{"product_id":"human-services-technology-1","title":"Human Services Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eMake the most of your human services training or practice with these electronic tools!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman Services Technology: Innovations in Practice and Education shows how technology can help practitioners, educators, organizations, and agencies to overcome obstacles, develop problem-solving skills in adults and children, and resolve fear\/anxiety issues. It also illustrates how the right software can make a profound difference in the learning experience by transforming students from passive consumers to proactive information hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first half of this vital book highlights well-designed, user-friendly, practice-focused software for use with children and youth, including Funny Face, Bruce's Multimedia Story, Say No With Donny, Talking it Out, and more. These can be used in play therapy, as a child welfare aid, as an educative\/preventative intervention for a variety of issues, and for problem solving in school. This half of the book continues with six chapters discussing software designed for human services professionals working with adults. These include interactive video conferencing, online support for job stress, a computer-aided art therapy program, telephone counseling, an electronically supported way to conduct staff meetings, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second half of Human Services Technology discusses software used for training counselors. These programs monitor users’understanding of the material, provide feedback, allow users to decide what direction their studies would move in, and make provision for students to determine their own pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vital book shows how technology can help practitioners, educators, organizations, and agencies to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeliver effective services to clients who cannot or will not come to face-to-face sessions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse electronic games and simulations to develop problem-solving skills in children and adults \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse virtual environments and realistic stimuli to resolve issues of fear and anxiety \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emake prevention information easily available to more people than ever before \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribing and illustrating software developed and tested in the United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, Finland, and the United Kingdom, Human Services Technology: Innovations in Practice and Education is essential for every human services reference shelf!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224814768472,"sku":"9780789017017","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780789017017.jpg?v=1768978839","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/human-services-technology-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}