Product Description: Politics in Place focuses on political life in a typical Australian agricultural town. It examines the maintenance of a local political power structures through an analysis of the town's social processes and asociated ideologies. Dr Gray argues that local government does affect people's lives and discusses why it is that some people can use their local political system to their advantage while others remain unempowered...read more

This handbook provides a practical self-help guide to continuing professional development for clinical psychologists. Takes a 'hands-on' approach, addressing the many practical issues in identifying, evaluating and meeting continuing professional development needs. Outlines the importance of life-long learning for clinical psychologists. Explores the continuing professional development needs of clinical psychologists at different stages of their careers. Includes a chapter on the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and its implications for applied psychologists. Gives examples of good practice; considers likely future developments in the field.

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Describes the nature of birds of prey, where they live, feed, and hunt, why these species are endangered, and what can be done to protect and preserve them

People from all walks of life speak out against the barbarism of government control over a person's death, as well as the inconsistent pardoning of some criminals