Struggling Minds

About the book: Struggling Minds is a hands-on guide for understanding and assessing learning problems in school going children. This book is unique in presenting the learning process so that a child’s breakdown points that lead to problems in school are identified and remedied. Features - Samples of handwriting and spelling errors Analyses of learning difficulties Understanding difficulties in math Common signs and symptoms to help identify such cases Strategies for handling some of these challenges in the classroom

Most of us take our mental health for granted. But when confronted by mental illness in our family, our friends, or ourselves, even the most competent among us is likely to become bewildered. Understanding Troubled Minds provides a calm and authoritative guide to the full range of specific mental illnesses and available treatments. It deals with particular patterns of illness in women, children, and the elderly. It stresses the value of partnership among psychiatrists, patients, and their families. And it places this knowledge within the framework of modern psychiatry-from the history of the profession to just what it is that psychiatrists and fellow health-workers do, and how they can help. A sense of hope and optimism prevails within these pages. The authors, both eminent psychiatrists with long practical experience, stress that great strides are being made in the treatment of mental illness. But they also warn against the lure of the instant cure. Acknowledging the complexity of human nature, they weave the stories of real people and the insights of many writers throughout their text. Balanced, up-to-date, thoroughly readable, and humanistic, this book will both increase our practical knowledge and deepen our understanding of mental illness.

Reflecting on the confusion, shame and grief brought on by her mother's schizophrenia, Amy Simpson provides a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness. Reminding us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, she explores new possibilities for the church to minister to this stigmatized group.

Revealing Minds is a practical, hands-on guide to assessing learning problems, based on the approach of All Kinds of Minds, the groundbreaking nonprofit institute co-founded by Mel Levine. Whereas most assessments of struggling learners focus on what is "broken" within a student and needs to be fixed, All Kinds of Minds has adopted a more positive and comprehensive approach to the process. Rather than labeling children or categorizing them into certain pre-defined groups, their optimistic and helpful path creates a complete picture (or "profile") of each student, outlining the child’s assets along with any weaknesses, and identifying specific breakdown points that lead to problems at school. The process of assessment should be able to answer a question such as, "Why is my son struggling with reading?" with a better answer than, "Because he has a reading disability." Revealing Minds shows how to discover hidden factors—such as language functioning, memory ability, or attention control—that are impeding a student’s learning. It goes beyond labels and categories to help readers understand what's really going on with their students and create useful learning plans. Providing scores of real-life examples, definitions of key terms, helpful diagrams, tables, and sample assessments, Pohlman offers a useful roadmap for educators, psychologists, and other professionals to implement the All Kinds of Minds approach in their own assessments.

As a devout Christian, you may have experienced life's challenges and wondered why your unwavering faith hasn't shielded you from the storms. If you've prayed, fasted, and been active in your church but feel like something's missing, this book is your answer! "Saved but Struggling, Well but Wounded" offers a path to change. Inside these pages, you will embark on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth, uncovering invaluable insights such as: Biblical Guidance: Explore the profound biblical support for prayer and seeking godly counseling in times of trouble. Who You Are: Dive into the deep understanding of your tripartite nature—spirit, soul, and body—and how they intricately interweave, shaping your life's experiences. Counseling Clarity: Get answers to frequently asked questions about counseling. Distinguish the differences between secular and Christian counseling. Learn how to choose the right Christian counselor for your specific needs. Healing from the Past: Address the impact of childhood trauma, wounds, and unresolved issues on your adult life and discover the path to healing and wholeness. Breaking Stigmas: Recognize that Christians can face mental health issues, like physical or medical health issues. Overcome the stigma and find hope in mental well-being. Divine Intervention: Explore the incredible gift and ministry of professional Christian counseling, a tool God uses to help heal those who struggle spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and relationally. If you crave a deeper connection with God, renewed purpose, and the strength to overcome life's trials, "Saved but Struggling, Well but Wounded" is your guide to a life enriched by faith and the benefits of professional Christian counseling. Begin your journey toward healing and spiritual growth today! Click the "Add to Cart" button to embark on a transformative path to help strengthen your Christian life and discover the peace and fulfillment you've longed for.

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job. Covering the program's origins, early implementation, liberalization of benefits, and more recent restraint and reorientation of this program, Struggling for Social Citizenship is the first detailed examination of the single largest public contributory disability plan in the country. Focusing on broad policy trends and program developments and highlighting the role of cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, public servants, policy advisors, and other political actors, Michael Prince examines the pension reform agendas and records of the Pearson, Trudeau, Mulroney, Chrétien, Martin, and Harper prime ministerial eras. Shedding light on the immediate world of applicants and clients of the CPP disability benefit, this study reviews academic literature and government documents, features interviews with officials, and provides an analysis of administrative data regarding trends in expenditures, caseloads, decisions, and appeals related to CPP disability benefits. Struggling for Social Citizenship looks into the ways in which disability has been defined in programs and distinguished from ability in given periods, how these distinctions have operated, been administered, contested and regulated, as well as how, through income programs, disability is a social construct and administrative category. Weaving together literature on social policy, political science, and disability studies, Struggling for Social Citizenship produces an innovative evaluation of Canadian citizenship and social rights.

'Remarkably beautiful and pastoral' JUSTIN WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 'Brimming with wisdom and humanity' DAME SARAH MULLALLY, DBE, BISHOP OF LONDON Struggling with God gets right to the heart of a great predicament for many Christians. When it feels as if our struggles are overwhelming - and our capacity for faith and hope and love is diminished - how is it possible to maintain, never mind nourish, our relationship with God? The truth, as this deeply compassionate volume reminds us, is that Jesus came alongside people wrestling with mental health problems. Many familiar conditions, such as anxiety and depression, and more severe ones, including bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, are addressed by the authors here. Dispelling common myths and misconceptions, they explore the impact such mental health disorders can have on individual Christians, Church and society.. Each chapter includes biblical reflections relevant to its theme, prayers, questions to facilitate individual/group study, and pointers to further reading. In short, the book presents a Christian vision of spiritual and mental wellbeing through prayerful struggling with God.

The Struggling Believer: The Journey to Finding God's Rest This book traces the journey of God's people who came out of the horrors of slavery in Egypt. It looks at the reasons why they perished in the desert- never to conquer Canaan, the blessing that was always their promised inheritance. It also looks at what the Israelites finally did right to enter into God's rest and inherit the blessing. The book shows how the reasons many Christians fail to enter into God's rest today are no different. If you are the brother of the prodigal son, you might find this book a sometimes difficult, but insightful and worthwhile read. If you are the prodigal son, trying to find your way home to God, this book will help light your way. Wherever you are on your journey, it will help disarm the darkness in your life and give you the confidence you need that God is much closer than you might think. Susan Reynolds is a wife and mother of three children. The Struggling Believer is her first published work.