s lives are at stake. 25 min
BEYOND COMPLIANCE-RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Child abuse and neglect are serious problems. Related direct care costs
about 24 billion a year. However, the real tragedy is the toll abuse
takes on children. In 1999, 1,070,000 reports of child abuse were
confirmed, meaning that 15 out of every 1, 000 children in the United
States were abused. Approximately three children die each day as a
result of child abuse, and many more suffer permanent damage.
Unfortunately, even though awareness of child abuse has risen, more and
more children are being abused each year. 30 min
COMMUNICATING BETWEEN CULTURES
This DVD features a multicultural cast who presents a variety of
cross-cultural situations that show how such cultural givens as getting
directly to the point, saving face, and taking turns in conversation can
complicate intercultural communication. It offers practical guidelines
for communicating respectfully with culturally diverse individuals.
23 min
HOW TO HANDLE CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION
This
DVD helps you to discover a wealth of techniques to end negative
attitudes, hurt feelings, and angry outbursts that stem from
unresolved conflict. When dealt with properly, conflict can lead to
new opportunities—even serve as a catalyst for positive change that
actually strengthens workplace relationships and team collaboration.
You will learn to:
Stay calm and focused, even in the most explosive
situations.
Short circuit conflict before it erupts out of control.
Recognize the three management conflict stages and how
to diffuse each.
Use conflict constructively to enhance your team’s
effectiveness.
Deal with the four basic types of conflict.
Always avoid four situations that always trigger
conflict between co workers.
And much more (A bonus E-BOOK is included in this video)
60 min
Author: Robert A. Fox
Copyright: 1994 Clinical
Psychology Publishing Company
This workbook
provides the material and the "how to" instructions on a P.B.C. (Parent
Behavior Checklist). There are five components to this checklist. They
are:
The
Interview-the parent interview represents one of the most widely
used clinical tools for assessing family functioning.
Direct
Observation-the direct observation normally occurs within the
context of a home visit to through a one-way mirror in a clinical
setting.
Child Behavior
Checklist-this method is to measure a parent's perception
2 Copies Available
Social Workers as
Expert Witnesses
Social Workers and
Child Abuse Reporting: A Review of State Mandatory Reporting
Requirements
Standards for
Approval of Family Foster Homes
Preventing Suicide
Understanding Childhood Trauma Workbook
This workbook provides
material to be integrated with the video modules of the
Understanding, Identifying, and Responding to Childhood Trauma.
Each section contains Overview, questions, Vocabulary,
Instructional Objectives, and Self tests. Some examples topics
are:
What is Childhood trauma (Self Test and answer Key)
Significant Event Childhood trauma (Self Test and Answer Key)
The Brain: Effects of Childhood trauma (Self Test and answer Key)
Domestic violence and Childhood trauma (self test and answer Key)
Trauma and Healing……..along with many others
What Parents Need to
Know
Southeast Regional
Team Meeting 7/24/01
Southeast Regional
Spring Team Meeting 1/31/02
New Staff Training
for Family Service Workers
DHS – DCFS Program
Improvement Plan
2 Copies Available
OJT Activities for
each training module
Arkansas Child
Maltreatment Act
Arkansas Program
Improvement Plan Work Plan
Arkansas Program
Improvement Plan Tracking Matrix
Active
Parenting Today
CHRIS
Client Screens
New
Worker CHRIS Training
The
Cheese Experience – Who Moved My Cheese handouts
HOMEWORK'S #1-Helping Children & Youth Manage Separation and Loss
This at home training resource for foster and adoptive parents
provide basic information about separation, loss, and the grieving
process to help the foster parents or adoptive parents understand the
loss history of the child in their care, its effect on growth and
development, and ways to help the child cope with angry or sad feelings
and behaviors.
BECAUSE....SOMEBODY LOVES ME
Children face many transitions in their lives., some of which can be
extremely difficult, such as the death of a loved one, a serious
illness, changing schools, moving, even losing a toy. This activity book
invites children to express their feelings and helps them come to terms
with reality in a gentle, comforting way. The beginning and end contain
gentle exercises that focus positively on the child and cushion those
pages in the middle that deal more directly with the specific changes
that may be occurring in the child's life. Questions are invited
throughout. A useful tool for anyone that works with children,
Understanding Childhood Trauma Workbook
This workbook provides material
to be integrated with the video modules of the Understanding,
Identifying, and Responding to Childhood Trauma. Each section
contains Overview, questions, Vocabulary, Instructional
Objectives, and Self tests. Some examples topics are:
What is Childhood trauma (Self Test and answer Key)
Significant Event Childhood trauma (Self Test and Answer Key)
The Brain: Effects of Childhood trauma (Self Test and answer Key)
Domestic violence and Childhood trauma (self test and answer Key)
Trauma and Healing……..along with many others
Confronting Oppression, Restoring Justice
This book examines the twin forces
of oppression and injustice and how social policies, cultural
institutions, and prevailing ideologies promote or sustain them. Written
for human services practitioners, students, and educators, Confronting
Oppression, Restoring Justice comes at an auspicious time when narrowing
global distances breed both corporate political might and worldwide
coalition building for social justice.
082708
Teaching Social Policy in Social Work
Education
This course provides an overview of social welfare
policy in the United States. the course is designed to help students do
the following: Understand historical and
contemporary social welfare policy
2. Investigate the major systems for provision
of social services.
3. Examine their relevance to and impact on
oppressed populations.
4. Critically analyze the functions and outputs
of the policy arena, and
5. Determine the strategies to rectify injustice
and inequity within social policy structures, processes, and outcomes.
Abused
Child, The
The
treatment of abused children is among the most painful and
difficult challenges faced by the clinician. Outrage at the
betrayal perpetrated on someone who is by definition in need
of protection is inextricably linked with a profound but
inherently untenable wish to heal and rescue, to provide the
child with a new world where hurts are manageable and adults
can help. For the clinician, the emotional burden of
recognizing and managing these sometimes overwhelming
reaction servers as the backdrop for the more concrete,
moment to moment struggle of entering into the unique inner
world of abused children.
2 Copies Available
Abuse in
the Family
In
this practical, eye-opening book, author Alan Kemp uses an ecological
approach to examine the widespread social problem of family
maltreatment. By examining the complex relationship that exist and a
macro, meso, and micro level, you will be better confronted by this
colossal and disheartening social problem.
Academic
Profession, The
This
report is published as part of the effort by The Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching to explore significant issues in education.
The views expressed should not necessarily be ascribed to individual
members of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation
Acquaintance Rape: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
One
of the most prominent sexual assault researchers and clinicians--has put
together an author team of ten of the nation’s recognized experts on
research and treatment of acquaintance rape. Acquaintance Rape:
Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention are the most comprehensive and
clearly written guide to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of
date rape that I have seen. This practical, yet scholarly volume
provides an indispensable source of valuable information on all aspects
of assessment and treatment strategies for survivors of rape trauma.
Acting
Out: Therapy for Groups
This practical book explores that theory and practices of using drama in
group work. It is based on the experience of probation group work but
the work described can be used in wide range of setting. Probation
clients represent a particularly difficult group and, if it can be
demonstrated the drama techniques are successful with them, there is
little doubt that it can also be productive elsewhere.
Active
Parent of Teens
This
Parents Guide provides concerts steps for effectively
handling family problems through clear, honest communication
and respectful discipline. Special attention is given to
today’s problem of teen drug use, sexuality, and violence,
providing parents with clear prevention guidelines.
ADHD What
Can We Do
To
all of the ADHD children, adolescents, and adults, and their families,
who have shared their lives, concerns, failures, and triumphs with me in
seeking my professional assistance. They have transformed my life
immeasurably, and any professional success I may have achieved must, in
many ways, be credited to them
Adoption
and Ethics
There
are many unresolved questions related to the role of race, culture, and
national origin in an adopter's personal identity and the extent to
which racial and cultural similarities and differences between adoptive
parents and children should be taken into account. These questions are
at the forefront of the policy debate as a result of changes in federal
law and a dramatic increase in the number of international adoptions.
This volume provides a synthesis of current research, literature, and
legislation in three primary areas: trans-racial adoptions, adoptions of
American Indian children, and international adoptions.
WOMEN OF COLOR as Social Work Educators
Strengths and Survival
Inside the pages of this beautifully presented
book lies the narratives of twenty women of color who are social
work educators in predominantly white systems and institutions.
Women of color as Social Work Educators brings to life the voices of
women of color and illuminates their unique experiences as
contributors to the betterment of social work education. Their
stories reveal them as scholars who are change agents and enlighten
and inspire all educators to work toward collective unity and
justice. Each Woman's story is told in her own voice and
describes the personal and professional challenges that lead her on
the path toward social work education. This book is ideal for
faulty, students, and practitioners in the fields of social work
education, women studies programs, ethnic programs, and research
programs.
American
Sign Language (The Easy Way)
Anger
Management: Manual for Youth
Arkansas
Juvenile Code
Art of
Giving and Receiving Feedback, The
One of the most important person - to - person communication skills is
the ability to give and receive feedback. The Art of Giving and
Receiving Feedback will help you and your coworkers effectively respond
to one another's work and improve job performance.
10 COPIES AVAILABLE
Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding & Treating Attachment
Disorder in Children & Families
Attachment is the deep and enduring connection established between a
child and caregiver in the first few years of life. It profoundly
influences every component of the human condition: mind, body, emotions,
relationships, and values. Children lacking secure attachment with
caregivers may grow up to be parents who are incapable of establishing
this crucial foundation with their own children.
Attention
– Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attitude: The Choice is Yours
Autism
Preparing for Adulthood
Autism is a life-long, often
devastating disorder, which profoundly affects almost every
aspect of an individual's functioning. Impairments in
communication limit the ability to understand what is
happening or why, and make it almost impossible to
effectively control events, or people or the environment.
Autism: Preparing for Adulthood focuses on adults with
autism and their families. By using information from
research studies and treatment programs, it provides a
practical resource for parents, caregivers and autistic
people themselves. Autism: Preparing for Adulthood discusses the
problems and the solutions related to educational and
occupational attainments, ways of coping with psychiatric
and other difficulties, and how to foster independence in
later life. The focus is not on 'cures' or 'miracles' but on
the improvement in the quality of life for all concerned
Baby
Signs
Basic
Mediation
Basic
Spanish Grammar
Basic
Statistics for Behavioral Science Research
Bridges Out of Poverty
Strategies for Professionals and
Communities
Bridges Out of Poverty is a starting point
where one can develop accurate mental models of poverty, middle class,
and wealth. It is a new lens through which readers can view themselves,
their clients, and the community. readers can begin to work on
front-line staff skills and to develop new program designs in order to
improve relationships and outcomes. The purpose is to give community
leaders from all disciplines a start on that path.
Building
Skills in High-Risk Families
Characteristics of Children of Alcoholics
Child
Abuse and Neglect
Maltreatment-including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; neglect;
and witnessing domestic violence-is inflicted upon millions of school
age children. This book provides school practitioners with the practical
information needed to detect, respond to, and make efforts to prevent
this major social problem. Comprehensive and research-based, this is a
valuable resource for school-based mental health practitioners,
psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors. It should be
required reading for all students enrolled in practical or
counseling-related courses as part of school-based mental health
pre-service training programs
Child
Development Series (Ages 1-14)
Child
Welfare
Children
With Autism
When
parents learn that there child has autism, they often feel helpless and
bewildered. Their child appears to live in an isolated, almost
impenetrable world which may seem impossible to bridge. To understand
autism and overcome their fears, parents need both information and hope.
Code of
Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers
This book is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional
conduct of social worker’s. This code includes four sections: The first
section is the “Preamble” which summarizes the
social work profession’s mission and core values. The second section is
the “Purpose of the NASW code of Ethics’,
which provides an overview of the codes main function and a brief guide
dealing with ethical issues or dilemmas in Social work practice. The
third section is “Ethical Principles” and presents broad
ethical principles, based on social wok’s core values that inform social
work practice. The final section is “Ethical Standards”
which include specific ethical standards to guide social worker’s
conduct.
Community
Oriented Policing-Introduction Partnerships, Problem-Solving,
Organizational Change, Application Guide
Community
Policing a Contemporary Perspective
Community
Relations Concepts
Community Relations Concepts
shows readers how to use the community to effectively prevent crime.
Included throughout the book are numerous tables, charts graphs, and
illustrations that add interest and facilitate comprehension of the
dilemma of crime and crime statistics analysis. Pace presents an
overview of the various factors that comprise the relationships between
the community and the criminal justice system. The author also examines
some basic concepts of human relations. Various community relations
scenarios now existing between the system and the community are
discussed in considerable detail.
Conflict
Resolution
Crime in
Arkansas
2 Copies Available
Cultural
Competence Agency Self-Assessment Instrument
The
child welfare field is undergoing rapid and dramatic change as it
struggles to provide quality services to children and their families.
One of the most critical challenges that the field faces is the need to
understand and respond effectively to changes in the multicultural
nature of American society-changes brought about by the mixture of
racial, ethnic, social, cultural, and religious traditions of the
children who make up our diverse society. CULTURAL COMPETENCE: A guide
for human Service Agencies-will help executives and their staffs value
the difference.
Cultural
Competence
Newly revised, this manual will help child-serving
organizations identify, improve, and enhance cultural competence in
staff relations and client service delivery. With a practical easy to
use approach, this popular field tested management tool addresses the
major aspects of delivering culturally competent service
Crisis
Intervention in the Schools
Over
the pass 50 years the environment in our schools has changed
dramatically. Once, talking, chewing gum, or running in the halls were
considered serious disciplinary problems. Today, incidents of alcohol
and drug use, teen pregnancy, vandalism, robbery and assault, and even
suicide or murder occur in many schools.
Dealing With Anger
A discussion of anger including suggestions for ways o
deal with it directly, channel it to something productive and avoid its
destructiveness.
Dealing With Bullying
Describes what is meant by bullying then goes
on to explain why bullies act as they do, how to deal with
them, and how to stop being one.
Dealing With Fighting
Explains how arguments and quarrels can lead to fights
and how to avoid or deflect conflict in interpersonal relationships.
Dealing With Insults
Explains why some people use words that hurt others, how
one can avoid insulting others, and how to productively respond to
insult
Dealing With Jealousy
Describes the emotions of jealousy and suggests ways of
handling this difficult feeling.
Dealing
With Weapons at Home and at School
Points out the dangers of having weapons at school and at
home and offers tips on how to avoid hurting others.
Developing
Empirically Based Practice Initiative
This book documents
practice techniques that were used during a three-year
training/demonstration project for child welfare supervisors working in
the frontlines of child protection services in the Southeastern United
States. It is a guide to combining research methodology with staff
training to enhance the quality of evidence-based practice field. It
also examines techniques that were used in training modules in four
states, highlighting practice models and intervention outcomes from an
evidence based perspective. The book examines the issues of providing
technical research assistance to child welfare agencies and the
complexities of cross-site evaluation with different political
jurisdictions.
Delinquency: Prevention Works
ZEN Parenting
The Art of Learning What You Already
Know
Zen Parenting is filled with touching, inspiring, and humorous
anecdotes about what it means to be a parent in today’s world.
This short story format allows readers to easily grasp and apply
Zen concepts in their own lives. It offers practical insights
into using the Zen practice of non judgmental awareness to deal
with the day to day chaos of parenting. This gentle book will
help parents tune in to their inner wisdom, connect more deeply
with their children, ad learn to appreciate every moment of
parenthood.
Effective
School Interventions
Book contains an excellent variety of strategies that can be used
with regular and special education students in the regular classroom
as a means for them to be successful in education. Great for ideas
for FTI strategies at various levels
Review of Ethical
Principles and Situations-Home Study Guide
This
Review of Ethical Principles and Situations/Home Study Guide offers
several vignettes (a brief incident/scene) in a what would you do type
scenario. This is an excellent tool to use for ethical discussions in a
small/large group. Within each vignette, participants will be able to
identify appropriate steps to take when encountering ethical situations.
Expanding
Partnerships for Vulnerable Children, Youth, and Families
This
book brings together the work of 38 individuals involved in various ways
in improving the lives of vulnerable children and families. Many are
active in the movement to build partnerships between schools of social
work and public child welfare; others are involved in the development of
inter professional human services. All recognize the collaboration among
educators, practitioners, clients, policymakers, and community leaders
are crucial to transforming the social service health, mental health,
and educational systems that serve our nations’ children and families.
3 Copies Available
E-Writing
Ethical
Standards In Social Work: A Review of the N.A.S.W. Code of Ethics 2nd
Edition
In an
era when written communication in the workplace Is more crucial than
ever, at a time when many professionals all but completely eschew
face-to-face dealings, E-writing is poised to become the new bible of
business writing. Accessible and inviting, this Web-savvy how-to book
promises to transform anxious e-mails hacks and mediocre writers into
eloquent electronic scribes in no time at all.
Family
Assessment Form
Assessment is clearly a key concept in service delivery. The primary
challenge of delivering and evaluating family-based services is in
successfully assessing changes in families rather than in the
individuals who are recipients of service. The family Assessment Form
helps workers to assess families at the beginning of service, to develop
individualized family service plan, to monitor family progress, and to
assess outcome for individual families.
Family –
Focused Practice in Out-of-Home Care
This
handbook is designed to help child welfare managers and
administrators bring a family focus to their policy and
program structures. Theoretical sections outline the values
and principles of family-focused practice, while
first-person narratives describe successful strategies for
moving boards, reeducating staff members, and involving
communities in the paradigm shift from child-centered to
family-centered services. The Resource Guide provides
handouts for training and intra-agency communication, a
bibliography, and samples of the forms successful agencies
use to welcome and engage families. 2 copies available
Family
Practice (Brief Systems Methods for Social Work)
In
this true-to-life the authors team up with contributors respected in the
field to discuss current trends in today’s social work practice
environment. Each topic is followed by a review of brief family practice
models, presenting the history, theory, and techniques. Included is
coverage of issues such as gay and lesbian families, multicultural
families, family assessment, and a concluding discussion on new
directions in brief family practice.
Family
Presentation: An Orientation for Administrators and Practitioners
2 Copies Available
Family
Preservation and Family Functioning
2 Copies Available
Family
Unification Program, The
2 Copies Available
Fathers
Under Fire
What exactly do fathers owe their children? Fathers
under fire takes up all the thorny issues. It provides wonderful new
data on what absent fathers are contributing and how this affects their
behavior. the distinguished group of scholars contributing to the volume
worry about the often onerous burden placed by the current child support
system on low income fathers and the possible unintended consequences,
such as exposing children to greater parental conflict.
Field
Guide to Child Welfare: Volume I
2 Copies Available
Field
Guide to Child Welfare: Volume II
2 Copies Available
Field
Guide to Child Welfare: Volume III
2 Copies Available
Field
Guide to Child Welfare: Volume IV
2 Copies Available
Guide for
Implementing the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and
Chronic Juvenile Offenders
Guide to
Possibility Land, A
Possibility therapy, originated by Bill O’Hanlon, is about acknowledging
and validating clients’ felt experience and ideas about their lives
while ensuring that possibilities for change are discovered and
amplified. The book outlines this humorous, compassionate approach to
action-oriented therapy. Each method is defined, explained, and
illustrated, all in a page or two.
Healthy
Divorce
These
and other questions are answered in this compassionate guide. The
authors’ original step-by –step process helps families, therapists, and
counselors craft a responsible, deliberate divorce process that targets
the emotional well-being of both the parents and the children.
Helping
Battered Women
This book examines both social work and criminal justice professional's
methods of intervention on behalf of battered women escaping from
violent relationships. Helping Battered Women fills a major gap in the
literature on the subject. The author provides the reader with the most
current, comprehensive, empirically-based, and realistic overview of
policy and intervention methods of women escaping from violent
relationships.
Helping
Parents Help Their Kids
High-Risk
Families, Building Skills in
Adapted from the famous Boys Town Family Home Model, the Boys Town
Family Preservation Program’s unique in-home approach provides
definition and structure for those involved in the complex business of
preserving families
Improving
Clinical Practice
Despite the widespread success of Total Quality Management many
physicians, heath care clinicians, researchers, and administrators have
expressed skepticism concerning its application to health care
organizations.
Information Access Guide
Interactive Television and Instruction
Invitation to Possibility – Land
Possibility therapy, originated by Bill O’Hanlon, is about acknowledging
and validating clients’ felt experience and ideas about their lives
while ensuring that possibilities for change are discovered and
amplified. The book outlines this humorous, compassionate approach to
action-oriented therapy. Each method is defined, explained, and
illustrated, all in a page or two.
Is Youth
Violence Just Another Fact of Life
Juvenile
Probation: The Balanced Approach
Keep Them
Calling!
Keeping
Kids Safe
Your
kids can be at risk at school, at the park, at the mall, even at home.
Street gangs and drug dealers, burglars and thieves, rapists and child
molesters—these are just some of the demons lurking in a child’s world.
If your kids are to live safely in such an environment, it’s imperative
that they learn the right skills.
Let Me
Hear Your Voice (A Family’s Triumph Over Autism)
Lets Talk
About Foster Homes
Let’s
Talk About When Your Parent Is In Jail
Life –
Span Development
Living
With Grief: At School, At Work, At Worship
This
book was produced as a companion to Hospice Foundation of America’s
sixth annual National Bereavement Teleconference. Hospice Foundation of
America is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the
development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care.
Through education, research, and philanthropic programs, Hospice
Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or
professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief.
2 Copies Available
Making
Children, Families, and Communities Safer From Violence
Managing
Stress
The increasing demands of work and family can stress anyone to the
breaking point. But when we try and deal with our stress, we often focus
on relieving the symptoms rather than locating the cause. this allows
stress to become more pervasive in our lives.
Managing Stress will show you how to identify the stressors in your life
and what you can do to reduce or eliminate their effects. Use this book
to create a stress management program tailored to meet your individual
needs and personal style.
3 Copies Available
Managing
Distance Education Courses
Moving
Crime Prevention Into the 21st Century
Multiculturalism in the United States
This reader focuses on the extremely current, important
topic of racial and ethnic experiences in the United States
today. Most of the essays were commissioned especially for
this reader and have been prepared by some of the brightest
voices in this cutting edge field. Instructors in search of
a current, comprehensive multicultural reader will find this
a valuable student resource whether it is the sole focus of
their course or to be integrated into another content area.
National
Standards for Court-Connected Mediation Programs
New
Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising
New Directions in Philanthropic Fundraising
offers a wide range of perspectives on the
most pressing issues affecting philanthropy today. This
thoughtful yet practical series is designed to help
experienced fundraisers gain a firm grounding in the
principles of fundraising theory and management, and to
think strategically about the challenges of today's
competitive nonprofit sector.
New Rules-
Regulation, Markets, and the Quality of American Health Care
Brennen and Berwick's diagnosis and prescription for changes
should be considered by every person who writes a rule,
seeks compliance with a rule, or depends on a rule to obtain
good or better quality health care." --Paul Batalaen, M.D.,
director of Health Care Improvement Leadership Development,
Dartmouth Medical School "In their timely, well-written and thought-provoking book
New Rules: Regulation, Markets, and the Quality of American
Health Care, Brennan and Berwick develop a framework and
guidelines for considering the types of regulations that
will best support improved health care delivery in the
United States
No More
Homework Headaches!
No More
Homework Headaches will help you:
Understand your child’s
personal learning style
Help your child develop proper homework habits and
attitudes
Develop
your child’s organizational and time management skills
Encourage
your child to become self-motivated
This
highly practical series gives you the answers you need in a
straightforward format that will make you feel more knowledgeable and
competent.
One
Minute Manager, The
The One
Minute Manager is a simple compilation of what many wise
people have taught us and what we learned ourselves. We
recognize the importance of these sources of wisdom. We also
realize that the people who work with you as well as their
manager will look to you as one of their sources of wisdom.
In this story you will read what has been learned about how
people work best with other people.
2 Copies Available
Ours to
Keep
This guide was written in response to growing concerns about the safety
and well-being of children in America. The guide's primary purpose is to
help planners involved in child protection reform, both at the agency
level and as part of a community team, to develop a comprehensive
approach to assessment in child protection. The guide is intended to
assist planners in reviewing current practices and developing enhanced
assessment capacity in the following ways: (1) suggesting a new
framework for assessment consistent with community-based child
protection; (2) demonstrating how to link assessment to the desired
outcomes for children and families and to the goals of child protection
reform; (3) describing a step-by-step process for developing a
comprehensive assessment approach; (4) recommending core elements of an
assessment strategy; and (5) providing information on the kinds of
assessment tools and processes that are currently available, how
effective they are, and how and when to use them. (Contains
approximately 125 references.)
3 Copies Available
Parent to
Parent: Drug Prevention Workshop
2 Copies Available
Parent to
Parent: Parenting for Safe and Drug Free Youth
3 Copies Available
REVERSING THE
ODDS: Improving Outcomes for Babies in the Child welfare System
Babies and young
children-the largest group of children touched by the child welfare
system-have a high prevalence of physical, cognitive, and
social-emotional delays. Yet they often don't have access to the
services and supports that could make all the difference. Demystifying
the complex world of child welfare, this book shows early childhood
practitioners how to collaborate with other professionals to ensure
comprehensive healthy development of these vulnerable children from
birth to age 3.
understand the
child welfare system and navigate it successfully.
help improve
children's access to coordinated, consistent health care
work to make
early intervention screening universal and services readily
available
maximize the
juvenile court's potential to ensure young children's healthy
development
make the most
of early childhood education as a portal to school readiness, social
and emotional development, and well being.
Parent
Survival Manual
Parent Survival Manual, compiled from 350 anecdotes told to parents of
autistic and developmentally disabled children and analyzes by
professional behavior therapists, illustrates effective solutions to
various behavior problems such as aggression, communication,
preservation, play and leisure, eating and sleeping, and toileting and
hygiene. Covering both individualized solutions to behavior problems and
suggestions for obtaining community support, Schopler offers the
autism-effected family a quick reference to solutions of the most
difficult behavior problems, as well as systematic behavioral analysis
for individualized application to new problems.
Peer
Justice and Youth Empowerment – An Implementation Guide for Teen Court
Programs
Performance Measures for the Criminal Justice System
Preparing
and Writing Grant Proposals
Play
Therapy with Children in Crisis
A
blockbuster book on crisis and play therapy that includes careful
referencing to the literature, a novel group of child therapist
dialogues, and simultaneous therapist interior monologues that show ‘how
to’ think and do the job. A wonderful bunch of kids Michael, Rosa,
Sergio. And how many others. Who show how a child plays under the most
extreme stress. This book is very readable, very informative, and a
‘must’ for anyone parents, teachers, or therapists
Prevention of Truancy Through Mediation
Professional Writing Skills
What a
great program! By the time you finish the first unit,
you will feel your confidence increase and see the
improvement in your writing, and the exercises will make the
learning fun.
Promising
Strategies: To Reduce Gun Violence
Public
Speaking for College and Career
Race,
Ethnicity, Gender, and Class
Designed as a stand-alone
text or as a companion to Joseph Healey’s Diversity & Society, Second
Edition, this reader is an ideal text for a variety of undergraduate
courses such as Race and Ethnicity; Social Stratification; Inequality;
Diversity; Race Relations; and Minority-Majority Relations in the
departments of sociology, gender studies, women’s studies, political
science, and social work. This book offers
more material on gender, mixed race individuals, and new immigrants.
Reaching
Learners Through Telecommunications
In
this book, the authors offer non technical professionals a comprehensive
guide to the process of integrating; implementing and maintaining
telecommunications based education in their institutions and
organizations. This book offers practical advice to novice and
experienced managers on every phase of administering a
telecommunications-based education program, including*analyzing the
appropriateness of telecommunications based education for the individual
institution* determining typical expenditures and revenue
resources*creating marketing strategies that successfully integrates
telecommunications into the current educational marketplace and building
a comprehensive resource information base of publications, associations,
conferences, and agencies.
Rebuilding Children’s Lives
Reconnecting Families: A Guide to Strengthening Family Reunification
Whether or not to reunite children in out-of-home care with their
families of origin is one of the most complicated decisions that child
welfare practitioners and administrators face. How do you tell if your
agency is “doing it right?”
2 Copies Available
Reducing
Child Maltreatment
This is a
much needed resource for anyone engaged in addressing one o
society’s most challenging problems. A leader in the field,
John Lutzker is well known for his seminal work with project
12-ways and Project Safe Care, where he helps develop the
validated assessment and intervention strategies presented
in this book.
Reduction
of School Violence: Alternatives to Suspension
2 Copies Available
Resource
Guidelines
Role
Plays
Russo on
Fundraising
Sample Seven Habits
Organizer & Personal Leadership Workbook
This application workbook is designed to help you implement principles
of effectiveness into your life. It contains:
A four week sample of Seven Habits Organizer to help you
effectively translate your mission into a lifelong guidance system.
Key Summary information and diagrams from The Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People will set the foundation as you work toward
creating positive and lasting changes in your life.
sample mission statements and a Mission Statement Workshop
that will imprint your deepest values and aspirations into your
heart and mind and clarify life's purpose.
By meeting the challenges this workbook offers, you'll experience for
yourself the power of living in the Seven Habits of Highly effective
people. the Seven habits organizer becomes a guiding force in your
life's journey.
Serving
Gay and Lesbian Youth
Sex
Offenders in Arkansas
Sharing
Innovations: The Program Exchange Compendium
Founded in 1920, the Child Welfare League of America is the oldest and
largest voluntary membership organization in North America devoted
entirely to protecting and promoting the well-being of trouble children,
youths, and their families.
Signs of
Safety
A
sign of safety describes an approach to child protection that can
maximize families’ contributions to the welfare of their children. We
know that relationships of trust with parents and families offer the
best chance for permanent solutions to child safety issues. The
solution-focused work described by Turnell and Edward not only increases
the potential for change and reduces the polarization that so frequently
occurs when child welfare authorities are involved in family life, but
also encourages ethical behavior within the family and between families
and the agencies responsible for child protection
2 Copies Available
Skills
Training for Children with Behavioral Disorders
An
eminently practical and intellectually honest text by a well-respected
scientist-practitioner. Michael Bloomquist’s through knowledge of the
field of childhood disorder, combined with his sensitivity and insight,
has resulted in a very though guide for parents and the mental health
clinicians with whom they work.
Social
Stratification and Inequality (Class Conflict in Historical and
Comparative Perspective)
Changing
only the dates, I can begin this preface as I did in the
second edition: The first half of the 1990s was good years
for many Americans; they were bad years for many others.
Since the early 1980s, when the first edition of this book
was published, income inequality has increased considerably.
Social
Work Skills Demonstrated
Sociology
Just
as this edition of Sociology has many important new features, including
a new cover represents a departure from previous editions of this text.
SOS Help
for Emotions
SOS Help
for Parents
Standards
for Services to Strengthen and Preserve Families with Children
Student
Mediation in Secondary Schools
Student
Mediation in Elementary Schools
Spanish
for Social Services
2 Copies Available
Taking
ADD to School
Ben is a third grade student who has ADD (Attention
Deficit Disorder). This book offers tips from teachers on how to deal
with students with ADD and ADHD. It also contains questions and answers,
facts, and tips for teachers which are available at the end of the
book.
Taking
Autism to School
Sam and Angel are best friends. Sam has autism.
Autism affects the way Sam thinks, learns, acts, and feels. the messages
in Sam's brain gets mixed messages and makes Sam confused.
Children living with autism are very sensitive. This book discusses how
Sam, the teachers, parents and friends cope with autism. Questions and
answers, facts, and tips for teachers are available at the end of the
book.
Taking
Asthma to School
Justin is a young school age boy living with Asthma.
Asthma is a condition which effects the lungs and bronchial tubes. With
the use of a inhaler that has special medicine in it breathing becomes
easier. Sometimes a "spacer" is used along with the inhaler. certain
things can trigger an Asthma attack such as dust, pollen, smoke, mold,
or animals with fur or feathers. Questions and answers, facts, and tips
for teachers are available at the end of the book.
Taking
Cancer to School
Max is a kid living with cancer. Max has Acute
Lymphatic Leukemia. This story discusses some different types of cancer
and the treatment process. Max talks about how children with
cancer can still lead normal lives and attend school and participate in
some activities. Questions and answers, facts, and tips for
teachers are available at the end of the book.
Taking
Cerebral Palsy to School
Chad Madson was born with Cerebral Palsy. Together
with his parents Connie and Craig, and his sister Marty tell how they
all learned to cope. This book will educate parents, teachers, friends,
and caregivers regarding this special needs condition. Questions and
answers, facts, and tips for teachers are available at the end of
the book.
Taking
Cystic Fibrosis to School
Jessie is a school aged girl who has Cystic Fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis is a disease of the lungs where the lungs have trouble
getting air in and out of the body. Jessie tells of how she deals
with her illness at school. Questions and answers, facts, and tips
for teachers are available at the end of the book.
Taking
Diabetes to School
Jayson was diagnosed with Type 1 (insulin dependent)
diabetes just nine days after his sixth birthday. Injections, finger
pricks, and eating the proper foods were suddenly a part of his daily
routine. Attending school presented a whole new set of rules. This book
was designed to use as a read aloud at home or in the classrooms.
Questions and answers, facts, and tips for teachers are available at the
end of the book.
Taking
Food Allergies to School
Jeffery is a 13 year old child who was
diagnosed with food allergies at the age of two. He also has grass,
pollen, and drug allergies. This book talks about how Jeffery and his
parents deal with his allergies and how Jeffery learns at an early age
how to care for his body and avoid food that could cause harm to him.
Questions and answers, facts, and tips
for teachers are available at the end of the book.
Taking
Tourette Syndrome To School
RACE MATTERS In Child Welfare
Although African Americans constituted 15% of the child population of
the United States in 1999, they accounted for 45% of the children
in substitute care. In contrast, white children, who constituted 60% of
U.S. population, accounted for only 36% of children in and out of home
care. This book of papers critically examines child welfare policy
and practice, the causes of child maltreatment, and how each affects the
disproportionate representation of African American children in the
system.
Teaching
Family Reunification: A Sourcebook
2 Copies
Available
Teaching
the Helping Skills
2 Copies
Available
Telling
Secrets: An Artist’s Journey Through Childhood Trauma
Together
Again: Family Reunification in Foster Care
Transracial Adoption and Foster Care
Transracial adoption and foster care has been a controversial topic
throughout this decade----a topic that has led to arguments and
divisions between family, neighborhoods, professionals and policy makers
on both local and national levels. The purpose of Transracial Adoption
and foster care: Practice Issues for professionals is to go beyond the
arguments and ask the question; How do we as professionals help children
and families make transracial adoptions and foster placements work? This
book addresses the family and professional concerns.
The Art
of Giving and Receiving Feedback
This
book expounds on one of the most important person to person
communication skills; the ability to give and receive feedback. In this
book you and your so workers will learn how to effectively respond to
one another’s work and to improve job performance.
The
Abused Child
The
Family Unification Program
The Group Work
Manual
The Peace
Curriculum Training Manual
Together
Again: Family Reunification in Foster Care
This
book offers specific information to help child welfare agencies
establish and implement programs that promote and maintain the
reunification of children in and out of home care with their biological
families. Each chapter addresses a particular aspect of family
reunification and suggests principles and strategies to guide the work
of providers. This book makes an excellent in-service training test and
reference for case workers, supervisors, and administrators in public
and private child welfare agencies.
When
Autism Strikes
The book consists of eight stories of
families coping with Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. The
stories are of healthy toddlers plunged into a terrifying
world from which they cannot escape. Collected from around
the globe, the accounts are frighteningly similar.
Bewildered children, old enough to recognize their world is
collapsing, languish briefly on the edge of reality. Some, apparently
aware of the horrid transformation occurring, plead with
their parents to stop the change. Once down the abyss, most are never able to escape.
Family fortunes search for causes. Consumed lives chase
cures. Regrettably this is not a horror film. It is real life.
When the
Chips are Down: Strategies for Improving Children’s Behavior
Who Moved
My Cheese?
Who Moved My cheese is a parable that reveals profound truths. It is an
amusing and enlightening story of four characters that live their lives
in a maze, to look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. The
cheese is a metaphor for what you want you have in life
–whatever it is- a good job, a piece of mind, a loving relationship,
money, or possessions. The maze is when you look for what
you want-the organization you work in, or the family you have or the
community you live in.
5 Copies
Available
Why Can't Michael
Pay Attention? Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Women and
Addiction: Gender Issues in Abuse and Treatment
Working
Together: 55 TEAM Games
Working
with Traumatized Children
Your
One-Year-Old
Your
Two-Year-Old
Your
Three-Year-Old
Your
Four-Year-Old
What
is it about four-year-old that makes them so lovable? What problems do
for-year-olds have? What can they do now that they couldn’t do at three?
Mrs. Ames recognized authorities on child behavior and development,
discusses these and scores of other questions unique to four-year-olds
girls and boys. Offering both practical advice and enlightening
psychological insights, the author help parents understand what is going
on inside that four-year-old head, and what they can expect from the
child who is at once wild.
Your
Five-Year-Old
A
five-year-old is a wonderful, fun-loving, exuberant child. But what’s
going on inside that five-year-old head? What stages of development does
a child this age go through, and what should parents know that can help
their five-year-old handle this impressionable year? Recognized
authorities on child behavior and development, Mrs. Ames answers these
and many other questions, offering both invaluable practical advice and
enlightening psychological insights
Your
Six-Year-Old
The six-year-old is a complex child, entirely different from the
five-year-old. Though many of the changes are for the good—six is
growing more mature, more independent, more daring and adventurous—this
is not necessarily an easy time for the little girl or boy.
Relationships with Mother are trouble—most of the time Six adores
Mother, but whenever things go wrong, it her fault. It used to be, at
Five that she was the center of the child universe .
Your
Seven-Year-Old
Your
sever-year-old is devoted to the delightful but often anxious and
withdrawn child of Seven. Although any seven-year-old will have moments
of exuberance, security, and happiness, in general this is an age of
introspection. As it begins, parents and teachers may welcome the quite
after the tussles and tangles of Six. But once the child is Seven starts
to withdraw, It’s almost as though he doesn’t know where or when to
stop.
Your
Eight-Year-Old
The
eight-year0old child is an exuberant, outgoing bundle of energy: he
meets every challenge head-on, willing to try almost anything. Sometimes
parents are amazed at the enthusiasm and excitement with which their
child greets the world.
Your
Nine-Year-Old
What
happened to that outgoing child of Eight? As parents of nine-year-olds
often discover. Nine is tricky age. Children are more distant from
Mother and Father, they’re more independent and rely on friends for
companionship, or they have a tendency to spend time alone. Some Nines
are boisterous and wild, others thoughtful and withdrawn.
Your Ten
to Fourteen Year Old
The
years from Ten to Fourteen are undeniably trying and turbulent years for
parents and children alike. Adolescents develop by leaps and bounds
during these years, and often find themselves uncomfortable with who
they are and what they’re feeling.
Youth
Gang Programs and Strategies
Healthcare Information Directory
3 Copies
Available
HCI
Magazine
Security
Risk – Preventing Client Violence Against Social Workers
Speaking
of Women’s Health, The Book
The Lost
Boy 3 Copies Available
The
Equity Equation
Field
Guide to Child Welfare
MANAGING MONEY-Spending & Saving Wisely
How Do I Plan A Budget? How do I pay my bills on time?
Why don't I have money at the end of the month?
How do I set Up a bank account?
Learn the answers to these questions and many more in this new
workbook for people learning to organize their finances for the first
time. This book offers common sense tools and advice for creating and
sticking to a realistic budget.
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomists use a variety of different
observational means in their effort to study and explain how the economy
as a whole functions and changes over time. One such method relies on
personal experience. It is relatively simple to notice that your company
is producing more than it has in the past or that a paycheck does not go
as far as it used to. Yet while personal observations do provide
information about the economy, that information can often be localized
rather than universal, and may not accurately reflect the state of the
economy as a whole.
Study
Guide to Accompany McConnell and Bruce – Macroeconomics
The Macroeconomics Study Guide is to be used in
conjunction with the Macroeconomics book. It follows the course of
study outlined in the book to prepare the reader for a career in the
field of study. This index allows economists and consumers to see just
how much purchasing power a dollar yields, and to compare that power
between different years and eras.
EVERYTHING IS NORMAL UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE
In this book, written by Karl Denis, the former director of the Chicago
area agency Kaleidoscope, offers stories from his experiences with the
youth and families of Kaleidoscope.
Zen
Parenting, “ The Art of Learning What You Already Know “
Zen Parenting is filled with touching, inspiring,
humorous anecdotes about what it means to be a parent in today's world.
This short format allows readers to easily grasp and apply Zen concepts
in their own lives. It offers practical insights into using the Zen
practice of non-judgmental awareness to deal with day to day chaos of
parenting. This gentle book will help parents tune into their inner
wisdom, connect more deeply with their children, and learn to appreciate
every moment of parenthood.
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GROWING UP IN THE CARE OF STRANGERS: The Experiences, Insights and
Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids
These real life experiences serve as a sobering reminder of the work
that remains to be done to ensure children brought into the child
welfare system are not only safer, but loved and nurtured so they can
reach their potential,. the book and its authors are an excellent
resource for policy makers and advocates who want to develop policy
based on successful outcomes rather than system failures.
NONPROFIT BOARDS: WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT
This is an operator's manual for today's non profit board of directors.
This how to guide*details the responsibilities of the board
* explains how to articulate the nonprofits vision and mission
*describes processes for evaluating the board chair and directors
*explains how to evaluate the board's decision making; and
*outlines how to improve the dreaded board meeting.
Chapter's exercises allow readers to assess how well their own boards
are doing, while popular cartoons from the New York Times
satirize common board afflictions.
UNCERTAIN FUTURES: FOSTER YOUTH IN TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
Transitioning from adolescence to adulthood is a critical task fro all
youth and requires support of family, peers, and community groups. Youth
in foster care, however, are often forced to emancipate from the foster
care system without any real preparation, any family support, or the
education necessary to achieve employment that can support them. This
book discusses the plight of youth who have aged out of the system. it
provides meaningful insight for teaching youth to support themselves
before they are forced out of care, and details programs that assist
youth in becoming self supporting once they do leave the foster care
system.
WORKING WITH TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN: A Handbook For Healing
This Handbook is a reference for busy professionals and volunteers who
want to understand and compassionately work with traumatized children
and youth. this book explains how traumatic experience affect mind and
body functioning and what caregivers can do to foster healing in
traumatized children. in this revised edition, a new chapter addresses
growing up traumatized and later choosing to work with young trauma
survivors. Simply written and practical in orientation, this book offers
an effective, step- by- step process for healing.
MAINTAINING FAMILY TIES: INCLUSIVE PRACTICE IN FOSTER CARE
Loss and up rootedness are core problems of enforced separation, and
they are especially hard on children. Children in and out of care need
help in dealing with separation, particularly in maintaining ties with
family. How child protection workers have managed separation issues with
the children in their caseloads is the focus of this new empirical study
of the reports of 36 social workers in two child protective agencies.
FAMILY VISITING IN AND OUT OF CARE: A GUIDE TO PRACTICE
You have been assigned a case involving two children placed this week
because they were abused by their parents. If the children are
comfortable enough to ask , their first question to you would likely be
'When can we see our parents?" this is just one of the many questions
you will have to answer in this and every case involving children and
placement. How long will the visits be? Will they be supervised? How
often will the visits be? Where will they be held? A Guide to practice
helps you answer these and many other questions as you develop and carry
out visiting plans.
FOSTER CARE THERAPIST HANDBOOK
This book focuses on the very successful relational therapy approach,
which considers the whole relational environment for each child and
endeavors to get all parts of it to work together for the child's sake.
Each section in this comprehensive guide is written by experts in the
field. As a result, this volume draws on decades of experience and is
expressed in plain terms and loaded with real life examples.
