A 36-hour curriculum designed to help men overcome past trauma and develop the skills they need to live safe and caring lives Healing Men's Pain Curriculum helpsmale-identified participants create a vision of the men they want to be and provides them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. Each of the 18 two-hour, cofacilitated sessions includes activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities enabling each participant to connect with the content on a personal level. The program is wide-ranging and encompasses a variety of topics to help participants develop increased self-awareness to enhance their relationships. Participants explore their childhood, adolescent, and adult trauma; relational struggles, particularly issues of healthy attachment; and other issues that male-identified individuals often experience. The material in Healing Men's Pain Curriculum will stretch both participants and facilitators alike. The sessions are designed to take a deep and comprehensive look at everything that blocks men from being the best men they can be. The curriculum speaks to all learning styles through the use of art, physical movement, and roleplays. Participants are given additional learning opportunities in the form of assignments to complete between sessions. These assignments build upon the roleplays and in-session practice to help participants translate the material directly into their own lives. Help men address their traumas, develop self-awareness, and build healthier relationships in recovery programs, mental health groups, or other settings Pick and choose from 18 intentionally designed lessons—or use the entire curriculum in order Access engaging activities that get participants moving and talking despite diverse learning styles and backgrounds Focus on male socialization, narrative therapy, and interactive learning to help participants develop understanding of themselves and others Written by an expert on masculinity with a Master's degree in gender studies, this curriculum is an excellent foundation or supplement to addiction programs, trauma groups, men's groups, church groups, and beyond. Designed as a compliment to Helping Men Recover.

A 36-hour curriculum designed to help men overcome past trauma and develop the skills they need to live safe and caring lives Healing Men's Pain Curriculum helps male-identified participants create a vision of the men they want to be and provides them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. Each of the 18 two-hour, cofacilitated sessions includes activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities enabling each participant to connect with the content on a personal level. The program is wide-ranging and encompasses a variety of topics to help participants develop increased self-awareness to enhance their relationships. Participants explore their childhood, adolescent, and adult trauma; relational struggles, particularly issues of healthy attachment; and other issues that male-identified individuals often experience. The material in Healing Men’s Pain Curriculum will stretch both participants and facilitators alike. The sessions are designed to take a deep and comprehensive look at everything that blocks men from being the best men they can be. The curriculum speaks to all learning styles through the use of art, physical movement, and roleplays.Participants are given additional learning opportunities in the form of assignments to complete between sessions. These assignments build upon the roleplays and in-session practice to help participants translate the material directly into their own lives. Help men address their traumas, develop self-awareness, and build healthier relationships in recovery programs, mental health groups, or other settings Pick and choose from 18 intentionally designed lessons- or use the entire curriculum in order Access engaging activities that get participants moving and talking despite diverse learning styles and backgrounds Focus on male socialization, narrative therapy, and interactive learning to help participants develop understanding of themselves and others Written by an expert on masculinity with a Master's degree in gender studies, this curriculum is an excellent foundation or supplement to addiction programs, trauma groups, men’s groups, church groups, and beyond. Designed as a compliment to Helping Men Recover.

The only trauma-informed curriculum designed to turn men into great dads Amazing Dads Fatherhood Curriculum teaches fathers with kids of all ages to become exceptional parents. These detailed lessons meet dads where they are, starting from the common tendencies of male socialization to help explain key concepts of healthy fathering. Through a trauma-informed approach, this curriculum creates safety in the group setting while delving into critical topics that fathers simply do not tend to talk about with people in their lives. Unlike other fatherhood curricula, Amazing Dads addresses a breadth of topics, empowering men to discuss issues like family of origin, sexuality, how punishment can turn into abuse, self-care, and how toxic messages in the culture can hinder parent-child relationships. Each session incorporates grounding and breathing exercises, in addition to activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities that allow participants to connect with the material on a meaningful level. By the end of this course, fathers will have gained the increased self-awareness needed to enhance their relationships with their children and other family members. Lead fathers through a curriculum of targeted lessons focused on how male socialization affects their parenting Guide participants through exercises for developing relational, communication, and conflict resolution skills Connect with dads on a meaningful level by creating a safe space for discussions of trauma and other difficult subjects Explain important parenting concepts using examples, hands-on activities, and more This curriculum is excellent for use in parenting groups, behavioral health treatment programs, addiction treatment programs, and other community-based programs serving fathers. Dads of all backgrounds, with kids of all ages, will benefit from the wisdom in Amazing Dads Fatherhood Curriculum.

AN INSIGHTFUL, EFFECTIVE, AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO ADDICTION TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM In the newly revised second edition of Helping Men Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction, Special Edition for Use in the Justice System, a team of experts delivers a practical and straightforward framework to assist men struggling with substance use disorders. Targeting the four areas most consistently identified by men as triggering relapse—the self, sexuality, spirituality, and relationships—this therapeutic program has twenty-one sessions and explores topics like self-awareness and identity, the impact of family, abuse and trauma, communication, male socialization, and many more. Readers will also find: Three additional sessions with new exercises Comprehensive strategies for the creation of safe spaces in which men will feel comfortable expressing themselves, reflecting, and learning Information about how men experience and recover from addictions and trauma Ways to develop and learn teach the skills men need to maintain and sustain recovery from substance use disorders and live the life they want to live An indispensable collection of exercises and other resources for men in the criminal justice system who are struggling with substance misuse. Helping Men Recover belongs on the bookshelves of social workers, clinicians, and other correctional system professionals.

Find the holistic treatment that will work best for you based on your emotional type and specific pain condition • Provides an easy questionnaire to determine your emotional type and an interactive self-assessment for finding the right pain treatment for your condition • Explores mind-body treatments for many common pain conditions, including arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, migraines, carpal tunnel, and PTSD • Reviews the scientific evidence in support of acupuncture, biofeedback, hypnosis, massage, chiropractic, yoga, herbs, and essential oils Throughout history many healing traditions have focused on analgesia--the alleviation of pain--an area in which modern medicine provides few options beyond narcotics, steroids, and surgery. For those seeking drug- and surgery-free alternatives or complements to conventional pain management, the choices can be overwhelming. How do you know which method will work for you? In this guide to safe and effective natural therapies for acute and chronic pain, authors Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D., and Sebhia Marie Dibra explain how your emotional boundary style--how you react to emotional, social, environmental, and physical stresses--affects which complementary treatments will work best for you. Providing an easy questionnaire to determine your emotional type and an interactive self-assessment for finding the right pain treatment for your condition, they explore the effectiveness of mind-body treatments for each emotional type and for many common pain disorders, including arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, ulcer, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel, anxiety, PTSD, and other chronic pain conditions. They review the available research and scientific evidence in support of each therapy, suggesting only well-established, safe, and clinically proven alternative treatments, such as acupuncture, biofeedback, hypnosis, massage, chiropractic, yoga, herbs, and essential oils. Approaching pain holistically, they reveal how pain should be understood as a dynamic condition--an interaction between mind and body as well as between patient and therapy--and how your emotional type is key to long-lasting and successful results.

'Teaching In/Between: Curating educational spaces with autohistoria-teoría and conocimiento' is an iteration of an educator's embodied teaching and theorizing through testimonio work. Sotomayor, through a decolonizing feminist teaching inquiry, documents and analyzes her experiences as a facilitator in higher education while teaching the undergraduate course 'Latina Feminisms, Latinas in the US: Gender, Culture and Society'. This unique book is her interpretation and implementation of the seven recursive stages of Gloria Anzaldúa's conocimiento theory as transformative acts to guide her research design and teaching approach. Sotomayor's distinct bridging of Anzaldúa's theories of autohistoria-teoría and conocimiento offers an expansive perspective to how theorizing and curating our lived experiences can be transformational processes within academia. Sotomayor applies Anzaldúa's theories and her own theorizing to curate educational spaces that decolonize White hegemonic academic canons and empower underrepresented learners who may experience a deep sense of not belonging in academia. She situates herself in the study as curator, and her practice as curator as an agent of self-knowledge production and theorizing to create self-empowering learning environments. Sotomayor's work dwells within the lineage of border and cultural studies with shared voices of Gloria Anzaldúa, AnaLouise Keating, Mariana Ortega, Ami Kantawala, Maxine Greene, and Ruth Behar. Her work is considered a guide for teaching practitioners and researchers who hope to develop ways of knowing within their teaching environments that are inclusive and holistic for learners through a non-linear transformative process. 'Teaching In/Between' can be adapted for classroom use for pre-service teachers and instructors as well as creative interpretations for interdisciplinary works within Chicana/x, Latina/x, Art Education, Visual Arts and History, Women's & Gender Studies, Border and Cultural Studies.

Manual of Fast Track Recovery for Colorectal Surgery provides a broad overview on enhanced recovery, with expert opinions from leaders in the field regarding elements of enhanced recovery care that are generic and specific to colorectal surgery. This book covers the patient journey through such a programme, commencing with optimisation of the patient’s condition, patient education and conditioning of their expectations. Manual of Fast Track Recovery for Colorectal Surgery investigates the metabolic response to surgery, anaesthetic contributions and optimal fluid management, after surgery. It also details examples of enhanced recovery pathways and practical tips on post-operative pain control, feeding, mobilisation and criteria for discharge. Manual of Fast Track Recovery for Colorectal Surgery is a valuable reference tool for colorectal surgeons, anaesthetists, ward nurses and other members of the team involved in perioperative care: pain control specialists, physiotherapists, dietitians, specialist therapists (such as colorectal and stoma nurses), and outpatient nurses.