Integrative Pathways
- Angele McGrady
- 2018-07-13
Author: Angele McGrady
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783319893136
Category: Psychology
Page: 300
View: 314
This expansive text offers a comprehensive mind/body/spirit framework for relieving individual patients of the debilitating effects of long-term disease while reducing the public burden of chronic illness. It introduces the patient-centered Pathways Model, featuring a robust scientific base for psychotherapy, complementary and alternative modalities, and a religious/spiritual element, in progressive levels of treatment from self-help to professional help. Chapters spotlight component skills of the model, including treatment planning, patient rapport, and choosing therapies for optimal well-being. The authors advocate for interventions ranging from lifestyle change to mindfulness, and biofeedback to pastoral counseling. In addition, in-depth case studies detail memorable patient journeys from diagnosis and referral to assessment, engagement in treatment and outcome. Among the topics covered: · Mind, body, and spirit in chronic illness. · The need for an integrative model to support comprehensive health-supportive change. · Chronic disease from a functional medicine perspective. · Mechanisms by which religious engagement and religion-based variables affect health. · Complementary and integrative medicine for the Pathways Model. · PLUS: Pathways approaches to chronic pain, caregiver stress, diabetes, mood disorders, PTSD, brain injury, heart disease, cancer, and more. Emphasizing patient individuality and clinician creativity, Integrative Pathways models a compassionate approach to lessening persistent suffering for use by health psychologists, physicians, counselors, health coaches, and other practitioners involved in complementary and integrative medicine, pain medicine, and rehabilitation. “The Pathway Model addresses what clinical researchers in the field have been calling for, a research-based approach to health and wellness that clearly explains important concepts and provides an optimal foundation from which to approach health interventions.” Patrick R. Steffen, PhD, BCB, Brigham Young UniversityDecolonizing Pathways towards Integrative Healing in Social Work
- Kris Clarke
- 2020-10-09
Author: Kris Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781351846271
Category: Social Science
Page: 196
View: 362
Taking a new and innovative angle on social work, this book seeks to remedy the lack of holistic perspectives currently used in Western social work practice by exploring Indigenous and other culturally diverse understandings and experiences of healing. This book examines six core areas of healing through a holistic lens that is grounded in a decolonizing perspective. Situating integrative healing within social work education and theory, the book takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from social memory and historical trauma, contemplative traditions, storytelling, healing literatures, integrative health, and the traditional environmental knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. In exploring issues of water, creative expression, movement, contemplation, animals, and the natural world in relation to social work practice, the book will appeal to all scholars, practitioners, and community members interested in decolonization and Indigenous studies.Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway
- Donata Oertel
- 2013-03-09
Author: Donata Oertel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781475736540
Category: Science
Page: 432
View: 320
A summary of how the electrical signals used to represent sounds are encoded and interpreted through the integrated roles of various nuclei. This volume builds on the information about the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway found in volumes 1 and 2 of the SHAR series. While the first two volumes describe the structure and function of auditory pathways, this one explains how these pathways lead to an animal's ability to localize and interpret sounds.Multi-Omics Approaches to Study Signaling Pathways
- Jyoti Sharma
- 2020-11-18
Author: Jyoti Sharma
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 9782889661251
Category: Science
Page:
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Holistic Pathways
- Jacob Carter
- 2019-10-01
Author: Jacob Carter
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 9781982234836
Category: Self-Help
Page: 250
View: 800
The White Cherokee is a man with Cherokee roots whose family survived the total devastation of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. He later found himself on a spiritual journey in connection with his heritage and was thrust upon a path of awakening to knowledge and insight that rival ancient teachings and reveals a sacred truth of creation that was hidden from the people a long time ago. Step into these pages and find out just how incredible our matrix of creation truly is and the immense spiritual power that is hidden within.Integrative Learning as the Pathway to Teaching Holism, Complexity, and Interconnectedness
- Billie G. Blair
- 1995
Author: Billie G. Blair
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN: 0773491538
Category: Education
Page: 119
View: 281
This book provides a mosaic of perspectives leading to a better understanding of conceptual and practical approaches to integrative learning and teaching.Career Pathways
- Jerry W. Hedge
- 2020
Author: Jerry W. Hedge
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780190907785
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 372
View: 428
"Major changes have occurred in the workplace during the last several decades that have transformed the nature of work, and our preparation for work. In recent years, we have seen the globalization of thousands of companies and most industries, organizational downsizing and restructuring, greater use of information technology at work, changes in work contracts, and the growth of various alternative education and work strategies and schedules"--Pathways and Crime Prevention
- Alan France
- 2013-06-17
Author: Alan France
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781134019397
Category: Social Science
Page: 392
View: 817
Deals with the development of prevention policies and approaches that involve intervention 'early' in the lives of children, young people and their families. This book explores evidence that has been emerging from longitudinal and developmental prevention research.The Neurology of Vision
- Jonathan D. Trobe
- 2001-03-29
Author: Jonathan D. Trobe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198029724
Category: Medical
Page: 488
View: 841
The Neurology of Vision sets out the principles and information needed to understand and manage disorders of the visual pathways in the brain. The author divides vision into three components. The optical component addresses the eye's ability to properly focus light on the retina. The retinocortical component converts light into neural signals in the retina, transmitting them to the primary visual cortex. Finally, the integrative component converts this simple visual information into more complicated forms. The symptoms and signs, testing methods, and diseases of each part of the visual system are presented using this unique, structural component approach. A final chapter discusses the visual manifestations of psychiatric disturbances. The book is heavily illustrated with over 150 beautifully rendered line illustrations, 50 radiographic brain images, and 60 retinal photographs. Case studies with teaching questions are also included, to further the reader's knowledge and test understanding.Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition - E-Book
- Martha H. Stipanuk
- 2013-08-13
Author: Martha H. Stipanuk
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 9780323266956
Category: Medical
Page: 968
View: 244
Covering advanced nutrition with a comprehensive, easy-to-understand approach, Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition, 3rd Edition focuses on the biology of human nutrition at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and whole-body levels. It addresses nutrients by classification, and describes macronutrient function from digestion to metabolism. This edition includes the new MyPlate dietary guide and recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, plus coverage of the historical evolution of nutrition and information on a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and other food components. In Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition, lead authors Martha H. Stipanuk and Marie A. Caudill are joined by a team of nutrition experts in providing clear, concise, coverage of advanced nutrition. 55 expert contributors provide the latest information on all areas of the nutrition sciences. Nutrition Insight boxes discuss hot topics and take a closer look at basic science and everyday nutrition. Clinical Correlation boxes show the connection between nutrition-related problems and their effects on normal metabolism. Food Sources boxes summarize and simplify data from the USDA National Nutrient Database on the amount and types of foods needed to reach the recommended daily allowances for vitamins and minerals. DRIs Across the Life Cycle boxes highlight the latest data from the Institute of Medicine on dietary reference intakes for vitamins and minerals, including coverage of infants, children, adult males and females, and pregnant and lactating women. Life Cycle Considerations boxes highlight nutritional processes or concepts applicable to individuals of various ages and in various stages of the life span. Thinking Critically sections within boxes and at the end of chapters help in applying scientific knowledge to "real-life" situations. Lists of common abbreviations provide an overview of each chapter's content at a glance. Comprehensive cross-referencing by chapters and illustrations is used throughout. Current references and recommended readings connect you to nutrition-related literature and provide additional tools for research. Coverage of the USDA's MyPlate dietary guide reflects today's new approach to diet and nutrition. Recommendations outlined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 are incorporated throughout the book. Updated format features more subheadings, tables, and bullets, making it easier to learn and recall key points. Updates of key chapters and boxes reflect significant changes within the fields of nutrition, biology, molecular biology, and chemistry. NEW illustrations simplify complex biochemical, physiological, and molecular processes and concepts.Food Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Humberto Hernández-Sánchez
- 2015-05-14
Author: Humberto Hernández-Sánchez
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783319135960
Category: Technology & Engineering
Page: 300
View: 184
Nanoscience and nanotechnology have had a great impact on the food industry. They have increased the nutritional and functional properties of a number of food products and have aided in food preservation through the addition of antimicrobials or the reduction of water activity. These and many other applications have emerged in recent years to transform food science and technology. This book proposes to look at some of these applications and their effect on food production and innovation.Developing Care Pathways
- Kathryn de Luc
- 2018-12-13
Author: Kathryn de Luc
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781315343358
Category: Medical
Page: 192
View: 135
The relationship between poverty and child health has always been assumed but this book demonstrates how the evidence of history and of other societies establishes a causal link. The practical implications in health and social policy are presented in the context of child care services, together with some innovative approaches to future development. This is a book for professionals in medicine, nursing and the social services who are involved in research and the practical issues of delivering a modern health care service to disadvantaged children.