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Dear Colleagues,
You might be interested in submitting a book review. Please read the following
Best,
Charles

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From: Gilkey, So'nia L <sgi...@tulane.edu>
Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: Book review
To: "Charles Figley, Ph.D." <charle...@gmail.com>

Hey Charles,

Thanks so much for helping with this. See following announcement that ran a week ago in IASWR listserv –

So`Nia

call for papers and book reviewers: For the Journal Traumatology
Deadline:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmt
Traumatology is currently seeking book reviews and book reviewers of books related to trauma and/or violence in all populations.
Guidelines:
An abbreviated book review is normally a paragraph and intended for books that are less central to the focus of the Journal but of some interest to most of the readership.
A full book review is normally for one book or monograph or several that focus on the same general area such as traumatized children. The length varies but is often between 750-1000 words. Rather than just a summary of its content, reviews should be an engaging, informative, and critical discussion of the book(s) and follow these guidelines:
Please include the answers to the following questions:
- Who is the intended audience for the book? Who would find it useful?
- Who is the author/editor; their background?
- What are the main ideas and major objectives of the book?
- How effectively these are accomplished?
- How would you rate the soundness of methods and information sources utilized in this book?
- How does this book compared to others like it?
- What constructive comments can you make about the book’s strength and weaknesses?
- What are the implications of the book for research, policy, practice, and theory?
- The structure the header of your review as follows:
- Author(s) or editor(s) first and last name(s) (please indicate if it is an edited book)
- Title of book
- Year of publication
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Number of pages
- Price (please indicate paperback or hard cover) if available
- ISBN
At the end of your review, please include:
- Your first and last name
- Institution affiliation
- A brief biographical note along the line of: ___________ received his (degree) in (field) from….He is currently….Where he teaches/conducts research/practices in….His interests include…etc.
Please use the current APA Manual of Style and submit your review at the Sage Publications Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmt.
Interested authors can contact the current book review editor, So`Nia L. Gilkey, PhD, LCSW, LCDR, at sgi...@tulane.edu.

From: Charles Figley, Ph.D. [mailto:charle...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:56 PM

To: Gilkey, So'nia L

Subject: Re: Book review

Hi So'nia,
Welcome back. Great about the call. Excellent idea. Yes, there are several. One of the most important is trauma psychology with a 1K membership that includes social workers.
Send me the announcement and I will forward with your return address to volunteer to review.
C

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Gilkey, So'nia L <sgi...@tulane.edu> wrote:

Okay. Got it. I have been at a training the since Sept. 13 and just returned to N.O. last night. I'm trying to catch up on emails. I'll take care of the review this week. Did you get the email I sent on an announcement in a couple of social work/research listservs? It was a call for book reviews. Do you have any suggestions for other listservs (psychology or trauma-related, colleagues) I might contact to get the word out that we are looking for book reviews? I welcome any suggestions. I will be following up with the graduate student who contacted us about 4 months ago. He agreed to review a book I sent to him in May.

Thanks,

So`Nia

So`Nia L. Gilkey, PhD, LCSW, LCDR

Tulane University School of Social Work

6823 St. Charles Ave., Bldg #9

New Orleans, LA 70118

504-862-3495 (office)

504-931-3945 (cell)

From: Charles Figley, Ph.D. [mailto:charle...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tue 9/22/2009 9:35 AM
To: Gilkey, So'nia L
Cc: ronr...@aol.com
Subject: Fwd: Book review

Hi So'nia,

Here is a review that I commissioned myself. I am happy with it. It is now in your hands.

Ron, she may be asking you for more information (contact info, etc.) and to sign and return a permission form.

All the best,

Charles

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From: <ronr...@aol.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Subject: Book review
To: Charle...@gmail.com

Hi Charles,
Here is my review of the book you sent.
Best wishes,
Ron

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Prof. Charles R. Figley, Ph.D., the Paul Henry Kurzweg, MD Distinguished Chair in Disaster Mental Health at Tulane University and Graduate School of Social Work Professor. Editor of Traumatology: http://tmt.sagepub.com/ Phone: 504-862-3473 Email: Fig...@Tulane.edu Web:charlesfigley.com

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