Marty's Other books
Phoenix to L.A.
In his evocative memoir, Phoenix to LA, Marty McMorrow takes readers on a mesmerizing trek through America in the 1960’s. Through the eyes and ears of a young man from Peoria, Illinois, we find ourselves swept up by the gritty soundtrack of a country in crisis and into the thick of the action at Chicago’s Loyola University and Edgewater Beach Hotel, Denver’s 1969 Pop Festival, the 1970 Draft Lottery, a Sambo’s restaurant in the California desert, and countless spaces in between. By the time we reach the “High Hopes” Drug Amnesty Center, where Marty is treating young soldiers impacted by the heroin epidemic in Vietnam, we've discovered a time and place that the history books barely touched.
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Heading off to college, becoming disillusioned, protesting the War, hitchhiking across country, attending rock concerts, dropping out of school, winding up at the Army recruiter’s office, training in Psychiatric Social Work, flying to South Vietnam, dealing with youngsters on heroin…Phoenix to LA is living history for children of the 1960’s, their children, and their children’s children. And considering that many children from this generation are currently involved in another prolonged and unpopular conflict in the poppy capital of the world, it could not be more timely.
Getting Ready to Help
What is the purpose of helping? Why have I become involved in a helping profession? How can my interactions get me in a better position to help? Are there ways of interacting that can improve the quality of our lives?
Direct support staff who serve individuals with a wide range of disabilities — including developmental, psychiatric, and traumatic brain injuries — will explore these and many other questions in this practical, provocative, and inspirational handbook. This concise guide is written by a veteran of the direct support field, who draws on more than 30 years of service in diverse settings to shed light on what works and doesn’t work. Readers will get straightforward, real-world advice on key issues like:
Sensitively written and enriched with stories from the author’s personal experience, this easy-to-read book is ideal for staff training seminars, new employees, or seasoned professionals seeking a fresh perspective on helping. |
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The Helping Exchange
This behaviorally-oriented rehabilitation manual provides a down-to-earth, easy to implement model that is designed to teach, strengthen, and evaluate desired skills in human service interactions.
Use of the 5-component PEARL interactional model can provide the foundation for everything else we do in the name of helping others. The PEARL is now being used to guide interactions in rehabilitation programs, community-based support settings, and family homes across the country. This no-nonsense approach sets the bar with respect to identifying desired interactional skills, creating clear expectations around their use, and evaluating whether or not caregivers are practicing what they preach. The Helping Exchange is based on the following principles... Positive- defines and invites positive interactions. Early- stresses importance of interacting early by providing help or problem solving and not waiting until a risky situation develops. All- shows how to use all components with all people in all settings all of the time. Reinforce- shows how to interact in ways that acknowledge more independent behavior and encourage future use of the behavior. Look- identifies opportunities to teach and encourages greater participation in the community. Examples illustrate how to apply the P.E.A.R.L. to clients with behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders. A score sheet provides a rating scale to observe interactions and rate performance. |
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