New Releases by mary nash

Annotation

"This resource is for professionals and students in social care, who are required to engage in the spiritual dimension of their therapeutic work with clients. The authors show how they have developed ways of applying their own and their clients' spirituality in their practice. The client groups they cover include children, older people, individuals with learning disabilities, and ethnic minority and indigenous groups. Drawing on theological and philosophical ideas from different cultures, this resource gives guidance on and examples of practice that together should enable the reader to explore and develop the role of spiritual awareness in their work"--Publisher's description.

Toad Persever is up to something--his brother and sister are sure of it. Their babysitter has been acting very strangely. Could Toad have put her under a magic spell?

DEFYING MALE CIVILIZATION examines women''s role and experiences in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). It addresses the significant contributions made by anonymous women at the homefront as well as the heroic accomplishments of female political leaders and women who fought at the warfronts.

When their father heads off to New Zealand for a business trip and their housekeeper, Mrs. Coverlet, is called away suddenly to take care of her daughter, Malcolm, Molly, and Theobold "The Toad" find themselves home alone for the summer. They decide not to alert their neighbors that Mrs. Coverlet is gone. After all, they can take care of themselves! But when their money -- and their supply of hamburgers and chocolate ice cream -- runs low, their self-reliance is put to the test. Could stubborn, quirky, six-year-old Toad and his cat provide the key to their survival?