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Raising a Secure Child

How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore

by Kent Hoffman, RelD, Glen Cooper, MA, Bert Powell, MA ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Today's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful "Circle of Security" parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time.You will learn:● How to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Today's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful "Circle of Security" parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time.You will learn:● How to
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Hidden

Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten. How One Boy Overcame the Odds.

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef...
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Sold To Be A Wife

Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 11 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to
... Read more
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Motivational Interviewing

Helping People Change and Grow

by William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick ...

Narrated by Michael Quinlan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and ... Read more

$49.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and
... Read more
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures

by Francine Shapiro ...

Narrated by Jessica Geffen, Erika Calvert, Caleb Thompson ...

Unabridged

23 hours 13 min

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other ... Read more

$59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other
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Breaking Point

Daniel just wants someone he can rely on

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Daniel just wants someone he can rely on…With his parents in and out of prison, Daniel has spent the last three years in a children’s home, feeling forgotten and with nowhere to truly belong.When he arrives at Casey and Mike’s, his challenging and unpredictable behaviour soon reveals a much darker past than anyone had imagined.Can Casey find a way to reach Daniel and help him build a brighter ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Daniel just wants someone he can rely on…With his parents in and out of prison, Daniel has spent the last three years in a children’s home, feeling forgotten and with nowhere to truly belong.When he arrives at Casey and Mike’s, his challenging and unpredictable behaviour soon reveals a much darker past than anyone had imagined.Can Casey find a way to reach Daniel and help him build a brighter
... Read more
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You're a Fake! You'll Be Back!

by L J ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

There is a phrase, "See you back in 30 days", which is told to some people who leave a treatment center or a prison.It is referring to the reality that changes are very difficult on a deeper level, and that there is widespread disbelief that anyone can really achieve great changes, or make such changes last forever - "stick", if you will.Why is change so hard? Why the phrase, "You have simply put ... Read more

$0.99 USD

There is a phrase, "See you back in 30 days", which is told to some people who leave a treatment center or a prison.It is referring to the reality that changes are very difficult on a deeper level, and that there is widespread disbelief that anyone can really achieve great changes, or make such changes last forever - "stick", if you will.Why is change so hard? Why the phrase, "You have simply put
... Read more
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Kvinna till salu 4

by Lotte Dalgaard, Lotte Dalgaard ...

Narrated by Hanna K Schmitz ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Kvinna till salu
Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

"Du har fått diagnosen posttraumatisk stresssyndrom, också kallat PTSD, sade psykologen så fort hon satt sig ned framför honom."Louise har efter trettio år som prostituerad valt att lämna sitt tidigare liv för att börja om på nytt. Som en del av processen besöker hon en psykolog, som ber henne berätta sin livs historia. När Louise är 23 blir hon gravid efter ett one night stand. Den unga mannen ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Du har fått diagnosen posttraumatisk stresssyndrom, också kallat PTSD, sade psykologen så fort hon satt sig ned framför honom."Louise har efter trettio år som prostituerad valt att lämna sitt tidigare liv för att börja om på nytt. Som en del av processen besöker hon en psykolog, som ber henne berätta sin livs historia. När Louise är 23 blir hon gravid efter ett one night stand. Den unga mannen
... Read more
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The African American Parent

Rethinking Sexual Health Communication

by Dr. Reed Jenny ...

Narrated by Dr. Reed Jenny ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Dr. Jenny Reed, author and researcher behind The African American Parent: Rethinking Sex Education, is a social worker and African American evangelical Christian with over 25 years of experience in public health and child welfare. Throughout her career, she has conducted numerous interviews with individuals connected to the child welfare system—foster parents, abused children, alleged perpetrators ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dr. Jenny Reed, author and researcher behind The African American Parent: Rethinking Sex Education, is a social worker and African American evangelical Christian with over 25 years of experience in public health and child welfare. Throughout her career, she has conducted numerous interviews with individuals connected to the child welfare system—foster parents, abused children, alleged perpetrators
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Children Failed by the System

True Crime Stories of Child Abuse, Warning Signs Ignored, and the Cases That Changed Protective Services

by Marian Vale Carter ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When warning signs are ignored, children pay the price.Children Failed by the System is a gripping and socially important child abuse true crime book that examines real cases where cries for help were missed, investigations fell short, and broken systems allowed vulnerable children to remain in danger. Written for true crime readers, parents, social ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When warning signs are ignored, children pay the price.Children Failed by the System is a gripping and socially important child abuse true crime book that examines real cases where cries for help were missed, investigations fell short, and broken systems allowed vulnerable children to remain in danger. Written for true crime readers, parents, social
... Read more
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Alpha Male: How to Attract Women Win in Life and Be Confident (How to Become the Most Seductive Powerful Leader and Man Possible)

by Cecil Wellman ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book contains proven steps and strategies to help you determine what it takes to become an alpha male, what its attendant issues are, and how you can imbibe such a mindset to make yourself stand out from the rest during your days in college.In addition, this book will aide your quest in removing self-doubt from your characteristics to instill a ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book contains proven steps and strategies to help you determine what it takes to become an alpha male, what its attendant issues are, and how you can imbibe such a mindset to make yourself stand out from the rest during your days in college.In addition, this book will aide your quest in removing self-doubt from your characteristics to instill a
... Read more
Audiobook

Justice for Laughing Boy

Connor Sparrowhawk - A Death by Indifference

by Sara Ryan ...

Narrated by Ruth Galliers ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

A mother's memoir which tells the story of her son's premature death while in NHS care, and her subsequent campaign for justice and for the rights of people with learning disabilities.On July 4th 2013, Connor Sparrowhawk, also known as Laughing Boy or LB, was found dead in a specialist NHS unit. Connor, who had autism and epilepsy, had a seizure while in the bath and no member of staff was on hand ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A mother's memoir which tells the story of her son's premature death while in NHS care, and her subsequent campaign for justice and for the rights of people with learning disabilities.On July 4th 2013, Connor Sparrowhawk, also known as Laughing Boy or LB, was found dead in a specialist NHS unit. Connor, who had autism and epilepsy, had a seizure while in the bath and no member of staff was on hand
... Read more
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ASWB LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker Study Guide, The: Comprehensive Edition

Proven Methods for Passing the ASWB LCSW Exam with Confidence - Complete Practice Tests with Answers

by SMG, Tiffany Boleyn ...

Narrated by Lynnda Nelson ...

Series Audiobook box set - Scientia Media Group (SMG) Study Guides
Unabridged

14 hours 3 min

Obtain a stellar score on the ASWB LCSW Exam and make a big difference in others’ lives as a licensed clinical social worker!If you are passionate about exercising skills like empathy, communication, dependability, critical thinking, and cultural awareness, then this is undoubtedly the profession for you.The overall employment rate of clinical social workers is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Obtain a stellar score on the ASWB LCSW Exam and make a big difference in others’ lives as a licensed clinical social worker!If you are passionate about exercising skills like empathy, communication, dependability, critical thinking, and cultural awareness, then this is undoubtedly the profession for you.The overall employment rate of clinical social workers is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to
... Read more
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Un sicario en cada hijo te dio

Niñas, niños y adolescentes en la delincuencia organizada

by Varios autores ...

Narrated by Kyria Montoya ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

¿Qué decir si la infancia de una niña violada a los 6 años o la de un niño regalado por su madre a los 8 años derivan en asesinatos, secuestros o robos? ¿Entendemos por qué un joven menor de edad comanda una red de prostitución o por qué un muchacho tiene que decapitar a un hombre o incluso a otro niño?A través de testimonios escalofriantes y conmovedores, las autoras de este libro ofrecen ... Read more

$21.99 USD

¿Qué decir si la infancia de una niña violada a los 6 años o la de un niño regalado por su madre a los 8 años derivan en asesinatos, secuestros o robos? ¿Entendemos por qué un joven menor de edad comanda una red de prostitución o por qué un muchacho tiene que decapitar a un hombre o incluso a otro niño?A través de testimonios escalofriantes y conmovedores, las autoras de este libro ofrecen
... Read more
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Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations

A Nation at a Crossroads

by Melvin Delgado ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

The term "sanctuary city" gained a new level of national recognition during the 2016 United States presidential election, and immigration policies and debates have remained a top issue since Donald Trump was elected President. The battle over immigration and deportation will be waged on many fronts in the coming years, but sanctuary cities— municipalities that resist the national government's ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The term "sanctuary city" gained a new level of national recognition during the 2016 United States presidential election, and immigration policies and debates have remained a top issue since Donald Trump was elected President. The battle over immigration and deportation will be waged on many fronts in the coming years, but sanctuary cities— municipalities that resist the national government's
... Read more
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Bildungsplan Brandenburg

Erweiterte Grundsätze elementarer Bildung in Einrichtungen der Kindertagesbetreuung im Land Brandenburg

by Frauke Hildebrandt, Bianka Pergande, Christian Andrä, Christian Bethke, Karin Borck, Irene Dittrich, Christiane Ehmann, Ramiro Glauer, Gerlind Große, Eva Grüber, Lena Grüber, Annegret Klassert, Raingard Knauer, Jan Lonnemann, Katrin Macha, Filipe Martins Antunes, Jörg Maywald, Sandra Niebuhr-Siebert, Ludger Pesch, Carolin Rauhöft, Alexander Scheidt, Julia Schröder-Moritz, Annika Tillmans, Caroline Wronski, Ministerium für Bildung Jugend Sport (MBJS) des Landes Brandenburg ...

Narrated by Jörg Malchow, Marlen Ulonska ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Der Bildungsplan beschreibt den eigenständigen Bildungsauftrag der Kindertagesbetreuung und ist Grundlage für die systematische Umsetzung alltagsintegrierter Bildungsprozesse in der Kindertagesbetreuung des Landes Brandenburg. Neu ist, dass die pädagogischen Alltagssituationen im Mittelpunkt stehen. Mit konkreten Handlungsimpulsen und Umsetzungsideen, die an den realen Routinen der ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Der Bildungsplan beschreibt den eigenständigen Bildungsauftrag der Kindertagesbetreuung und ist Grundlage für die systematische Umsetzung alltagsintegrierter Bildungsprozesse in der Kindertagesbetreuung des Landes Brandenburg. Neu ist, dass die pädagogischen Alltagssituationen im Mittelpunkt stehen. Mit konkreten Handlungsimpulsen und Umsetzungsideen, die an den realen Routinen der
... Read more
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Alpha Male: Become Confident and Successful With Daily Habits (The Ultimate Guide to Unlock Your Full Potential and Win Over Women)

by Robert Carrell ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In all, this book is a wonderful exploration of the alpha male psyche. It's a great reading resource for anyone wishing to take a look at how alpha males push their way to the top and for those aspiring to be alpha males themselves.From a zoological perspective, the alpha male is the leader of a group of animals of the same species. His tasks include ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In all, this book is a wonderful exploration of the alpha male psyche. It's a great reading resource for anyone wishing to take a look at how alpha males push their way to the top and for those aspiring to be alpha males themselves.From a zoological perspective, the alpha male is the leader of a group of animals of the same species. His tasks include
... Read more
Audiobook

A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory

by David Howe, Darren Hill ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory by David Howe & Darren Hill, read by David Thorpe.As a social worker, you must make sense of complex situations and determine the needs of various individuals. As star constellations offer a guide by which to navigate, social work theories offer ways to make sense of practice.Tackling the major theories used within social work, this ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory by David Howe & Darren Hill, read by David Thorpe.As a social worker, you must make sense of complex situations and determine the needs of various individuals. As star constellations offer a guide by which to navigate, social work theories offer ways to make sense of practice.Tackling the major theories used within social work, this
... Read more
Audiobook

Changemakers

Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World

by Fay Weller, Mary Wilson ...

Narrated by Cherlandra Estrada ...

Unabridged

5 hours 26 min

The guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now rather than wait for a pie-in-the-sky future.With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.Hope and action is the antidote. We each hold the power to make personal changes that can drive local changes and ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now rather than wait for a pie-in-the-sky future.With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.Hope and action is the antidote. We each hold the power to make personal changes that can drive local changes and
... Read more
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Sensory Pathways to Healing from Trauma

Harnessing the Brain's Capacity for Change

by Ruth A. Lanius, Sherain Harricharan, Breanne E. Kearney, Benjamin Pandev-Girard, Daniel J. Siegel MD - foreword ...

Narrated by Bethany Lanza, Annie Falcone, Booth Daniels, Kenita Hill, Maceo Oliver, Sean Rickard, Diana Woods ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

This forward-thinking book explores the impact of psychological trauma on the brain's sensory pathways and demonstrates the crucial role sensory-based interventions can play in recovery. Noted clinical researcher Ruth A. Lanius and associates interweave neurobiological insights with evocative case examples and reflections from survivors, brought to life by multiple narrators. The book shines a ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This forward-thinking book explores the impact of psychological trauma on the brain's sensory pathways and demonstrates the crucial role sensory-based interventions can play in recovery. Noted clinical researcher Ruth A. Lanius and associates interweave neurobiological insights with evocative case examples and reflections from survivors, brought to life by multiple narrators. The book shines a
... Read more
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Like Family

Growing Up in Other People's Houses, a Memoir

by Paula McLain ...

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

This powerful and haunting memoir details the years Paula McLain and her two sisters spent as foster children after being abandoned by both parents in California in the early 1970s.As wards of the State, the sisters spent the next fourteen years moving from foster home to foster home. The dislocations, confusions, and odd pleasures of an unrooted life form the basis of one of the most compelling ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This powerful and haunting memoir details the years Paula McLain and her two sisters spent as foster children after being abandoned by both parents in California in the early 1970s.As wards of the State, the sisters spent the next fourteen years moving from foster home to foster home. The dislocations, confusions, and odd pleasures of an unrooted life form the basis of one of the most compelling
... Read more
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Young Lives, Big Ambitions

Transforming Life Chances for Vulnerable Children and Teens

by Anne Longfield ...

Narrated by Rachel Capell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

Society is failing too many children. But we can do better.A difficult home life. A missed diagnosis. A disrupted education. Falling in with the wrong crowd. Every year thousands of children fall through the cracks in our society and become victims of a destructive cycle that ends in exploitation, violence, and lost life chances.As Commissioner for Children in England, Anne Longfield CBE witnessed ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Society is failing too many children. But we can do better.A difficult home life. A missed diagnosis. A disrupted education. Falling in with the wrong crowd. Every year thousands of children fall through the cracks in our society and become victims of a destructive cycle that ends in exploitation, violence, and lost life chances.As Commissioner for Children in England, Anne Longfield CBE witnessed
... Read more
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Mummy, Please Don’t Leave

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy – ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy –
... Read more
Audiobook

Kvinna till salu 1

by Lotte Dalgaard, Lotte Dalgaard ...

Narrated by Hanna K Schmitz ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Kvinna till salu
Unabridged

52 min

Det var ironiskt, tyckte Louise, att hon ringde på dörren för att hon hade avtalat en tid med en man. Under de senaste trettio åren hade det varit tvärtom. Mannen som mötte henne i dörren hade små händer och var välklädd. Av gammal vana tänker Louise att han är en sådan man som vill ha enkelt, snällt sex, och sedan prata efter. Att placera in män i fack efter deras sexuella preferenser var något ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Det var ironiskt, tyckte Louise, att hon ringde på dörren för att hon hade avtalat en tid med en man. Under de senaste trettio åren hade det varit tvärtom. Mannen som mötte henne i dörren hade små händer och var välklädd. Av gammal vana tänker Louise att han är en sådan man som vill ha enkelt, snällt sex, och sedan prata efter. Att placera in män i fack efter deras sexuella preferenser var något
... Read more

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