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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462900303321

Autore

Flaxman Paul Edward

Titolo

The mindful and effective employee [[electronic resource] ] : an acceptance and commitment therapy training manual for improving well-being and performance / / Paul E. Flaxman, PhD, Frank W. Bond, PhD, and Fredrik Livheim, MS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, CA, : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., c2013

ISBN

1-60882-022-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BondFrank W

LivheimFredrik

Disciplina

158.7/2

Soggetti

Psychology, Industrial

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Job stress

Personnel management - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1; The Prevalence and Impact of Psychological Distress in the Workplace; CHAPTER 2; What Is ACT?; CHAPTER 3; The Rationale for Applying ACT in the Workplace; CHAPTER 4; Practical Considerations and Program Overview; CHAPTER 5; Training Session 1: Opening Presentation and Introduction to Mindfulness and Values-Based Action Skills; CHAPTER 6; Training Session 2: Untangling from Internal Barriers to Values-Based Action; CHAPTER 7; Training Session 3: Consolidating Mindfulness and Values-Based Action Skills; CHAPTER 8

ACT Trainer Stance and Skills CHAPTER 9; Research Review; CHAPTER 10; The Evolution of ACT in the Workplace: The Leading Edge and Beyond; Handouts; Handout 1: Define Your Values; Handout 2: Values, Goals, and Actions Worksheet; Handout 2a: Values, Goals, and Actions Worksheet (Work Example); Handout 2b: Values, Goals, and Actions Worksheet (Relationship Example); Handout 3: Home Practice (To be completed between Sessions 1 and 2); Handout 4: Untangling from



Thought Barriers to Values-Based Action; Handout 5: Values, Goals, and Actions Map

Handout 6: Home Practice (To be completed between Sessions 2 and 3)Handout 7: Assessing Value Consistency; Handout 8: Home Practice (To keep things going now that the program has finished!); References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Mindful and Effective Employee presents a powerful three-session acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) program for reducing workplace stress and increasing employee effectiveness. Psychologists and human resource professionals will use this program to conduct employee training in workplace settings.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953374803321

Autore

Pinkard John E. <1943->

Titolo

African American felon disenfranchisement : case studies in modern racism and political exclusion / / John E. Pinkard, Sr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2013

ISBN

9781593327163

1593327161

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

324.6/20869270973

Soggetti

Ex-convicts - Suffrage - United States

African American criminals

Political rights, Loss of - United States

Political rights, Loss of - United States - States

Racism - United States

Election law - United States - States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction and Hypothesis; Background to the Problem; Theoretical Premise; Methodology; Summary; Chapter 2: Statement of the Problem; The US Constitutional Anomaly of African AmericanFelon Disenfranchisement;



Social Policy and a Theory of Race Formation; Thematic Literature Review of Pertinent CriminalJustice Research; Chapter 3: The Right to Participate: A Matter of Law andMoral Certitude; A Matter of U.S. Constitutional Law; A Matter of State Law; Civil Rights Act 1964 and 1965 and the Courts; A Matter of Judicial Review

Chapter 4: New Jersey: A Case Study in AutomaticFelon Voter RestorationIntroduction; New Jersey: Voter Rights and Profiles; New Jersey Felon Voter Attitude Survey: A Matter ofChoice?; Do Ex-felon Voter Rights Matter in Essex County?; Chapter 5: Maryland: A Case Study of a State Mandating'Some' Permanent Disenfranchisement; Introduction; Maryland: Voter Rights and Profiles; Maryland Felon Voter Attitude Survey: A Matter ofChoice?; Do Ex-felon Voter Rights Matter in Baltimore City?; Chapter 6: Virginia: A Case Study of a State MandatingPermanent Felon Disenfranchisement; Introduction

Virginia: Voter Rights and ProfilesVirginia Felon Voter Attitude Survey:A Matter of Choice; Do Ex-felon Voter Rights Matter in Virginiaand Hampton County?; Chapter 7: Conclusion:; Examining the Felon Disenfranchisement Paradigm; A Felon Disenfranchisement Paradigm; Felon Enfranchisement: A Legal Argument; Judicial Review or Judicial Activism; Background to the Study; Comparative Case Studies of Felon Disenfranchisement; The Impact of Felon Disenfranchisementon the African American Community; Summary; Chapter 8: Epilogue; The Lessons of African American FelonDisenfranchisement; Postscript

AppendixEndnotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Utilizing a field study on felons that were within one year of completing incarceration, Pinkard analyzes the legal history, constitutionality, conflicting laws, political, and life chance consequences of felon disenfranchisement laws on African American felons and the African American community. Research and data presented in this book indicate that: felon disenfranchisement is based on moralistic beliefs, modern racism, and stereotypes about human differences and that permanent political marginalization of a particular segment of American society not only negates democracy in principle by di