Faces of Recovery: Treatments that Help PTSD, TBI, and Moral Injury
Faces of Recovery continues the report on how millions of American soldiers have faced the ultimate dilemma: kill the enemy or risk being killed yourself. As documented in Eric Newhouse's earlier book, Faces of Combat, PTSD & TBI, each choice traumatizes the brain. The trauma is cumulative -- prolonged combat increases emotional and physical injury. This book also introduces a newly discovered complication, moral injury. It occurs when soldiers are ordered into a ... (read more)

Therapy Groups Using the Creative Arts, 2nd Edition
Therapy groups that use the creative arts connect with clients in ways that go beyond cognitive engagement. The arts help clients find the deeper parts of themselves that must be reached for effective healing. In this practical and imaginative book, you will discover the elements of creativity, the roles of the therapist, how to involve each person in the group, and how to set up effective groups to serve a wide variety of clients. Efficacy ... (read more)

Long Term Care for Activity Professionals, Social Services Professionals, and Recreational Therapists, Seventh Edition
This book gives you the latest information about working in long-term care facilities, assisted living centers, and adult day health centers. It is also an excellent reference for working in retirement communities, community centers, and wellness programs. The information includes: *The latest information on the survey process, including the new F-Tags *Designing person-centered activities for all cognitive levels and physical abilities *Culturally appropriate environments and resident rights *Programs for your unique setting ... (read more)

Recreational Therapy Basics, Techniques, and Interventions
Recreational Therapy Basics, Techniques, and Interventions contains 51 chapters about recreational therapy practice. The book provides a concise guide to evidence-based practice for each treatment, explains how to accurately connect recreational therapy treatment with the client's diagnosis to improve reimbursement for therapy, and suggest ways to standardized practice using the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Ten chapters describe the basics including topics such as activity and task analysis, ... (read more)

Recreational Therapy and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Recreational Therapy and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health ties recreational therapy practice to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). The ICF is a conceptualization of health, disability, and function that complements and validates the philosophy and practice of recreational therapy. Recreational Therapy and the ICF shows the connection between diagnosis and treatment and validates recreational therapy as part of this globally accepted model for aiding ... (read more)

Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and Conditions Second
Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and Conditions offers detailed descriptions of 39 diagnoses and conditions that are treated by recreational therapists. This book provides a concise guide to evidence-based practice for each diagnosis and condition, explains how to accurately connect recreational therapy treatment with the client's diagnosis to improve reimbursement for therapy, and suggest ways to standardized practice using the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Forty-one experts in ... (read more)

Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and Conditions
Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and Conditions offers detailed descriptions of 39 diagnoses and conditions that are treated by recreational therapists. This book provides a concise guide to evidence-based practice for each diagnosis and condition, explains how to accurately connect recreational therapy treatment with the client's diagnosis to improve reimbursement for therapy, and suggest ways to standardized practice using the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Forty-one experts in ... (read more)

Expressive Writing: Words that Heal
Write about what keeps you awake at night. Expressive Writing will help you overcome traumas and emotional upheavals, resolve issues, improve health, and build resilience. Based on nearly 30 years of scientific research, the book shows you how and when expressive writing can improve your health, putting into plain words why writing helps, often more than talking. Its clear explanations of the writing process will enable you to look at your most serious issues ... (read more)

26 Inservices for Activity Departments
Activity directors everywhere are searching for a way to get their staff, and the nursing staff, on board with activities. 26 Inservices for Activity Departments will let you demonstrate your knowledge and credibility. It is your key to inspiring and empowering staff throughout your facility. Without adding extra prep time to your already busy workload, 26 Inservices for Activity Departments gives you the tools you need to make your staff meetings the most ... (read more)

Going Places in Northern Europe: Armchair Adventures and Activities
Activity directors live and work in a multicultural world with residents, clients, and staff from many different places on the globe. A travel program allows activity staff to connect with the memories of residents who lived in other countries, have friends or relatives overseas, or who enjoyed traveling in their youth. It can even help improve connections between staff who may have been born in a foreign land and the residents they serve. Each ... (read more)