Authors:James L. Dickerson, Mardi Allen,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: guide, evaluations, professional, screening, foster, parent, adoptive
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-10-10
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 0415952689
ISBN-13: 9780415952682

Screening applicants for adoption or foster homes has life-altering consequences for the children involved, yet there are incredibly few programs available to train screeners. Written by a former social worker and a clinical psychologist, "Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening" meshes the best of psychology and social work experience into a definitive guide for screening adoption and foster home applicants. It is based on case histories, research data, and interpretive analysis, yet written in an accessible style for college students and professionals who don’t have time

Authors:Joy Frechtling, Laure Sharp,
Publisher: Diane Publishing Company
Keywords: national, science, foundation, evaluations, method, friendly, handbook, mixed, user
Number of Pages: 132
Published: 1997-08
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0788174312
ISBN-13: 9780788174315

Authors:Gary B. Melton PhD, John Petrila JD LLM, PhD Norman
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: health, professionals, lawyers, mental, handbook, evaluations, courts, third, psychological
Number of Pages: 930
Published: 2007-09-18
List price: $100.00
ISBN-10: 1572309660
ISBN-13: 9781572309661

This is the definitive reference and text for both mental health and legal professionals. The authors offer a uniquely comprehensive discussion of the legal and clinical contexts of forensic assessment, along with best-practice guidelines for participating effectively and ethically in a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings. Presented are findings, instruments, and procedures related to criminal and civil competencies, civil commitment, sentencing, personal injury claims, antidiscrimination laws, child custody, juvenile justice, and more.

Authors:Kjellrun Hiis Hauge, Douglas Clyde Wilson,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: experiences, european, prospects, global, management, evaluations, innovative, fisheries, comparative
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-10-21
List price: $129.00
ISBN-10: 9048126622
ISBN-13: 9789048126620

Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management begins with a look at four places outside the European Union known for innovative management: New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Iceland. Then the focus shifts to the success criteria related to specific disciplines including biological and social robustness, economic efficiency and impacts on management costs. Hypotheses are tested using data capable of generating useful results. The main conclusions include a retrospective of how key concepts defined and represented the various perspectives, skills and backgrounds that made up the

Authors:Michael Wood, John Wood,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: business, management, evaluations, critical, drucker, peter
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $450.00
ISBN-10: 0415325668
ISBN-13: 9780415325660

A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society. This collection gathers together and reprints key material to enable students and researchers to explore the impact of Drucker’s ideas. Also included is a new introduction by the editors and an annotated bibliography to create a unique and indispensable resource for both student and scholar alike.

Authors:John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: business, management, evaluations, critical, juran, joseph
Number of Pages: 612
Published: 2005-11-11
List price: $450.00
ISBN-10: 0415325714
ISBN-13: 9780415325714

For more than seventy years, the teachings and writings of Joseph M. Juran have had a profound impact on the quality of the products we buy and use everyday. His pioneering work in Quality is heralded all around the world, and his ideas on total quality management center upon the role of employees, their involvement and empowerment. This collection gathers together and reprints key material to enable students and researchers to explore the impact of Juran’s ideas. The set includes a new introduction and an extensive annotated bibliography, making this an invaluable research resource f

Author: Roger L. Conkling
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: policy, evaluations, economic, approach, uniform, cost, economy, proposal, marginal
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2004-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0765608502
ISBN-13: 9780765608505