Deborah Cooper

This book celebrates the benefits of continuing professional development (CPD) for your growth as an educator. The authors weave together an international selection of case studies to offer CPD which transcends educational trends. Thematic chapters put your professional identity at the heart of the book and encourage you to take control of your career development, allowing you to show leadership whatever your role.This book:•Challenges you to reflect on and evaluate your experiences of professional development •Includes reflection points and personal development planning to support your reading•Places equity and social justice at the heart of effective personal development•Encompasses the challenges and opportunities of embracing digital technologies•Illustrates professional development for leaders and educators in a range of cultures and contexts Drawing on multiple global perspectives of professional development in education and training from early childhood to higher education settings, this book offers strategies for all career stages: from the student educator to the experienced senior leader and is the perfect fuel for career development.“As well as being a valuable contribution to professional knowledge in this field, this resource can be thoroughly recommended to educational professionals as a guide to practice.”Professor David Egan, Emeritus Professor of Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK“This book is well written and is crucial for any educator at any stage of the education landscape.”Paul Miller, PhD, Professor of Educational Leadership & Social JusticeAlison Fox, Helen Hendry and Deborah Cooper are colleagues in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University, UK, and teach on the Masters in Education programme, in particular the Leadership and Management and Learning and Teaching pathways. They engage in international research associated with professional learning.

These poems invite us in to the spaces between things, into "...a pause of breath/ between the known/ and the next...between the lake/and the coral clouds/of morning..." They invite us to let go for a time of the words inside of us and to just make a space, to experience liminal places of possibilities without ever being pushed across any particular threshold. Cooper invites us to make a space, to let our bodies fill with a million stars, to linger the way "...green lingers/in the trees..." and to notice how "....the old poems/make a beautiful fire..." These are the kinds of poems that can keep a person warm and you might say human, "...you might say/shimmering..." -Ellie Schoenfeld, Author of The Dark Honey, Former Duluth Poet

"In Bridge Over the River Why, the Coopers have succeeded in a dual task documenting their own journey through the grief of losing their son Eli by suicide, while at the same time providing a valuable resource for anyone who has had to face the same terrible tragedy. They start with the premise that "doing and feeling" are the key components of moving forward and have a core message to deliver: "as bereaved parents, we want you to know this is survivable."This short book blends the personal inquiry of David and Deborah, populated with meaningful quotations and practical advice. They challenge readers to harness their own resilience and list a series of brief tips ranging from how to talk to friends- "the more we talk about the loss, the more real it becomes...talk about your child often." Keeping Eli's name in day to day conversation helped them move forward.There are different ways to carry on the legacy of a loved one. Some keep a photo album, while others focus on sponsoring a memorial lecture or a scholarship. In their search for meaning, the Coopers are committed to addressing a significant gap in the mental health services for people like Eli, by establishing Eli's Place, a rural residential treatment and transition centre, dedicated to holistic therapeutic techniques for young adults. As a psychiatrist working in the fields of depression and suicide, I am inspired by this initiative and believe this is an important step in building strong partnerships between persons who have lived through serious mental health challenges, and those who provide professional care."-Sidney H. Kennedy, MD Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide and Depression Studies, St. Michael's Hospital"This book is an excellent guide for parents and others grappling with a suicide loss. The Coopers are an authentic compassionate pair of voices that speak from their lived experience. Cross the bridge and take the journey with them. A journey of tears and ultimately, hopefulness."-Alex Shendelman, Program Manager The Survivor Support Program, Distress Centres, Torontoand a survivor of suicide loss...

"In Bridge Over the River Why, the Coopers have succeeded in a dual task documenting their own journey through the grief of losing their son Eli by suicide, while at the same time providing a valuable resource for anyone who has had to face the same terrible tragedy. They start with the premise that "doing and feeling" are the key components of moving forward and have a core message to deliver: "as bereaved parents, we want you to know this is survivable."This short book blends the personal inquiry of David and Deborah, populated with meaningful quotations and practical advice. They challenge readers to harness their own resilience and list a series of brief tips ranging from how to talk to friends- "the more we talk about the loss, the more real it becomes...talk about your child often." Keeping Eli's name in day to day conversation helped them move forward.There are different ways to carry on the legacy of a loved one. Some keep a photo album, while others focus on sponsoring a memorial lecture or a scholarship. In their search for meaning, the Coopers are committed to addressing a significant gap in the mental health services for people like Eli, by establishing Eli's Place, a rural residential treatment and transition centre, dedicated to holistic therapeutic techniques for young adults. As a psychiatrist working in the fields of depression and suicide, I am inspired by this initiative and believe this is an important step in building strong partnerships between persons who have lived through serious mental health challenges, and those who provide professional care."-Sidney H. Kennedy, MD Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide and Depression Studies, St. Michael's Hospital"This book is an excellent guide for parents and others grappling with a suicide loss. The Coopers are an authentic compassionate pair of voices that speak from their lived experience. Cross the bridge and take the journey with them. A journey of tears and ultimately, hopefulness."-Alex Shendelman, Program Manager The Survivor Support Program, Distress Centres, Torontoand a survivor of suicide loss...

This book provides an analysis of the current problems of pension provision in the UK and a radical plan for reform. The authors believe that the system of retirement income provision in the UK is so mired in complexity that nothing less than wholesale change is necessary. The authors believe that state pensions should only be offered on a contributory basis - there should be no automatic right to a 'citizen's pension', as has been proposed by many commentators. Attention should also be paid to the social security system to remove the perverse incentives of means testing. Anomalies and special treatment of favoured groups in the tax system should also be removed. The Way Out of the Pensions Quagmire proposes a holistic approach to pension reform that takes proper account of the interaction between pensions, tax, social security and financial regulation.