Allied Health Books

New and Published Books

1. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health

   A Narrative Approach

   Edited by Fiona Dowling, Hayley Fitzgerald, Anne Flintoff

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Issues of equity remain an essential theme throughout the study and practice of physical education (PE), youth sport and health. This important new book confronts and illuminates issues of equity and difference through the innovative use of narrative method, telling stories of difference that...

   Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic'

   Governing Bodies

   Edited by Jan Wright, Valerie Harwood

   Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

   Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’ is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Researching Trust and Health

   Edited by Julie Brownlie, Alexandra Greene, Alexandra Howson

   Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

   There is currently a lively debate ongoing in society about the nature of trust and the conditions necessary to establish and sustain it. Given the role of trust in bridging uncertainty, it is perhaps not surprising that as our consciousness of risk has increased, the role and nature of trust in...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. BCoS Cognitive Screen

   By Glyn W. Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson, M. Jane Riddoch

   Following different kinds of brain damage, including stroke, head injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, and degenerative change, people can experience a range of cognitive problems, in addition to any difficulties in motor function. These problems strongly influence a patient’s ability to recover, but...

   Published May 7th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. BCoS Cognitive Screen

   Examiner's Booklet (Pack of 15)

   By Glyn Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson, Jane Riddoch

   Published May 7th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. BCoS Cognitive Screen

   Examinee's Booklet (Pack of 15)

   By Glyn Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson, Jane Riddoch

   Published May 6th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. BCoS Cognitive Screen

   Examiner's Booklet B (Pack of 15)

   By Glyn Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson, Jane Riddoch

   Published May 6th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook

   Edited by Stefano Federici, Marcia Scherer

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   The process of matching a person who has a disability with the most appropriate assistive technology requires a series of assessments, typically administered by multidisciplinary teams at specialized centers for technical aid. Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook fills the need for a reference...

   Published March 25th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery

   Edited by Marianne Marcus, Aleksandra Zgierska

   While mindfulness meditation has been used in clinical settings as an adjunctive treatment for substance use disorders for some time, there has been limited empirical evidence to support this practice. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery bridges this gap by reporting the findings...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
10. Speech and Language Therapy

    The decision-making process when working with children, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Myra Kersner, Jannet Wright

    Now in its second edition, Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language...

    Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge