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The Public Productivity and Performance Handbook

The Public Productivity and Performance Handbook

A productive society is dependent upon high-performing government. This third edition of The Public Performance and Productivity Handbook includes chapters from leading scholars consultants and practitioners to explore all of the core elements of improvement. Completely revised and focused on best practice the handbook comprehensively explores managing for high performance measurement and analysis costs and finances human resources and cutting-edge organizational tools. Its coverage of new and systematic management approaches and well-defined measurement systems provides guidance for organizations of all sizes to improve productivity and performance. The contributors discuss such topics as accountability organizational effectiveness after budget cuts the complementary roles of human capital and “big data ” and how to teach performance management in the classroom and in public organizations. The handbook is accompanied by an online companion volume providing examples of performance measurement and improvement manuals across a wide variety of public organizations. The Public Performance and Productivity Handbook Third Edition is required reading for all public administration practitioners as well as for students and scholars interested in the state of the public performance and productivity field. | The Public Productivity and Performance Handbook

GBP 230.00
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Attention and Performance VII Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Attention and Performance Senanque France August 1-6 1976

Attention and Performance VII Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Attention and Performance Senanque France August 1-6 1976

Originally published in 1978 this seventh volume of an international series continues the objective to increase and disseminate scientific knowledge in the area of human attention performance and information processing and to foster international communication in this area. This volume covers the following topics: time in perception; word perception and reading; speech perception and coding; hemisphere differences; response and physiological processes; theories and models. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context. | Attention and Performance VII Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Attention and Performance Senanque France August 1-6 1976

GBP 200.00
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The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance

The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance

The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance provides a cutting-edge comprehensive overview of the foundations epistemologies methodologies key topics and current debates and future directions in the field. It brings together work from the disciplines of anthropology and performance studies as well as adjacent fields. Across 31 chapters a diverse range of international scholars cover topics including: Ritual Theater Storytelling Music Dance Textiles Land Acknowledgments Indigenous Identity Visual Arts Embodiment Cognition Healing Festivals Politics Activism The Law Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality Class Religion Spirituality and Faith Disability Leisure Gaming and Sport In addition the included Appendix offers tools exercises and activities designed by contributors as useful suggestions to readers both within and beyond academic contexts to take the insights of performance anthropology into their work. This is a valuable reference for scholars and upper-level students in anthropology performance studies and related disciplines including religious studies art philosophy history political science gender studies and education.

GBP 205.00
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Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers

Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers

Written by high performance computing (HPC) experts Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture dominant parallel programming models and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. From working in a scientific computing center the authors gained a unique perspective on the requirements and attitudes of users as well as manufacturers of parallel computers. The text first introduces the architecture of modern cache-based microprocessors and discusses their inherent performance limitations before describing general optimization strategies for serial code on cache-based architectures. It next covers shared- and distributed-memory parallel computer architectures and the most relevant network topologies. After discussing parallel computing on a theoretical level the authors show how to avoid or ameliorate typical performance problems connected with OpenMP. They then present cache-coherent non-uniform memory access (ccNUMA) optimization techniques examine distributed-memory parallel programming with message passing interface (MPI) and explain how to write efficient MPI code. The final chapter focuses on hybrid programming with MPI and OpenMP. Users of high performance computers often have no idea what factors limit time to solution and whether it makes sense to think about optimization at all. This book facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. It also prepares readers for studying more advanced literature. Read about the authors' recent honor: Informatics Europe Curriculum Best Practices Award for Parallelism and Concurrency.

GBP 180.00
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Attention and Performance VI Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Attention and Performance Stockholm Sweden July 28–August 1 1975

Attention and Performance VI Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Attention and Performance Stockholm Sweden July 28–August 1 1975

Originally published in 1977 this sixth volume of an international series presented new and original material in the broad area of human performance. Included are the most recent findings modern methodologies and latest models and theories that indicate the trends and focus on recent points of debate. Among the topics covered are reaction processes perceptual encoding selective attention visual search processing a recognition of words as well as the reading process and memory. This volume will be of paramount interest to experimental psychologists from graduate students to post-graduate research workers. | Attention and Performance VI Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Attention and Performance Stockholm Sweden July 28–August 1 1975

GBP 200.00
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The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance

The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance

This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the twenty-first century. It combines critical discussions of key concepts practitioners and trends within theatre-making both in particular countries and across borders that are shaping European stage practice. With the geography geopolitics and cultural politics of Europe more unsettled than at any point in recent memory this book’s combination of national and thematic coverage offers a balanced understanding of the continent’s theatre and performance cultures. Employing a range of methodologies and critical approaches across its three parts and ninety-four chapters this book’s first part contains a comprehensive listing of European nations the second part charts responses to thematic complexes that define current European performance and the third section gathers a series of case studies that explore the contribution of some of Europe’s foremost theatre makers. Rather than rehearsing rote knowledge this is a collection of carefully curated interpretive accounts from an international roster of scholars and practitioners. The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance gives undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers and practitioners an indispensable reference resource that can be used broadly across curricula.

GBP 205.00
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Human Performance Workload and Situational Awareness Measures Handbook Third Edition - 2-Volume Set

Human Performance Workload and Situational Awareness Measures Handbook Third Edition - 2-Volume Set

This two-volume set was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measures to be used in the evaluation of human/machine systems. It can also be used to supplement classes at both the undergraduate and graduate courses in ergonomics experimental psychology human factors human performance measurement and system test and evaluation. Volume 1 of the handbook begins with an overview of the steps involved in developing a test to measure human performance workload and/or situational awareness. This is followed by a definition of human performance and a review of human performance measures. Situational Awareness is similarly treated in a subsequent chapter. Volume 2 presents a definition of workload and a review of workload measures. Provides a short engineering tutorial on experimental design Offers readily accessible information on human performance workload and situational awareness (SA) measures Presents general description of the measure Covers data collection reduction and analysis requirement Details out the strengths and limitations or restrictions of each measure including any known proprietary rights or restrictions as well as validity and reliability data | Human Performance Workload and Situational Awareness Measures Handbook Third Edition - 2-Volume Set

GBP 205.00
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The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

If you‘ve ever handled live sound you know the recipe for creating quality live sound requires many steps. Your list of ingredients shall we say requires an understanding of sound and how it behaves the know-how to effectively use a sound system) and the knowledge to choose and use your gear well. Add a dash of miking ability stir in a pinch of thinking on your feet for when your system starts to hum or the vocals start to feed back and mix. In practice there really is no recipe for creating a quality performance. Instead musicians and engineers who effectively use sound systems have a wealth of knowledge that informs their every move before and during a live performance. You can slowly gather that knowledge over years of live performance or you can speed up the process with The SOS Guide to Live Sound. With these pages you get practical advice that will allow you to accomplish your live-sound goals in every performance. Learn how to choose set up and use a live-performance sound system. Get the basics of live-sound mixing save money by treating your gear well with a crash course in maintenance and fix issues as they happen with a section on problem-solving full of real-world situations. You‘ll also get information on stage-monitoring both conventional and in-ear along with the fundamentals of radio microphones and wireless mixing solutions. Finally a comprehensive glossary of terminology rounds out this must-have reference. | The SOS Guide to Live Sound Optimising Your Band's Live-Performance Audio

GBP 180.00
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Advances in Materials and Pavement Prediction Papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Pre

Advances in Materials and Pavement Prediction Papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Pre

Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction contains the papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction (AM3P Doha Qatar 16- 18 April 2018). There has been an increasing emphasis internationally in the design and construction of sustainable pavement systems. Advances in Materials and Pavement Prediction reflects this development highlighting various approaches to predict pavement performance. The contributions discuss links and interactions between material characterization methods empirical predictions mechanistic modeling and statistically-sound calibration and validation methods. There is also emphasis on comparisons between modeling results and observed performance. The topics of the book include (but are not limited to): • Experimental laboratory material characterization• Field measurements and in situ material characterization• Constitutive modeling and simulation• Innovative pavement materials and interface systems• Non-destructive measurement techniques• Surface characterization tire-surface interaction pavement noise• Pavement rehabilitation• Case studies Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction will be of interest to academics and engineers involved in pavement engineering. | Advances in Materials and Pavement Prediction Papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Pre

GBP 180.00
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Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

This book includes all the papers presented at the meeting revised to take account of all the points made during discussions and the Consensus Statement itself. The topics covered include recommendations for optimum carbohydrate protein fat total energy fluid and electrolyte and vitamin mineral intakes to maximise sports performance. | Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

GBP 180.00
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Electric Machines Two Volume Set

Electric Machines Two Volume Set

With its comprehensive coverage of the state of the art this second edition of the book introduces the basic types of transformers and electric machines and also discusses advanced subjects in electric machines starting from principles to applications and case studies with ample graphical results. The first volume Electric Machines: Steady State Performance with MATLAB® covers circuit modeling characteristics and performance characteristics under steady state testing techniques and preliminary electromagnetic-thermic dimensioning. This book is intended for first semester course treating electric transformers rotary and linear machines steady state modeling and performance computation preliminary dimensioning and testing standardized and innovative techniques. The second volume Electric Machines: Transients Control Principles Finite Element Analysis and Optimal Design with MATLAB® is intended for second (and third) semester course treating topics such as modeling of transients control principles electromagnetic and thermal finite element Analysis and optimal design (dimensioning). Notable recent knowledge with strong industrialization potential has been added to this edition such as orthogonal models of multiphase A. C. machines thermal finite element analysis of (FEA) electric machines and FEA– based–only optimal design of a PM motor case study. Both the volumes include numerical examples and case studies and numerous computer simulation programs in MATLAB and Simulink® are also available online that illustrate performance characteristics present in the chapters. | Electric Machines Two Volume Set

GBP 200.00
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Analytical Method Development and Validation

Analytical Method Development and Validation

Describes analytical methods development optimization and validation and provides examples of successful methods development and validation in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) areas. The text presents an overview of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) regulatory guidelines compliance with validation requirements for regulatory agencies and methods validation criteria stipulated by the US Pharmacopia FDA and ICH. | Analytical Method Development and Validation

GBP 180.00
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Boiler Operator's Handbook

Boiler Operator's Handbook

With the increased interest in climate impacts sustainability and efficiency more responsibility is being placed on boiler operators to help improve performance and reduce emissions. This third edition of the Boiler Operator’s Handbook is intended to help such operators in the quest for improved operability and performance of their boilers and their plants. The theme of this book is to operate wisely. The goal is to instill not only know how but know why. The main details have been provided by the original author Mr. Ken Heselton. This updated version has been somewhat expanded to include a wider range of examples and some of the more recent environmental requirements. To illustrate these points topics include multi boiler operations understanding the plant load maintenance issues and controls. Every plant is different. However it is hoped that with the information provided in this book the wise operator will be able to address the various unique issues posed by the specific plant and provide timely solutions to meet the present-day requirements. | Boiler Operator's Handbook

GBP 180.00
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Empirical Bayes Methods with Applications

Empirical Bayes Methods with Applications

The second edition of Empirical Bayes Methods details are provided of the derivation and the performance of empirical Bayes rules for a variety of special models. Attention is given to the problem of assessing the goodness of an empirical Bayes estimator for a given set of prior data. A chapter is devoted to a discussion of alternatives to the empirical Bayes approach and there is also a chapter giving details of several actual applications of empirical Bayes method. | Empirical Bayes Methods with Applications

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Pink Floyd

The Routledge Handbook of Pink Floyd

The Routledge Handbook of Pink Floyd is intended for scholars and researchers of popular music as well as music industry professionals and fans of the band. It brings together international researchers to assess evaluate and reformulate approaches to the critical study and interpretation of one of the world’s most important and successful bands. For the first time this Handbook will ‘tear down the wall ’ examining the band’s collective artistic creations and the influence of social technological commercial and political environments over several decades on their work. Divided into five parts the book provides a thoroughly contextualised overview of the musical works of Pink Floyd including coverage of performance and sound; media reception and fandom; genre; periods of Pink Floyd’s work; and aesthetics and subjectivity. Drawing on art design performance culture and counterculture emergent theoretical resources and analytical frames are evaluated and discussed from across the social sciences humanities and creative arts. The Handbook is intended for scholars and researchers of popular music as well as music industry professionals. It will appeal across a range of related subjects from music production to cultural studies and media/communication studies.

GBP 205.00
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5S Office Version 1 Facilitator Guide

5S Office Version 1 Facilitator Guide

Enna's 5S Office Facilitator Guide is designed with the worker in mind and to allow for the performance of the workshop away from the shop floor. When it comes to managing sustainable change within your organization effective communication and training are paramount. The key to sustainable success in a Office 5S program is having the ability to train and conduct workshops internally. For this to take place internal trainers require a practical and information rich guide to maximize their efforts. | 5S Office Version 1 Facilitator Guide

GBP 200.00
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Energy Management Handbook

Energy Management Handbook

This comprehensive handbook is recognized as the definitive stand-alone energy manager’s desk reference used by tens of thousands of professionals throughout the energy management industry. This new ninth edition includes new chapters on energy management controls systems compressed air systems renewable energy and carbon reduction. There are major updates to chapters on energy auditing lighting systems boilers and fired systems steam and condensate systems green buildings waste heat recovery indoor air quality utility rates natural gas purchasing commissioning financing and performance contracting and much more with numerous new and updated illustrations charts calculation procedures and other helpful working aids. | Energy Management Handbook

GBP 190.00
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The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

First Published in 2003. The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J. S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of carefully graded cumulative exercises that stress both analysis and writing. Benjamin covers chromaticism and fugal writing in exceptional detail. The exercises cover a wide range of formats including error detection linear pitch reduction analysis and composition. The book also incorporates a 100-page anthology of scores effective for analysis in-class performance and compositional models.

GBP 180.00
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Bacterial Starter Cultures for Food

Bacterial Starter Cultures for Food

This book brings together information concerning starter culture bacteria in the manufacture of many milk meat vegetable and bakery products. The characteristics and functions of these bacteria in the production of cultured foods as well as factors which affect their performance are discussed in detail. Topics include the role of plasmids in starter culture bacteria the function of these bacteria as food preservatives nutritional and health benefits and future applications. Authors provide historical background as an introduction to each chapter. This will be a valuable reference book for food industry technologists and academicians. | Bacterial Starter Cultures for Food

GBP 180.00
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Modeling and Analysis of Local Area Networks

Modeling and Analysis of Local Area Networks

Modeling and Analysis of Local Area Networks fills a void in the array of books on Local Area Networks (LANs) in that it reviews the state of LAN technology from a hardware and software perspective develops a set of metrics that can be used to evaluate LANs for end applications and investigates methodologies for evaluating LANs from these perspectives. The book discusses LAN evaluation techniques utilizing analysis operational analysis hardware testbeds and simulations. Simulations will be stressed in greater detail and a tool available for evaluating LANs performance (called MALAN) is presented and the details of its structure developed.

GBP 205.00
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Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

As every civil engineer knows Portland Cement is the most versatile and important material of construction and will probably remain so far into the future. Yet few books if any exist that offer an in-depth analysis of the mixing and testing methods of this vital hydraulic cement. This statement written about the first edition of Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods remains as true today as it was ten years ago. Revised and updated the second edition of this groundbreaking resource completely covers Portland Cement Portland Cement Concrete and their uses. See what‘s new in the Second Edition: New coverage of the latest concrete technologies such as high-performance and lightweight concrete Several new tests and sample tearsheets Additional and updated data sheets The body of the book is divided into several sections with the first explaining how concrete batches are designed mixed and measured for various consistencies. Another section details the tests of the primary component materials of concrete other than water namely Portland Cement aggregates and mortar while the final section includes some of the fundamental concrete testing procedures for different strength parameters in conformity with the standards of the American Society for Testing Materials. Solidly researched and written the book supplies a fundamental understanding of cement concrete and mixing and testing methods that allow readers to produce the most economical combinations of concrete materials and satisfy performance requirements and specifications. | Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

GBP 180.00
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Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition

Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition

Packed with dozens of no-nonsense chapters written by leading professionals Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition shows your students how to design build and maintain high-performance high-availability databases in multiple environments. Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition is the most comprehensive single-volume guide of its kind. The book provides the latest most innovative solutions for planning developing and running a powerful data management function. Here students will find exhaustive coverage of the range of data repositories (from legacy indexed files to object data bases and data warehouses) as well as details on everything from strategic planning to maximizing database performance. Completely revised and updated to reflect latebreaking technologies Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition includes extensive case studies and straightforward descriptions showing students how to:implement Web-enabled data warehousesbuild multimedia databasesmaster data mininguse enterprise database modelingstay up-to-date with data conversion and migrationmaximize OLAP architectures and toolsHandbook of Data Management 1999 Edition also provides ongoing coverage of the latest tools and techniques regarding:organization for quality information systemsdata definitiondatabase design and managementobject and hybrid databasesand moreEach contributor to Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition is an expert with first-hand experience in database and data management. These contributors provide a depth and breadth of coverage you and your students simply won't find anywhere else. Prepare your students for real-world business computing. Start them off with Handbook of Data Management 1999 Edition.

GBP 425.00
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The Practice of Management

The Practice of Management

This classic volume achieves a remarkable width of appeal without sacrificing scientific accuracy or depth of analysis. It is a valuable contribution to the study of business efficiency which should be read by anyone wanting information about the developments and place of management and it is as relevant today as when it was first written. This is a practical book written out of many years of experience in working with managements of small medium and large corporations. It aims to be a management guide enabling readers to examine their own work and performance to diagnose their weaknesses and to improve their own effectiveness as well as the results of the enterprise they are responsible for. | The Practice of Management

GBP 180.00
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The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world with almost 50 000 buildings realised to date. Applicable to both domestic and non-domestic building types the strength of Passivhaus lies in the simplicity of the concept. As European and global energy directives move ever closer towards Zero (fossil) Energy standards Passivhaus provides a robust 'fabric first' approach from which to make the next step. The Passivhaus Designers Manual is the most comprehensive technical guide available to those wishing to design and build Passivhaus and Zero Energy Buildings. As a technical reference for architects engineers and construction professionals The Passivhaus Designers Manual provides:State of the art guidance for anyone designing or working on a Passivhaus project;In depth information on building services including high performance ventilation systems and ultra-low energy heating and cooling systems;Holistic design guidance encompassing: daylight design ecological materials thermal comfort indoor air quality and economics;Practical advice on procurement methods project management and quality assurance;Renewable energy systems suitable for Passivhaus and Zero Energy Buildings; Practical case studies from the UK USA and Germany amongst others;Detailed worked examples to show you how it's done and what to look out for;Expert advice from 20 world renowned Passivhaus designers architects building physicists and engineers. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 200 full colour illustrations and presented by two highly experienced specialists this is your one-stop shop for comprehensive practical information on Passivhaus and Zero Energy buildings. | The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

GBP 180.00
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Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners

Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners

Applied sport psychology knowledge has advanced rapidly in recent years. Traditionally literature focused primarily on a narrow range of topics associated with performance enhancement giving rise to a model of helping labelled psychological skills training. Although the psychological skills training model has considerable value the literature has broadened to address a greater diversity of athlete and team issues; a greater range of methods; and a greater recognition of the knowledge skills and attributes practitioners need to help clients. The first edition of the Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology was seminal work bringing together the full range of knowledge and skills sport psychology practitioners needed to help clients. The second edition continues that vision and draws on the full range of related disciplines including sport and exercise psychology clinical psychology and counselling psychology. This comprehensive range of topics provides professionals what they need to build strong relationships with athletes and enhance clients’ performance mental health well-being happiness and meaning in life. This new volume is the guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. Adopting a holistic definition of the role of the sport psychology practitioner it introduces the most effective tools and skills that sport psychology practitioners need to help their clients and explains how effective counselling assessment and therapeutic models add necessary dimensions to professional practice. This book is divided into seven thematic sections addressing: Counselling Assessment Theoretical and therapeutic models Psychosocial issues presenting in individual athletes Psychosocial issues presenting in teams Inclusion in sport psychology Mental skills interventions | Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners

GBP 205.00
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