Social work

A frank insight into the lives of those who come into sex therapy and how it changes their world.

Planned Giving is the next great frontier in philanthropy.

Brothers Ben and Damien are shockingly quiet when they arrive on Maggie's doorstep.

When foster carer Maggie Hartley meets Sean and Sheila, they're facing every parent's worst nightmare.

Challenges current adult-led approaches to working with vulnerable young people, and introduces practitioners and students to creative methods that will enhance the self-worth of children and teenagers.

Keeping Them Off The Streets is a remarkable account of over forty years’ experience in the field of youth work.

Prenant appui sur trois pays de l’espace francophone (Québec, Suisse, France), les auteurs étudient l’incidence des référentiels de compétences sur la pratique réflexive en mettant en lumière leur difficile cohabitation.

First published in 1974, Social Work Treatment remains the most popular and trusted compendium of theories available to social work students and practitioners.

This book features eleven first-person stories of men from diverse class and racial backgrounds who have made a long-term commitment to end their physical and emotional abuse and controlling behaviors.

Dennis Lines shares his deep understanding and illustrates from long practical experience in the field of counselling, bullying and aggression.

Life skills are key to improved outcomes for young people.

Women come to Magdalene House in Nashville when they are ready to leave the streets.

From schools to the military and from class structure to cultural diversity-all individuals function within complex social systems that shape them and are, in turn, shaped by them.

Statistics for International Social Work And Other Behavioral Sciences presents statistics using straightforward, accessible language, making it easier for students of all backgrounds -- particularly social work student undergraduates, graduates and practitioners -- to learn and apply statistical concepts, tools, and procedures.

In UK society, there are cultural norms and assumptions that affect many marginalised groups and this book aims to address and challenge these through the lens of the people who have lived these experiences.

Getting Wise to Drugs is a resource for use with children aged between eight and twelve years.

The Care Act 2014 is arguably the most significant piece of legislation for social workers who work with adults, since the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.

A unique, honest and powerful account of what it is like to grow up with learning disabilities in the UK.

People receiving care in residential services or their own homes can become very isolated.

Will we try to forget all the things we've seen?

Children often struggle to cope with anger, and angry feelings can boil over into aggression and destructive behaviour.

Studying for your Social Work Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to train to become a social worker.

Community organizers work at their jobs because they are passionate, because they believe that change is possible, and because they enjoy working with people.

Destiné aux intervenants qui œuvrent en organisation communautaire, aux gestionnaires et aux planificateurs qui s’y intéressent, ainsi qu’aux étudiants et futurs praticiens en ce domaine, cet ouvrage relève et analyse le contexte sociopolitique et les transformations institutionnelles qui influencent la pratique d’organisation communautaire en CSSS.

This contemporary and creative textbook takes the fear out of learning law, and enables students to apply it to their social work practice with confidence.

In many African countries, mental health issues, including the burden of serious mental illness and trauma, have not been adequately addressed.

Gain the knowledge and insight you need to support your loved one with dementia to live life as they wish.

First published in 1974, Social Work Treatment remains the most popular and trusted compendium of theories available to social work students and practitioners.

Beneath the national radar, the relationship between citizens and government is undergoing a dramatic shift.

With the election of a community organizer as president of the United States, the time is right to evaluate the current state of community organizing and the effectiveness of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).

Organisational behaviour for social work unites the well-established study of behaviour in organizations with the special, and sometimes unusual, organizational settings of social work practice.

“A powerful, important book for our age.

Nationwide, every year, over 250,000 children enter foster care.

Statistics for International Social Work And Other Behavioral Sciences presents statistics using straightforward, accessible language, making it easier for students of all backgrounds -- particularly social work student undergraduates, graduates and practitioners -- to learn and apply statistical concepts, tools, and procedures.

This groundbreaking text explores sexuality and fertility issues for young people living with ill health or disability.

Mindfulness and social work values go hand in hand and this book is the perfect guide in self-care for social workers who want to incorporate mindfulness into their working lives to positive effect.

This best-selling book helps social workers gain a comprehensive understanding of how to achieve best practice in applying the Care Act 2014.

Saul Alinsky, according to Time Magazine in 1970, was a prophet of power to the people, someone who has possibly antagonized more people .