Social welfare and social services

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.

Caregiving is the most humbling yet rewarding of all callings if you go into it with your eyes wide open.

If you are embarking on a university criminology, policing or other law enforcement professional degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals.

In a tumultuous and ever-changing world, it seems that it is becoming more difficult to find a life of meaning and service that can rise above the noise and distractions of the selfish times in which we live.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Studying for your Policing Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to train to become a police officer.

Dilemmas and Decision Making in Social Work is a collection of stories to help social workers work with dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions.

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt in leicht verständlicher Weise die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen Sozialer Arbeit.

This book was written after being wrongfully accused of a crime of Grand Theft while working for the Sheriff's Office.

Claire Barcham is a registered social worker with over 20 years experience, including practicing as an ASW/AMHP since 1996 and regularly providing training in this and other areas of social work practice.

TThe recent growth of "e;assisted living"e; facilities and programs has shaken the foundations of the system of long-term care for the elderly in the United States.

Insta-Daddy is charming, poignant, and humorous look at not-so-suddenly-entering parenthood.

You write something so that it can be read, not in order that it can be written - write reports that achieve and illuminate!

Rich in information, Motion for Justice: I Rest My Case shares Brian Vukadinovich's experiences and intimate knowledge of governmental and judicial corruption and what went on behind the scenes in Indiana for years in efforts to take away his freedom and livelihood as a teacher.

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This is a true account of the five years I spent working in a high security jail in the UK.

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

Get the Summary of Tracy Otsuka's ADHD for Smart Ass Women in 20 minutes.

Die Kinder- und Jugendhilfe ist eines der wichtigsten und der differenziertesten Arbeitsfelder in der Sozialen Arbeit.

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.

Does cannabis really trigger schizophrenia?

Captures the unique moment in time created by the Covid-19 pandemic and uses this as a lens to explore contemporary issues for social work education and practice.

A practical guide to helping those living with dementia live their best life in a way that makes sense to them.

Relationship-based practice is founded on the idea that human relationships are of paramount importance and should be at the heart of all good social work practice.

This fully updated edition of A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals is an accessible introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health problems in children and young people.

Obesity costs our society billions of dollars a year in lost productivity and medical expenses, roughly half of which the federal government pays through Medicare and Medicaid.

Population aging often provokes fears of impending social security deficits, uncontrollable medical expenditures, and transformations in living arrangements, but public policy could also stimulate social innovations.

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

This book tells the story of a sweet little puppy who needs a home.

Developing and honing effective listening skills for trainee, new and existing police officers at all levels.

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt in leicht verständlicher Weise die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen Sozialer Arbeit.

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

The summary of this book is present in the title, Nonviolence or Nonexistence.

This best-selling book is an invaluable guide for social workers undertaking learning and assessment to gain and maintain Stage 1 or 2 qualified practice educator status and for those involved in facilitating the mentoring, learning, support, assessment and CPD of practice educators.

The concept of empowerment represents a change from a deficit centred perspective on recipients of social work.

Social Work often receives a bad press but it is an intellectually, emotionally and practically challenging profession which, in order to help people effectively, needs to attract the best candidates.

Critical Psychiatry outlines the history of a group of thinkers that has come to be known as the anti-psychiatry movement.

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

Diagnostic Pathology: Bone was designed for practicing pathologists who need access to up-to-date, comprehensive, and concise bone pathology knowledge in one convenient place.

The myth of generations of disengaged youth has been shattered by increases in youth turnout in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 primaries.

Claire Barcham is a registered social worker with over 20 years experience, including practicing as an ASW/AMHP since 1996 and regularly providing training in this and other areas of social work practice.

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

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.

Who am I?

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

A guide to enable social work practice educators to be more creative in the teaching, supervision and assessment of students.