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Health Studies

The Essential Guide to Psychoactive Drugs in Canada, Third Edition

The Essential Guide to Psychoactive Drugs in Canada, Third Edition provides a practical understanding of psychoactive drug pharmacology and physiology, accessibly unpacking the risks and therapeutic applications of the most commonly used and misused drug families, including depressants, opioids, stimulants, hallucinogens, and psychotherapeutics. Rick Csiernik demystifies the misuse of prescription compounds, as well as drugs that are new to North American communities, such as captagon, xylazine, and nitazene. This third edition continues the work of the previous editions, featuring thoroughly updated references as well as new boxes focusing on key contemporary pharmacological issues including differences in opioid versus stimulant overdose, e-cigarettes and vaping, psychedelic-assisted therapy, microdosing, and Δ8-Tetrahydrocannabinol. The appendices are expanded to include an easy-to-read summary of the effects of active drug use and withdrawal, as well as the effects of psychoactive drugs on adolescents and seniors. Light on jargon and heavy on evidence, The Essential Guide to Psychoactive Drugs in Canada supplies the blueprints that every service provider needs to dispense sound, evidence-based care and is an ideal resource for counsellors, therapists, instructors, and students looking to acquire an in-depth, practical understanding of drug use, medication, and addiction. Features:
  • Updated references with a focus on contemporary pharmacological issues
  • Uses accessible language suitable for foundational undergraduate courses
  • Instructor resources include PowerPoints, a test bank of multiple choice and true/false questions, and an extensive instructor’s guide comprising group activity and discussion questions, suggested short assignment questions and critical thinking essay questions, and additional resources
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Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada

Moving students’ learning from the traditional indoor classroom to outdoor spaces has proven benefits. It expands student engagement and uptake, promotes mental and physical health, and strengthens students’ awareness of Indigenous ways of knowing as well as environmental issues. Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada takes pre- and in-service teachers and outdoor professionals on a journey that elevates their experience and effectiveness when teaching any curriculum content in an outdoor classroom. With its focus on curriculum and instruction, this book focuses on ‘where’ students learn, emphasizing the use of outdoor spaces to teach. This book illustrates the many benefits of outdoor learning and how to be successful when educators teach students outside. The voices and perspectives of professional educators and practitioners from across Canada give readers a broad overview of outdoor learning from a variety of viewpoints, including Indigenous voices that ground the topic and provide a basis for connecting to the earth. This book is intended to inspire teachers, pre-service teachers, outdoor professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts to take their students and clients outside to learn, connect, and grow. Features:
  • A research-informed and practice-based guide to outdoor learning that explores how teaching beyond the classroom can support student engagement, well-being, and meaningful connection to the land
  • Pedagogical features include key terms, discussion questions, activities and assignments, recommended readings, and additional resources
  • Instructor resources include an instructor’s manual, PowerPoint slides, and a test bank
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Social Gerontology in Canada

Social Gerontology in Canada introduces students to the key topics in social gerontology, a multi-disciplinary field concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging and older adults. This text provides an overview of key theories, policies, and topics, incorporating intersectional and strength-based approaches to aging studies. Strong learning features are included in each chapter, designed to be interactive and student-friendly. Social Gerontology in Canada was written in close collaboration with undergraduate and graduate students, who contributed to the writing of the chapters, ensuring that they are accessible and readable. The chapters are concise and written in a conversational tone to appeal to all readers interested in social gerontology. The book is packed with pedagogical tools, and there is a focus on interactive and case-based learning to enhance real-world application and practical knowledge. Within each chapter, an intersectional lens including a strong focus on ethnic and gender diversity of older Canadians is included, and each chapter also features a “gerontology in practice” textbox that explains how the material covered in the chapter can be applied to real life. Social Gerontology in Canada is intended for sociology, gerontology, aging studies, social work, and health studies programs within universities and colleges in Canada that take a social sciences/sociological approach to aging and gerontology. Features
  • Written in a concise and conversational tone with the explicit aim to match the reading level of undergraduate students and arm them with practical learning takeaways
  • Emphasizes positive aspects of aging and challenges prevalent ageist assumptions
  • Pedagogical features include expected learning outcomes, questions for critical thought, additional resources, glossaries, additional resources, boxed inserts, pause and reflect boxes, and figures, charts, and tables
  • Instructor resources include PowerPoints and sample test questions
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Public Health Nursing in Canada

Public health nurses are integral to advocating for, supporting, and maintaining the health of the population. Public Health Nursing in Canada teaches nurses how to engage in upstream thinking from a community and population health perspective in order to address clients on individual, family, group, community, population, and system levels. This text offers a comprehensive approach that includes communication, program planning, implementation, and evaluation in addition to policy, standards, and ethics. Integral skills and knowledge—such as leadership in public health nursing, anti-racism and anti-oppressive practice, Indigenous public health, community and population health assessments, family health, health education, mental health, planetary health, and more—are explored through real world applications. Each chapter includes practice stories as well as critical thinking questions similar to those found in the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to aid nursing students in preparation for certification. Public Health Nursing in Canada serves as a broad and inclusive competency-based resource for undergraduate and graduate nursing students as well as nurses entering public health practice in Canada. Features
  • A broad and inclusive resource offering nursing students and practitioners of any year and experience level a foundation for public health nursing in Canada
  • Includes pedagogical features such as boxed features, practice stories, infographics, critical thinking questions, end-of-chapter summaries, a glossary, and an index
  • Instructor resources include an instructor’s manual with recommended websites and tools, links to podcasts, video, YouTube resources, additional readings, small group and classroom activities, online interactive modules, virtual simulation, NCLEX-style questions with answers, and PowerPoint slides
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SUBJECTS

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Mental Health and Addictions

Social Determinants of Health

Supporting Communities

Foundational Skills

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