New leaf
Instant Notes: Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
Grimshaw, P, Lees, A, Fowler, N and Burden, A
Taylor and Francis, London
Dr Paul Grimshaw from UniSA’s School of Health Sciences, and three co-authors from the United Kingdom, have recently published a textbook for first and second year undergraduate students studying in the area of biomechanics.
As part of the publisher’s Instant Notes series, the book is
designed as a concise collection of detailed lecture notes for
students studying at
university level. For example, each section in the book
represents one complete lecture and it is therefore
useful for both the student (for understanding and acquiring
knowledge and for revision and examination) and the lecturer (for
planning and
preparation of lectures and laboratory classes). Although the book
is primarily aimed at the UK and USA markets it also has clear
application within Australia for students studying in areas of
Health Sciences; such as exercise science, sports science,
physiotherapy, biomedical engineering and now also within the year
12 physical education curriculum which contains the area of
biomechanics.
For more information visit: www.garlandscience.co.uk/instant_notes.asp
The Practice of Counselling
Pelling, P, Bowers, R and Armstrong, P
Thomson Learning Australia
The Practice of Counselling addresses a wide spectrum of contemporary issues faced by practising counsellors. It is designed to cover a comprehensive range of issues for the practicing counsellor and for students of counselling, including integrative approaches to the field, social and political issues, cross-cultural counselling, cultural diversity, Indigenous issues; and counselling in various contexts including grief and loss, crisis work, and issues in supervision.
It is imperative that professional counsellors and psychotherapists understand the social and cultural influences that impact clients. This understanding is equally essential for the teaching and learning process. This text explores best practices in the areas of counselling interventions to address some of the most challenging issues facing practitioners today. Offering solid, innovative, state-of-the-art guidance and models, this text helps students to learn and engage in critical thinking much more readily as the literature reflects their own environment and experiences.
Dr Nadine Pelling a senior lecturer in UniSA’s school of pyscology is one of the co-authors of this book.
For more information visit: www.thomsonlearning.com.au