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Regenerating the Ecology of Place helps students better understand that industrial agriculture and natural resource extraction are degrading our environment. The text posits that we must go beyond sustainability and focus on regeneration of our local ecosystems to rehabilitate our environment and reverse climate change. Students are encouraged to develop an understanding of the local ecology of the place they live and act on that knowledge, developing new ways to interact with living systems on the planet.The opening chapter introduces students to key concepts of ecology, helping them develop the language needed to better understand our impact on ecosystems and the various cycles of energy, water, and nutrients that are basic building blocks of living systems. Additional chapters address what not to do in support of regeneration efforts, speak to how agriculture must change to reduce its impact on our environment, define permaculture, and introduce strategies to reduce personal and global footprints and shrink the misuse of water. Students will learn about reintegrating manure in nutrient cycles, get an introduction to agroecology including the System of Rice Intensification, and develop their understanding of the problem with GMOs. The last chapters focus on returning carbon dioxide to the soil and adding biochar, why handling brittle landscapes is important, and more about tree crops and the benefits of agroforestry.

Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society analyzes the challenges social workers face in applying social work values and ethics due to recent significant social, political, cultural, and technological changes. It provides readers with guidelines for ethical practice based on a philosophic foundation rooted in social justice principles.The book begins with a summary of key ethical concepts and principles. It then provides a brief history of social work ethics and analyzes their core assumptions in the context of new realities. The book provides readers with several frameworks through which to analyze a variety of contemporary ethical issues. In subsequent chapters, it applies these frameworks to situations largely derived from real world experience.Global sources provide a comparative perspective on the interpretation and implementation of social work values and ethics. The book contains extensive case examples and reflection exercises that illustrate ethical dilemmas in all areas of practice and those created or complicated by increasing social and cultural diversity. It includes content on the application of ethics to policy practice through examples drawn from the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and other current policy issues.Designed to help current and future social workers navigate a fractious, ever-evolving society, Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society is an excellent resource for students, faculty, and practitioners within the discipline.

Florida Bar Exam Essay Prep: Strategies and Study Material helps students cultivate the legal writing skills necessary to craft effective responses to the essay portion of the Florida Bar Exam. The text covers essential rules for a variety of subjects and equips students with tools and strategies for studying, memorizing, and retaining large amounts of information. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners identifies a long list of subject areas from which they create the questions on the Florida Bar Exam. This books focuses on the subject areas that have been tested more frequently than others and emphasizes rules specific to Florida. Opening chapters provide an overview of the Florida Bar Exam, basic skills for writing a bar essay, and proven study strategies. Additional chapters address intentional torts, negligence, strict liability and product liability, Florida constitutional law, contracts, real property, landlord-tenant law, family law, trusts, and professional responsibility. End-of-chapter checklists, sample essay questions, and introductions reinforce key learnings. Florida Bar Exam Essay Prep is an essential resource for law students preparing for the bar or attorneys licensed in other states who wish to practice in Florida.Linda S. Anderson is a professor of law within the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, where she teaches courses in legal research and writing, non-litigation drafting, communication and leadership skills, Florida law, and reproductive technology and the law. She earned her Juris Doctor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center (now UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law). In addition to more than 20 years of law teaching experience, she has worked as a legal professional, serving as an associate attorney, clerk of court, and assistant director/assistant contract officer in various private practice, court, and medical settings.

The State and the Awajún: Frontier Expansion in the Upper Amazon, 1541-1990 demonstrates how the indigenous people of Amazonia have been subjected to a series of regional, national, and international socioeconomic and political processes that have shaped their lives. The text explores how extractive economies in Amazonia have provided fleeting periods of elite prosperity, but ultimately at the expense of the regions biocultural diversity. Beginning in 1541 an

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse with Ethnic Populations introduces trauma-focused mental health approaches that can be used with diverse ethnic populations. The book features contemporary theoretical perspectives and evidence-based methods that not only offer a paradigm for culturally and ecologically appropriate interventions but also take into consideration the diverse needs of individuals affected by traumatic experiences. The text is grounded in empirically supported trauma treatment techniques and adapted to the complexities of actual practice. Opening chapters provide foundational skills and knowledge about conducting culturally informed trauma interventions with ethnic minority clients. Later chapters focus on specific populations and effective multicultural approaches and trauma interventions for each. Throughout, case studies and real-life scenarios are presented to contextualize the materials and bridge the gap between theory and practice. The text closes with a chapter addressing vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue, and the importance of self-care. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse with Ethnic Populations is part of the Cognella Series on Advances in Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. The series, endorsed by Division 45 of the American Psychological Association, addresses critical and emerging issues within culture, race, and ethnic studies, as well as specific topics among key ethnocultural groups.Priscilla Dass-Brailsford holds a doctoral degree in psychology from Harvard University. She is a licensed psychologist, researcher, and PTSD expert. Dr. Dass-Brailsford is a professor and chair of the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Washington, D.C., and an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Georgetown University. She is the author of A Practical Approach to Trauma: Empowering Interventions and editor of Crisis and Disaster Counseling: Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina and Other Disasters.

Theodore Roosevelt began explicitly using public address as what he termed a "bully pulpit" during his presidency. Public address provided him the opportunity to talk to the people--and thereby put pressure on reluctant public figures to effect policy. In doing so, Roosevelt significantly enlarged the rhetorical impact of the presidency. After Roosevelt, presidents have used this "bully pulpit" to different degrees, but the idea of speaking directly to the people on a regular basis--as well as to Congress--has inarguably affected the presidency and the nation's politics. The Bully Pulpit contains words of every president from Theodore Roosevelt onward. The opening chapter introduces readers to various ways of studying presidential rhetoric. Selections include inaugural addresses, foreign policy pronouncements, State of the Union addresses, political campaign and convention speeches, farewell addresses and eulogies, press conferences, and written texts and tweets. The book includes famous speeches as well as relatively unknown gems, such as Wilson speaking on woman's suffrage, Harding on civil rights, and Truman rallying the 1948 Democratic National Convention. Brief biographical sketches, head notes, and discussion questions provide readers with background, context, and opportunities for reflection. The Bully Pulpit is the ideal anthology for courses in presidential rhetoric, American public address, and political communication. It also serves as a valuable supplementary text for courses in political science.Theodore F. Sheckels (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) is the Charles J. Potts Professor of Social Science, as well as a professor of English and communication studies, at Randolph-Macon College. Dr. Sheckels has contributed numerous articles and book chapters and has published thirteen books, including Rhetorical Criticism: Empowering the Exploration of "Texts" and The Bully Pulpit: Presidential Rhetoric from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald J. Trump. His research interests include presidential debates, the political dimensions of Margaret Atwood's fiction, and a wide range of political communicators from the 20th Century including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The Role of Media in International Relations provides readers with a collection of timely and thought-provoking articles that demonstrate how mass media has evolved and progressed in the context of our technologically advanced society. The text encourages readers to think critically regarding the dissemination of news and information on a global scale to better understand its ability to shape knowledge, worldviews, and perspectives. The readings address how Arab-Americans and Muslims are literally and figuratively framed in U.S. media, issues of free speech, the proliferation of "fake news," the ways in which the Iran Deal was portrayed in the media, and pro-western liberalism's decline in Russia. Students read about the intersection of the internet and international politics, social media use by business college students, Coptic Christians and the Manchester attack, and more. Case studies, study questions, and additional readings and resources reinforce the materials and encourage further exploration and consideration. The Role of Media in International Relations is an ideal supplementary textbook for courses in mass media, international relations, and any course that examines contemporary media and global news.Mark Scheinbaum is an adjunct professor of political science and international relations at Florida International University. A former newsman for United Press International, Mr. Scheinbaum worked for ABC TV Network News in New York City on the National Assignment Desk, Special Events, and Elections units. He also served as correspondent and field producer for UPI Television and Audio Service. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize as part of a newspaper investigative reporting team on urban riots and reported on the war and peacekeepers in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mr. Scheinbaum holds a B.A. from Hunter College of the City University of New York and an M.A. from the University of South Florida.

Designed to help future social workers cultivate the skills critical for successful practice, Macro Practice Skills: A Step-by-Step Guide helps readers develop strategic competencies that can be applied at micro, mezzo, and macro system levels. Though the development of key skills, readers learn how to understand clients within a specific social context, increasing their ability and effectiveness to intervene and assist across and within diverse client populations. The b