For questions: e-mail hecker@calumet.purdue.edu , or Phone: 219-989-2938
CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS
Haworth Press is soliciting an author/editor for an upcoming book entitled THERAPIST'S NOTEBOOK FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE & ASSISTED LIVING
Activities & Handouts for Professionals in Elder Care
We are looking for a talented author or editor to head up an exciting new venture in our very successful Therapist's Notebook book series.
The purpose of the book is to:
- Offer therapists many creative resources (activities, interventions & handouts) designed for working with the elderly in residential care and assisted living
- Introduce the reader to proven theoretical activities, interventions
- Allow professionals the benefits of utilizing 'field-tested' activities that have benefited client
- Provide comprehensive interventions for working with issues common in working with elderly clientele, such as meetings between client and family members
- Provides readers with developed techniques, interventions, educational handouts for use with both individuals and groups
The following information is required:
- Professional vita or resume for all authors/editors
- Approximate date when the final manuscript is projected to be completed
- Table of contents with as many subheadings as possible
- Sample chapter(s) (1 to 3 if possible)
Structure of sample chapters: Chapters should be structured in a manner similar to the original best-selling Therapist's Notebook (Hecker, Deacon & Associates, 1998) (see www.haworthpress.com). Each chapter should include the following subheadings:
- Type of Contribution
- Objective
- Rationale for Use
- Instructions
- Brief Clinical Vignette
- Suggestions for Follow-up
- Contraindications for Use
- Professional Readings & Resources
- Bibliotherapy Sources for the Client/Group
Chapter Length: 8-18 pages, typed, double-spaced
This book will be part of the Practical Practice in Mental Health: Guidebooks for In-Patient, Outpatient, and Independent Practice series: New York: Haworth Press.
Submission Deadline for Proposals: August 1, 2006
Please send proposal, vitas, and sample chapters in hard copy only to: Lorna Hecker, Ph.D., Senior Editor, Haworth Practical Practice in Mental Health Book Program, Couple & Family Therapy Center, ECTR 136, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN 46321
For questions: e-mail hecker@calumet.purdue.edu , or Phone: 219-989-2938
Anne B. Edwards, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Director, The Gerontology Center Purdue University Calumet 2200 169th St. Hammond, IN 46323 Phone: (219)989-2863 email: edwardsa@calumet.purdue.edu
