Product Description: Against Rape is one of the earliest texts on a delicate subject, a polemic-cum-survival manual as well a thoughtful study. In 1975 it broke the silence on rape, not only in the U.S., but around the world. It was the first book to look at the causes and patterns of rape in order to reduce its power in the minds and lives of women, enable women and men to begin to change a society that engendered it, and help women avoid and/or survive the trauma of rape...read more

Using interviews and case studies, a social worker explores the dynamics of and social response to incestuous assault, stressing its widespread and egalitarian nature

Since the first edition of the PROFESSIONAL COSMETOLOGIST , the field of cosmetology has undergone many changes as new technologies have developed and new issues have emerged. This fourth edition of the text has been thoroughly rerevised to include the most up-to-date information available to cosmetologists as well as new supplementary materials for the student and instructor . In addition this new edition incorporates reccommendations from state boards of cosmetology , classroom instructors , cosmetology school owners , and manufacturers....To keep the book as current as possible , many new topics have been added . For example , THE PROFESSIONAL COSMETOLOGIST is one of the first cosmetology texts to address the issue of the prevention of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the workplace . Technical material regarding the prevention of skin cancer has also been included as well as information about the role of Retin-A in reducing wrinkles.......

Product Description: Now recognized as a major poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most creative and influential writers of the nineteenth century. His poems, reflecting his whole-hearted involvement in all aspects of life, reveal his sense of vocation as both priest and poet, as well as his love of beauty, and his search for a unifying sacramental view of creation...read more

Product Description: The diagnosis and classification of mental disorders are essential elements of psychiatric practice. Labeling and classifying phenomena enables the conveyance of a host of information about the clinical picture, etiology, pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment of a patient's condition...read more

Product Description: The Obsidian Mirror tells the affirming and inspiring story of the author’s journey to confront and to heal from childhood sexual abuse. Through the use of inner characters ---- a critical judge, an adolescent rebel, scared and needy inner children and an evolving nurturer, Wisechild illustrates the effects of abuse and her ongoing process of healing...read more

Product Description: This title offers essential language practice for tourist industry professionals.

The authors of The Courage to Heal provide hope, support, and guidance to help aid survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the healing process and show them how to thrive. Reprint.

Product Description: In this intimate, passionate, and honest portrait of her experiences recovering memories of sexual abuse, Louise Cummings's book Eyes Wide Open addresses the feelings and issues survivors must face in order to heal: grief, anger, trust, fear, and change.

Product Description: With modernized spelling, Tyndale's introduction and marginal notes, this boxed set contains William Tyndale's pioneering translation of the Scriptures into the English vernacular. First printed abroad and smuggled into England at the outset of the Reformation, Tyndale's work incurred his censorship, exile and execution at the stake...read more

Contains information on women's shelters and referral services, illustrates the battering syndrome using case histories, and presents a realistic look at protection by the legal system, police departments, and community services

Product Description: This workbook is designed for use with our counselor's guide, Foundations for Violence-Free Living. It forms a permanent record of the work the men have done and the progress they've made toward changing their behavior. It contains 49 worksheets that correspond to the activities described in the facilitator's guide...read more

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Product Description: Participant's journal helps women get even more out of their group This participant’s journal is a series of stories and questions that coordinate with the sessions provided in the facilitator’s guide, Journey Beyond Abuse. The journal can be used in coordination with a women’s group or with guidance of a counselor in other forms of support for dealing with abuse issues...read more

Product Description: A step-by-step program to change the way you feel, Therapist in a Box: Emotional Healing audio series is a revolutionary new system of "shrink your own head technology" that puts you in charge of your own emotional healing! If you are seeking contentment and positive self-discovery in your life, this powerful program of psychotherapy and emotional healing provides the tools for you to change your feelings and negative behaviors, and you can use it in the privacy of your own home...read more

The author guides readers through the process of recognizing abusive behaviors, taking responsibility for them, and learning to express anger without violence. This new edition includes updated resources, additional exercises, and guidelines for men of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Offers help to emotionally abused people and their abusers by covering all aspects of psychological abuse, including how to identify warning signs, establish firm boundaries, and cope with the anger and insecurities that promote abusive behavior. (view table of contents)

Examines the prevalence and psychological damage associated with emotional abuse, counseling readers on how to overcome the past while rebuilding a self-image, and including in the new edition coverage of such areas as how to manage an abuser and achieve spiritual healing. Original.