The Adoption Resource Book, 4th edition -- by Lois Gilman (Author) (Book - Parent)
"With the heart of an adoptive mother and the eye of a journalist, Lois Gilman navigates the often complicated but ultimately fulfilling world of adopting a child. This practical, wise, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Dead End Kids: Gang Girls and the Boys They Know -- by Mark Fleisher (Author) (Book)
"Mark Fleisher exposes the depravity and humanity in gang life as seen through the eyes of a teen-aged girl named Cara. Dead End Kids provides a firsthand account of Cara's life as a member of a...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Shattered Bonds -- by Dorothy Roberts (Author) (Book)
The first book in 30 years to consider the devastating social consequences of the overwhelming numbers of black children in the child-welfare system." "The story of foster care in the United States is...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Ethics and Psychiatry Toward Professional Definition -- by Allen Dyer (Author) (Book)
"Contents Preface. Introduction: A divided profession. The place of ethics in the definition of a profession. The Hippocratic tradition in medicine and psychiatry. The tasks and methods of ethics....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Experimenting with Humans and Animals: From Galen to Animal Rights -- by Anita Guerrini (Author) (Book)
"Experimentation on animals and particularly humans is often assumed to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. But the ideas and attitudes that encourage the biological and medical sciences to experiment on...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Circuit Court For Anne Arundel County (Program)
Family Law division Parent education program
All Ages
Family Violence (Current Controversies) -- by J. Lloyd (Author) (Book - Child)
"This new Current Controversies title examines violence in the home, mainly against spouses and children, but also against the elderly and gay and lesbian partners. Organized into four areas--victims,...
Ages 14 years - 18 years.
Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare and Poverty -- by Jody Raphael (Author) (Book)
"This is the story of Bernice, a former welfare mother and survivor of domestic violence, and her arduous journey to escape from, and ultimately triumph over, years of battering, poverty, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Hands to Work: The Stories of Three Families Racing the Welfare Clock -- by LynNell Hancock (Author) (Book)
"In this illuminating examination of our national welfare policy, award-winning veteran reporter and writer LynNell Hancock offers portraits of three women and their families as they struggle to find...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Ethics, Culture, and Psychiatry: International Perspectives -- by Ahmad Ukashah, Julio Arboleda-Florez, Norman Sartorius (Authors) (Book)
?This book is much more than a book on ethics. Using a panel of distinguished experts, the editors have created a major contribution to understanding the impact of culture and history on the ethical...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)