New Releases by Michelle Lynn

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge MSW II Title IV-E students have of burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue at California State University, Sacramento. This study was an exploratory, quantitative design. A convenience non-probability sample of (N=19) MSW II Title IV-E students was used to conduct the study. The study was presented in a pre-test and post-test format with a workshop provided on the topics before the post-test was administered. Results found that there was minimal knowledge of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue among the participants, with good knowledge of burnout. From the findings in the study, one could state that more knowledge is needed to inform students about burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue prior to entering the child welfare profession. A majority of the participants' knowledge significantly increased after the implementation of the workshop indicating benefits of the workshop.

The purpose of this research was to examine teachers,' administrators,' and parents' perceptions of music therapy in schools and its effectiveness with various disabilities and age groups. Perceptions of music therapy were examined in relation to participants': (a) previous knowledge of music therapy and (b) belief that music therapy will be beneficial to students with disabilities and address their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals. Parents, teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals from an elementary and a middle school in the Southeastern United States served as participants. Participants completed a 14-item questionnaire that addressed the three research questions and included items related to participants' demographic information, previous knowledge of music therapy, perceptions of music therapy effectiveness, and disabilities and age groups with which music therapy is perceived to be effective. Results indicated that 65% of participants had heard of music therapy, and 60% had seen a music therapy group with children. The behavioral approach to music therapy was most familiar to participants but some participants had also heard of neurologic music therapy, psychodynamic music therapy, and Orff-Schulwerk. Eighty-seven percent of the participants agreed that music therapy was beneficial for students with disabilities, and participants felt music therapy was most effective in addressing the emotional and social goals of students with disabilities. Participants' rank order for disability groups that would benefit from music therapy was: (1) speech/language impairment, (2) specific learning disability, (3) emotional disturbance, and (4) autism. Participants' rank order for age groups that would benefit from music therapy was: (1) 0-5 years old, (2) 6-10 years old, (3) 11-15 years old, and (4) 16-18 years old. These findings indicate that parents, teachers, and administrators perceive music therapy to be effective with school-age students who have various disabilities, particularly younger children. Additionally, results from this study corroborate previous research regarding the perceived effectiveness of music therapy with other populations. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

Bucharest, Romania, 1875: Dr. Lysander Heistad, a young physician known for his aptitude and unwavering compassion, had always put the needs of others before his own. So when he heard the last request of his beloved little sister who lay dying from Typhoid fever, he never intended to fail in fulfi lling it. However, he had also not forseen himself becoming the target of a horrifying monster out for blood. New York, New York, 1995: For more than a century Lysander Heistad's only companions have been other vampires who shun him for his refusal to drink human blood. Consumed by guilt over the death of his sister so long ago, he had believed himself doomed to an eternity of loneliness and regret. When he meets Anna Harper, a beautiful, lonely, fearless mortal who trusts him implicitly, he can hardly believe his good fortune. But as their newfound friendship grows, so grows his struggle to keep her safe, from not only other vampires, but himself as well.

"The purpose of this project is to train Wells Fargo human resources call center representatives to better interpret paralanguage cues perceived through the phone which should result in increased employee and customer satisfaction. This project will be used to train Wells Fargo employees to understand and react to conflict cues as a result of paralanguage by incoming callers. Expected results of the training include increased conflict management skills, higher quality assurance numbers, and improved employee and customer satisfaction." leaves 10-11.

BloodMoon Māus had never backed down from a conflict, but when it came to Anna he had no weapons. The means he would go to keep her safe and what he would give so that she would have a future.