Research in Social Care and Social Welfare

Issues and Debates for Practice

Edited by Beth Humphries

This important book explores the links between research, evidence-based practice and policy in social care. Basing their chapters in case-study material, the contributors examine the issues arising from qualitative and quantitative methodologies, critique orthodox views of ethics and offer examples of innovative social research methods. more »

2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-900-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

Keywords: education, health care, social care, social work

Law, Rights and Disability

Edited by Jeremy Cooper

This comprehensive volume assesses the relationship between legal rights and disability and the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. The contributors, who are all either academics or other professional experts in their field, write in a jargon free accessible style. more »

2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-836-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp

Keywords: disability law, law, social work law

Parenting Girls

Janet Irwin, Susanna de Vries and Susan Stratigos Wilson

The aim of this very practical handbook is to guide parents and the professionals who work with them in raising happy, well-adjusted girls. Contributors to the book have backgrounds in medicine, teaching and female health, and have firsthand experience of the joys and the problems of bringing up daughters. more »

2000, Paperback: £18.99
ISBN: 978-1-85302-946-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Keywords: challenging behaviour, child development, child protection, children, emotions, families, occupational therapy, parenting

Confidentiality and Mental Health

Edited by Christopher Cordess

People experiencing mental health problems may need to be able to present and explore deeply disturbing thoughts and actions in a safe environment. This book will enable professionals to meet both the needs of clients and the demands of society through a responsible and thoughtful understanding of the significance of confidentiality and disclosure. more »

2000, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-860-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp 2000, Hardback: £55.00/ $95.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-859-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Keywords: mental health, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy

Choosing a Groupwork Approach

An Inclusive Stance

Oded Manor

How do you choose an appropriate approach for working with each different group you come across? Grounded in systems theory, Oded Manor's model provides a framework that bridges the gap between overly prescribed schemes that do not always meet clients' needs, and open ones that fail to provide sufficient details about practice. more »

2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-870-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keywords: counselling, group psychotherapy, mental health, social work

Mediation in Context

Edited by Marian Liebmann

Drawing on their own experiences as mediators, the contributors to this book discuss the benefits and drawbacks of mediation and use case studies to illustrate how mediation works in practice. This book provides a comprehensive overview of mediation as well as containing useful information and advice for anyone involved in mediation. more »

2000, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-618-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: divorce, offenders, restorative justice, social work

Listening to Young People in School, Youth Work and Counselling

Nick Luxmoore

This accessible book captures the reality of young people's experiences, their relationships and the things that are important to them. Using in-depth examples from his many years' experience, Nick Luxmoore outlines a creative approach that will enable professionals to respond appropriately to the complex needs of young people. more »

2000, Paperback: £14.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-909-7, demy, 144pp

Keywords: adolescence, child protection, counselling, education, psychology, psychotherapy, teenagers, youthwork

Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Neil Bateman

Most professionals working in health or social care will be required to act as advocates as part of their work. This is a practical guide to advocacy skills specifically written for those in the health and social care professions it examines the function of advocacy within these professions and how to interview, and negotiate successfully. more »

2000, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-865-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Keywords: advocacy, health care, social work

Preventing Violence in Relationships

A Programme for Men Who Feel They Have a Problem with their Use of Controlling and Violent Behaviour

Gerry Heery

The Preventing Violence in Relationships programme has been developed by Gerry Heery through his independent work in this area. This book contains detailed outlines of the 26 sessions of the one year programme, offering a practical, structured way of working with controlling and abusive men, and examples of sessions from the programme. more »

2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-816-8, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 240pp

Keywords: anger management, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, families, relationships, safeguarding children, social work, trauma, violence

Creative Group Therapy for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Speaking the Unspeakable

Bonnie Meekums

Bonnie Meekums presents creative groupwork strategies and techniques for professionals working with women who have experienced child sexual abuse. The practical strategies have been developed from an understanding of the complex process of recovery, and are informed by the voices of women who have been abused in childhood themselves. more »

2000, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-453-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: counselling, group psychotherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, mental health, psychiatry, psychotherapy, sexual abuse, social work

User Involvement and Participation in Social Care

Research Informing Practice

Edited by Hazel Kemshall and Rosemary Littlechild

This book is an authoritative, thought-provoking overview of the current situation in social care delivery and presents a convincing argument for greater direct involvement of users at every level of policy making. It will be an invaluable resource for practitioners and researchers involved in social and health care delivery at all levels. more »

2000, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-777-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: health care, social care, social work

Letters to Children in Family Therapy

A Narrative Approach

Torben Marner

The book includes the correspondence between Marner and a number of children who have presented with problems varying from nightmares to anorexia. It shows how the extra encouragement from the therapist helps the child to overcome his or her particular monster or problem externalized as a persecuting phenomenon. more »

2000, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-894-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 112pp

Keywords: arts therapies, child protection, child psychiatry, counselling, creative writing as therapy

Childhood Experiences of Domestic Violence

Caroline McGee

Based on the first-hand accounts of children and their mothers regarding their experiences of both domestic violence and support services, this is the first book to examine children's experiences of a range of service provision in response to domestic violence. more »

2000, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-827-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: anxiety, challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychology, children, counselling, domestic abuse, emotions, families, sexual abuse, social care, social work, trauma, violence

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse

The Cost of Fear

Edited by Una McCluskey and Carol-Ann Hooper

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse brings together psychoanalytic psychotherapists, political theorists, organisational consultants, social workers and social policy academics to explore the nature and ramifications of abuse in a new light. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse is unique in its range and focus. more »

2000, Paperback: £27.99/ $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-686-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp

Keywords: counselling, domestic abuse, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work, trauma, violence

Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin

June Thoburn, Liz Norford and Stephen Parvez Rashid

This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. more »

2000, Paperback: £24.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-875-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: adoption, challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychology, children, ethnicity, families, fostering, social care, social work

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