After graduating, students in social work are faced with the daunting and stressful decision of choosing their specialty from the many that are available to them. JessicaRosenberg has designed this guidebook to make this process easier, providing students with real world and practical information about what it is really like to work as a social worker. Each chapter covers a different practice setting, such as child welfare, gerontology, and addictions, and follows the same format. The Field Overview and Forecast describes the social worker’s role, scope of services, and emerging issues and employment trends. The Critical Issues section consists of an interview with an established professional in his or her chosen field, offering a look into their personal journeys as they progressed through their careers. A vignette written by a practitioner in their area of specialty makes-up the First Person Narrative, providing the reader with a look at the joys and challenges of working in that particular field. Each chapter then concludes with helpful resources to learn more, such as books and websites, as well as information about specialty credentials and educational programs and centres. Those entering the social work field will find this an indispensible guide as they select their specialty and begin their career.
After graduating, students in social work are faced with the daunting and stressful decision of choosing their specialty from the many that are available to them. JessicaRosenberg has designed this guidebook to make this process easier, providing students with real world and practical information about what it is really like to work as a social worker. Each chapter covers a different practice setting, such as child welfare, gerontology, and addictions, and follows the same format. The Field Overview and Forecast describes the social worker’s role, scope of services, and emerging issues and employment trends. The Critical Issues section consists of an interview with an established professional in his or her chosen field, offering a look into their personal journeys as they progressed through their careers. A vignette written by a practitioner in their area of specialty makes-up the First Person Narrative, providing the reader with a look at the joys and challenges of working in that particular field. Each chapter then concludes with helpful resources to learn more, such as books and websites, as well as information about specialty credentials and educational programs and centres. Those entering the social work field will find this an indispensible guide as they select their specialty and begin their career.
By examining the fiction of three women modernists--Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen--this book complicates binary paradigms of national, gender, and ethnic identities in the interwar period. In place of essentializing categories of identity, Jessica Rabin explores the liberating and dislocating ramifications of using multiple subject positions as a means of representing identity. While these three authors have been studied in non-intersecting categories (pioneer literature, high modernism, and the Harlem Renaissance, respectively), Jessica Rabin traces their similarities, showing how the dispersal of fixed identities are facilitated by the language of fiction.
In recent years we have witnessed a rising tension between the open architecture of the Internet and legal restrictions for online activities. The impact of digital recording technologies and distributed file sharing systems has forever changed the expectations of everyday users with regard to digital information. At the same time, however, U.S. Copyright Law has shown a decided trend toward more restrictions over what we are able to do with digital materials. As a result, a gap has emerged between the reality of copyright law and the social reality of our everyday activities. Through an analysis of the competing rhetorical frameworks about copyright regulation in a digital age, this book shows how the stories told by active parties in the debate shape our cultural understanding of what is and is not acceptable in the use of copyrighted works on digital networks. Reyman posits recent legal developments as sites of conflict between competing value systems in our culture: one of control, relying heavily on comparisons of intellectual property to physical property, and emphasizing ownership, theft, and piracy, and the other a value of community, implementing new concepts such as that of an intellectual "commons," and emphasizing exchange, collaboration, and responsibility to a public good. Reyman argues that the rhetoric of the digital copyright debate, namely the rhetorical positioning of technology as destructive to creative and intellectual production, has profound implications for the future of digital culture.
Beth Ann needed a hero… Beth Ann Williamson has finally had it with her on-and-off fiancé of nine years. The problem? No one in town seems to believe her when she says it’s really over. Now Beth Ann is determined to show the small town of Bluebonnet, Texas, that she can take care of herself. That means opening her own salon and not taking the help that her ex-fiancé seems determined to offer. Of course, even the best laid plans go awry when she’s stranded in the woods in the middle of a downpour. Some independent woman she is. She can’t even find her way out of the woods without the help of a handsome, but scowling, Marine. She got more than she bargained for… A die-hard survivalist, Colt Waggoner’s none too pleased when he’s sent to find the town’s pampered princess. He’s even more annoyed when Beth Ann isn’t grateful for the rescue. Fine, then. He’ll just have to teach the sexy blonde a lesson--a weekend of roughing it out in the wild. Just the two of them, alone, in muddy, wet clothing that needs to come off… But Beth Ann isn’t the spoiled princess he thought. And when she propositions him for a one night stand, he knows he should turn it down. Because this alpha male might need more than just one night in her bed to satisfy him…
The Billionaire Boys Club is a secret society of six men who are incredibly wealthy--but not always so successful when it comes to love... Real-estate tycoon Hunter Buchanan has a dark past that's left him scarred and living as a recluse on his family's palatial estate. Hunter is ready to give up on love--until he spots an enigmatic red-haired beauty and comes up with an elaborate scheme to meet her. Gretchen Petty is in need of a paycheck--and a change. So when a job opportunity in an upstate New York mansion pops up, she accepts. And while she can overlook the oddities of her new job, she can't ignore her new boss's delectable body--or his barely leashed temper. Hunter's afraid his plan might be unraveling before it's truly begun, but Gretchen is about to show him that life can be full of surprises...
The Billionaire Boys Club: Six men of astonishing wealth.But there's one thing money can't buy... Successful, dependable, and trustworthy--that's Audrey Petty. She'd be the perfect girlfriend for her childhood crush, billionaire Cade Archer...except that she's pretty sure she's not even on his radar. When Audrey thinks she'll be spending the next month with Cade at his remote cabin retreat, it's a dream come true... Until she meets her worst nightmare. Billionaire playboy Reese Durham is used to seducing women to get what he wants. Obviously Audrey's in love with his buddy, Cade...and after his getaway is ruined by Audrey's sudden intrusion, Reese isn't opposed to blackmail. Audrey may think she knows what she wants, but Reese is determined to show her what she needs. And as Reese discovers the volatile minx behind the buttoned-up exterior, he starts to think maybe she's just what he needs, too.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Billionaire's Bed delivers a delicious new novel about a secret society of six men who are incredibly wealthy--but not always so successful when it comes to love... Kylie may be a makeup artist to the stars, but she knows what it feels like to be overshadowed. Especially by her famous boss, the pop star Daphne. That's why she's stunned--and delighted--when one night at a party, she attracts the attention of a gorgeous stranger. But when Daphne decides she wants the handsome billionaire for herself, Cade Archer is suddenly off-limits for Kylie... Cade has known Daphne for years, and always wondered if she might be the right woman for him--even though she never gave him the time of day. But one sizzling night with Kylie has changed everything. So why is she suddenly avoiding him? Fortunately Cade is determined to get what he wants, and he'll do anything to show Kylie she can get everything she wants too...
As the dress-bearer for her mother's wedding, Laney Hudson has a lot more baggage than the bulky garment bag she's lugging from New York to Hawaii. Laney is determined to prove she's capable of doing something right, but running chores for her mom's fairytale nuptials is proving to be a painfully constant reminder of her own lost love. So when she's mistaken for the bride and bumped up to first class, Laney figures some stress-free luxury is worth a harmless white lie. Until the flight crew thinks that the man sitting next to her is Laney's groom, and her little fib turns into a hot mess. The last thing Noah Ridgewood needs is some dress-obsessed diva landing in his first-class row. En route to his Vegas bachelor party, the straight-laced software designer knows his cold feet have nothing to do with the winter weather. When a severe storm leaves them grounded in Chicago and they find themselves booked into the last available honeymoon suite, Laney and her in-flight neighbor have little choice but to get better acquainted. Now, as her bridal mission hangs in the balance, perhaps the thing Laney gets right is a second chance at love.
From the author of Dictatorship of the Dress comes a new novel about a woman who's vowed to never walk down the aisle--and the two men who'll do anything to get her to say "I do"... "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride" has suited Danica James just fine...until the mysterious man who crashed her sister's wedding steals her heart, leaves a slice of groom's cake under her pillow, and then disappears. Hoping to forget her unforgettable fling, Dani takes a job as a backstage masseuse for a rock music festival, not expecting the tour's headlining bad boy to make an offer she can't refuse. Nash Drama needs a fianc e--and fast... Mick Spencer is the best wedding cake designer in New Hope and the town's most eligible bachelor. But despite the bevy of bridesmaids he's sampled, Mick can't get the evening he spent with Dani out of his mind. So when she shows up for a cake tasting at the Night Kitchen--with his former best friend's ring on her finger--Mick vows to charm the woman of his dreams into choosing a sweet and sinful ever after, with him...
From the bestselling authors of Last Hit comes the next in the steamy series that explores the exquisite power of our darkest passions . . . Regan I never really knew what misery was until the day I was kidnapped and sold for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two months later, I'm at a brothel in Rio when I meet Daniel Hays. He says he's here to save me, but can I trust him? All I know of him are his sarcastic retorts and his tendency to solve every dispute with his gun. He's also the only safe thing in my world, and I know it's wrong to fall in love with him, but I can't seem to help myself. He says he'll protect me until his last breath, but I don't know if I should believe him or even if I can. Daniel: For the last eighteen months, one goal has dictated every action I've taken. I've left the Army, turned paid hit man, and befriended criminals all across the globe to find my kidnapped sister. In every brothel I raid and every human trafficking truck I stop, I hope the next face I find is my sister's. In a hidden brothel in Rio, I find Regan Porter, bruised but not broken, and still sane despite her weeks in captivity. I should leave her behind or send her home, because the last thing either of us needs right now is to get involved. But with every passing minute, I find I'm less able to let her go. MATURE AUDIENCE
In the explosive new Hitman novel from the bestselling authors of "Last Kiss "and" Last Hit a" jungle mercenary and a female target find love on the run...Mendoza I grew up in the slums and lost everything I loved to poverty, illness, and death. I had only one skill to leverage myself out of my circumstances violence. Being hired out as a mercenary hitman brought me money and built an empire. But all that I've fought for is in jeopardy. My next job: Steal secret information that could bring down world governments. Find my target. Destroy it. But then, I meet her. Ava Karma hates me. When my best friend Rose is kidnapped, I have no choice but to take a job as a mule for a pair of criminals intent on selling top-secret information to the highest bidder. I should have known that bad luck tends to cling, because the plane I'm on goes down. That I survived a crash-landing was a miracle. And so was being rescued by Rafe Mendoza hot, sexy, dangerous. The thing is, he wants the information that I need to free Rose. I can't let him have it, but I need his help. And I need to fight this crazy attraction for this mercenary with hungry eyes. Rose is depending on me, and I won't let her down, no matter how appealing Rafe is."
First in a dazzling new historical mystery series featuring Ruby Proulx, a psychic with a questionable past who suddenly finds her future most uncertain... Canada, 1898. The only life Ruby Proulx has ever known is that of a nomad, traveling across the country with her snake-oil salesman father. She dreams of taking root somewhere, someday, but, until she can, she makes her way by reading tarot cards. Yet she never imagined her own life would take such a turn After one of her father s medical miracles goes deadly wrong, Ruby evades authorities by hiding in the seaside resort town of Old Orchard, Maine, where her estranged aunt, Honoria, owns the Hotel Belden, a unique residence that caters to Spiritualists a place where Ruby should be safe as long as she can keep her dark secret hidden. But Ruby s plan begins to crumble after a psychic investigator checks into the hotel and senses Ruby is hiding more than she s letting on. Now Ruby must do what she can to escape both his attention and Aunt Honoria s insistence that she has a true gift, before she loses her precious new home and family forever "
Ruby Proulx's new life in Orchard Beach, Maine, faces some sinister complications in the next Change of Fortune Mystery by Jessica Estevao...Free from the clutches of her con artist father, Ruby Proulx is starting to settle in at the Belden, her aunt Honoria's seaside hotel. She loves finally being rooted in one place and also feels a sense of purpose as she helps Honoria keep her business afloat by acting as a psychic medium for the hotel's metaphysically inclined guests. When one of the guests, renowned Spiritualist and outspoken suffragist Sophronia Foster Eldridge, checks into the hotel for a monthlong stay, Ruby finds her sense of purpose expands outside the confines of home and family. Sophronia takes Ruby under her wing and mentors her in the mediumistic abilities, encouraging her to fight for women's rights. But not everyone is as happy with Sophronia's appearance in Old Orchard. When a dangerous act of sabotage is carried out and a body is found floating in the pool of a local bathhouse, Ruby takes it upon herself to find answers-- and in the process learns that her new friend has been hiding some deadly secrets of her own...
Diagnostic Imaging: Breast 4th ed delivers a comprehensive guide for breast imaging specialists with essential details for everyday breast imaging and the potential to positively impact the delivery of breast care and optimized patient outcomes. Because breast imagers consider a wide range of factors in their work with every patient they see, this book’s wide range of topic coverage is invaluable as it provides a one-stop resource. Increasingly, breast imaging is a patient-centered and individualized practice, and breast screening, formerly the domain of mammography alone, is now performed or augmented with other imaging modalities including digital mammography, hand-held ultrasound, dynamic contrast-enhanced MR, digital breast tomosynthesis, and other methods depending on individual patient characteristics. DI Breast begins with substantial anatomy coverage and provides the anatomy of, and normal variants of, breast anatomy. Additional content on the daily practice of breast imagers is included in each of the book’s 15 sections, with content on physical principles of breast MRI, techniques for performing image-guided biopsies, radioactive seed localization, and a wealth of clinical images to help evaluate breast symptoms such as breast lumps, nipple discharge, and axillary adenopathy. Helpful chapters detail the role of imaging in determining the extent of disease and principles of breast cancer treatment with surgery, plastic surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy as well as expanded chapters on incidence during pregnancy, general infections and inflammations, and male breast disease. Provides comprehensive, expert information on breast anatomy and normal variants, physical principles of breast MR, techniques for performing image-guided biopsies and preoperative localization, the role of imaging in determining the extent of disease, and principles of breast cancer treatment with surgery, oncoplastics, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy Discusses updated and standard imaging protocols, treatment plans, and image-guided and surgical procedures with an eye toward trending topics in frontline breast imaging Contains new BI-RADS details across all relevant chapters, as well as updated information from American College of Radiology, American Society of Breast Surgeons, and National Comprehensive Cancer Network on evolving medical, surgical, and radiation treatment of breast cancer patients, along with discussion of ongoing trials and future directions in patient care Includes details on 2024 federal screening guidelines that ensure equity and access Features more than 8,300 high-quality print and online-only images and illustrations to help evaluate breast symptoms, such as palpable lumps, nipple discharge, and axillary adenopathy Uses a bulleted, image-rich layout with short chapters designed for quick access to critical content on terminology, characteristics seen in various imaging studies on the same anatomic location, differential diagnoses, pathological and clinical issues to consider, and more Provides a diagnostic checklist and updated references with each chapter Includes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Mystery writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher visits Moscow as part of a United States publishing group to help Russia succeed as a democracy. But the poisoning of a Russian publisher, who possessed information which could topple the government in power, places her in a dangerous situation. Jess turns to the American Embassy for help, only to discover that the United States government is involved...
It's beginning to look a lot like murder... Jessica Fletcher is planning to spend a cozy Christmas in Cabot Cove. But when Rory Brent is found shot to death on his farm, there will be no peace on earth until his killer is found. Snooping into the small town's past for a motive, Jessica is determined to deliver the killer before Christmas. The trouble is, the next sound she hears this silent night may be a scream?her own?
When one of her mystery books is turned into a Broadway play, Jessica hits the Big Apple to help out the production. But when dead bodies offstage start upstaging the performers onstage, it's up to Jess to drop the curtain on a killer!Sales PointsMurder, She Wrote is one of the most popular mystery series of all time!* Also available: Murder at Powderhorn Ranch, A Little Yuletide Murder, Murder in Moscow, Murder on the QE2, Highland Fling Murders, A Palette for Murder, A Deadly Judgement, Martinis and Mayhem, Brandy and Bullets, Rum and Razors, Manhattans and Murder
Jessica Fletcher is off to London to deliver the keynote address at a mystery writers convention. She's also looking forward to seeing her mentor, Marjorie Ainsworth, who's hosting a party on her estate to celebrate her latest book. But a routine business trip becomes murderous business--when Jessica discovers Marjorie stabbed to death in her own bedroom...
