Susan Stone

Reviewed By Susan Sewell for Readers' Favorite After extraterrestrial broadcasts have been translated, everyone responsible for decoding the data must flee for their lives in the engaging science-fiction paranormal novel, We Heard You by Susan Stone. Claire Montgomery is one out of the growing group of children born with a specific blue color in her aura. She is an Indigo. From the time Claire was very young, she exhibited unique talents that set her apart from other children. After graduating from college, Claire is hired by SETI to study the sounds collected from space over the past several decades. In an unexpected turn of events, Claire realizes she can see and read messages on the pages of data. They are words of hope and love. Unfortunately, someone leaks her findings to the press, and Claire and her colleagues have to go into hiding. The government steps in, but its agenda is unclear. Will Claire be allowed to share her discovery with the world? Featuring the work of SETI, We Heard You by Susan Stone is a thrilling science-fiction novel that explores the idea that the sounds emitted in space are a message to us from an extraterrestrial source. The magnificent plot embraces the idea that beings from other worlds have been contacting us all along. Filled with suspense, intrigue, charming and unique protagonists, wily villains, dramatic backdrops, and a captivating storyline, this extraordinary book had me on the edge of my seat from the first page until the last. Inspiring and enlightening, it is a spectacular science-fiction novel, and I recommend it to everyone who enjoys seeing the universe from a different perspective.

School Social Work: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Practice offers school social work students and veteran practitioners a new framework for choosing their interventions based on the best available evidence. It is the first work that synthesizes the evidence-based practice (EBP) process with recent conceptual frameworks of school social work clinical practice offered by leading scholars and policymakers. Many other books on EBP try to fit empirically-validated treatments into practice contexts without considering the multiple barriers to implementing evidence-based practices in places as complicated and multi-faceted as schools. Additionally, there are vital questions in the literature about what the best levels for intervention (micro- or macro-) are in school social work. This volume will acknowledge the complexity of applying EBP in schools, and offer a conceptual framework that addresses the real-world concerns of practitioners as they struggle to provide the best services to their school clients. School Social Work: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Practice synthesizes these important and exciting ideas in school social work practice. Written by four school social work scholars with over four decades of theoretical, research, and practice experience, this volume will be relevant to both research faculty studying school social work interventions and students learning about school social work practice.

School Social Work: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Practice offers school social work students and veteran practitioners a new framework for choosing their interventions based on the best available evidence. It is the first work that synthesizes the evidence-based practice (EBP) process with recent conceptual frameworks of school social work clinical practice offered by leading scholars and policymakers. Many other books on EBP try to fit empirically validated treatments into practice contexts without considering the multiple barriers to implementing evidence-based practices in places as complicated and multi-faceted as schools. Additionally, there are vital questions in the literature about what the best levels for intervention are in school social work. Responding to the complexity of applying EBP in schools, this volume offers a conceptual framework that addresses the real-world concerns of practitioners as they work to provide the best services to their school clients. For each domain of school social work practice, the authors critically review interventions, presenting the current research with guidelines for addressing such implementation issues as cost, school culture, adaptations for special populations, and negotiating multiple arenas of practice. In addition, the chapters are grounded in the process of evidence-based practice, illustrating how school practitioners can pose useful questions, search for relevant evidence, appraise the evidence, apply it in keeping with client values, and monitor the results. Written by four school social work scholars with over four decades of theoretical, research, and practice experience, this volume will be relevant to both research faculty studying school social work interventions and students learning about school social work practice.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A "Must-Have" reference for every emergency department and for every emergency department physician! This is the first book on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, as they present to the Emergency Department, that's been written specifically for emergency physicians by emergency physicians. These expert authors, working in large urban Emergency Departments, understand the importance of having an authoritative reference at the ready for fast diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases occurring in all body systems. The expert authors present:Information selected and organized to meet the daily clinical needs of the emergency physicianCase presentations in every chapterA Treatment Summary Box in each chapter, with at-a-glance review of recommended drugs and dosagesConsiderations of special populationsFull treatment of current issues in infectious disease: bioterrorism (Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, and Tularemia), sexually transmitted diseases, emerging infections (West Nile Virus, SARS, Hanta-Virus, and Leptospirosis), tick-borne diseases, fever in the returning traveler, and immunizationsExamination of HIV-associated infections in various body systemsInclusion of TB-associated infections, influenza, CAP and bronchitis, and other lower respiratory tract infectionsA close look at central nervous system infections, including meningitis and encephalitisGuidance for gastrointestinal infections such as hepatitis, infectious diarrhea, and more