"In Really? I Had a Stroke?, the lives of four very different individuals are dramatically changed forever when each experiences a significant and unique stroke event. Each life hangs precariously, as close to recovery and life as to death. Who will recover and why? Is the consequence of one type of stroke more significant than another? What are the effects of timely stroke intervention? And what kind of recovery/rehabilitation should stroke survivors...

"For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure." Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price. She often blacked out, waking up with a blank space where four hours should be. Mornings became detective work on her own life: What did I say last night? Who was that guy? Where am I? Blackout is a memoir of unblinking honest and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor....

An insider's view of America's drug and alcohol rehab industry explores its strengths and weaknesses while revealing a disturbing gap between best practice and reality.

"Recovery offers tools and wisdom for convalescence, and shows how tending to our bodies, environments, and perspectives can help us move through the landscape of illness--and come out the other side whole"--

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Understanding, Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Second Edition

"The Second Edition of Understanding, Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders showcases Phil Rich's experience and mastery of the research and clinical literature. In my view, this is an excellent therapy book and, like its predecessor, will help practitioners to work effectively and ethically with

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This book includes dozens of therapeutic games for kids with autism and sensory spectrum disorders. For children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders, therapeutic games that move the body can improve motor, language, and social skills. Delaney shows you how to successfully engage them in play, whether indoors or outdoors, so that your child will be stimulated while having fun.

The goal of rehabilitative nursing is not just care-taking, but teaching and reinforcing so that the resident can live as independently as possible. Learn why optimal wellness is critical regardless of disability or disease. We will also review how to work with patients who have limited mobility including procedures for moving a patient and the importance of promoting self-care with the help of adaptive devices.

Whether it's an unhealthy consumption of junk foods or involvement in toxic relationships, it's undeniable we all struggle with destructive behaviors. Lawford takes a fresh look at addiction, and gives the coping and wellness skills necessary to overcome obstacles.

"Special Ops soldier Griffin Reid doesn't exactly have happy memories of growing up in Sunshine, Idaho. He's only come back to recover from a war injury, and while he refuses to admit he's in a weakened state, he finds comfort in the last person he'd expect. Kate Evans teaches fourth grade science in Sunshine, the place she's always called home. Dreaming of graduate school and a happily-ever-after, she's desperate to break out of the monotony of Sunshine....

One night in 2006, the Barrick family was driving home from church when their van was struck by a drunk driver. Fifteen-year-old Jen suffered multiple skull fractures and severe brain trauma. After five weeks in a coma, Jen opened her eyes and began praying and praising God.