The Developmentally Challenged Go Camping

Author : Don Nordstrom
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440152290

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The Developmentally Challenged Go Camping by Don Nordstrom Pdf

(Based on actual events) Dave was a corporate exec on the brink of a nervous breakdown from his job. So, when his friend Rachel asked him to go with her on a camping adventure into the wilderness of the Badlands, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks, he agreed to go with her. The only catch was, she would be bringing seven developmentally challenged adults with her. She said she only needed him to back the trailer in for her at the campsites, and to help teach camping skills. But he knew deep down that there was more to this than a simple camping trip. He had little experience in dealing with those with special needs and wasnt sure what he would do if one of them wanted to run off to pet a pretty grizzly bear. However, he knew from past hiking and camping experiences that nature could restore him back to some sort of sanity and this is what eventually convinced him to go with them. Join Dave on his excursion and discover how nature and seven developmentally challenged vacationers transformed his life. You will laugh and perhaps cry, but you will never forget this story and the characters involved. Don Nordstrom is also the author of the very popular book, "The Binary Effects of God."

Author : Don Nordstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440152284

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The Developmentally Challenged Go Camping by Don Nordstrom Pdf

(Based on actual events) Dave was a corporate exec on the brink of a nervous breakdown from his job. So, when his friend Rachel asked him to go with her on a camping adventure into the wilderness of the Badlands, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks, he agreed to go with her. The only catch was, she would be bringing seven developmentally challenged adults with her. She said she only needed him to back the trailer in for her at the campsites, and to help teach camping skills. But he knew deep down that there was more to this than a simple camping trip. He had little experience in dealing with those with special needs and wasn't sure what he would do if one of them wanted to run off to pet a pretty grizzly bear. However, he knew from past hiking and camping experiences that nature could restore him back to some sort of sanity and this is what eventually convinced him to go with them. Join Dave on his excursion and discover how nature and seven developmentally challenged vacationers transformed his life. You will laugh and perhaps cry, but you will never forget this story and the characters involved. Don Nordstrom is also the author of the very popular book, "The Binary Effects of God."

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Human Resources. Subcommittee on the Handicapped
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : PURD:32754076793169

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Oversight on the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 1977 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Human Resources. Subcommittee on the Handicapped Pdf

Author : United States. President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131845039

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How Federal Agencies Have Served the Handicapped by United States. President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped Pdf

Author : Harold G Koenig,Junietta B Mccall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781136405396

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Bereavement Counseling by Harold G Koenig,Junietta B Mccall Pdf

Get a unique insight into health, bereavement, and healing! Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving is a practical guide to the assessment and treatment of complicated grief responses, using a pastoral approach that combines clinical and spiritual care. The book addresses current theory, observations, and experience, and examines changing approaches and developing standards of practice. The author, an ordained minister with an extensive background in pastoral counseling, integrates spirituality into the grieving process by focusing on the partnership between spirituality and healing, the resources of spiritual practices, and the functions of counseling and spiritual/pastoral psychotherapy. By providing usable treatment strategies, sharing standard interventions, and promoting technical skill for caregivers, Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving places sustained emphasis on giving voice to grief and recovery. The author draws from more than 20 years’ experience in ministry, teaching, supervision, consultation, and therapy to present stories, vignettes, and poetry that give depth and life to the grieving process. These vignettes provide a unique insight into health, bereavement, and healing and create a living context for maintaining a person-centered focus that promotes meaning and leads to positive outcomes. The book provides templates as assessment and treatment planning aids and includes an extensive bibliography of up-to-date journal articles that reflect the latest research in the field. Topics addressed in Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving include: universal grief processes and responses dysfunctional grieving therapies and treatment priorities reorganization and recovery how perceptions, thoughts, and belief influence care and much more! Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving is a practical resource for clergy, pastoral care specialists, and anyone needing to help others bear with the pain of grief, process loss, gain new insight and meaning, and experience a renewed sense of healing and connection.

Author : Don Nordstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578280035

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Camping with Aliens by Don Nordstrom Pdf

This is a unique book and fascinating story, where seven developmentally challenged adults go camping in the wilds in National Parks.The story is seen through the eyes of Dave, who somewhat volunteers to go along on the insane 10-day trip, and soon discovers he is the challenged one from his corporate world.He has little patience for anybody, including himself, and consistently thinks about losing Ray in the woods.Other than Dave, and Rachel the leader, the seven adults are aliens when it comes to camping, and learning how to get along with nature and each other and be exposed outside of their protected institutions.It is very entertaining and a joy to read for anyone who wants an escape from their lives, to be exposed to those with disabled minds and bodies, and with many side-splitting laughs. It slowly draws you into the characters and leaves you craving more.PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS FROM REEDSY:LOVED IT!This is such a fun read. The plot is structurally sound and nimble. With top-notch writing and pitch-perfect pacing, this engaging, upbeat story is both enjoyable and informative. It'll tickle your funny bone and open your eyes. I didn't want it to end. Delightful!It's a wonderful concept!I personally worked with this population of special individuals for many years. Their personalities are as unique as any number of individuals and they have their way of doing things.I love the concept of the book because putting these special needs in one situation would be a very entertaining scenario.Kudos to the author for arriving here I think it has potential for any numbers of options.

Author : Edward Shorter
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1566397820

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The Kennedy Family and the Story of Mental Retardation by Edward Shorter Pdf

According to Edward Shorter, just forty years ago the institutions housing people with mental retardation (MR) had become a national scandal. The mentally retarded who lived at home were largely isolated and a source of family shame. Although some social stigma still attaches to the people with developmental disabilities (a range of conditions including what until recently was called mental retardation), they now actively participate in our society and are entitled by law to educational, social, and medical services. The immense improvement in their daily lives and life chances came about in no small part because affected families mobilized for change but also because the Kennedy family made mental retardation its single great cause. Long a generous benefactor of MR-related organizations, Joseph P. Kennedy made MR the special charitable interest of the family foundation he set up in the 1950s. Although he gave all of his children official roles, he involved his daughter Eunice in performing its actual work--identifying appropriate recipients of awards and organizing the foundation's activities. With unique access to family and foundation papers, Shorter brings to light the Kennedy family's strong commitment to public service, showing that Rose and Joe taught their children by precept and example that their wealth and status obligated them to perform good works. Their parents expected each of them to apply their considerable energies to making a difference. Eunice Kennedy Shriver took up that charge and focused her organizational and rhetorical talents on putting MR on the federal policy agenda. As a sister of the President of the United States, she had access to the most powerful people in the country and drew their attention to the desperate situation of families affected by mental retardation. Her efforts made an enormous difference, resulting in unprecedented public attention to MR and new approaches to coordinating medical and social services. Along with her husband, R. Sargent Shriver, she made the Special Olympics a international, annual event in order to encourage people with mental retardation to develop their skills and discover the joy of achievement. She emerges from these pages as a remarkable and dedicated advocate for people with developmental disabilities. Shorter's account of mental retardation presents an unfamiliar view of the Kennedy family and adds a significant chapter to the history of disability in this country. Author note: Edward Shorter is a Professor at the University of Toronto where he holds the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine. He is the author of A History of Psychiatry from the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac, as well as many other books in the fields of history and medicine.

Author : Julie Smart
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826107343

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Disability Across the Developmental Life Span by Julie Smart Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : RUTGERS:43008000540304

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The Child by Anonim Pdf

Author : Athanasios Alexiou,Mohammad A. Kamal,Ghulam Md Ashraf
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889631285

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The Alzheimer's Disease Challenge by Athanasios Alexiou,Mohammad A. Kamal,Ghulam Md Ashraf Pdf

Alzheimer’s disease is undoubtedly the major health challenge of our Century with significant social and economic consequences. This Frontiers eBook offers a contribution of 39 innovative papers on the multidimensional and crucial problem of Alzheimer’s disease management and treatment. Several perspectives, research updates, and trials describing methods on potential diagnosis and treatment are presented including biological mechanisms, biomarkers and risk factors for an early and efficient prognosis, diagnosis and prevention. Additionally, while the rapidly increasing Alzheimer’s disease population demands holistic solutions and clinical studies with new therapeutic target approaches, several of the contributive papers present promising drugs targeting Alzheimer’s disease treatment. We give our deepest acknowledgment to all the authors for their important and innovative contributions, to the reviewers for their valuable recommendations on improving the submitting studies and all the Frontiers Editorial team for continuous support.

Author : Tim J Huff
Publisher : Castle Quay Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781894860666

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Dancing With Dynamite by Tim J Huff Pdf

The winner of the 2011 Grace Irwin Award for Best Christian Book of the Year. In the follow-up to his best-seller Bent Hope: A Street Journal, Tim Huff invites readers to join him on a soulful journey into a variety of worlds that most people would describe as painful, awkward, peculiar and sometimes even ugly; the very places where celebration happens least, but matters most. Dancing with Dynamite explores the unlikely triumph of the human condition when it’s realized for its splendor, rather than its frailties. Ultimately, it’s a book about the godly art of acceptance, the miraculous impact of kindness, and the joy of truly belonging

Author : Susan P. Epstein, LCSW
Publisher : PESI Publishing & Media
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781937661274

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55 Creative Approaches for Challenging & Resistant Children & Adolescents by Susan P. Epstein, LCSW Pdf

NEW Techniques, Activities and Worksheets For Challenging Children & Adolescents Children’s behavior expert Susan Epstein has created even more effective techniques, activities & worksheets for challenging children & adolescents, providing a creative combination of psychotherapy and coaching techniques to assist in engagement and retention of even the most difficult clients. Susan’s signature style of creative and fun approaches cover Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorders and other body, mind and emotional challenges. Something for all ages. Filled with step-by-step assessment tools and reproducible worksheets. New ideas to help self-regulation, bonding and connectingMindfulness for treating & raising successful, responsible children and adolescentsInterventions to focus ADHD & the difficult to engageTreatment plans for therapy sessions and home Reviews: “Susan’s tips are gold; using them will make your life and your child’s life so much easier.” -- Rory F. Stern, PsyD, founder of Help Your ADHD Child “Susan does it again, this time with her 55 Techniques for Challenging & Resistant Children/ Adolescents. All approaches are clear, simple, and easy to implement across various settings and needs. As a Certified School Counselor and Behavior Interventionist, disruptive behaviors are a daily challenge in school. This will be shared and recommended to educators, parents, and other professionals as the go to book.” -- Dawn Dockery-Cerven, MS.Ed “This book is an essential tool for therapists who want to engage children and teens in therapy by meeting them "where they are" and by speaking their language. I especially like Susan's common sense, compassionate messages to parents in the beginning sections of the book.” -- Diane Phimister, LMFT

Author : Frank LaFasto,Carl Larson
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483342504

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The Humanitarian Leader in Each of Us by Frank LaFasto,Carl Larson Pdf

Social problems in our global community are complex and seem intractable. Most of us would like to help, but don't feel that as individuals we can make a difference. But a particular type of person confronts such problems head on—a person that best-selling authors Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson call the humanitarian leader. Based on their groundbreaking research, LaFasto and Larson trace an inner path of seven critical choices. The path begins with connecting deeply and personally with the needs of others and culminates in leading the way for others to get involved. Their first seven chapters describe these choices. The final three chapters explore the impact of 31 remarkable people on the world's problems, the relationship between helping and personal happiness, and practical advice for getting started in a helping effort.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : MINN:30000010572125

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Bureau Publication by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Children's Bureau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1254 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : MINN:31951000839362W

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Publications of the Children's Bureau by United States. Children's Bureau Pdf