Australian Academic Press imprint: 38 books
The 8 Values of Highly Productive Companies
Creating Wealth from a New Employment Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
A must-have in any manager's library. — Sergio Carlo Maresca, author of BREAKAWAY!
If you think you are doing it right, think again and read this book. — Dr Roxanne Zolin, QUT
An excellent read for organisation specialists. — Hermias C. Hendrikse, Director of Organisation Effectiveness,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
This book demonstrates an integrated model of clinical psychology practice where disorders are understood as the outcome of multiple interacting factors across different levels of analysis: biological, psychological and psycho-social. Using real-life case studies with expert analysis and interpretation...
The Science of Management
Fighting Fads and Fallacies with Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
To enhance the performance of their employees, managers need to reach an extraordinary number of decisions every day based on information and training as well as on their experience and instinct for what is right. But are the assumptions and beliefs behind theses decisions always based on real evidence ...
Writing Reports for Court
An International Guide for Psychologists Who Work in the Criminal Jurisdiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Psychologists are increasingly being asked to give evidence in court as expert witnesses, yet for some it can be a harrowing experience. Writing Reports for Court provides essential support for psychologists when preparing a court report and giving evidence. A well prepared report underpins an effective...
Learn to Dance on a Moving Carpet
How to create a balanced and meaningful life
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Kick start yourself into action and achieve balance and resilience in your life. In today’s busy fast-changing world many people feel they have lost their way and struggle with the aspects of everyday life. In this quick ‘go to’ self-help guide psychologist Jacky Dakin packages up key concepts...
by Evelyn M. Field
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
No one goes to work to be humiliated, abused, ostracised, subjected to rumours, or assaulted. Yet this is the reality of a working day for many employees. Now you can do something about it. From the author of the highly successful introduction to workplace bullying “Bully Blocking at Work”, comes...
Music Autoethnographies
Making Autoethnography Sing/Making Music Personal
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Autoethnography is an autobiographical genre that connects the personal to the cultural, social, and political. Usually written in the first-person voice, autoethnographic work appears in a variety of creative formats; for example, short stories, music compositions, poetry, photographic essays, and...
Infants of Parents with Mental Illness
Developmental, Clinical, Cultural, and Personal Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
During the last 100 years infant mortality rates have improved dramatically, yet even in a developed country such as Australia the physical health of infants varies greatly, despite advances in science and technology. It has now become clear that emotional and physical development is affected by many...
Facing the Tiger
A Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer and the People Who Love Them
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Prostate cancer is now the most common male cancer in the western world, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. In the United States over 2.5 million men are living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer; in the UK over 250,000 men, and in Australia over 120,000 men. For each man who has had prostate cancer,...
Controlling People
The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
“We need to strive for a world where people control what is important to themselves while minimizing the controlling of others.” We are all controlling people. In fact our feelings of wellbeing depend on staying in control. Just as when we drive a car, we must stay in control in everyday life...
by Tim Prenzler
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
This is a book of research and policy aimed at raising ethical standards in criminal justice practice. Around the world, corruption continues to undermine the rule of law and the application of due process rights. Misconduct by criminal justice professionals challenges democratic authority and the...
Careers Work in Schools
A Primer for Career Development Facilitators
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
The readiness of school students to make and implement career decisions as they approach the transition from school to work can vary greatly. Many students find having to choose from a wide range of options confusing and sometimes stressful. Career services in schools help young people not only to...
No Body's Perfect
A helper’s guide to promoting positive body image in children and young people
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Body image doesn’t discriminate gender or age. Yet its importance to our health, both mental and physical, is vital. A negative body image in childhood can lead to a lifetime of struggle and self-doubt. In today’s image-conscious world it is important that we help children and youngsters feel better...
by Dr. Anna Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
A bag of tricks approach to parenting the 1 to 5 year old The early years of parenting are often a tricky and challenging time — a time when you will watch your baby fade and a child emerge, a time of amazing growth, development and change. Your ‘bag of tricks’ to deal with these changes must...