This manual, developed by NCCAN, provides an overview of how to identify parental substance abuse, assess the strengths and needs of families, develop service plans, and implement strategies for helping children of substance-abusing parents. Physical and behavioral indications of substance abuse, characteristics of parents at risk of substance abuse, and special risks of children of chemically involved parents are reviewed. The manual also addresses reporting obligations, comprehensive family assessment, and juvenile court involvement. Innovative approaches to intervention are described, such as programs for pregnant and parenting women, residential treatment, family preservation, transitional group care, specialized foster homes.

Protecting Children In Substance-abusing Families: User Manual Series

Parenting & Relationships

Howard, Judy

Kropenske, Vickie

Parenting

Diane Pub Co.

Here is a straightforward, yet comprehensive guide to the Bach Flower system.

The Bach Flower Remedies: Step by Step: A Complete Guide to Selecting and Using the Remedies

Religion & Spirituality

C.W. Daniel

Full instructions for making the remedies.

Bach Flower Remedies For Women

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

Bach Flower Remedies is a system of natural healing for the relief of negative attitudes and moods, which are regarded as contributory factors in the cause of physical and emotional suffering. Growing Up with Back Flower Remedies shows how the system of healing can help babies, children, and adolescents during the turbulant years of youth. The book takes the reader through all the stages of childhood, including developmental progress, illness, schooling, behavior, puberty, examinations, and the various other milestones when emotional support is needed.

Growing Up with Bach Flower Remedies: A Guide to the Use of the Remedies During Childhood and Adolescence

Alternative Medicine

CW Daniels UK

Bach Flower Remedies for Animals is complete and authoritative, drawing as it does on insights from animal behaviorists and marrying them to practical examples of how the Remedies may be used.

Bach Flower Remedies for Animals

Ball, Stefan

Cats have their ups and downs, just like people. This book tells you what to do on their bad days, and it will help the reader understand life from a cat's point of view. It includes a full guide to the Bach flower remedies and other complementary therapies.

Emotional Healing for Cats

RANDOM HOUSE UK

This book brings together the skills of expert horsewoman and animal behaviorist Heather Simpson, and those of leading Bach flower remedy experts Stefan Ball and Judy Howard. Together they describe how complemetary medicine and simple changes in handling and housing routines can immeasurably improve the lives of our horses.

Emotional Healing for Horses & Ponies

Simpson, Heather

Adoption; Children of prenatal alcohol abuse; Children of prenatal substance abuse; Children with Special Needs; Decision making; Family & Relationships; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Non-Fiction

Children With Prenatal Alcohol & or Other Drug Exposure: Weighing the Risks of Adoption

Edelstein, Susan B.

Edelsein, Susan B.

Adoption

Child Welfare League of Amer

In this mystery-romance, widowed baby boomer, Judy Howard, encounters the ghosts of her tortured past when she takes a journey on Rt 66 across the country in her motorhome with her cat, Sportster and a life-sized stuffed doll she calls Cowboy Jack. 
Her destination? Her 40th high school reunion and to meet up with her first love. 
Will she discover who was responsible for drugging and raping her forty years ago? Will she find justice? And will she find the courage to reach out for what seems impossible? Can you really believe in second chances?

Going Home with a Cat and a Ghost

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

JUDY HOWARD PUBLISHING

New book brings readers along as author drives motor home across country to new stage of her life “Coast to Coast with A Cat and A Ghost” by Judy Howard follows author’s cross-country journey and her struggle with loss SUN CITY, Calif. – “Coast to Coast with A Cat and A Ghost” (ISBN 1461153786), an autobiographical account by Judy Howard, follows the author’s road trip across country after the death of her loving yet at times abusive husband. When her husband of twenty-five years, Jack, passes away, Howard is faced with an overwhelming sense of loss. She takes to the road in her Winnebago on a journey of self-discovery aaccompanied by her cat, Sportster, and Jack Incarnate, a life-size stuffed doll she creates with an eerie resemblance to her late husband. During their travels she and Sportster experience the beauty of the land as she resolves her troubled memories through conversations with the doll. She comes to terms with her deep love for her husband despite the abuse that was part of their relationship and discovers how she became a stronger woman for it. “The book is a narrative, both of physical travel and of emotional and spiritual evolvement,” says Howard. “It leads the reader through the hills and valleys and provides insights to fear and bravery.” Howard aims to weave an emotionally-charged narrative with humorous anecdotes and a unique perspective on life, engaging and inspiring the reader. She looks to take the readers on a ride into her new stage of life, through the joys of travel, over unexpected bumps in the road with glimpses of the world through her eyes and even the eyes of her cat to a final destination that is hope. “Coast to Coast with A Cat and A Ghost” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels. About the Author Judy Howard started grooming dogs in her parents’ basement at the age of eleven. After spending her adult life working in this profession, she was inspired after her husband’s death to pursue writing, something she had always wanted to do. “Coast to Coast with A Cat and A Ghost” is her first novel. Howard resides in Sun City, California. She has already begun the second book in her newfound career. MEDIA CONTACT: Judy Howard E-mail: jhoward1935@gmail.com Web: www.sportsterandme.com REVIEW COPIES AND INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE

Coast to Coast with A Cat and A Ghost

Self-Help

Death & Grief

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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