Social Work Education and Training

Edited by Joyce Lishman

Excellent social work education and training is vital for ensuring best practice, and it is important to understand the key approaches and methods in order to provide the best teaching and ensure effective learning. more »

2011, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-076-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Subjects: Education, Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: education, educational training, probation, social care, social work, supervision

Adult Day Services and Social Inclusion

Better Days

Edited by Chris Clark

Placing adult day services within the whole spectrum of social provision and support, the contributors to this key text explore their complementary role alongside field social work, health care, domiciliary services and supported accommodation. Focusing on how to meet the diverse needs of... more »

2001, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-887-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: adults, health care, older people, social work, supported living

The Changing Role of Social Care

Edited by Bob Hudson

Focusing on the enormous organisational and cultural changes that local authority social services have undergone since the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview of the structure and function of social care at practice, management and policy levels. It contains... more »

1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-752-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: community care, social care, social policy, social work

Child Abuse and Child Abusers

Protection and Prevention

Edited by Lorraine Waterhouse

Based on both research and practice, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the success, fairness and significance of child protection services for children, parents and individuals. It approaches the problem of child abuse from the various perspectives of those affected (abused... more »

1996, Paperback: £19.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-408-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

1993, Hardback: £29.95/ $62.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-133-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 236pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: child protection, counselling, depression, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, trauma, violence

Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law

Edited by Stewart Asquith

The contributors to this volume examine the range and nature of problem behaviours among children and young people and the changing nature of their offending, which is reflected in the ongoing examination of philosophies, practices and policies and the tension between `welfare' and more... more »

1996, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-291-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 280pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: adolescence, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, drugs, emotions, offenders, social care, social work, substance abuse, teenagers, youthwork

Co-Production and Personalisation in Social Care

Changing Relationships in the Provision of Social Care

Edited by Susan Hunter and Pete Ritchie

This book explores the theory and practice of the developing innovative practice of 'co-production' - a model of service in which users of a service will play an active and participatory role in the service provided to them, adopting a working partnership. more »

2007, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-558-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 168pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: social care, social policy, social work

Developing Services for Older People and their Families

Edited by Rosemary Bland

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1996, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-290-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keyword: older people

Developments in Short-term Care

Breaks and Opportunities

Edited by Kirsten Stalker

The first book to bring together and review the findings of research into short-term care services for a range of user groups, this book addresses the question of short-term care from many perspectives. Particular attention is paid to the views of those in direct receipt of the service, while... more »

1995, Paperback: £22.99/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-134-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keyword: social work

Developments in Social Work with Offenders

Edited by Gill McIvor and Peter Raynor

Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment,... more »

2007, Paperback: £22.99/ $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-84310-538-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 368pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: offenders, social policy, social work

Effective Ways of Working with Children and their Families

Edited by Malcolm Hill

Effective Ways of Working with Children and their Families examines the latest evidence about the most successful forms of intervention when working with children and their families. The book covers a wide range of approaches and services, with particular emphasis on those methods seeking to... more »

1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-619-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 304pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: children, families

Growing Up with Disability

Edited by Carol Robinson and Kirsten Stalker

Growing Up with Disability encompasses a wide range of perspectives on childhood impairment and its social implications. The book adopts a child-centred approach, stressing the importance of communicating with disabled children, and includes interviews and pieces of their own writing.... more »

1998, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-568-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Subject: Disability

Keyword: disability

Issues in Problem Drug Use and the Addictions

Behaviour, Policy and Practice

Edited by Michael Bloor and Fiona Wood

This volume reviews recent research into the nature and effects of addiction and considers the usefulness of policies which aim to prevent it. The contributors focus on topics such as smoking, alcoholism, gambling and injecting drug use, examining treatment and the effectiveness of prevention... more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-438-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: addiction, drugs, offenders, social policy, social work

Leadership in Social Care

Edited by Zoë van Zwanenberg

Social care needs excellent leaders now more than ever. Effective leaders aim high, listen to what the service users want and need, inspire their staff and continually question what they are doing and why. more »

2009, Paperback: £22.99/ $37.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-969-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: social policy, social work

Managing Front Line Practice in Social Care

Edited by Daphne Statham

Written by key figures in the field of social care training and management this much-needed book provides practice guidance for front line managers in social care. Refocusing attention on the management of practice and accountability within services and to service users, the authors provide a... more »

2003, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-886-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: social care, social work

Managing Sex Offender Risk

Edited by Hazel Kemshall and Gill McIvor

Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently used both in prison... more »

2004, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-197-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: counselling, offenders, probation, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work

Mental Health and Social Work

Edited by Marion Ulas and Anne Connor

Examining the theory and practice of work with people with mental health problems, this volume considers the current state of policy and organisation and the changes that have taken place over the last decade in the field. The book charts the move away from separate, specialist services, and... more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-302-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: counselling, mental health, mental illness, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, social policy, social work

Planning and Costing Community Care

Edited by Chris Clark and Irvine Lapsley

Care professionals constantly confront the problem of balancing the need to obtain optimal satisfaction of users' needs without regard for their means, with the concerns of managers and policy makers to measure and regulate costs. Drawing on current research, this book assesses the issues and... more »

1995, Paperback: £22.99/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-267-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 180pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: community care, social care, social policy, social work

Public Services Inspection in the UK

Edited by Howard Davis and Steve Martin

Public Services Inspection in the UK provides a detailed account of the changing role of inspection in public services management. It analyses the key debates about the role that inspection plays in increasing public accountability and encouraging service improvement. more »

2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $37.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-527-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp

Subjects: Education, Health, Social Work and Social Care

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

Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers'

New Directions for Policy and Practice

Edited by Kirsten Stalker

In the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of 'caring', the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the... more »

2002, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-118-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Subject: Disability

Keywords: carers, disability, social policy

Reparation and Victim-focused Social Work

Edited by Brian Williams

Reparation and the place of the victim in the criminal justice process have been the focus of recent legislation and policy initiatives. As a result practitioners are required to place more emphasis on working with victims. The contributors to this book bring together research material from... more »

2001, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-023-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: law, offenders, restorative justice, social work

Residential Child Care

Prospects and Challenges

Edited by Andrew Kendrick

Residential Child Care draws on the latest research to offer guidance for developing best practice, policy and improved outcomes for children and young people. more »

2007, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-526-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 248pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: child protection, children, residential care, social policy, social work

Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work

Edited by Phyllida Parsloe

Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work outlines the theoretical issues behind the decisions, processes and organisations involved in risk assessment. Written by leading academics and experienced practitioners, it considers implications for future policy, drawing on the full range of... more »

1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-689-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: risk assessment, social care, social policy, social work

Social Care and Housing

Edited by Ian Shaw, Susan Thomas and David Clapham

Drawing out the implications for policy and practice from the latest research in housing and social work, this volume illustrates the lack of communication between practitioners that is hindering service provision, and provides suggestions for improving current practice. The contributors... more »

1998, Paperback: / $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-437-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: housing, social care, social work

Social Work and Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by David Smith

Evidence-based practice - what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to - is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. Covering areas of social work practice that are well established and those in which evidence is just beginning to become available,... more »

2004, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-156-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: social care, social policy, social work, social work law

Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments

Edited by Michael Oliver

This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their... more »

1994, Paperback: £18.99/ $31.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-178-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Subjects: Disability, Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: disability, social work

Substance Misuse

The Implications of Research, Policy and Practice

Edited by Joy Barlow

Substance misuse and its pervasive problems is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professionals today. With heightened political and policy emphasis on all aspects of substance misuse, it is paramount that professionals remain up-to-date on current issues and their... more »

2009, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-696-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: children, offenders, social policy, social work

Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities

Edited by David May

One claim made for the policy of care in the community was that it would rescue people with intellectual disabilities from social marginality. To what extent has this promise been fulfilled and their lives transformed? David May presents the lives of people from this group as a series of... more »

2000, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-863-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Subject: Disability

Keywords: intellectual disabilities, transitions

Women Who Offend

Edited by Gill McIvor

Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals meet the needs of this group as well as providing a theoretical resource for policy makers and academics. The authors, coming from a variety of... more »

2004, Paperback: £27.99/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-154-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 304pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: families, offenders, probation, psychology, social work, trauma, violence

Working with Offenders

Edited by Gill McIvor

Significant changes have occurred in recent years in the nature and delivery of social work services to offenders and their families. Working with Offenders considers the implications for policy and practice of research which has focused upon a range of social work activities including more »

1995, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-249-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: counselling, offenders, probation, sexual abuse, social work

Youth Offending and Youth Justice

Edited by Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill

How is the modern world shaping young people and youth crime? What impact is this having on the latest policies and practice? Are current youth justice services working? With contributions from leading researchers in the field, this book offers an insightful, scholarly and critical analysis of... more »

2009, Paperback: £19.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-689-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: children, children's rights, law, offenders, psychology, safeguarding children, social work, social work law, youthwork