Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Thirty Seconds to Air or Mental Health and Mental Illness

Thirty Seconds to Air: Live TV-99

Author: Bob Arya

Thirty Seconds to Air covers the professional and personal issues, concerns, and difficulties that a live broadcast reporter must confront and conquer in order to be successful. Filled with concrete examples and practice situations, and written in an easy-to-read conversational style, Thirty Seconds to Air will be useful to anyone, student or professional, seeking to improve his or her live broadcast performance.

Booknews

A pocket (5x7<">) field guide explaining procedures and skills needed to produce live television newscasts notable for substance and style. Covers live presentation, delivery, and legal and ethical issues in a conversational style, and illustrates challenging situations with concrete examples. Includes exercises, and references drawn from the Associated Press, professional broadcast journalism associations, and the Internet. Useful for students and professionals. Arya works in Chicago television. The volume lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



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Mental Health and Mental Illness: Policies, Programs, and Services

Author: Phillip A Fellin

This text examines the public mental health policies, programs, and services that constitute a collective response to mental illness. The author explores the process and politics of policy making as a framework for understanding historical and current policies and services related to mental illness. Special attention is given to mental health issues related to such population groups as ethnic minorities, women, children and adolescents, the homeless mentally ill, and older adults. Each chapter highlights controversial issues related to mental health policy development and program implementation. The book is especially relevant for students preparing for practice as mental health professionals in social work, nursing, psychology, and counseling.



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