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The Future of Youth Violence Prevention

A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research

by Janice Johnson Dias, Stephanie Bonne, Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Elizabeth S. Barnert, Karen L. Bierman, Joel M. Caplan, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Liza Chowdhury, Isaias Contreras, Zion Crichlow, Katrina J. Debnam, Robyn D. Douglas, Noni K. Gaylord-Harden, Alejandro Gimenez-Santana, Cheryl Grills, Matthew Hagler, Neal Halfon, Jonathan Jay, Casey Keene, Katherine Kelton, Jill Kochanek, Jorja Leap, Joyce Lee, Marsha Levick, Krista Mehari, Shenna Morris, Sierra Mullan, Raymond W. Novaco, Corey Prachniak-Rincón, Peter H. Rej, Jean Rhodes, Emily N. Satinsky, Ashli J. Sheidow, Rebecca Slotkin, Demetrius Smith, Claire Terrebonne, William Wical, Samson Styles, Stanley J. Huey Jr., Joseph B. Richardson Jr. ...

The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research focuses on innovative approaches to youth violence prevention that utilize consistent principles found within existing best practices but are dynamic and adaptable across settings—and the sociohistorical and cultural realities of those settings. This book features scholars anchored in applied practices who can ... Read more

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The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research focuses on innovative approaches to youth violence prevention that utilize consistent principles found within existing best practices but are dynamic and adaptable across settings—and the sociohistorical and cultural realities of those settings. This book features scholars anchored in applied practices who can
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Project Fatherhood

A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America's Toughest Communities

by Jorja Leap ...

A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question “How can I be a good father when I’ve never had one?”In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles, a neighborhood long burdened with a legacy of racialized poverty, ... Read more

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A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question “How can I be a good father when I’ve never had one?”In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles, a neighborhood long burdened with a legacy of racialized poverty,
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Entry Lessons

The Stories of Women Fighting for Their Place, Their Children, and Their FuturesAfter Incarceration

by Jorja Leap ...

“A call to action … A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all that they have to offer.” —Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton and founder of A New Way of LifeUrgent and empathetic, Entry Lessons is one of the first examinations of the lasting impact of incarceration on women and their familiesRecent reports show that women make up the ... Read more

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“A call to action … A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all that they have to offer.” —Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton and founder of A New Way of LifeUrgent and empathetic, Entry Lessons is one of the first examinations of the lasting impact of incarceration on women and their familiesRecent reports show that women make up the
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Jumped In

What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption

by Jorja Leap ...

Jumped In tells the story of the gangs of Los Angeles in the words of the gang members themselves as well as the people who interact with them on a daily basis--trying to arrest them, control them, and help them. There are priests and police officers, murderers and drug dealers, victims and grieving mothers, and other assorted characters, often partnering in unlikely ways. Jorja Leap's work draws ... Read more

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Jumped In tells the story of the gangs of Los Angeles in the words of the gang members themselves as well as the people who interact with them on a daily basis--trying to arrest them, control them, and help them. There are priests and police officers, murderers and drug dealers, victims and grieving mothers, and other assorted characters, often partnering in unlikely ways. Jorja Leap's work draws
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Entry Lessons

The Stories of Women Fighting for Their Place, Their Children, and Their FuturesAfter Incarceration

by Jorja Leap ...

Narrated by Sonia Kallen ...

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9 hours 45 min

“A call to action … A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all that they have to offer.” —Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton and founder of A New Way of LifeUrgent and empathetic, Entry Lessons is one of the first examinations of the lasting impact of incarceration on women and their familiesRecent reports show that women make up the ... Read more

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“A call to action … A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all that they have to offer.” —Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton and founder of A New Way of LifeUrgent and empathetic, Entry Lessons is one of the first examinations of the lasting impact of incarceration on women and their familiesRecent reports show that women make up the
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Project Fatherhood

A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America's Toughest Communities

by Jorja Leap ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to colead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle age, come together each week to help one another answer the question "How can I be a good father when I've never had one?"Project Fatherhood follows ... Read more

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In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to colead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle age, come together each week to help one another answer the question "How can I be a good father when I've never had one?"Project Fatherhood follows
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Systemic Ethics Textbook

Edited by Kristina S Brown ...

AAMFT's Systemic Ethics Textbook is a comprehensive, interactive textbook on ethics for the profession of marriage and family therapy. Editor Kristina Brown, PhD, and the contributing chapter authors capture the latest in ethical practice in the profession not only in the United States, but worldwide. This book is set to be the premier textbook for the profession assisting marriage and family ... Read more

$67.99 USD

AAMFT's Systemic Ethics Textbook is a comprehensive, interactive textbook on ethics for the profession of marriage and family therapy. Editor Kristina Brown, PhD, and the contributing chapter authors capture the latest in ethical practice in the profession not only in the United States, but worldwide. This book is set to be the premier textbook for the profession assisting marriage and family
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Biased

Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

by Jennifer L. Eberhardt PhD ...

**"Poignant....important and illuminating."—The New York Times Book Review"Groundbreaking."—Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just MercyFrom one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias come stories, science, and strategies to address one of the central controversies of our time**How do we talk about bias? How do we address racial disparities and inequities? ... Read more

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**"Poignant....important and illuminating."—The New York Times Book Review"Groundbreaking."—Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just MercyFrom one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias come stories, science, and strategies to address one of the central controversies of our time**How do we talk about bias? How do we address racial disparities and inequities?
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San Fransicko

Why Progressives Ruin Cities

by Michael Shellenberger ...

National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America’s faltering cities.Progressives claimed they knew how to solve the homelessness crisis, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, from San Francisco to Seattle, progressives made those problems worse.Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that ... Read more

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National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America’s faltering cities.Progressives claimed they knew how to solve the homelessness crisis, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, from San Francisco to Seattle, progressives made those problems worse.Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that
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Group Work with Populations At-Risk

Edited by Geoffrey Greif, Carolyn Knight ...

Group Work with Populations a Risk, Fourth Edition is a fundamental resource for practitioners in health and mental health settings and a comprehensive guidebook of group work skills. Geared toward students and professionals gaining a beginning understanding of groups, this volume describes how to work with vulnerable populations. The first chapters, new additions to this edition and written by a ... Read more

$51.99 USD

Group Work with Populations a Risk, Fourth Edition is a fundamental resource for practitioners in health and mental health settings and a comprehensive guidebook of group work skills. Geared toward students and professionals gaining a beginning understanding of groups, this volume describes how to work with vulnerable populations. The first chapters, new additions to this edition and written by a
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No Visible Bruises

What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

by Rachel Louise Snyder ...

WINNER OF THE HILLMAN PRIZE FOR BOOK JOURNALISM, THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD, AND THE LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * ABA SILVER GAVEL AWARD FINALIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALISTNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY: Esquire**, Amazon, <... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE HILLMAN PRIZE FOR BOOK JOURNALISM, THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD, AND THE LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * ABA SILVER GAVEL AWARD FINALIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALISTNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY: Esquire**, Amazon, <...
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Understanding Families

Supportive Approaches to Diversity, Disability, and Risk, Second Edition

by Marie Poulsen, Marci J. Hanson Ph.D., Eleanor W. Lynch Ph.D. ...

Todayâ€™s American families are more complex and diverse than ever before—and todayâ€™s child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need with the NEW edition of this trusted textbook, a comprehensive guide to working effectively and respectfully ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Todayâ€™s American families are more complex and diverse than ever before—and todayâ€™s child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need with the NEW edition of this trusted textbook, a comprehensive guide to working effectively and respectfully
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