Social welfare and social services

Exploring specific experiences, circumstances and events that can put children at risk, this book provides practical guidance for early years practitioners working with vulnerable children.

This new book from life work expert Joy Rees explains the value of effective and meaningful life work with children who are fostered and adopted, and how best to carry this out.

Exploring creative ways to implement solution focused practice, this book is packed full of ideas to inspire ways of working with clients which focus on their strengths as a means to finding solutions.

Written for professionals spanning children's services, this must-read guide provides an authoritative overview of what shapes the psychological wellbeing of children and young people - from perinatal care and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through to their socioeconomic circumstances, schools and the wider community.

Safeguarding Adults and the Law, now in its third edition, sets this complex area of work within an extensive legal framework and provides many useful pointers for practitioners and students.

Working with older people in care can be challenging and frustrating, especially when they behave in ways that seem irrational, aggressive, or unreasonably repetitive, and nothing you can do seems to help.

Theraplay(R) is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child.

What should you expect when you're expecting to foster?

There are growing numbers of youth who identify as transgender, and as a result, clinicians and counselors are in need of an informed resource that covers the basics of gender identity and expression.

The Definitive Guide to Theraplay(R) for Practitioners, officially endorsed by the Theraplay(R) InstituteTheraplay is an intervention that focuses on enhancing the connection, trust and joy between a child and a parent.

Providing a nuanced and authoritative understanding of the fields of gender variance, gender identity and gender dysphoria, this book provides the ideal starting point for the knowledge and skills that you need.

This guide to Adaptive Interaction explains how to assess the communication repertoires of people with dementia who can no longer speak, and offers practical interventions for those who wish to interact with them.

The period following the death of a friend or loved one can be tumultuous for anyone, but can be especially difficult for children, with lasting effects if the loss is not acknowledged or supported.

Moving into care is a significant life event for older people and their families and often occurs at a time when other life stresses such as deaths of loved ones and health complications are paramount.

Life story work is an approach designed to enable traumatized children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives.

Children can struggle to engage with and articulate certain emotions, which can have a profound impact on their behaviour, confidence and ability to form relationships, follow instructions and perform tasks.

Assessing prospective adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers and special guardians is an extremely complex task, and one that happens within a pressurized time frame.

Poetry is an engaging and inclusive activity for older people that can help develop memory, imagination and identity.

Children in Police Custody shines a light on the hidden experiences of children in police detention in England and Wales.

462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault.

One of Time's 100 most influential people "e;shines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in America .

344 pages, 253 images, 26 contributorsThis second volume focuses on the particular needs of sexual assault survivors in various age groups, including chapters on child sexual abuse and sexual violence against adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

138 pages, 112 images, 15 contributors Manual Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment for Health Care Providers and First Responders is designed to standardize anatomic nomenclature, as it relates to the head and neck, for both new and experienced sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs), first responders, medical residents and physicians, nursing students, and nurse practitioners, including nurse midwives, women’s health nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, and forensic nurse practitioners.

Dealing with a rapidly changing world is the purview of all professions.

This book provides a research-based, practical guide to developing self-advocacy skills in university students.

462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault.

138 pages, 112 images, 15 contributors Manual Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment for Health Care Providers and First Responders is designed to standardize anatomic nomenclature, as it relates to the head and neck, for both new and experienced sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs), first responders, medical residents and physicians, nursing students, and nurse practitioners, including nurse midwives, women’s health nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, and forensic nurse practitioners.

344 pages, 253 images, 26 contributorsThis second volume focuses on the particular needs of sexual assault survivors in various age groups, including chapters on child sexual abuse and sexual violence against adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

576 pages, 170 images, 43 contributorsThis latest edition of Nursing Approach to Child Maltreatment is an invaluable resource to nurse and other professionals in a position to identify and report child maltreatment.

134 pages, 85 images, 8 contributors

Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, Second Edition allows readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 case histories of sexual assault and accompanying photographs of the patients’ physical examinations.

444 pages, 174 images, 64 contributorsThe Third Edition of Child Abuse Quick Reference is completely revised and expanded, with new and emerging science for the multidisciplinary response to child abuse.

An elder care expert offers essential information and advice on how to give your aging parent or loved one the best care possible in this stage of life.

America in the early twentieth century was rife with threats.

Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimers disease, the medical profession continues to advance distinctions of various types of other dementias.

Life story work is an approach designed to enable traumatized children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives.

Since the mid-2000s Venezuela has been ranked one of the most violent countries in the world as homicides and police violence skyrocketed.

Are you tired of living life scared or following the status quo?

Mindfulness is now a zeitgeist.

This book examines the heritagization of food in France, revealing how these processes reflect broader societal tensions around national identity and social inclusion.

Advocating for the active exploration of childhood memories and the natural avoidance that accompanies them, this book provides a clear entryway into complex and childhood trauma work, particularly in cases where tangled histories and overwhelming symptoms make it challenging for both counsellor and client to prioritize focus areas.

This book analyzes the role of social work in the Americanization movement.

Supporting Autistic Individuals During Crises presents a first-person exploration of living with autism while experiencing a mental health crisis, offering mental health professionals, individuals with lived experience, and their families guidance for providing effective support.

"e;We must be actively against instead of passively for sexual violence.

With its effective outcomes, relative speed and reduced costs, the group format is becoming increasingly popular for work with children in counselling and educational settings.

35 Jahre Deutsche Einheit, 80 Jahre Kriegsende und ein exemplarisches Bundesland im Nordosten vor der Landtagswahl in Zeiten wachsender Demokratieskepsis – Zeit für eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme.

America in the early twentieth century was rife with threats.

Ambulance services and paramedics perform critical roles in contemporary healthcare economies.

Ambulance services and paramedics perform critical roles in contemporary healthcare economies.

This book provides a research-based, practical guide to developing self-advocacy skills in university students.

One of Time's 100 most influential people "e;shines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in America .