Published January, 2015
By Marit Skivenes, Ravinder Barn, Katrin Kriz, Tarja Pvsv, Tarja PÖsÖ and Tarja POEsOE
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: International Policy Exchange Series
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The book examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in 11 high-income countries. By comparing policies and practices in child welfare systems (and welfare states), especially in terms of how they conceptualize and deal with immigrant children and their families, we address an immensely important and pressing issue in modern societies.

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Published January, 2015
By Perry Halkitis
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience takes readers on the real-life journeys of gay men who were infected with HIV as young men and have survived to enter middle age. The book examines the tumultuous life paths of these men and the strategies they used to survive the epidemic.

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Published January, 2015
By Richard J. Miller and PhD Richard J. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Through the eyes of history, science, and culture, this exciting new book reveals the world behind psychotropic drugs, answering many important, but tricky, questions about where they come from, exactly what they are and how they work.

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Published January, 2015
By Michael L. Wehmeyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This handbook is the first comprehensive text on positive psychology and disability. Emphasizing paradigmatic changes in understanding disability, the text covers traditional disciplines in positive psychology as well as applications of positive psychology to domains such as education and work, and provides information on positive psychology across disability categories.

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Published January, 2015
By Jim Downs
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Sick from Freedom provides the first study of the health conditions of emancipated slaves and reveals the epidemics, illnesses, and poverty that former slaves suffered from when slavery ended and freedom began.

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Published January, 2015
By Graham L. Patrick and Graham Patrick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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An Introduction to Drug Synthesis explores the central role played by organic synthesis in the process of drug design and development - from the generation of novel drug structures to the improved efficiency of large scale synthesis.

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Published January, 2015
By Scott T. Meier
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Incorporating Progress Monitoring and Outcome Assessment into Counseling and Psychotherapy helps clinicians, students, and researchers learn how to employ and interpret PMOA measures.

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Published January, 2015
By Edward H. Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book represents new advances in social work education, focusing on mental disorders as an interaction among neurobiology, genetics, and ecological social systems. It is suitable for courses in psychopathology, practice, and human behavior. By addressing neurobiology and environment students gain a knowledge of evidence-based individual, family, and community practice.

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Published January, 2015
By Tim Lewens
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Much recent work on the ethics of new biomedical technologies is committed to hidden, contestable views about the nature of biological reality. This selection of essays by Tim Lewens explores and scrutinises these biological foundations, and includes work on human enhancement, synthetic biology, and justice in healthcare decision-making.

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Published January, 2015
By Bob G. Knight and Nancy A. Pachana
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Due to improvements in health and healthcare, the elderly population is expanding rapidly within the developed world. However, more and more elderly people require some form of psychological support at some point in their later years. This book lays out an integrated framework for psychological assessment and therapy with older adults.

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