Home, School and Community Relations: A Guide to Working with Families

Review Carol Gestwicki is an author that writes with the student in mind. Her style is in a manner which students can gain a firm understanding of concepts. The use of the relevant examples to further explain concepts gives the students more realistic perceptions. The use of the Ashley and Lawrence families throughout the text [...]

How To Integrate Work, Home, Community And Self

While people in the business community hear a lot about the importance of work/life balance, it’s often unclear exactly what that phrase means or how one achieves it. Stewart Friedman, founding dir. . .

Home, School, and Community Relations

Review “Easy to follow the progression of information in the chapters. Excellent supplemental resources. Easily read and understood by students ?””The greatest strengths are comprehensive coverage, up-to-date material, relevant research, state-of-the-art organization, complete bibliographies, relevance to our present day challenges in education, reflective of parents’, students’ and teachers’ concerns, and specific case studies related to [...]

The Power of Women: Harness Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community

From Publishers Weekly According to Yale psychology professor Nolen-Hoeksema (Women Who Think Too Much), women have unique mental strengths. Neither conformist nor rigid, women find many pathways to their goals and work toward getting a job done rather than getting their way. Women, the author says, utilize their strengths to lead children, partners, neighbors, and [...]

Exercising Influence: A Guide For Making Things Happen at Work, at Home, and in Your Community

Review “. . . Kim Barnes has demystified the complex and sophisticated techniques of influence, making them understandable and available to anyone who yearns to get extraordinary things done in organizations. ” — Jim Kouzes, author”Kim Barnes’ new book is a winner, full of wisdom and good advice about how to influence others. That’s what [...]

Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community: Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Review “Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community ‘walks the talk’. ” — Julie A. Donnelly Ph. D. ,autism consultant”Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community ‘walks the talk’. ” –Julie A. Donnelly Ph. D. ,autism consultant”Making Visual Supports Work. . . is exploding with practical ideas for daily living with [...]